$200 million is available to agribusinesses, massage therapists, farmers, and others in addition to arts, entertainment, recreation, hotels, restaurants, bars, food services, and others.

Explore Asheville and the Buncombe County TDA are pleased to support this event through our sponsorship. UPDATE FROM USTA: A portion of proceeds from ticket sales will go to the Ukraine Crisis Relief Fund.

PRESS RELEASE: Eighteen local residents have joined an advisory committee to provide insight and recommendations on the direction of Asheville’s African American Heritage Trail,

Explore Asheville engaged with a global leader in inclusive hospitality to provide LGBTQ+ diverse audience training for our internal team and tourism partners. View a recording of this powerful presentation here.

Explore Asheville’s Tourism Summit 2022: The Future of Travel is at Omni Grove Park Inn, FREE to community partners with advance registration, includes lunch + keynote, diversity training workshop + networking .

View a recording of the 2022 Hospitality Outlook, hosted by Explore Asheville, featuring a market-specific forecast for Asheville’s lodging and travel sector for next year, in the context of regional and national markets.