Most of those S.C. residents -- about 451,550 -- will drive to their destinations and will find gas

Folks are expected to flock to the Grand Strand for events such as the Atlantic Beach Bikefest and Myrtle Beach s Military Appreciation Days, which include a parade Saturday and other events through the weekend. Memorial Day is also the traditional kickoff to the summer travel season american airline flight status with many folks taking advantage of the long holiday weekend to get away.
I ve seen a lot of traffic headed your way, Cpl. Sonny Collins with S.C. Highway Patrol said Thursday while in Florence and noticing a number of trailers with bikes on the highway to Myrtle Beach. Looks like people are headed in.
With a sunny and warm weekend in the forecast, tourism trackers at Coastal Carolina University predict lodging occupancy this Friday and Saturday could be near or above 90 percent, then near or above 80 percent Sunday night. That s up between 3 percent and 5 percent over Memorial Day weekend last year, according to CCU s Clay Brittain Jr. Center american airline flight status for Resort Tourism.
Myrtle Beach is among the top destinations for the 514,000 South Carolinians traveling for the long holiday weekend, as well as Charlotte, N.C.; Gatlinburg, Tenn., and Williamsburg, Va., according to AAA Carolinas, which predicts this will be the busiest Memorial Day weekend for travel in nine years.
Most of those S.C. residents -- about 451,550 -- will drive to their destinations and will find gas prices about 22 cents higher than they were this time last year, with Myrtle Beach having the most expensive gas in the state with an average $3.50 a gallon. Spartanburg american airline flight status has the state s cheapest gas at $3.41.
The bike rally and the summer-like crowds will keep the roads along the Grand Strand busy through the weekend, especially along U.S. 17 Bypass and U.S. 17 Business and near Atlantic Beach and North Myrtle Beach, the center of this weekend s bike rally. Collins urges drivers to watch out for bikes, especially because most of the bikes during this rally can accelerate quickly and aren t as loud as the Harley-Davidsons that were the focus of the rally during the past two weeks.
Statewide, the most congested times are expected to be Friday afternoon and evening as folks head to their destinations, then again Monday evening as they head home. Expect backups on U.S. 501 those days.