Myrtle Beach ranks 3rd most popular destination this summer.

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBW) – Myrtle Beach is one of America’s top tourist destinations. While its many golf courses, family entertainment, and dinner shows are major draws, most visitors flock to this hot spot for its beaches.

It’s a place where you can walk the boardwalk, play a pickup game of beach volleyball, take a paddleboard or kayak trip, join a fishing excursion or flex your golf skills at a championship course.

Add to that a pent-up year and a half of pandemic isolation, and the area is bracing for a record-breaking year. Tripadvisor’s new 2021 Summer Travel Index reveals that – with every passing day – travel is making a big comeback.

Nearly half of Americans (43%) in a recent Tripadvisor survey believe travel activity will rebound within three months.

Over two-thirds of Americans (67%) are planning to travel this summer (June 1 – August 31), which is a 17% increase from those who traveled this spring (March 1- May 31). Millennials are the most excited to get back out there with the vast majority (72%) of the generation planning trips. Although many still plan to drive to their destination (43%), 19% plan to fly, up 4% from this spring.

The most popular accommodation types for 2021 summer trips are all-inclusives and beach resorts. Here are the most popular destinations for Americans this summer, according to Trip Advisor’s 2021 rankings.

1. Cancun, Mexico
2. Orlando, Fla.
3. Myrtle Beach, S.C.
4. Key West, Fla.
5. Miami Beach, Fla.
6. Las Vegas, Nev.
7. Playa del Carmen, Mexico
8. Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
9. Tulum, Mexico
10. Punta Cana, Dominican Republic