| Spring break trips come in many forms. A quick scour | | | | college spring break crowd has migrated to the island |
| of the internet will uncover short 2-day weekend | | | | destinations, while the high school spring break |
| packages, 4-night vacations, and 7-night packages | | | | students have moved into Florida for the past few |
| that begin the day after your last class. We have put | | | | years during spring break. I guess this is good news |
| together a list of the top 5 spring break packages | | | | or bad news depending on who you are. |
| based on historical data from 2002 to 2008. | | | | We are up to number two on the list. Coming in 2nd |
| Number 5 on the list is Bermuda. A great island | | | | is Cancun. Yes I know you kept waiting for it and |
| destination year after year. Most Bermuda spring | | | | here it is at number two. The king of the spring |
| break trips found online are for 7-nights. Its a little | | | | break dominion has finally fallen into second place due |
| further than most spring break destinations, so they | | | | to airfare prices, heavy restrictions imposed by the |
| assume you want to spend more time on the island | | | | resorts, and a rise in crime all over Mexico in general. |
| once you arrive. Price has always been a major issue | | | | The hotels have seen it all and are not taking it |
| when Bermuda is offered as a spring break | | | | anymore. Every year hundreds of spring break |
| destination. Air/Hotel packages to Bermuda are | | | | students get kicked out of their hotel room due to |
| usually very expensive. Most college spring break | | | | spring break mischief. Many also spend a night or two |
| students mark it off the list because of the price and | | | | in the local lock up and/or fined hundreds of dollars. |
| sometimes the duration. Many students can't spend | | | | Crimes of theft, rape, murder, and kidnapping have |
| practically their entire spring break vacation (8-days | | | | been on a steady rise in Mexico since 2000. Most |
| 7-nights) at a resort across the ocean hundreds of | | | | parents and students are aware of these facts and |
| miles away. Many have things they must do the | | | | they are steering clear of this spring break |
| weekend before or after their spring break week | | | | destination as a result. |
| begins. | | | | Here we are at number one and the winner is...the |
| Number 4 on the list is Acapulco. This was not | | | | Bahamas. The problems that have plagued the other |
| considered a spring break hot spot until just a few | | | | spring break hot spots have caused college spring |
| years ago (2004 to be exact). Most travel agencies | | | | break students to migrate to the Bahamas. What |
| did not offer an Acapulco spring break package prior | | | | they found when they got there was a hidden jewel. |
| to 2004 because many of the hotels there had a | | | | Spring break cruises from Fort Lauderdale depart |
| strict "no spring breakers" policy. This ended in 2005 | | | | daily during March and often include hotel |
| when many of the hotels decided to allow students | | | | accommodations for 4 to 7 nights. The Bahamas |
| under 25 to check into their hotels during the month | | | | consist of a series of gorgeous islands just a few |
| of March. It did, however, share the same problem | | | | miles of the coast of Florida. The parents love its |
| that plagued most Bermuda spring break packages. | | | | proximity, the students love its price. A spring break |
| The price was just too high and most packages to | | | | cruise package is typically under $600 and the hotels |
| Acapulco were 7-nights. | | | | welcome college spring break students with open |
| Coming in 3rd is the Florida spring break destinations. | | | | arms. The only downside to this spring break |
| I'm talking about Panama City, Myrtle Beach, and | | | | destination is availability. The hotels are seeing more |
| Daytona. This has been a spring break hot spot for | | | | and more students coming to the Bahamas during |
| years, well before 2002. Its cheap, you can drive | | | | the month of March and April each year. This is |
| there, and you don't need a passport. One interesting | | | | causing a total sell out many months prior to spring |
| trend to note is the age demographic from 2002 to | | | | break each year. The key to getting a room at the |
| 2008 in the Florida spring break destinations. It seems | | | | best resorts and space aboard ship is to book a |
| every year the students get younger. The 20 and up | | | | Bahamas package many months in advance. |