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Spring break [ March break in some parts of Canada ] is a week-long recess from studying in early spring at universities and K-12 schools in the United States, Canada, Japan, Korea, China and other countries.

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Spring Break Destinations

Arizona

 Lake Havasu City - Lake Havasu City Government
Located on the beautiful Colorado River. Lake Havasu is known as a popular year round tourist destination offering a comfortable climate and friendly atmosphere.
Home to the world-famous London Bridge, Lake Havasu is both a water lover's paradise and a desert lover's dream. Visitors enjoy the top-rated RV resorts and condominiums with spectacular views and convenient locations. And, with more than 300 days of sunshine per year, Lake Havasu is ideal for golf, tennis and desert tours.
More than 400 miles of stunning coastline will refresh you with exceptional watersports, including fishing, skiing, kayaking and houseboating. Or, if you prefer, explore the lake from the beautiful beaches, campsites and hiking trails. See Lake Havasu City Convention & Visitors Bureau.

California

 Malibu - City of Malibu
Located in Northwest Los Angeles County, the City has 21 miles of coastline along the Pacific Ocean. See also The Malibu Times
 San Diego - California's second largest city, just north of the Mexican border
Where blue skies keep watch on 70 miles of beaches and a gentle Mediterranean climate begs for a day of everything and nothing. Bordered by Mexico, the Pacific Ocean, the Anza-Borrego Desert and the Laguna Mountains, San Diego county's 4,200 square miles offer immense options for business and pleasure. See San Diego Convention & Visitors Bureau
 San Francisco
The city is renowned for its chilly summer fog, steep rolling hills and is, due to its peninsular location, surrounded on three sides by the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay. Famous landmarks include the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz Island, the cable cars, Coit Tower, and Chinatown.
 Santa Monica
Golden beaches and a sultry Pacific Ocean coastline, urban walkways and sandy terrain, gourmet cuisine and world-class dining, and first-rate couture and upscale boutiques.
Santa Monica is the perfect base for vacationers and business travelers seeking easy access to metropolitan Los Angeles and the rest of this destination-rich region. Located only eight miles north of Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), the city is a short drive from downtown Los Angeles and less than an hour from virtually every major visitor destination in Southern California. See Santa Monica Convention and Visitors Bureau.
 Venice 
Venice is best known for its canals and beaches, but it also has a somewhat Bohemian residential area as well as a colorful boardwalk.

Colorado

 Vail  - Town of Vail [ Eagle County ]
At the base of Vail Ski Resort, which opened in 1962. The town is famous for its skiing and other winter sports. Also a year round destination for outdoor activities. See also Vail Daily [ Vail Daily News for Vail and Beaver Creek Colorado ] and Vail Mountain Information.

Florida

 Clearwater Beach
Because of the world reknown beaches, the extensive recreational opportunities, including the largest recreational fishing fleet on the west coast of Florida, walking distance from restaurants and attractions, all types of accommodations designed to fit every budget and taste, and nature-based attractions, it is the place to play in Tampa Bay!
See Clearwater Chamber of Commerce, Clearwaterbeach.com 
 Cocoa Beach - surfing capitol of the East Coast
Located on a barrier island, nestled between the great Atlantic Ocean and the Banana River Lagoon on Florida's Central East Coast, Cocoa Beach continues to link the birth of the Space Age with the wonders of the future.
Just six miles long, and mostly less than one mile wide, Cocoa Beach is truly a unique place! Where else can you choose between watching a space launch from the beach or precious animal species in their natural habitat? You can choose between a swim in the ocean, or a quiet kayak exploration off the Banana River islands, from the river shore? Play a round of golf at our 27-holes golf course, surf cast from the beach for dinner, or just enjoy a day at the beach where you will likely see dolphins at play or be lucky enough to see an occasional whale in migration. Widely known as the surfing capitol of the East Coast, Cocoa Beach is the hometown of surfing champions.
See City of Cocoa Beach, Cocoa Beach Area Chamber Of Commerce
 Daytona Beach
The Daytona Beach area has a wide variety of activities and entertainment for people of all ages. Daytona Beach is famous for its beaches and motorsports, but the area also offers an abundance of shopping, nightlife, cultural events, and sporting activities, making it the perfect family vacation spot.
See Daytona Beach Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, City of Daytona Beach, Spring Break in Daytona Beach. 
 Destin Beach
Florida's Emerald Coast, featuring the vacation destinations of Destin, Fort Walton Beach and Okaloosa Island home to some of the best beaches in the world. This website, provided by The Emerald Coast Convention and Visitors Bureau, Inc. is the official source for information about local attractions, restaurants, hotels, vacation rentals, events, activities, golf courses, fishing charters, weddings and meetings at the Emerald Coast.
See Emerald Coast Official Vacation Planning Website
 Fort Lauderdale
 Fort Meyers Beach
 Hollywood
 Islamorada
 Key West
 Miami Beach
 Naples
 Orlando
 Palm Coast
 Panama City Beach
 St. Pete Beach
 Tampa
 Treasure Island

Hawaii

All Islands - Go Hawaii 

The fresh, floral air energizes you. The warm, tranquil waters refresh you. The breathtaking, natural beauty renews you. Look around. There's no place on earth like Hawaii.

Louisiana

 New Orleans

Mexico

 Acapulco - major sea port in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific coast of Mexico
There is a very vibrant night life in Acapulco, especially during Spring Break
 Cabo San Lucas
 Cancun
 Puerto Vallarta

Nevada

 Las Vegas - Capital of hedonism - 'What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas'
internationally known vacation, shopping, entertainment, and gambling destination.
 Reno - second-largest city in Nevada, after Las Vegas
Reno is also famous for its casinos.

Puerto Rico

 San Juan - City of San Juan - springboard for tourism around the island
San Juan boasts numerous deluxe hotels, fine restaurants, museums, historical buildings, beaches and shopping centers. It's main tourist attractions are Old San Juan, Condado, Ocean Park, and Isla Verde.

South Carolina

 Myrtle Beach - City of Myrtle Beach
Guests come to enjoy the wide beaches, the Atlantic Ocean, and an incredible range of activities, entertainment, golf, shopping and dining.
With 60 miles of pristine beach, Myrtle Beach sandy shores are simply irresistible for a weekend getaway. Besides relaxing in the sand and soaking up the sun, at Myrtle Beach, you can learn how to surf, discover inlets along the shores on a kayak, or watch the wonders of the Atlantic from below on a scuba diving expedition. Among other popular water adventures, you can make your family beach vacation even more exciting by chartering a fishing boat. See Myrtle Beach Area Convention and Visitors Bureau

Tennessee

 Gatlinburg - City of Gatlinburg
The adjacent Great Smoky Mountains National Park has transformed Gatlinburg into a mountain resort destination, packed with accommodations of every sort, dozens of local-to-national restaurants, and attractions galore! Surrounded on three sides by the natural beauty of the National Park, Gatlinburg prides itself in its mountain heritage, and the arts, crafts, and retail shops of the area reflect that heritage to a large extent. See Gatlinburg Chamber of Commerce.
 Pigeon Forge

Texas

 Corpus Christi
 Galveston
 South Padre Island
Beautiful beaches, warm Gulf waters, fishing, boating, bird watching, shopping, and a diversity of year-round activities make South Padre Island one of the fantastic vacation destinations in the world.. See South Padre Island Chamber of Commerce and South Padre Island Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Virginia

 Virginia Beach - City of Virginia Beach
Located on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. Virginia Beach is best known as a resort, with miles of beaches and hundreds of hotels, motels, and restaurants along its oceanfront. See Virginia Beach Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Washington

 Seattle - capital city Washington


Tour Operators / Specialists

 GradCity.com 
Spring break, winter break, graduation and school-sponsored trips with first class accommodations, epic events and unparalleled customer service.
GradCity's mission is to deliver fun-filled, high quality experiences where students can celebrate youth through travel.
 Spring Break Direct [ ASTA and BBB ]
Mexico, Jamaica, Bahamas, Barbados, Panama, Key West, Orlando, South Beach Miami.
 SpringBreakDiscounts.com - The Low Fare Spring Break Company
Destinations : South Padre Island, Cancun, Jamaica, Acapulco, Bahamas, Florida
 Spring Break Travel
Destinations : Bahamas, Cancun, Negril, Panama City, Daytona, Acapulco, Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta, Punta Cana, South Beach, Mazatlan, South Padre
 StudentCity.com - Number 1 Spring Break tour operator
Destinations : Acapulco, Bahamas Party Cruise, Cabo San Lucas, Cancun, Costa Rica, Daytona Beach, Key West, Keystone, Las Vegas, Mazatlan, Mount Snow, Nassau, Negril, Panama City, Puerto Vallarta, Punta Cana, Ski Colorado - Aspen/Snowmass, Ski Colorado - Breckenridge, Ski Colorado - Crested Butte, Ski Colorado - Telluride, South Beach, South Padre Island
StudentCity.com specializes in bringing you the best available tours at the lowest possible prices.
 Student Travel Service
Mexico, Jamaica, Bahamas, Florida, San Padre, Cruises.

 Breakaway Tours *** - Largest Student Leisure Tour Operator in Canada
Brand division of the First Choice Holidays PLC.

Guides / Related Books

Spring Broke 
by Nathaniel Welch (Author), Steve Appleford (Author), Evan Wright (Introduction)
Caligula would have understood the depraved decadence and desperate frenzy of spring break - American teens' annual pilgrimage to shimmering shores, where sex on the beach is as much an afternoon activity as it is a fruity cocktail. A festival of sun and sin, of tanned flesh and binge drinking, spring break attracts thousands of high school and college students, who wash up on Florida's shores like schools of breeding salmon, ready to indulge their insatiable apetites and hedonistic desires with total strangers. A native Floridian , photographer Nathaniel Welch has been documenting these rites of passage for four years - and has captured scenes of agony and ecstasy in Spring Broke, his first monograph. Whether it's partying at a kegger on the beach or engaging in group sex in the shower, entering a wet T-Shirt contest or passing out on the bathroom floor, these teens' uninhibited impulses are as absurd as they are disturbing. Yet Welch accepts, and even embraces, these raunchy rituals of extreme adolescence, alloing a strange sense of sadness to pervade. The morning after, broken spirits are left to reflect on their senseless acts, pack their bags, and head home
Hardcover: 120 pages; Publisher: powerHouse Books; 1st Ed edition (April 2004); Language: English; ISBN-10: 1576872076; ISBN-13: 978-1576872079


Links

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 studenttravel.about.com - spring_break - Top 10 Spring Break 2007 Hot Spots

 Springbreakworld.com 

 Yahoo - Spring Break Touroperators 


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