Marketing

BUSHS Beans Joins Chili Championship to Myrtle Beach

BUSHS Beans Joins Chili Championship to Myrtle Beach

To bean, or not to bean. That is no longer a question at the World Championship Chili Cook-Off (WCCC), which will be held April 9-11, 2021, for the first time in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

The International Chili Society (ICS), the sanctioning body for the WCCC, announced today that it will be featuring BUSH’S® Beans as the presenting sponsor of the iconic cookoff.

Myrtle Beach Convention Center Has Achieved GBAC STAR Facility Accreditation

Myrtle Beach Convention Center Has Achieved GBAC STAR Facility Accreditation

Myrtle Beach Convention Center has announced that it has achieved Global Biorisk Advisory Council® (GBAC) STAR accreditation, the gold standard for prepared facilities. Under the guidance of GBAC, a Division of ISSA, the worldwide cleaning industry association, Myrtle Beach Convention Center has implemented the most stringent protocols for cleaning, disinfection and infectious disease prevention in its facility.

MBACVB Receives ConventionSouth Readers’ Choice Award

MBACVB Receives ConventionSouth Readers’ Choice Award

Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention & Visitors Bureau (MBACVB) has been presented with a 2020 Readers’ Choice Award from ConventionSouth. MBACVB is one of 380 CVBs, meeting facilities and hotels across the South to receive this year’s award and one of only 19 in the state of South Carolina. This is the ninth time MBACVB has received this award since the award’s inception in 2001.

Webinar: Planning for 2021: How to Effectively Communicate Safety and Cleanliness Measures for Vacation Rentals, Resorts & Hotels

Webinar: Planning for 2021: How to Effectively Communicate Safety and Cleanliness Measures for Vacation Rentals, Resorts & Hotels

This Pandemic has clearly been an emergency unlike any before, and it’s not easy to plan a communications strategy around a situation that is ever-changing. In this webinar we’ll dive into our top tips for communicating safety & cleanliness measures, and how to use this information to bring back returning AND new guests. Presented by Alex Husner, Chief Marketing.

Myrtle Beach to Host NCAA Division III Track and Field Championship in 2024

Myrtle Beach to Host NCAA Division III Track and Field Championship in 2024

Myrtle Beach will host the NCAA Division III Track and Field Championship in May 2024 at Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium. The city is one of 450 host site selections announced today by the NCAA. It will be the first NCAA National Championship held in the City of Myrtle Beach and is expected to bring 600 athletes to the Grand Strand.

Myrtle Beach Area Tourism Economic Indicators as of October 2020

Myrtle Beach Area Tourism Economic Indicators as of October 2020

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.

Chili Championship Moves To Myrtle Beach, SC in 2021

Chili Championship Moves To Myrtle Beach, SC in 2021

The International Chili Society (ICS) made a big splash in the world of Food Sport today by announcing that the 54th Annual World Championship Chili Cook-off (WCCC) presented by Bush’s® Best Beans will be moving to the beach - beautiful Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, to be exact.

MBACVB Provides Q2 2020 Marketing Update

MBACVB Provides Q2 2020 Marketing Update

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.

Visit Myrtle Beach Invites Travelers to Escape to The Beach this Fall

Visit Myrtle Beach Invites Travelers to Escape to The Beach this Fall

This August, Visit Myrtle Beach launches its fall tourism campaign and encourages travelers to Escape to The Beach. The fall season has always been a great time to visit the Myrtle Beach area. While other areas are cooling off, it still feels like summer in Myrtle Beach. With 60 miles of wide-open spaces an even more elbow room during the fall, it’s an ideal time to escape day-to-day life, change the scenery, and socially distance at the beach.