Summer Vacation At The Beach — Who wouldn’t want to receive the promise of a week at the beach when the wind and snow are swirling outside your door? Dazzle them with the gift of a week at the fabulous Sands Resorts in Myrtle Beach. A collection of six fun-filled oceanfront locations in Myrtle Beach, Sands Resorts offers an incredible number of on-site activities including restaurants, indoor and outdoor pools, an on-site water park, a kid’s club and a concierge service that will arrange for tickets to local shows or tee times at local golf courses. Best of all, a vacation at Sands won’t break the bank. At the peak of the summer season, a family can actually get an oceanview suite that sleeps two adults and two children for six nights for under $1000. Or go for the gusto and luxuriate in an oceanfront suite and still spend less than $1700. Check it out at www.sandsresorts.com.
A Film Experience That’s Larger Than Life — No trip to Myrtle Beach is complete without going to the area’s newest attraction — the IMAX 3D Theatre at Broadway At The Beach. It’s not just a movie viewing, it’s an experience and those who see one film return time and again to see others. So why not give the beach lover on your list the gift of an annual pass to the South Carolina coast’s only IMAX 3D Theatre. For just $35, you’ll be giving a gift of gigantic proportions (www.IMAX3DMyrtleBeach.com)
Evenings At The Amusement Park — If your family likes to spend vacation evenings hanging out at an amusement park and riding the rides, then The Family Value Package at the Sea Mist Hotel in Myrtle Beach is the perfect gift for them. For around $400 in mid-summer, a family of four gets two nights of accommodations, a free 5 x 7 family photo, unlimited putt-putt golf, and passes to Family Kingdom Amusement Park for each night of their stay, plus daily passes to Family Kingdom’s Oceanfront Water Park (www.myrtlebeachseamist.com)
A Great Start To The Golf Season — When spring comes, men young and old have just one thing on their minds — golf. Why not give the man in your life a spring golf getaway to help him get his game in tune? As the world capital of golf, Myrtle Beach’s Grand Strand is known for its fine golf courses and affordable packages. For around $500, you can book a three-day golf vacation at some of the Strand’s best golf resorts. Picturesque marshlands and moss-draped oaks frame the golf course at Pawleys Plantation where a variety of golf packages include accommodations and a daily plantation buffet breakfast (www.pawleysplantation.com)
The Ultimate Golfer’s Playground — Have golfers on your holiday list but just don’t know what to give them? This year, the choice is easy. Give them gift cards for a place that offers everything from clubs to help with building a better game. It’s PGA TOUR Superstore and, while there are branches in several cities in the south, there’s no better place to shop than the Superstores in America’s golf capital, Myrtle Beach. Your golfers will spend hours cruising the aisles of this golf fantasyland. On-site teaching professionals both fit golfers to the clubs that work best for them and help them tweak their swings. The service is great and the assortment of merchandise is mind-boggling in its breadth (www.pgatoursuperstore.com)
