Charleston's International African American Museum is one of nearly 300 organizations that will receive donations from philanthropist billionaire MacKenzie Scott's latest round of charitable giving. 

Travelers are returning to flying again in the wake of the pandemic, and Charleston International Airport expects July's passenger numbers could set a new record. The state's busiest airport reported 88 percent of pre-pandemic passengers in May. 

The earliest available sailing on the Sunshine leaves Nov. 17, according to the company's website.

The popular monthly vehicle-free gathering downtown has been sidelined by the COVID-19 pandemic but soon will be back.

Last year, members of the Charleston area's Travel Council logged onto their computers to participate in a virtual version of their annual meeting.

Hotels are getting to the point where they're at or near their pre-pandemic levels for occupancy, so they don't have to lower rates to draw visitors.

Tourism's economic impact in the Charleston area shrank more than a third and visitor volume decreased by around 30 percent in a year defined by the COVID-19 pandemic and the dramatic decrease in travel that accompanied it. 

The week of the event, which ran from May 18 to May 23, hotel occupancy shot up, and so did average room rates. 

It is one of two new major U.S. carriers to take off since 2007.

While the Grimké sisters have, in recent years, been recognized more by their home city of Charleston, their nephews Archibald and Francis, also prominent activists, remain lesser-known. A Charleston tour guide is trying to change that.

The Carroll Building near Charleston's historic City Market can't be developed as a hotel, according to the terms of a settlement between the owners and a nonprofit historic group which holds a conservation easement on the property. 

That labor shortage led tourism leaders to put on hospitality-only job fairs, and those events presented an opportunity get some insight on the current labor problem. 

Seasonally adjusted, South Carolina lost 4,200 jobs in April, and the hospitality sector's recovery continued to lag behind other industries last month. 

The board of the state-owned Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum named the leader of a Texas World War II museum as its next executive director.

Newly minted airline Breeze Airways will launch nonstop service to 16 cities across the U.S. on May 27, including 11 destinations from Charleston International Airport over the next two months.

While limits on spectators mean the event won't reach the kind of economic impact predicted pre-pandemic for its return to Kiawah's Ocean Course, the exposure the region is gaining from the event could have the biggest benefit. 

Charleston International Airport surpassed 300,000 passengers in April for the first time in 14 months, bringing the state's busiest terminal to 70 percent of normal pre-pandemic capacity. Airport officials believe June's numbers could set a record for the month.

The Ryder, a 91-key property with a name pulled from a Jack Kerouac novel, officially opened May 11. The new concept replaces the former King Charles Inn which was sold in late 2019 for $43 million. 

Ten years after launching service in Charleston, Southwest Airlines is adding a new route to St. Louis and expanding summer service to other cities.

More than one-third of respondents said they will be looking for employment outside of the industry in the next year, and much-needed entry-level workers are even more likely to be seeking jobs outside of hospitality. 

The Charleston-based hospitality firm the Montford Group and real estate investment partner Opterra Capital recently broke ground on a 131-room hotel that will be under the Marriott flag Moxy. 

Germany's Lufthansa is adding onto a previous order, bumping it up to 25 widebodies.

Before Andrea Hazel even knew what Explore Charleston wanted her to paint for the cover of its next visitors guide, she knew that, if she was going to do it, it had to be of a freedman's cottage.

A local couple has donated $500,000 to the International African American Museum that's under construction in Charleston and set to open next year.

Emeline in downtown Charleston was named to Travel + Leisure's "It List" of the most impressive hotel openings of the last year. 

The revenue projections at CHS for the next fiscal year are based on 75 percent of pre-COVID flying patterns. 

Charleston International Airport's stagnant passenger levels during the pandemic may have turned the corner as March's figures showed a sizable increase and the number of travelers is expected to gradually grow throughout the spring as more people get vaccinated and feel comfortable flying again.

Charleston's tourism sector has seen some much-needed positive indicators in the last month: better hotel occupancy rates, higher passenger counts at the airport and, for some restaurants, eve…

Guests staying in the hotel's finest digs now have the option of selecting a new package with even more over-the-top amenities, including in-suite spa treatments, personal butler service and daily champagne and caviar. 

According to a recent report from AirDNA, a firm that tracks listings on Airbnb and demand for short-term rentals, the number of Airbnb listings in the state grew substantially in the last year, especially in one area. 

The company suggested it could redeploy its U.S.-based vacation vessels to less-restrictive locations after more than a year of inactivity.

S.C. State Parks is expanding its virtual reality offerings from one experience to three, adding an ascent up the Hunting Island Lighthouse and a kayak trip down the Catawba River while spider lilies are in bloom.