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Governor touts increase in West Virginia hotel occupancy

Inn at Glade Springs Resort
West Virginia Governor Jim Justice today unveiled data that shows a 16.1 percent increase in state hotel occupancy. Combined with a robust average room...

Winter motorcycle trips in W.Va. exhilarating, require planning

Snowy scenery is a feast for the eyes, but don't neglect the dangers in cycling West Virginia in winter.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — There's nothing like a motorcycle road trip through West Virginia in winter. The snow-covered scenery that frames the open road is...

West Virginia Explorer Magazine celebrates 20th anniversary

David Sibray pauses along a mountain stream in West Virginia, the landscape he's been promoting professionally for 30 years.
Twenty years ago today, David Sibray pushed a button on a computer and changed the way West Virginia was marketed. He established something entirely...

Scenic expressway leading D.C. tourists into Tucker County

Visitors from world-over are visiting Tucker County, here at Lindy Point.
Approaching completion, the new U.S. Route 48 expressway is dramatically changing tourism in the Tucker County highlands. Now a drive of fewer than three hours...

Save while traveling to West Virginia: How to do it!

Travel in West Virginia can be managed on a budget.
Vacations are nice, and everyone should have one once in a while to rest and recuperate. However, it can get expensive, and it can...

Frommers, USA Today recommend West Virginia as destination

National travel publishers Frommers and USA Today tap West Virginia as must-visit destination this year.
Gov. Jim Justice and the W.Va. Department of Tourism today announced that West Virginia has been selected as one of the best places to...

Input sought on boating, rafting, New River, Cabwaylingo

Bluestone Lake on New River extends into the mountains near the Virginia border.
The W.Va. Division of Natural Resources is seeking public comments on proposed and modified rules that concern boating, permitting rentals on the New River,...

New River Gorge in W.Va. to be designated national park

New River from Thunder Buttress, Fayette County, New River Gorge Region
The New River Gorge in southern West Virginia is set to become a national park, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Shelley Moore Capito...

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