Rising gas costs aren't hurting S.C. travel

By APRIL BAILEY Staff writer Despite high gas prices, 2007 is still expected to be a good travel year for South Carolina. "Travel actually looks pretty good," said Marion Edmonds, a spokesman for the South Carolina Department of Parks Recreation and Tourism. Edmonds, referencing statistics from the Travel Industry Association of America, (TIA), said that research is showing that rather than cancel travel plans, most people are choosing to alter them by shortening their vacation stays, dining in less expensive restaurants and staying at more affordable hotels while on vacations...