Cancun's Upscale Moves Hurting Spring Break Crowds
New passport rules and Cancun's attempt to draw more upscale travelers means fewer revelers are headed that way this year. So says this story from USA Today.
Quite a few former party havens that welcomed students made a 180 degree turn after Hurricane Wilma, figuring that if they were going to spend millions on upgrades, they might as well go for a higher room rate when they were finished. The jury is still out on how many hotels are going to be able to pull this off. How many people can ever utter "Cancun" and "Upscale Destination" together with a straight face?
They're trying though, which means more hotels have turned their back on loud and puking college kids taking advantage of a lower drinking age. That seems to be just fine with South Padre Island (hope you have a room already) in Texas and Panama City, Florida. In the latter, "We decided back in 2000 that if we were going to have (spring break) here, we'd embrace it," tourism chief Robert Warren says.
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Related Stories:
· Higher prices, passport rules could rain on Cancun's party [USA Today]
· Bad Rate: Avoid South Padre Island for Spring Break [HotelChatter]
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