Discover Durham Information

Discover Durham is Durham’s marketing agency. It is chartered as a Tourism Development Authority by the N.C. General Assembly and local governments to spearhead the proactive, strategic, visitor-centered economic and cultural development of Durham by reinvesting a portion of the visitor-paid “room occupancy and tourism development tax” in destination promotion and marketing. Discover Durham was named one of the top 4% of destination marketing organizations in the world by Destinations International. "Reaccreditation with Distinction" recognizes the highest standards of excellence in the field and Discover Durham was among 30 of DI’s 750 members to achieve this level of performance.