Tourism Updates & News
In-Person Meetings, Group Travel Resurges
Tired of virtual meetings? If so, you're not alone. According to data from U.S. Travel, more than two-thirds of Americans are feeling “Zoom fatigue" with 63 percent of those surveyed noting that they are tired of web conferencing or virtual meetings and are eager to...
New Study: American Workers Need To Recharge, Travel More
National Plan For Vacation Day sheds light on how taking a vacation can help releive worker burnout During "National Plan for Vacation Day," celebrated on Jan. 25, the U.S. Travel Association puts out its call encouraging workers to plan their annual vacations and use...
Winter Wonderland Festival Attracts 20,000+ Attendees
Organizers To Increase Offerings For Year Two More than 20,000 people attended Myrtle Beach’s inaugural Winter Wonderland at The Beach festival, which ran Nov. 26, 2021, through Jan. 2, 2022, and included a 50-by-70-foot real-ice skating rink and a walk-through light...
MYRTLE BEACH, SURFSIDE BEACH ARE CERTIFIED AUTISM-FRIENDLY DESTINATIONS
If you have someone in your family that is autistic or has sensory issues, then you know they need additional support when traveling or going out to restaurants or entertainment venues. Many with autism and their families find Myrtle Beach and nearby Surfside Beach an...
IT’S A BUSY HOLIDAY SEASON AT MYR
Myrtle Beach International Airport (MYR) Sets New Records With Passenger Traffic This Holiday Season According to officials at MYR, total passenger traffic during November 2021, which includes both arriving and departing passengers, totaled 203,777 compared to 85,420...
Myrtle Beach amps up its year-round appeal
New ‘Winter Wonderland At The Beach’ Festival Adds To Grand Strand's Holiday Events & Attractions After a highly successful summer and fall tourism season in Myrtle Beach that placed the area among the ranks of Orlando, Las Vegas and New York City in terms of...
Making Headlines
- Feb. 1, 2022 – ‘People need to travel’: Myrtle Beach Chamber hopes to build on successful 2021 (WMBF)
- July 28, 2021 – New Lanes Of Carolina Forest Boulevard To Open July 31; Work To Continue On Multi-Use Path (WBTW)
- June 9, 2021 – Construction On Postal Way Project Set To Begin Next Month (MyHorryNews.com)
- June 2, 2021 – Carolina Forest Interchange, Little River Boardwalk Among Projects Funded In County’s New Infrastructure Plan (MyHorryNews.com)
- March 17, 2021 – U.S. 501 Makeover In Myrtle Beach Begins To Take Shape; Number Of Roads Being Repaved (The Post & Courier)