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TOURISM AMBASSADOR – Arkansas

As a native Arkansan, it’s hard for me to choose just one favorite place or attraction in the state! I’m always amazed by how much there is to see and do in Arkansas. I love to hike and explore the outdoors, and there’s no shortage of opportunities to do so, from the Ozark Mountains in the northern part of the ...

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TOURISM AMBASSADORS: North Carolina

The Visit North Carolina team participated in an exercise for its major tourism conference in 2019, where each staffer indicated a “first” they’d like to experience in North Carolina in 2020. Here’s what they listed. Mark Shore (left), director of tourism marketing for Visit NC, said his “first” for this year was to drink wine with a llama at Divine ...

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