SPRING BREAK 2015 - INTERESTING FACTS
1.5 million students go on spring break every year and collectively spend
over one billion dollars.
The number one U.S. spring break destination is Daytona Beach.
On average, college students consume six drinks per week. On spring
break, men and women consume at least 10 drinks per day.
Last year more than 10,000 high school and college students signed up to
spend their spring breaks building houses with Habitat for Humanity.
With all-you-can-drink specials and a low legal drinking age, Cancun
attracts over 100,000 young spring breakers each year.
Hurricane Katrina jump-started a big volunteer oriented spring break fad.
Approximately 35,000 U.S. youth participated in an alternative/ service
oriented Spring Break in 2006.
In addition to beach trips, many sport and travel agencies offer deals
for college students to spend spring break on a ski or snowboard trip.
You can participate in an alternative spring break here in the United
States! Last year ten U.W-Superior students spent Spring Break building houses
in Denver, CO.
Every year at least one spring breaker dies from falling off a balcony.
A report from the American Medical Association says, "More than half
of college students know friends who were sexually active with more than one
partner during spring break and nearly 3 out of 5 women know friends who had
unprotected sex during spring break."
When teens go abroad for spring break, it’s easy to forget that foreign
laws are extremely serious. 2,600 Americans are arrested on spring break
overseas each year.
Spring Break isn’t just for students. As you can tell by reading the below list, it’s also for brands and local businesses!
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BETWEEN 1.5
AND 2 MILLION STUDENTS GO ON SPRING BREAK EVERY YEAR AND COLLECTIVELY SPEND
OVER ONE BILLION DOLLARS.
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THE NUMBER ONE
U.S. SPRING BREAK DESTINATION IS PANAMA CITY BEACH, FLORIDA.
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PANAMA CITY
BEACH ATTRACTS NEARLY HALF A MILLION SPRING BREAKERS EACH YEAR.
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THE LARGEST
NIGHT CLUB IN THE USA IS CLUB LAVELA AND IS LOCATED IN PANAMA CITY BEACH.
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PANAMA CITY
BEACH HAS ENJOYED WIDE-SPREAD ACCLAIM FOR HAVING ONE OF THE WORLD’S BEST
BEACHES.
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CORPORATE
BRANDS PROMOTING THEIR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES ON SPRING BREAK STAND A VERY GOOD
CHANCE OF INCREASING THEIR BRAND AWARENESS BY 30 PERCENT BY THE TIME THEIR
CAMPAIGN IS OVER.
· SPRING BREAK INJECTS HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
INTO THE LOCAL ECONOMY AND PROVIDES LOCAL BUSINESSES NEARLY 40 PERCENT OF THEIR
INCOME FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR.
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