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Tourism & Coastal Management: Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Tourism & Coastal Management: Myrtle Beach, S.C. By Jennifer Arp. Myrtle Beach Farms Inc. 1954 Hurricane Hazel. South Carolina Coastal Zone Management Act of 1977. Beachfront Management Act of 1988. Why Do They Care?. 30.4 million visitors. 50% Beach 37% Shopping 18% Golf/Tennis.

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Tourism & Coastal Management: Myrtle Beach, S.C.

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  1. Tourism & Coastal Management: Myrtle Beach, S.C. By Jennifer Arp

  2. Myrtle Beach Farms Inc. • 1954 Hurricane Hazel • South Carolina Coastal Zone Management Act of 1977

  3. Beachfront Management Act of 1988

  4. Why Do They Care? • 30.4 million visitors • 50% Beach • 37% Shopping • 18% Golf/Tennis Figures based on 1998 report from Department of Tourism

  5. Tourist Profile • Middle class families • Stay mainly in hotels for 3.4 days • Spend $353

  6. Economic Impacts • Travel Expenditures~$2 billion • Investments ~$270 million • Employment ~41,000 jobs • Wages Earned ~$550 million • Taxes ~$200 million $ =

  7. Management=Tourism=$ • Tourism `98 ~$4 billion • 50 yr project -$54 million

  8. References • http://www.beachbrowser.com/Archives/Environment/August-99/North-Myrtle-Beach-The-Worlds-Widest-Beach.htm • http://www.csc.noaa.gov/products/sccoasts/html/renmyrt.htm • http://www.insiders.com/myrtle-beach/main-history2.htm#Heading1 • http://www.mbchamber.com/titlepage.html • http://www.myscgov.com/SCSGPortal/static/environment_tem1.html • http://www.ocrm.nos.noaa.gov/

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