The Cape Fear Hospitality & Tourism Sector Partnership is a new regional initiative designed to bring together hospitality, tourism, and economic development stakeholders to address shared challenges and leverage opportunities. This collaborative partnership spans across the Cape Fear region—including Pender, New Hanover, and Brunswick counties—and serves as a proactive platform to ensure the long-term vitality and resilience of one of the region’s most vital economic engines.

Purpose & Vision
The partnership is built on the recognition that hospitality and tourism are foundational to the Cape Fear region’s identity and economy. Our shared vision is to:

• Build a skilled, stable, and future-ready workforce
• Strengthen the resilience of the sector to external challenges
• Foster innovation, sustainability, and inclusive growth
• Create clear career pathways within the industry

 

Hospitality and Tourism-Related Businesses are invited to participate in the launch of the Cape Fear Hospitality & Tourism Sector Partnership. May 14, from 3-5 p.m. at the Wilmington Convention Center 10 Convention Center Dr. Downtown Wilmington Organized by the Cape Fear Workforce Development Consortium, attendees will include hospitality and tourism businesses and community partners across Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, and Pender counties. The purpose of the Cape Fear Hospitality & Tourism Sector Partnership is two-fold: to identify common challenges and opportunities faced in the industry and collaborate to address them and to galvanize the support of state and community agencies and organizations to support the efforts. If you should have questions, please email & RSVP to Rosemary Guendner at rguendner@capefearcog.org.