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Spring break getaways not as far off as you may think
Kayla Cogdill
Issue date: 3/13/03 Section: Arts & Entertainment
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The quarter is just about over and we all wonder where and when there will be a chance to regain that sanity lost on finals.
A few spring break destinations like Cancun, Negril, Montego Bay, Acapulco, Panama Beach, Daytona Beach and Key West can offer that tan we all lack. Surprisingly, these destinations are cheap enough to be within reach of the starving college student’s pocket book.
“Airlines offer a limited number of seats and the least expensive are what the consumer wants, but you have to book early,” said a travel representative from All Wonderland Travel Inc.
Traditional travel guides don’t offer any spring break specials, but can offer more personalized travel options.
“We adjust our pricing for the season,” a travel agent from AAA said. “The cost is going to depend on what the individual wants.”
If you don’t care how you reach the pearly white beaches, there are some inexpensive online tour agencies that would be happy to help you tan.
Endlesssummertours.com offers the largest selection of spring break destinations. All of the rates are per person for two or more people and the packages include airfare, hotel and transfers from location to location. The more people that are booked together receive a larger discount. However for only $509 plus tax you can spend your spring break alone in Cancun, Mexico.
If that’s a little out of your range and you want to keep both feet on U.S soil, don’t fret. For only $399 you can stay at Panama City Beach and even better yet, $329 at Daytona Beach, Florida.
Other online travel agencies included icpt.com or intercampus programs and sunsplashtours.com. They offer the best arrival packet for entertainment, activities and free booze. Sunsplashtours.com offered food, but who really cares about that? Take note that not all offers are available when leaving from the SeaTac airport.
Even if you can’t afford the trip you can always go the web site and look at the pictures of parties, beaches, and teeny-weeny bathing suits.
A few spring break destinations like Cancun, Negril, Montego Bay, Acapulco, Panama Beach, Daytona Beach and Key West can offer that tan we all lack. Surprisingly, these destinations are cheap enough to be within reach of the starving college student’s pocket book.
“Airlines offer a limited number of seats and the least expensive are what the consumer wants, but you have to book early,” said a travel representative from All Wonderland Travel Inc.
Traditional travel guides don’t offer any spring break specials, but can offer more personalized travel options.
“We adjust our pricing for the season,” a travel agent from AAA said. “The cost is going to depend on what the individual wants.”
If you don’t care how you reach the pearly white beaches, there are some inexpensive online tour agencies that would be happy to help you tan.
Endlesssummertours.com offers the largest selection of spring break destinations. All of the rates are per person for two or more people and the packages include airfare, hotel and transfers from location to location. The more people that are booked together receive a larger discount. However for only $509 plus tax you can spend your spring break alone in Cancun, Mexico.
If that’s a little out of your range and you want to keep both feet on U.S soil, don’t fret. For only $399 you can stay at Panama City Beach and even better yet, $329 at Daytona Beach, Florida.
Other online travel agencies included icpt.com or intercampus programs and sunsplashtours.com. They offer the best arrival packet for entertainment, activities and free booze. Sunsplashtours.com offered food, but who really cares about that? Take note that not all offers are available when leaving from the SeaTac airport.
Even if you can’t afford the trip you can always go the web site and look at the pictures of parties, beaches, and teeny-weeny bathing suits.