FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE –
Contacts: Carolyn McCormick, Managing Director
Outer Banks Visitors Bureau
252-473-2138 office
mccormick@outerbanks.org
THE OUTER BANKS 2009 OFFICIAL TRAVEL GUIDE NOW AVAILABLE!
Plus…Getaway Card and online Virtual Travel Guide return for 2009
ROANOKE ISLAND, NC (November 18, 2008) – America’s Beach, the Outer Banks of North Carolina is yours to discover with the newly released Outer Banks 2009 Official Travel Guide. This FREE tourism guide is designed to be all you need to plan and enjoy your trip to the world’s most dynamic chain of barrier islands.
This content-rich guide is a complete resource puts the islands of America’s Beach, the Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area and Roanoke Island at your fingertips, plus the core Outer Banks towns of Duck, Southern Shores, Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills, Nags Head and Manteo. Richly illustrated with gorgeous high-resolution photography and insightful editorials, you’ll find 149 pages of the latest websites, phone numbers and information about our local historic sites, accommodations, and locally owned restaurants along Dare County’s Outer Banks. The guide also includes information about beach accesses, public boat ramps, fishing, lifeguard locations, ferry service and much more. You will also find an epilogue to preserving access to some of the last remaining tracts of undeveloped seashore in the country.
“The Outer Banks Visitors Bureau is proud to unveil this easily carried, compact handbook that has all the go-anywhere durability that visitors need,” explains Carolyn McCormick, Managing Director. “We take pride in publishing the Outer Banks 2009 Official Travel Guide on 85% recycled paper and making it available for free to consumers in print, as well as a downloadable virtual version on our homepage at outerbanks.org.”
Returning this year is our popular Getaway Card that comes automatically with your Outer Banks 2009 Official Travel Guide. The Card offers reduced rates and discounts at over 109 locations for travelers between mid-September and mid-May. The Guide is available free of charge at the official travel website outerbanks.org, or call the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau toll free at 877-629-4386.
The Outer Banks of North Carolina is rich in cultural and historic sites, and offers diverse year-round outdoor recreation and exploration. Please contact us if you would like to visit our barrier islands.
About The Outer Banks
The Outer Banks of North Carolina is a chain of islands midway on the Atlantic Seaboard. The Outer Banks Visitors Bureau is a public authority and the lead marketing and promotional agency for Dare County's Outer Banks. The Bureau’s web site is www.outerbanks.org.
Editors Note: If you would like a high-resolution image of the 2009 Official Travel Guide, please contact
Aaron Tuell, Director of Public Relations at tuell@outerbanks.org or call 252-473-2138.
