Jess Fager was not surprised when her Swannanoa home drew a steady parade of gawkers, smartphones raised, fascinated by the crumbled walls and devastation that Hurricane Helene inflicted on her purple ...

Tourism destinations must build climate resilience into planning, infrastructure, and governance. This is essential to ...

Little Crabtree Creek is littered with storm debris and vehicles, on Oct. 17, 2024, three weeks after Hurricane Helene flooded the South Toe River and adjacent creeks near Micaville in Yancey County, ...

“Dark tourism is a special type of tourism, which involves visits to tourist attractions and destinations that are associated with death, suffering, disasters and tragedies venues. Visiting dark ...

oon after wildfires leveled much of the oceanfront property in Lahaina, Maui, in August of 2023, officials asked visitors to avoid nonessential travel to the island. They then quickly clarified that ...