Research Studies

Since 2006, the Office of Tourism Analysis has completed a variety of projects each year ranging from the economic of tourist and lodging performance tracking to hospitality workforce studies. Below are just a few examples of these projects. If you are interested in any of these research reports or would like to talk to us about other projects, please contact our research coordinator, Melinda Patience.

Recent Projects by Year

Note: not all projects are not available for the general public. Please contact us for details.
  • 2025-2026

    • Weekly and monthly hospitality performance reports, 2025-2026
    • Charleston Hotel Inventory Tracking
    • Charleston Area Visitor Inquiry Study
    • Charleston Tourism Impact Study of 2025
    • Demand360 Committed Occupancy Analysis
    • Charleston County Hospitality Forecast 2026
    • Charleston County FY 2026 Accommodations Tax Grants Recommendations
    • City of Charleston FY 2026 Accommodations Tax Grants Recommendations
    • Tracking of Tourism Taxes by Charleston County Municipality
    • Monthly Attraction Visitation Tracking
    • Hilton Head Island Tourism Impact Study of 2025
    • Bluffton Tourism Impact Study of 2025
    • Beaufort County tourism impact study of 2025
    • Hospitality Workforce Wage Study
    • Short-term Rental Inventory & Performance Tracking
    • Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum Visitor Study
    • Economic Impact of 2025 Charleston Literary Festival and Survey
    • Lowcountry Oyster Festival Survey
    • 2026 Charleston Wine+Food Festival Economic Impact and Survey

  • 2024-2025

    • Weekly and monthly hospitality performance reports, 2024-2025
    • Charleston Hotel Inventory Tracking
    • Charleston Area Visitor Inquiry Study
    • Charleston Tourism Impact Study of 2024
    • Demand360 Committed Occupancy Analysis
    • Charleston County Hospitality Forecast 2025
    • Charleston County FY 2025 Accommodations Tax Grants Recommendations
    • Tracking of Tourism Taxes by Charleston County Municipality
    • Monthly Attraction Visitation Tracking
    • Economic Impact of the 2024 Black Food Truck Festival
    • Hilton Head Island Tourism Impact Study of 2024
    • Bluffton Tourism Impact Study of 2024
    • Beaufort County tourism impact study of 2024
    • Hospitality Workforce Wage Study
    • Short-term Rental Inventory & Performance Tracking
    • Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum Visitor Study
    • Economic Impact of 2024 Charleston Literary Festival and Survey
    • Lowcountry Oyster Festival Survey
    • 2025 Charleston Wine+Food Festival Economic Impact and Survey
    • South Carolina Marina Study

  • 2023-2024

    • Weekly and monthly hospitality performance reports, 2023-2024
    • Charleston Hotel Inventory Tracking
    • Charleston Area Visitor Inquiry Study
    • Charleston Tourism Impact Study of 2023
    • Demand360 Committed Occupancy Analysis
    • Charleston County Hospitality Forecast 2024
    • Charleston County FY 2024 Accommodations Tax Grants Recommendations
    • Tracking of Tourism Taxes by Charleston County Municipality
    • Monthly Attraction Visitation Tracking
    • Economic Impact of the Gibbes in FY23
    • Hilton Head Island Tourism Impact Study of 2023
    • Bluffton Tourism Impact Study of 2023
    • Beaufort County tourism impact study of 2023
    • Hospitality Workforce Wage Study
    • Short-term Rental Inventory & Performance Tracking
    • Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum Visitor Study
    • SC DNR Marina Study
    • Lowcountry Oyster Festival Survey
    • Economic Impact of the 2024 Southern Legislative Conference
    • 2024 Charleston Wine+Food Festival Economic Impact and Survey
    • Study of Short-Term Rental Sentiment
    • South Carolina Marina Study
    • Economic Impact of the 2024 Cooper River Bridge Run
    • Economic Impact of 2024 High Tide Music Festival
    • Economic Impact of IAAM 1st Year Operations & Forecast

  • 2022-2023

    • Weekly and monthly hospitality performance reports, 2022-2023
    • Charleston Hotel Inventory Tracking
    • Charleston Area Visitor Inquiry Study
    • Charleston Tourism Impact Study of 2022
    • Demand360 Committed Occupancy Analysis
    • Charleston County Hospitality Forecast 2023
    • Charleston County FY 2023 Accommodations Tax Grants Recommendations
    • Taxes & Fees Paid by Land Use Study
    • Hilton Head Island Tourism Impact Study of 2022
    • Bluffton Tourism Impact Study of 2022
    • Beaufort County tourism impact study of 2022
    • Hospitality Workforce Wage Study
    • Short-term Rental Inventory & Performance Tracking
    • Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum Visitor Study
    • South Carolina Aquarium Economic Impact Analysis
    • Lowcountry Oyster Festival Survey
    • Southeastern Wildlife Expo Survey
    • Charleston Wine+Food Festival Survey
    • Credit One Charleston Open Attendee Survey
    • South Carolina Marina Study

  • 2021-2022

    • Charleston Hotel Inventory Tracking
    • Historic Weekly and Monthly Hotel Performance Benchmarking
    • Charleston Area Visitor Inquiry Study
    • Charleston tourism impact study of 2021
    • Weekly and monthly hospitality performance reports, 2021-2022
    • Demand360 Committed Occupancy Analysis
    • Hilton Head Island tourism impact study of 2021
    • Bluffton tourism impact study of 2021
    • Beaufort County tourism impact study of 2021
    • Hospitality Workforce Wage Study
    • Short-term Rental Inventory & Performance Tracking
    • Lowcountry Oyster Festival Survey
    • Geographic Analysis of Charleston County Marriage Licenses
    • African American Tourism Business Analysis
    • Hilton Head Island Amenities Study
    • Charleston Wine+Food Festival Survey

  • 2020-2021

    • Weekly Charleston Hospitality Performance Reports
    • Monthly Charleston Hospitality Performance Reports
    • Bi-Weekly COVID-19 Recovery Reports
    • Weekly COVID-19 & Industry Trends
    • Quarterly Hospitality Workforce Wage Dashboard
    • Annual Tourism Impact Analysis of the Charleston Area
    • Economic Impact of COVID-19
    • Economic Impact of King Street
    • African American Tourism Related Businesses Analysis
    • Hospitality Jobseeker Survey/Report
    • Hospitality Employer Benefits Survey/Report
    • Report to Travel Council  Industry Update
    • Economic Impact of COVID-19
    • Economic Impact of Hilton Head Island Tourism on Beaufort County
    • Economic Impact of Tourism on Beaufort County
    • Impact of COVID-19 on Charleston-Area Restaurants

  • 2019-2020

    • Charleston Hotel Inventory Tracking
    • Historic Weekly and Monthly Hotel Performance Benchmarking
    • Annual hospitality forecasting 2019-2020
    • Charleston Area Visitor Inquiry Study
    • Charleston tourism impact study of 2019
    • Weekly and monthly hospitality performance reports, 2019-2020
    • Economic Impact of Hurricane Dorian - Charleston
    • Economic Impact of Hurricane Dorian – Hilton Head
    • Town of Kiawah Island Short-Term Rental Audit
    • Economic Impact of the 2020 Charleston Wine+Food Festival
    • Estimated Economic Impact of Kiawah Island Golf Resort
    • Estimated Economic Impact of the 2021 PGA Championship
    • Monitoring of Short Term Rental Growth
    • Lowcountry Oyster Festival Attendee Experience Survey
    • Hospitality Workforce Wage Study