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Official Visitor Information
Greater Raleigh Visitor Information Center
500 Fayetteville St., Raleigh 27601
( Conveniently located between the Raleigh Marriott City Center and the Raleigh Convention Center)
919.834.5900, 800.849.8499 Provides official brochures, event calendars, special promotions, maps and other visitor information. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 9am-5pm
N. C. Division of Tourism, Film & Sports Development, Department of Commerce
301 N. Wilmington St., 1st Floor, Raleigh 27601; 919.733.4171, 800. VISITNC; www. visitnc. com Provides North Carolina travel guide, maps and other assistance to plan travel throughout the state. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8am-5pm.
Relocation Information Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce
800 S. Salisbury St., P. O. Box 2978, Raleigh 27602; 919.664.7000; Information: 919.664.7004; www. raleighchamber. org Provides relocation packets, maps and information specific to the business community. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8:30am- 5pm.
Other Wake County Chambers of Commerce Apex, 919.362.6456 www. apexchamber. com
Cary, 919.467.1016 www. carychamber. com
Fuquay-Varina, 919.552.4947 www. fuquay-varina. com
Garner, 919.772.6440 www. garnerchamber. com
Holly Springs, 919.567.1796 www. hollyspringschamber. org
Knightdale, 919.266.4603 www. knightdalechamber. com
Morrisville, 919.463.7150 www. morrisvillenc. com
Rolesville, 919.562.7069 www. rolesvillechamber. org
Wake Forest, 919.556.1519 www. wakeforestchamber. org
Wendell, 919.365.6318 www. wendellchamber. com
Zebulon, 919.269.6320 www. zebulonchamber. org
LocalEdge, A Hearst Media Services Company www. localedge. com
Currency Exchange Outlets
Travelex 2600 W. Terminal Blvd., Terminals 1 and 2, RDU International Airport, Morrisville 27623; 919.840.0366( Terminal 1), 919.840.0351( Terminal 2); www. travelex. com Sells banknotes and other foreign exchange and travel-related products and services. Hours: Daily, 7am-8pm( Terminal 1), 3-6pm( Terminal 2).
Tax Information
� North Carolina sales tax is 6.75 percent as of 4 / 1 / 12.
� Hotel and motel room rates within Wake County will have a six percent local hotel occupancy tax added.
� Prepared food and beverages sold within Wake County will have a one percent prepared food and beverage tax added.
Transportation
Air Travel Raleigh-Durham( RDU) International Airport 2600 W. Terminal Blvd., I-40 Exit 284, Morrisville 27623; 919.840.2123; www. rdu. com Located about 15 miles from downtown Raleigh.
Airline Reservations
Air Canada and Air Canada Jazz 888.247.2262, www. aircanada. ca
AirTran Airlines, 800.247.8726 www. airtran. com
American and American Eagle 800.433.7300, www. aa. com
Delta and Delta Connection 800.221.1212, www. delta. com
JetBlue, 800.538.2583, www. jetblue. com
Southwest, 800.435.9792 www. southwest. com
United and United Express 800.864.8331, www. united. com
US Airways and US Airways Express 800.428.4322, www. usairways. com
Automobile Travel American Automobile Association( AAA) 2301 Blue Ridge Rd., Raleigh 27607; 919.832.0543, 800.933.2621; www. aaacarolinas. com
Bus Travel Greyhound 314 W. Jones St., Raleigh 27603; 919.834.8275; www. greyhound. com
Local Transit Capital Area Transit( CAT), 919.485. RIDE www. raleighnc. gov
Cary Transit( C-Tran), 919.481.2020 www. townofcary. org
Triangle Transit Authority( TTA), 919.485. RIDE, www. triangletransit. org
R-LINE( Downtown Raleigh circulator) 919.485. RIDE, www. yourhere. com
Wolfline, 919.515. WOLF www. ncsu. edu / wolfline