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The Outer Banks of North Carolina ®

The Outer Banks Visitors Bureau is the lead marketing and promotional agency for The Outer Banks of North Carolina and is funded by one percent of the occupancy tax and one percent of the prepared meals tax, collected in Dare County.

Below is some information about the area, along with applications and entry forms available for our industry partners. Please feel free to view the forms and email or print them as needed. You may need to download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print some forms. This is a free program.

Welcome Centers | Employment Opportunities | Dare County Tourism Board of Directors and Steering Committee | Grant Information | Website Listing Form | Calendar of Events Form | Quarterly Newsletter | OBVB Gross Meals Summary 1995-2009 | OBVB Gross Occupancy Summary 1995-2009 | OBVB Gross Occupancy by class 2005-2009 | Visitation Statistics | Research | 09-10 Dare County Tourism Budget | Dare County Gross Meals by District | Dare County Gross Occupancy by District | Windmill Point RFP



Welcome Centers


Aycock Brown Welcome Center
Located on the bypass at Milepost 1 in Kitty Hawk (just pass the Home Depot), and operated by The Outer Banks Visitors Bureau, the center provides information on attractions, events and directions. The center also offers an accommodations reservation center, rest rooms, public phones, and picnic area. Rest areas are open 365 days a year; welcome center is open 363 (closed Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day), from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (877) 629-4386. outerbanks.org | Map It





Outer Banks Welcome Center on Roanoke Island
Operated by The Outer Banks Visitors Bureau, this conveniently located center provides information on attractions, events and directions. The center also offers an accommodations reservation center, rest rooms, public phones, and picnic area. Rest areas are open 365 days a year; welcome center is open 363 days (closed Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day), from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Convenient, drive-up waste-dump station available 24 hours. (877) 629-4386 or (252) 473-2138. outerbanks.org | Map It




Whalebone Welcome Center
Operated by The Outer Banks Visitors Bureau, the center provides information on attractions, events and directions. The center also offers rest rooms, public phones and picnic area. Rest areas are open 365 days a year; welcome center is open from 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. standard daylight hours and 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. March - December. Closed Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. (877) 629-4386. outerbanks.org | Map It




U.S. Weather Bureau Station/Hatteras Welcome Center
Operated by The Outer Banks Visitors Bureau, the center provides information on attractions, events and directions. Welcome center is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. March to December. The center, built in 1901, housed in the first U.S. Weather Bureau Station. The station played a key role in the nation's developing meteorological network, and endured some of the worst storms of the 20th century until decommissioned in 1946. Located at 57190 Kohler Road, in Hatteras Village, next to Burrus Red & White. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. March - December. Closed Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. (877) 629-4386 or (252) 986-2203. outerbanks.org | Map It






2010 Dare County Tourism Board of Directors

Town of Duck - Councilwoman Monica Thibodeau
Town of Southern Shores - Councilman Brian McDonald (Treasurer)
Town of Kitty Hawk - Councilman Gary Perry
Town of Kill Devil Hills - Commissioner Paul Buske (Chairman)
Town of Nags Head - Commissioner Anna Sadler
Town of Manteo - Mayor Jamie Daniels
Dare County Commissioners - Commissioner Jack Shea
Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce - Ralph Buxton
Outer Banks Association of Realtors - Jackie Myers (Secretary)
Dare County Restaurant Association - Paul Charron
Outer Banks Hotel/Motel Association - Sterling Webster (Vice Chair)
Hatteras Island At Large - Commissioner Allen Burrus
Member At Large - Scott Leggat (Assistant Treasurer)

Website Listing Form

You may need to download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print some forms. This is a free program.

The Outer Banks Visitors Bureau offers free listings and links to Tourism Based businesses in Dare County. Below are the following items you will need to print, fill out, sign and return to the bureau if you are interested.

  • Only businesses that have main offices/home office in Dare County will be listed. Our site is funded by Dare County taxpayers and our legislation states we can promote Dare County only.

  • Businesses listed on outerbanks.org must be a Tourism based business.

  • Private Cottages – Only cottages located in Dare County that pay Dare County occupancy tax will be listed. Please provide proof of paid occupancy tax. If your cottage is new to the rental program and you have not yet rented it on your own, you must provide us with your Tax ID# before you can be listed on outerbanks.org (as you will not have a paid occupancy tax receipt yet). For more information on how to obtain a Tax ID# call (252) 480-0709. Cottages already listed with a rental company (i.e. Sun Realty, Stan White, etc.) will not be listed individually.

    Website Listing Form



    Calendar of Events Form

    The Outer Banks Visitors Bureau is a premier source of information about special events happening throughout the destination. Thus, the Bureau's staff encourages all Dare County tourism-related entities who are hosting special events, to submit details about their events to the Bureau for inclusion in the annual Travel Guide and official website for travel planning. Most events will also appear on North Carolina's State Tourism website at www.visitnc.com as well as North Carolina's Northeast website at www.visitncne.com.

    Calendar of Events Form



    Research


    • The Outer Banks Visitors Bureau, a public authority, is the lead marketing and promotional agency for The Outer Banks of North Carolina® and is funded by 1% occupancy and 1% prepared meals tax, collected in Dare County.

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