Brad Dean
Brad Dean
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It can serve to attract visitors who have not been here before and give visitors who have been here a reason to come again.
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The N.C. visitors are a loyal and strong draw for this market. We would hope a few billboards wouldn't change that.
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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.
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It does play on the psyche of the traveler. It limits the amount of money they are going to spend.
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I can't give you one term to describe us today. There is such a mix of visitors.
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But whenever you need something like that, there's no substitute.
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She is the first African-American vice president we have ever hired.
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We need to see the kind of growth in tourism that we've seen in real estate.
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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 attracting many runners who have not been to the Myrtle Beach area before.
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I've heard this so many times. When I see them breaking ground, I'll feel better about it.
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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.
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We did get flooded with calls over the past 24 or 48 hours. We certainly have lost a good bit of business this week.
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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 more than simply price.
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We're not anticipating any sustained impact on tourism as long as gas prices come down to a reasonable level.