The Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce & CVB wants to hear from residents in Horry and Georgetown counties! Our resident survey is now open for you to share your opinions.
Join us for this Special Thank You Event celebrating the Carolina Forest Wildfire 1st Responders on April 14, 2025 at Pelicans Stadium.
Fans can follow the PGA TOUR on the new PGA TOUR app and PGATOUR.COM, and on social media channels, including Facebook, Instagram (in Spanish, Korean and Japanese), LinkedIn, TikTok, X (in English and Spanish), WhatsApp (in English and Spanish), WeChat, Weibo, Toutiao, Douyin and LINE.
Visit Myrtle Beach is proud to announce its recognition as one of nine travel organizations and one of only two U.S.-based destination marketing organizations to receive a 2024 Travel Vanguard Award from Afar magazine, an international authority in inspiring and empowering conscientious travelers.
The PGA TOUR has recognized the Myrtle Beach Classic with the “Best-In-Class Element” award for its innovative and groundbreaking feature, The Q at Myrtle Beach. This accolade places the inaugural Classic among the standout events of the TOUR’s 2024 season, recognizing its exceptional creativity, audience engagement and impact on the game.
Myrtle Beach area tourism has had several years of record growth prior to the impact of the pandemic and is positioned well for future success and a solid recovery. This Myrtle Beach Area Economic Indicators Report will provide an update on the impact of the pandemic, as well as some early indicators of recovery as of October 2020.
Karen Riordan, president & CEO of the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention & Visitors Bureau (MBACVB), provided a quarterly marketing report to the Myrtle Beach City Council today. The update included a Q2 A-tax and TDF spending report, a recap of marketing objectives and tactics throughout the pandemic, and a look at the current fall marketing campaign for Visit Myrtle Beach.
Looking for the latest research and statistics related to COVID-19’s impact on the travel industry? We’ve gathered up some of the best resources from various associations and experts within the travel industry. This includes real-time insights that are critical to detecting shifts in traveler behavior and sentiment so that you can plan appropriately for the future.
COVID-19, the novel coronavirus first discovered in Wuhan, China in late 2019, is receiving considerable media attention at this time. To help you separate fact from fiction, the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitors Bureau has developed a new web page where we will compile regular updates from industry partners including the CDC, DHEC, the U.S. Travel Association and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. It is imperative that we as a community stay informed and prepared to respond to inquiries from concerned citizens and travelers. Visit myrtlebeachareachamber.com/coronavirus for regular updates to this rapidly evolving situation.
A record 20.4 million visitors in the Myrtle Beach area generated $10.8 billion in expenditures in 2018, continuing a trend of year-over-year growth, and echoing the impact of the tourism industry reported by the South Carolina Parks, Recreation & Tourism yesterday during the South Carolina Governor’s Conference on Tourism & Travel.
The success of the Myrtle Beach area as a premiere beach destination is inspiring and it’s our partners who help make this success a reality each day. The Myrtle Beach area’s tourism industry continues to grow and sets new records each year. The numbers tell the story – in 2018, 20.4 million people visited the destination and generated $10.8 billion in expenditures, up 4% and 7% year over year respectively. While we won’t have 2019 numbers until spring 2020, our tax collections indicate strong year over year growth, including a 10% increase for TDF through October.
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina continues to rank as one of the fastest-growing family and vacation destinations in the nation, attracting approximately 20 million visitors annually. Given its accessibility and variety of attractions for couples and families alike, the Myrtle Beach area received several new accolades in 2019 including being ranked number one on USA Today’s list of “50 Cities Where Everyone Wants to Live,” one of Yahoo! Finance’s “30 Most Affordable U.S. Vacations for Families,” and one of Southern Living’s “The South’s Best Beach Towns 2019.” The following is the latest information on new tourism developments in the region.
