Saturday’s tornadoes, which touched down throughout North Carolina and the Raleigh area, were devastating to local businesses and residences; however, many Wake County hospitality businesses including the Raleigh Convention Center, Raleigh-Durham International Airport, hotels, attractions and sports venues throughout the county did not suffer significant damaged and are open for business as usual, according to a statement from the Greater Raleigh CVB.
“We encourage visitors, as well as meeting and convention attendees to not cancel plans to the area as our major visitor attractions are open,” said Denny Edwards, president and CEO of the Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau. “We were very lucky that downtown Raleigh restaurants, hotels and facilities are open and the entire Wake County hospitality community as a whole was spared. Our thoughts go out to those who fared much worse.”
The Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau’s call center will be open Monday – Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and the Visitor Information Center located in the connector between the Raleigh Marriott City Center and the Raleigh Convention Center at 500 Fayetteville Street will be open 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Monday – Saturday for questions.
