COLUMBIA, S.C. — The weather is getting hotter and more humid, Memorial Day Weekend is just around the corner, and schools will be letting out soon.
So that means summer tourists will soon be flocking to South Carolina, one of the nation’s top destinations for visitors.
An economist with the University of South Carolina said current economic conditions all point to a strong summer for tourism in the Palmetto State.
“Consumer spending remains strong as the labor market remains strong, unemployment is low in South Carolina and across the US, and we also continue to see strong wage growth in 2024,” USC Research Economist Joey Von Nessen said.
Von Nessen said South Carolina is likely to see more growth in tourism as it has the last few years.
But he added that growth might taper a bit this summer, with South Carolina’s tourism industry fully recovered post-pandemic, more quickly than some experts predicted.
“One reason is that South Carolina is a drive-to state, meaning that a…
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