“Chef Swap at The Beach,” a series celebrating the culinary talent of Myrtle Beach–area chefs and restaurants, will air a Christmas Special December 20 on the Cooking Channel, adding a seasonal installment to the show.
-- How did a Black man in the 1940s Jim Crow South open a club where Black and White people danced side by side to the tunes of music's legendary entertainers? The answer lies in a story as unforgettable as the music that turned a nightclub into a place of unity.
Beginning Monday, July 21, 2025, CHARLIE'S PLACE, a new five-episode, documentary-style podcast series hosted by filmmaker Rhym Guissé, uncovers the unbelievable true story of a revolutionary Myrtle Beach juke joint that brought communities together through the power of music.
May 15, 2025 - The upcoming beach renourishment project along the Grand Strand is scheduled to begin late fall 2025, with completion anticipated by mid-summer 2026. With this schedule, the renourishment will avoid taking place during peak hurricane season and complete on schedule.
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.
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.
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.
The Myrtle Beach Area Chamber and CVB is pleased to welcome a new member of the Group Sales Team. Cynthia (Cyndi) Mohr is a South Carolina native born on the Myrtle Beach Air Force Base. Cyndi joins the CVB & Chamber with more than 30 years of experience in hotel operations and group sales and conventions, with the primary focus to bring groups to the Myrtle Beach area for meetings and conventions.
The Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB will host a National Travel and Tourism Week Update and Celebration on Wednesday, May 8th, 2019 at Doubletree Resort by Hilton in Myrtle Beach. The event is part of the 36th annual National Travel and Tourism Week (NTTW), which unites communities across the country to celebrate how travel matters to Amercian jobs, economic growth and personal well-being.
Held February 24 – 27 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Travel South Domestic Showcase delegates enjoyed Southern food, networking opportunities, and one-on-one appointments to bring visitors to the South. This year attendees enjoyed a private concert by South Carolina’s own three-time Grammy winner, Darius Rucker! Showcase held at the Myrtle Beach House of Blue’s in Barefoot Landing.
ESPN Events, a division of ESPN, is adding a new bowl game to its roster beginning in 2020 with the creation of the Myrtle Beach Bowl. The game will feature matchups from three conference partners – Conference USA, Mid-American Conference (MAC) and Sun Belt Conference. Each conference will participate up to four times between 2020 and 2025.
The Grand Strand can’t wait to host this 600-plus person tradeshow this February. The Travel South USA Domestic Showcase will be in Myrtle Beach this February 24-27, 2019. Out of the gates, the Showcase is galloping towards record participation. In just a few short weeks, there have been more than 200 signups for the South's largest marketplace show.
Cheerleading, softball, volleyball, basketball and more come play at the beach! Myrtle Beach welcomes thousands of athletes annually in sports such as track, baseball, softball and basketball in addition to the visitors who come each summer to vacation and take in our beaches and attractions. While some are repeat visitors, many athletes are first timers to Myrtle Beach. Ranging from California all the way to Massachusetts, these visitors come from all the corners of the country to the Grand Strand for their summer tournaments and vacations.
CVB group sales and media representatives headed to Toronto, Canada in May to share a taste of Myrtle Beach with Canadians. This mission trip included one-on-one meetings with meeting and incentive planners and media, as well as several events highlighted below. This mission trip is an annual outreach effort to remind this important market why the Myrlte Beach area has been a favorite vacation holiday for Canadians year after year.
