Wayfarers need wheels to move around the city. Air travelers will find the city amply supplied with car rental agencies. Public transportation lags behind the city's recent growth. You can't count on public transport to go to Hornet games, nightlife, or shopping. You can count on a Royal welcome.
Most visitors venture to the Queen City of the South as business travelers.
Whether you're here on business or passing through on your way up or down the East Coast, the shopping and sports make stopovers special. Folks from surrounding areas often stay in Charlotte the night before a flight from Charlotte Douglas International Airport. The area surrounding the airport offers a range of lodging options. Charlotte is an insider's town, a town where what you know tells you where to go. Charlotte was a crossroads for voyagers before the American Revolution.