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Slow Economy Offers Bargains for Domestic Spring Break Travelers

Spring Break in Panama City Beach

Panama City Beach, FL (PRWEB) January 15, 2010

According to Collegiate Marketing Group, LLC college students looking to get away this Spring Break may be in for a deal. With students sharply curtailing spending because of the recession, Panama City Beach, FL hotelier’s have been slashing prices to keep the lucrative college market from staying home this coming March. It looks like it’s working too, because according to PCB hoteliers they have shown more than a 15% increase in room bookings year to date.

Panama City Beach may be considered the affordable Spring Break alternative for students that want the Spring Break experience without spending a bundle or worrying about safety concerns attached to an international vacation. Well known as the “beach within reach” this popular student destination could be the beneficiary of the current economic downturn.

Overall, Spring Break trips are cheaper than in 2009, according to Live Search Farecast, a website that tracks airfares, hotels, and other travel prices. It found that hotel rates in popular Spring Break destinations like Panama City Beach have dropped up to 15%, and airfares to these spots are averaging 9% less than a year ago. Online deals for hotel packages are being offered through Facebook and at popular Spring Break websites like pcbeachspringbreak.com.

For students traveling this Spring Break, they will be doing their bit to help the economy too. Consider that almost 200,000 jobs were lost in the travel industry last year; according to the federal Department of Commerce, another 250,000 will be lost this year.

So if college students are looking to save a few dollars this Spring Break, they should consider Panama City Beach the world’s biggest and most popular Spring Break destination. Every year at least a quarter of a million students head to this US hotspot for some inexpensive fun in the sun. Panama City Beach boasts beautiful long white sand beaches and some of the largest beach clubs in the country. With concerts and events hosted by MTV stars and popular reality show celebrities, it is clear why this Gulf of Mexico resort town has the reputation of being called the undisputed “Spring Break Capital of the World.”

For more details log on to http://www.pcbeachspringbreak.com today.

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