Spring Break 2009
By Kathleen Crislip, About.com Guide to Student Travel
All the information you need about spring break 2009, including the 2009 spring break hot spots, what to do, where to stay, how to get there -- like spring break deals -- and the rest of the dope. Ideas on gay spring break and on volunteering for an alternative spring break, too.
- Spring Break and Passports
- Spring Break Packages and Tour Operators
- Spring Break in Mexico
- Spring Break Safety
Spring Break 101
The mothership: Spring Break 101 is a hub of info pointing you toward figuring it all out. Get started with spring break planning here.
Where to Go for Spring Break 2009
Where's the action for spring break 2009? Want to volunteer for spring break? Party hearty on sunny sand? Hit the slopes? Learn all about the best opportunities for you to do any of the above with a list of top spring break 2009 hot spots, a list of great spring break volunteer opportunities, gay spring break idea, the best ski resorts in North America for spring break, and more. Enjoy the planning!
- Spring Break Hot Spots 2009
- Destinations: All the Spring Break Ideas in 2009
- Spring Break in Mexico
- Spring Break Without a Passport in 2009
- Spring Break in Florida - Key West, South Beach, Daytona
- Spring Break in Florida - Panama City
- Best Resorts for Spring Break Snowboard / Ski Trips in 2009
- Gay Spring Break Spots
Alternative Spring Break Ideas
Students can seek alternative spring break sun and sand while volunteering in Central American conservation and home building projects with i-to-i, MTV is joining forces with United Way's Storm Corps and United Way is also sponsoring alternative spring break for volunteers in downtown Detroit, and non-profit housebuilder Habitat for Humanity is again seeing a swell of students turning up to pound nails in storm-slammed Gulf Coast communities. You can build your own alternative spring break ideas, too, like rebuilding national park trails or finding the perfect volunteer match near you.
- Alternative Spring Break - Volunteering Ideas for Spring Break 2009
- Volunteering With United Way Just for Spring Break 2009
- 2009 i-to-i Volunteer Vacations for College Students
- Master List of Volunteer Organizations, Ideas for Students
- Volunteering in National Forests and Parks
- How Habitat for Humanity Works (Great Spring Break Volunteering)
- Habitat for Humanity Sees Spring Break Surge
Getting There
Wherever you're headed for spring break 2008, from Australia to Mexico, you can find deals, discounts and packages -- an entire industry is devoted to spring break travel, in fact. You could easily spend the most if your travel is right inside the US of A, but that can be avoided with student travel discounts. Figure it all out before you hit the spend button, and you can avoid spending all of those precious spring break bucks on the travel alone.
Spring Break and Passports
New passport rules requiring 'em for air travel back from Mexico and the Caribbean (excepting US territories) may seem limiting to spring break plans. And it takes up to two months to get a passport, though you can rush a passport quicker. However, if you don't have one, know that lots o' other students don't, either -- meaning there'll be action aplenty happening in spring break destinations not requiring passports (some very cool options, too).
- Spring Break Hot Spots You Can Visit Without a Passport in 2009
- For what countries will you need a passport?
- Do you need a passport to go to Mexico for spring break?
- How to Rush a Passport Application
- How to Check US Passport Application Status
Spring Break Packages and Tour Operators
Companies offering spring break travel through spring break packages and, sometimes, spring break tours, are largely capitalizing on airfare buys -- though the company may seem like an escorted tour service, it probably isn't. What they are, though, are easy -- and often good deals(though you may be able to do better by finding your own spring break deal). Find out what spring break packages, spring break travel and spring break tours are all about. and compare the deals! (and, of course, real student tour groups, like EF Tours and Explorica, are a different story -- those are real student tours 'round the world.)
- What's up with spring break packages?
- What do you need from a spring break package? What's offered?
- Compare Prices: Spring Break Packages and DIY Spring Break Travel
- How to Choose a Safe Tour Group Operator
- What to Expect from Different Kinds of Tour Groups
Spring Break in Mexico
Ahhh, Mexico. That sunny land just south of the border is home to some of the sweetest beaches and most majestic mountains in North America, and it's a great place to get started on a life of travel. It's not especially spendy to hit the sugary sands of Mexico for spring break, and you can drive into Mexico without a passport if need be. Get the whole skinny on Mexico travel for student travelers, backpackers and spring breakers.
- The 411 on Spring Break in Mexico 2009
- Mexico Travel Planning FAQ (Before You Go)
- First Timer's Guide to Mexico Travel 101
- Is a Passport Needed for Mexico?
- Spring Break in Cancun
- Mexico on $25 a Day
- Mexico Spring Break Lodging by City
- Getting Around Mexico - Driving
- Getting Around Mexico - Buses
- Getting Around Mexico - Budget Airlines
- Acapulco Photos and Travel Guide
- Puerto Vallarta Photos and Travel Guide
- Rosarito Beach Photos and Travel Guide
- Tulum, Cancun and the Mayan Riviera
- Spring Break Safety in Mexico for 2009
- Should I worry about Violence in Baja Norte? Tijuana, Rosarito, Mexico Border
- Is spring break in Acapulco safe?
Spring Break Safety
Don't let safety concerns keep you from traveling where and when you want to -- spring break is a great time to get a taste of what the whole travel thing is all about. Be prepared and savvy, and be ready to enjoy.
