Public Relations

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.

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.

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Welcomes Visitors with Exclusive Fall Offerings

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Welcomes Visitors with Exclusive Fall Offerings

Visit Myrtle Beach is welcoming visitors once more this fall with the launch of its “Escape to the Beach” campaign. Throughout the season, travelers can enjoy wide-open spaces, outdoor experiences, and lodging packages that make working and schooling remotely along the area’s 60-miles of beautiful coastline even more convenient.

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.

Riordan Provides Marketing Updates to City of Myrtle Beach and Horry County

Riordan Provides Marketing Updates to City of Myrtle Beach and Horry County

Karen Riordan, president and CEO of the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB, recently presented tourism marketing updates to the City of Myrtle Beach and Horry County. Check out the latest presentation decks which include highlights of tourism creative and recovery marketing efforts.

Visit Myrtle Beach Encourages Travelers to Visit the Destination Responsibly

Visit Myrtle Beach Encourages Travelers to Visit the Destination Responsibly

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, has reopened and thousands have traveled to the area to relax, unwind and soak up the sun. While the beaches and many attractions, restaurants and hotels are open, Visit Myrtle Beach and its partner organizations continue to remind travelers to visit responsibly by following guidelines established to keep those in the area safe and healthy.