All Grand Strand Gift & Resort Merchandise Show approved housing vendors will be clearly noted on the Grand Strand Gift & Resort Merchandise Show website. Any solicitation coming from housing companies for room reservations at our hotels is a scam. Please delete the email immediately and do not interact with the sender. Note that Connections Housing is the only housing vendor for the Grand Strand Gift & Resort Merchandise Show. The only email affiliated with them is giftshows@connectionshousing.com.

As an exhibitor, you may be contacted by unauthorized service providers for audiovisual, carpet, exhibitor directory listing, etc. — who claim to be affiliated with The Grand Strand Gift & Resort Merchandise Show. These solicitations may appear to provide cost savings; however, the rates listed could be misleading and, in some cases, the vendor may not be a credible supplier. The vendor for booth services is The Expo Group.

*Please note, that we do not sell any lists, all list solicitations are scams.

Clarion here with a friendly reminder to always remain vigilant in relation to any change of beneficiary requests when processing payments to us. Bad actors frequently target small businesses and use a variety of tactics, including typosquatting, in an attempt to appear more convincing. If you ever have any questions related to payment, changes in instructions from Clarion, or anything else, please always give us a call prior to issuing payment.