![]() ![]() All of those scenes make it like, ‘oh! We need to go there, now,’” she said. “That’s why new restaurants are opening on the Grand Strand, new attractions, anything we can tell them about new live entertainment, things going on in the art scene. She said their focus is also to freshen up their message, and give people new reasons to come this summer. “We’re starting to see the menus shift a little bit people trying to put local things on the menu, keep the menu fresh, but I think people should also understand that sometimes not everything that would be on the menu a year or two years ago will be on the menu this year, and that’s okay.” NEW: Illumination Park at The Hangout premiering in June at Broadway At The Beach Riordan said the increase is leading restaurants to remove certain dishes. “Whether that’s fresh seafood, or fresh meat, all those prices have gone up.” She noted that visitors will see differences if they go out to eat along the Grand Strand this summer. “’My lodging is going to be affordable, it’s going to be a fair price, that still leaves me money to go out to dinner,’” Riordan said explaining the mindset. Riordan said that mindset attracts visitors so they can make more of a vacation. Online hotel listings show right now, a stay at Courtyard by Mariott costs $168 a night in Ocean City, and $128 a night in Myrtle Beach. They would pick Ocean City, Maryland, or Virginia Beach, or Outer Banks,” she said. “Up until even the last few years, we wouldn’t normally get New Englanders. He said he would be watching the tourism numbers into the summer season as a precaution, but is hopeful, and Riordan said while prices are up for people across the country, a trip to Myrtle Beach is still affordable in comparison, and they’ll still see people take advantage of that this summer. ![]() If it were, then not only the a-tax committee, but I would presume the city themselves would make some pretty different decisions about how and who those funds were to be allocated to. “I think there would have to be pretty significant numbers of diminishment in tourism, for it to impact that significantly. TRENDING: Officers spot suspect in Bennettsville shooting, foot chase ensues The creative arts field and world, they’re usually going to need some assistance in either surviving and getting up and running,” he said, but noted the number of visitors would have to be much lower than previous years to have a significant effect. One member of the city’s tax accommodation committee, Jamie Broadhurst, said fewer visitors paying into the tax would likely affect some organizations first. “The incentives have been more what we call ‘value add,’ kinds of things, like ‘If you come to this place, you will get an extra perk.’” ![]() “When your brand is strong, you don’t need to discount, and so we’re not incentivizing people monetarily,” Riordan said ahead of Memorial Day Weekend. ![]()
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