To inbound tourists, Myrtle Beach has a message: The wildfires should not affect your vacation plans.

The Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce issued an advisory Thursday that the flames do not impact coastal tourism, only travel to, and in a portion of, North Myrtle Beach.

Chamber officials want visitors to know the Myrtle Beach International Airport, golf courses and most hotels are not affected.

"We do not expect this to affect tourism in the long or short term," said chamber chief executive Brad Dean in a written statement.

Dean's executive assistant, Kate Miles, said one chamber member who owns rental properties said 90 percent of his calls Thursday came from en-route visitors concerned about their plans. Most, Miles said, kept their reservations.

"We're just trying to get the message out that it's a very isolated area" impacted by fires, she said. "As far as travel and tourists coming, everything is open."

According to the article most of the major attractions like the golf courses will not be affected by the fires so it should not affect toursim to harshly.
The fires affect mostly North Myrtle Beach whereas most of the major hotspots are in Coastal Myrtle Beach which means that tourists will still be able to padrticipate in their favorite activities there. As far as this article states, fires will not have much of an impact on Myrtle Beach tourism