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With approximately 60 total employees, each team member of Midlands Authority for Conventions Sports & Tourism and Experience Columbia SC has an integral part to play within their specific organization and department in driving economic…
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With approximately 60 total employees, each team member of Midlands Authority for Conventions Sports & Tourism and Experience Columbia SC has an integral part to play within their specific organization and department in driving economic…
Tourism is big business in Columbia, South Carolina. Welcoming 14.8 million visitors annually to Richland County, Lexington County and the City of Columbia doesn’t happen without lots of hard work and it doesn’t happen…
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(Nov. 2, 2022) COLUMBIA, S.C. – Experience Columbia SC, the Destination Marketing Organization for the Columbia region, announced today that tourism is thriving again, to the tune of 15.1 million…
Today, two days prior to National Cheese Day on June 4, Experience Columbia SC will be re-launching it’s highly-successful Pimento Cheese Passport. The refreshed passport features 17 dishes…
COLUMBIA SC (May 11, 2022) – Experience Columbia SC launched its new industry website today – columbiasctourism.com – showcasing how the organization promotes the Columbia region as a tourist…
Experience Columbia SC (ECSC) announces the hiring of Beth Shaffer and Danna Lilly as sales managers. They will be responsible for selling the region as a premier destination for meetings and…
Experience Columbia SC Sports is excited to welcome the American Cornhole Organization back to Columbia for the ACO Columbia Major Sept. 10 and 11 at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. In…
The Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center (CMCC) has achieved Global Biorisk Advisory Council® (GBAC) STAR™ accreditation, the gold standard for prepared facilities. Under the guidance of GBAC, a…
Experience Columbia SC today launched the destination’s first history-centered tourism trail. Reconstructed: A Journey Through the Reconstruction Era in Columbia, SC was curated with the assistance of…
Experience Columbia SC (ECSC) has named Lemuel Brown as its new Human Resources Manager. “I am pleased and excited to take on this new venture here at ECSC,” said Brown. “It is my desire to become a…
The Columbia SC Visitors Center, located at the corner of Gervais and Lincoln Streets and operated by Experience Columbia SC, officially launches an online store today. Merchandise available for…
Columbia has officially been named the Coolest Up-and-Coming City in the country in Hemispheres Magazine’s inaugural Reader’s Choice Awards. Hemispheres is the in-flight magazine for United Airlines…