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The bus tours that roll through the Grand Strand in the winter full of tourists geared up for holiday shows and shopping sprees are as predictable as the season's cooler temperatures and early sunsets.
Some Americans say they will factor in the swine flu when making travel decisions, but local and state officials say the Myrtle Beach area has nothing to fret about.
Economists across the region are crunching the numbers, trying to answer the question that's on everyone's mind: when will the economy turn around?
Gas prices aren't expected to take drivers on the wild ride that they did in 2008, experts predict. They will likely climb and waver in 2009, though it's not clear how high they will go.