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Charlotte, North Carolina

Charlotte

Charlotte is home to Bank of America, Wachovia, Duke Energy, Lowe's and Goodrich Corporation and many other Fortune 500 companies. Population: 671,588. Sales tax: 7.5%.

Charlotte/Douglas International Airport lies seven miles outside the city, and Amtrak rail service connects Charlotte to other major cities as well.

Renting a car or using public transportation is recommended. Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) has 30 routes within the city that run from 5am-2am and 12 express routes that connect Uptown to the suburbs. Local fare is $1.50 and exact change is required. The South End Shuttle runs daily, every half hour between 7am and 11pm, from Atherton Mill in the South End to Center City. Fare is $1.

The Charlotte Observer serves as the area's primary source for daily news, while Charlotte Creative Loafing focuses on the local arts and entertainment scene.

Conventions & Tourism

When you're not familiar with a city, you feel completely adrift. That's exactly what local visitors' centers hope to ward off. In Charlotte, Visitor Info Centers are located at the following addresses: Center City 330 S. Tryon St Charlotte, NC 28202 800-231-4636 Levine Museum of the New South 200 E. 7th St Charlotte, NC 28202 704-333-1887 ext. 235

Tipping Standards

At restaurants, servers typically get 15% of the bill, although 10% acknowledges basic assistance, and 20% awards exceptional service. It is also common now for some restaurants to charge an automatic gratuity of 18% for groups. Taxi drivers usually fit into similar guidelines by receiving a tip equivalent to 15% of the tab. Often, a dollar tip covers many situations. Bartenders are customarily given $1 per cocktail, hotel maids are provided $1 for each day of a stay, bellhops get about $1 per bag, and a coat-check clerk typically receives $1 as well. The exception is a concierge, who generally receives $5-$10 for standard service.