Clark Twiddy honored with Tourism Impact Award
2/13/26
Mr. Twiddy was honored for his significant contributions to tourism in the northern region and was recognized for his emphasis on the sustainable growth of North Carolina’s coastal economy.
Outer Banks Voice
Natural Resources Professors Named 2025-26 University Faculty Scholars
2/4/26
Dr. Whitney Knollenberg is engaged in research and outreach to advance sustainable tourism development throughout the Outer Banks of North Carolina. This work is supported by the Lighthouse Fund for Sustainable Tourism, a partnership between the College of Natural Resources and Twiddy & Company.
NC State University College of Natural Resources News
How Leaders Can Build Stakeholder Trust in Uncertain Times
11/14/25
Becoming a source of predictability or certitude earns gratitude and trust. As strategies, they are relatively “free”—a change in tactics and practices that require operating differently to create certainty when it’s hard to find.
Harvard Business Review
Twiddy & Company: Trust in a Chaotic Environment
12/14/23
The complexities of managing a family-owned business during a global crisis and the importance of trust, transparency, and adaptability in ensuring survival and future success.
Harvard Business School
Column: N.C.'s $35 billion visitor economy benefits Virginians too
8/28/25
It can be easy to think about North Carolina's vibrant visitor economy as something occurring entirely within the boundaries of our southern neighbor and as a result not a topic of conversation in Virginia.
The Virginian Pilot
Duck Turkey Trot 5K, a Thanksgiving Tradition, returns for 2025
8/26/25
After a 3-year hiatus, one of the Outer Banks’ favorite holiday traditions is back! The Duck Turkey Trot 5K will return to the charming Town of Duck on Thanksgiving morning, November 27, 2025, bringing together families, runners, and walkers for a festive start to the holiday.
The Outer Banks Voice
Achieving Economies of Speed With Faster Insights
7/9/25
Through our partnership with Iris, we’ve integrated AI-powered tools that allow our team to extract key business insights. This empowers our team to make faster, more informed decisions that directly enhance the guest experience and support smarter operations across our company.
Ask Iris
36 Hours on the Outer Banks
6/19/25
A series of barrier islands and land along the North Carolina coast that stretches for well over 100 miles, the Outer Banks are the setting for many a romantic novel.
The New York Times
For Outer Banks Businesses, Retaining Workers Means Investing in Housing
3/31/25
North Carolina's Outer Banks is struggling to sustain the tourism boom it built off of its long-standing vacation rental home industry amid an affordable housing crisis and other unintended impacts. As the region looks for long-term solutions, local businesses are buying employee housing.
Triple Pundit
Outer Banks officials want to make tourism more sustainable
2/2/25
Like most tourism destinations, North Carolina's Outer Banks spent decades trying to attract as many visitors as possible. While more and more people flock to its beautiful beaches, historical sites, and thousands of vacation homes, locals question if the advertising was too successful.
Public News Service
Currituck Travel and Tourism receives top award at NCTIA conference
1/6/25
Local businessman Clark Twiddy received the Tourism Individual Excellence Award for his outstanding contributions to the development of the travel industry in North Carolina.
The Coastland Times
A Wintertime Guide to Corolla
12/30/24
Far away from the summer buzz, Corolla quietens into a sleepy, seaside village during the winter. Here, on this strip of sand, visitors find themselves immersed in the northernmost reaches of our state’s coast, where the coldest season is a chance to celebrate solitude.
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