The Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce and Visit Myrtle Beach are pleased to announce that Myrtle Beach was ranked 9th 'Best Small American City' by Resonance Consultancy, the leading advisors in real estate, tourism, and economic development for countries, cities, and communities. The annual America's Best Cities Report ranks the 50 Best Large American Cities, as well as the 50 Best Small American Cities.
October 2019 CVB Insider Economic Indicators
Myrtle Beach Area Tourism Economic Indicators as of July 2019
First Half of 2019 Nets Strong Performance for Grand Strand Accommodations
A strong performance for the Grand Strand’s hotels, condo-hotels, and campsites during the first half of 2019. So far in 2019, average occupancy for the Center’s voluntary sample of hotel, condo-hotel and campgrounds rented nightly is up by 1.7 occupancy points, or 3.2 percent, compared with the equivalent period of 2018. During the same time, the average daily rate increased by 1.3 percent, raising revenue per available room down by 4.5 percent.
MYR Passenger Counts Reach Record Levels at MYR
City of Myrtle Beach revises taxes effective July 1, 2019
June 2019 CVB Insider Economic Numbers
Beach Monitoring Program Information Session Recap
March 2019 CVB Insider Economic Numbers
Myrtle Beach Area Average Lodging Industry Performance in 2018
Annual research results for the Brittain Center’s voluntary sample of hotel, condo-hotel, and campsites (HC-HCs) in the Myrtle Beach area are reported in the table below, along with the results of the Center’s scientifically random sample of weekly-rented vacation rental properties (VRPs), during the most recent six years.
January 2019 Grand Strander
January 2019 CVB Insider Economic Numbers
December 2018 Grand Strander and Insider
November 2018 Grand Strander and Insider
Myrtle Beach Area Tourism Economic Update
2018 Myrtle Beach Area Lodging Industry Performance As of Sept 8th
Prior to Hurricane Florence, 2018 seemed to be turning out to be a normal year for tourism along the Grand Strand. The researchers in the Clay Brittain Jr. Center for Resort Tourism and the Grant Center for Real Estate and Economic Development estimate the year-to-date lodging business performance as of Sept. 8, 2018, along with the most recent five years.