October national media coverage featured several coverage themes including Myrtle Beach’s status as an affordable and budget-friendly travel destination, especially for fall travel, leading golf and sensory-friendly spot, and a great place to retire. Prominent coverage included stories with The Washington Post, Forbes, Southern Living, and The Post and Courier, as well as with travel- and food-focused publications such as Travel Off Path, The Group Travel Leader, Travel and Tour World, Travel Week, QSR Magazine. The coverage featured several priority messaging themes including affordable, family, and event-based experiences; accolades; experiences beyond The Beach; the destination’s evolving culinary scene; and more.
National/Regional Tourism News
10/1, Garden & Gun, What's happening in the South: October/November 2024
10/1, Mindfully American, America’s Best Retirement Havens: 50 Cities Ranked
10/1, Yahoo! Life, Double your fun at these family resorts with awesome 2-for-1 deals
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10/2, Yahoo! News, Myrtle Beach hotels offering respite to storm-weary evacuees
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10/3, The Group Travel Leader, Boardwalks and Bites
10/3, The Post and Courier, 2 NCAA events are coming to the Myrtle Beach-area
10/3, South Carolina Golf, Pawleys Plantation Golf & Country Club Named Myrtle Beach Course of the Year
10/4, Yahoo! Life, This SC city has the best small airport in US, a USA Today ranking shows. Here’s why
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10/4, The Post and Courier, Myrtle Beach Bike Week Fall Rally
10/7, Wingman Travels, Best 50 Cheap Family Vacations for Memorable Adventures
10/8, MSN, Myrtle Beach leaders discuss possibility of Pedal Pub franchise coming to city
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10/8, Travel and Tour World, Myrtle Beach Resorts Offer Exclusive Discounts to Florida Hurricane Evacuees
10/9, Garden & Gun, This Pro Mini Golf Champion Has Heard the Jokes, and He's Laughing All the Way to the Bank
10/9, Travel Week, “The Myrtle Beach of yesterday is not the Myrtle Beach of today”: Interview with Charno and team
10/9, MSN, Popular fashion store among two shops to open at Tanger Outlets in Myrtle Beach area
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10/9, MSN, Myrtle Beach pizzeria moving. It will include ice cream shop in new location. Here’s where
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10/10, Blogarama, 10 Best Fall Beaches to Visit
10/10, On The Green Magazine, Disney awaits: How a Myrtle Beach men’s golf group is granting wishes to children with illnesses
10/10, PAX News, Celebrating 40 Years of “the shag” (and the latest from Myrtle Beach)
10/10, MSN, Restaurant that serves famous fried chicken opening new Myrtle Beach spot. Here’s where
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10/10, Yahoo! News, PHOTOS: Northern lights visible in Myrtle Beach skies
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10/11, AOL, Want to own one of Myrtle Beach area’s fast growing business? You can for $6.9 million
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10/12, AOL, Myrtle Beach, SC area singer Gail Bliss is competing on The Voice. Here’s how she’s doing
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10/12, MSN, Myrtle Beach rec center creates spooky spectacle for kids
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10/12, Yahoo! News, SC generosity dulls Helene heartbreak in western North Carolina
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10/13, Stuck At The Airport, MYRTLE BEACH: SUPER SENSORY-FRIENDLY
10/14, AAA Travel, Trip Canvas, 21 AAA Diamond-Designated Best Beach Resorts in the U.S.
10/14, MSN, Ghost walk to Fright Nights. 4 Halloween events in Myrtle Beach area for October 2024
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10/15, Bristow Beat, Fall in Love With Myrtle Beach This Autumn
10/16, MSN, Myrtle Beach seafood market and restaurant reopens after closing. Here’s what we know
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10/16, WBAL, Fall in Love With Myrtle Beach This Autumn
10/18, Charlotte Observer, Spooky season is officially here: Check out this ghostly travel guide to the Carolinas
10/18, MSN, The #1 sushi spot in Myrtle Beach, according to Tripadvisor—plus, see the runners-up
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10/18, MSN, North Myrtle Beach Woman’s Club to host 4th annual Domestic Violence Awareness Walk
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10/19, The Washington Post, 8 destinations for ‘shoulder season,’ the best time to beat crowds
10/20, The Post and Courier, 25 Things to Do in Pee Dee
10/21, Travel Industry Today, GOLFING IN MYRTLE BEACH: For Canadians, it’s a match made in heaven
10/21, Travel Industry Today, CAN-AM DAYS 2025: Friendship festival a fixture on Myrtle Beach calendar
10/21, Travel Industry Today, FALLING FOR MYRTLE BEACH: Extending summer on the charming Carolina coast
10/21, Yahoo! Sports, North Myrtle Beach sports complex getting nearly a dozen new playing fields
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10/21, Yahoo! News, Veterans Cafe to remain open in Myrtle Beach
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10/21, Yahoo! Life, SC teen owns over 100 Halloween animatronics with help from grandma, job. How to see them
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10/22, Yahoo! Life, Make the most of fall at these 5 festivals around Myrtle Beach, SC before the season ends
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10/22, Yahoo! Entertainment, Ryan Seacrest and Vanna White in North Myrtle Beach. Here’s where they’ve been spotted
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10/22, InStyle, Vanna White's Huge Diamond Ring Is Fueling Engagement Rumors
10/22, People, Vanna White Shows Off a Diamond Ring on That Finger, Plus a Huge Smile, on Girls' Getaway
10/22, Lonely Planet, The top 6 beaches in South Carolina offer a slice of the good life
10/22, Travel Off Path, 60 Miles Of Sun And Sand: This Thriving U.S. Beach Town Is Perfect For A Fall Vacation
10/22, AFAR, S3, E27: From Gullah Geechee to Beach Jams: Peeling Back the Layers of Myrtle Beach.
10/22, On The Green Magazine, City of Myrtle Beach approves major improvement project at Whispering Pines. What will be done
10/23, Yahoo! Life, Inaugural ‘Survivor’s Ball’ to support domestic violence victims kicks off Saturday
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10/23, Brides, Is Vanna White Engaged? A Recent Instagram Video Suggests That Her Long-Term Boyfriend May Have Proposed
10/23, Half Marathon Guide, 16 Best Spring Marathons of 2025, Ranked by a Marathon Expert
10/23, Southern Living, The 10 Most Affordable Places To Retire In The South
10/25, Yahoo! Sports, Take a look at this year’s Myrtle Beach Jeep Jam course. How to cross without “breaking” your car
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10/25, Yahoo! Entertainment, Carolina Country Music Fest announces Jelly Roll as first headliner for 2025
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10/25, People, Woman's Dad Helps Her Get a Car for Her First Job, Now She's Getting Married to the Salesman (Exclusive)
10/25, Travel and Tour World, Myrtle Beach Tourism Adjusts to National Trends, Eyes Year-Round Appeal : Here’s What You Need to Know!
10/25, Yahoo! Life, Jeep lovers commence for 7th annual Myrtle Beach Jeep Jam
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10/27, Yahoo! News, Good weather puts $40M Myrtle Beach ocean outfall project ahead of schedule
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10/28, Yahoo! Life, Why now is best time to go shelling in Myrtle Beach area. Where are top spots for shells
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10/28, Yahoo! Life, New Myrtle Beach restaurant offers modern, southern comfort food and stunning ocean views
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10/29, Yahoo! Entertainment, UPDATE: Food Network star Guy Fieri announces brand new Flavortown Myrtle Beach location
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10/29, The Epoch Times, Why You Should Give Myrtle Beach Another Chance for Your Beach Trip
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10/29, KOA, The Top 21 Camping Destinations for Spring Break
10/29, Sports Travel Magazine, Ripken Baseball Announces 2025 All-Ripken Games Schedule
10/29, Seasonal Cravings, The 30 Most Fun Beaches in South Carolina for Families
10/29, Restaurant Magazine, FACE Amusement Group Announces Plan to Open “Guy Fieri’s Downtown Flavortown” in Myrtle Beach, SC
10/30, Forbes, How This Amateur Golf Event Generated 17 Million in Economic Impact
10/30, Yahoo! Life, New hot pot and BBQ restaurant opening in Myrtle Beach, SC. Here’s when & where
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10/30, Yahoo! News, Funplex Myrtle Beach permanently closes
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10/30, Coaster101, Funplex Myrtle Beach Closes Permanently
10/30, Golf Guide, Play Golf Myrtle Beach World Amateur Championship Generates $17.1 Million in Economic Impact
10/31, Stacker, The top city everyone wants to move to in every state in 2024
10/31, Yahoo! Entertainment, Conway singer excited to return home, perform at upcoming Careteam Bash at Pelicans Ballpark
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10/31, AAFMAA, Where Americans Are Moving in 2024
10/31, Yahoo! Life, ‘It’s a wonderful hobby’: Myrtle Beach couple creates Halloween village at their home
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10/31, Fo Golf, The Play Golf Myrtle Beach World Amateur Championship generates $17.1 Million
10/31, Franchising.com, Slim Chickens Opens Location in South Carolina
10/31, QSR Magazine, Slim Chickens to Debut Myrtle Beach Restaurant in Carolina Forest Area