What We Are Doing

SCPRT pro-actively markets and promotes South Carolina as a premiere tourism destination.  Our noted southern hospitality is maintained through a high level of customer service and personal interaction. In addition, continuous improvement and investment is made in our state parks and valuable tourism products. Following is a list of upcoming or ongoing SCPRT activities.

 

 April 2008

  •  April 20-25, 2008 - Joint sales mission with Costal South Carolina USA to Copenhagen and Stockholm

May 2008

  • May 3-7, 2008 - Myrtle Beach, SC - SCPRT will participate in the International Association of Tour Operators mid-year convention

 

South Carolina will be represented at the following Travel and Trade Shows

 

  • May 7-10, 2008 - Toronto, CA - Go South Consumer Trade Show- This show will have a culinary focus and Bob Waggoner, Executive Chef at the The Charleston Grille, will be among the featured Southern chefs
  • May 8-10, 2008 - Darlington, SC - SCPRT will promote the 75th Anniversary of State Parks at a booth during the upcoming race
  • May 31 - June 4, 2008 - TIA POWWOW, the largest US-based international tourism trade show

 

Product Development Grants

 

 The Product Development Grant Program (PDGP) is designed to assist communities and organizations to develop tourism product that will encourage visitors to travel to South Carolina. Developing, implementing, and maintaining a successful tourism product is a long-term, complex and expensive process. Some communities and organizations need assistance in planning and determining the feasibility of projects, while others have completed the planning phase and need help with the actual implementation of a project.  The product development grants will assist eligible applicants with the creation of viable tourism product that will add value to their communities and regions and bring visitors to South Carolina.

 For more information, go to the SCPRT Grants website:

http://www.scprt.com/our-partners/grants/pdgp.aspx

Recent Research

 

 Raising awareness of the contribution of Travel & Tourism in South Carolina is a catalyst for industry and government to continue to work together to reach the enormous potential Tourism has on the economic well-being of our state. 

 
Since 2000, South Carolina has commissioned Tourism Satellite Account research that quantifies all aspects of Travel & Tourism demand, from consumer travel expenditures, to business purchases, capital investment, government spending and exports. It then translates this information into economic concepts of production, such as Gross State Product and employment, that can be compared with other industries and the economy as a whole to provide credible statistical information that will assist in our policy and business decision process.
 
The message from the 2006 report is clear: Travel & Tourism is one of the largest industries and employers in South Carolina. $16.7 billion in total economic demand generated over 10% of state employment and nearly 6% of Gross State Product. Tourism is also a major government revenue producer, accounting for over $1.1 billion in state and local tax revenues in 2006.
 

Link: http://www.scprt.com/files/Research/SC_TSA_%202006_Report_1-29

 

Recent Presentations:

 

July 16, 2007 - Marketing to Domestic Leisure Consumers, Myrtle Beach Chamber