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News for the Carolinas
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Monday, January 28, 2013
One segment of the tourism market that Myrtle Beach will target this year is weddings. Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce officials say the chamber will focus more of its marketing efforts on promoting the Grand Strand as a wedding destination.
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Sunday, January 27, 2013
A new South Carolina tourism season is approaching, and the director of the state tourism department predicts this is the year the $15 billion industry returns to pre-Great Recession levels.
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Friday, June 29, 2012
The busiest holiday of the tourism season is coming up, and visitors are already here enjoying the Grand Strand. Since the 4th of July falls on a Wednesday, hoteliers expect to see a boost in visitors for two weekends, instead of just one.
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Thursday, May 31, 2012
A new airline is touching down in Myrtle Beach and landing new jobs in the Grand Strand.
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Thursday, May 17, 2012
Myrtle Beach Mayor John Rhodes says when it comes to tourism numbers, Myrtle Beach is a powerhouse only behind Las Vegas and Orlando. With every new and repeat visitor to the Grand Strand, a ripple effect is created.
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Thursday, April 05, 2012
Just in time for the start of the Easter holiday weekend, gas prices have gone up again.
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Friday, March 16, 2012
The tourism season is starting to pick up, and a telltale sign is increased traffic on Highway 501, a road some just can't avoid. It's a time of year locals have gotten used to, but not without groans.
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Dozens of Grand Strand business leaders boarded a bus and headed to Columbia on Tuesday to plead their case on several fronts to lawmakers from around the state.
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Friday, November 25, 2011
At one time, the tourism season along the Grand Strand went only from Memorial Day to Labor Day. But now, more and more people choose to visit year round. The boardwalk in Myrtle Beach looked more like a typical summer afternoon on Friday.
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Friday, August 12, 2011
New numbers show that South Carolina's $14 billion tourism industry is continuing to bounce back from the Great Recession.
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Wednesday, August 03, 2011
New figures show how badly South Carolina tourism was battered by the Great Recession.
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Friday, July 08, 2011
While the 4th of July holiday weekend brought hundreds of thousands of people to the Grand Strand, occupancy rates were down compared to last year. But, tourism experts say those rates could be misleading.
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Thursday, June 30, 2011
The manager of the Carnival Motor Inn in Myrtle Beach has a problem this July 4th weekend, but in his business, it's a good problem to have.
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Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Thousands of young athletes and their families are in Myrtle Beach this week, pumping millions of dollars into the Grand Strand economy.
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Wednesday, June 15, 2011
So far $8.8 million worth of hospitality fees - which are charged at hotels, restaurants, and entertainment - for advertising have been collected since May of last year through April of this year. That's up from $8.7 million the previous 12 months.
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