The call volume has been higher and more steady than preceding some of the hurricanes we had last year.

She is the first African-American vice president we have ever hired.

The existing state law is far too limiting and confusing. We need to bring our laws into the 21st century and recognize that there is a distinct difference between a sit-down restaurant and a nightclub.

It can serve to attract visitors who have not been here before and give visitors who have been here a reason to come again.

It puts the lawsuit behind us and that’s a great thing for the residents of Myrtle Beach and the NAACP.

This wouldn’t just weaken the law, it would destroy the law.

Before now, the only way to treat was to give IV fluid. But it’s only good to a certain point because it doesn’t contain oxygen.

We had been saying that I-73 was going to end in South Carolina, but we turned that around, and said no, it’s going to begin in South Carolina.

The signing of this bill is a huge victory for the residents of South Carolina, for millions of future visitors, and for our state’s number one industry.

They are the Myrtle Beach visitor. It’s great for Ocean Lakes, for Myrtle Beach and for the camping resort industry.

Some say we’re blue-collar, middle-class America and do we want to be high-end? Others say we are high-end and can still attract middle-class America.

It’s the gift that keeps on giving, through promotion, attendance and future visitation. It’s got a tremendous impact at a time when we most certainly need it. Not only has it grown quickly, but it’s...

We’re not anticipating any sustained impact on tourism as long as gas prices come down to a reasonable level.

But whenever you need something like that, there’s no substitute.

We did get flooded with calls over the past 24 or 48 hours. We certainly have lost a good bit of business this week.

Some people might say it’s only 1,000 a week. but what you don’t know is the impact on prices.

The Myrtle Beach area will benefit long before the show opens.

I can’t give you one term to describe us today. There is such a mix of visitors.

I’ve heard this so many times. When I see them breaking ground, I’ll feel better about it.

We grew because we offered more for your money. Today, everyone offers that, from cruise lines to casinos. … Everybody is selling value for the money and packaging it with convenience. It’s got to be...

Clearly we are not keeping up with the Joneses. Something has to change. Something has to enable us to grow.

It does play on the psyche of the traveler. It limits the amount of money they are going to spend.

The N.C. visitors are a loyal and strong draw for this market. We would hope a few billboards wouldn’t change that.

We need to see the kind of growth in tourism that we’ve seen in real estate.