Research from the Clay Brittain Jr. Center for Resort Tourism shows that in spite of another stormy fall, the Center’s combined sample of hotel, condo-hotel, and campsites in the Myrtle Beach area experienced increases in average occupancy and pricing power in 2017 compared with 2016.
Airport Visitors Center Welcomes Record Number of Travelers
The Official Myrtle Beach Area Airport Welcome Center, operated by Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce, greeted a record number of tourists this past year. Almost nine times as many visitors stopped by the chamber’s welcome center at the Myrtle Beach International Airport in 2017 compared to 2016.