WASHINGTON, D.C.—Spring Break season spans a number of weeks, beginning in March and ending mid-April. AAA reserving knowledge reveals most vacationers are on the lookout for heat climate with the Sunshine State topping the checklist of U.S. locations. 4 Florida cities are on the highest 10 home checklist: Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, and Tampa.
“For households who stay in colder climates, Spring Break can’t come quickly sufficient,” stated Stacey Barber, vp, AAA Journey. “Florida is at all times a favourite this time of yr due to its seashores, theme parks, and cruise ports. Many vacationers are additionally desirous to sightsee in iconic American cities like New York and Chicago. And for these occurring European holidays, take into account new journey necessities taking impact this yr, particularly if London is in your Spring Break itinerary.”
On the worldwide checklist, eight of the highest 10 cities are in Europe. Rome is primary, adopted by London and Paris. Two Spanish cities are additionally on the checklist: Barcelona and Madrid. The Caribbean island of Aruba is one other prime Spring Break vacation spot, in addition to Tokyo, Japan. “Journey to Asia, significantly Japan, has been booming the previous yr, with extra People thinking about exploring all that Asian nations have to supply,” stated Barber.
Flying to Spring Break locations is dearer this yr in comparison with 2024. In keeping with AAA reserving knowledge, the typical roundtrip ticket this Spring Break season is $820 for home cities, up 7 % from final yr, and $1,440 for worldwide cities, up 2 % from final yr. Resort stays in the USA are 8 % dearer, averaging $660, whereas worldwide resort stays are 4% % cheaper this Spring Break season, averaging $740. The fee to lease a automobile domestically is about the identical as final yr, with rental automobile bookings averaging about $645. Worldwide automobile leases are 5 % cheaper this Spring Break season, with the typical reserving costing round $615. AAA’s automobile rental companion Hertz stated the highest locations for spring journey automobile leases are additionally in Florida (Orlando, Miami, Tampa, and Fort Myers) in addition to Phoenix, Los Angeles, Denver, Oahu, San Francisco, and Atlanta.
Cruising is at an all-time excessive. AAA’s cruise forecast tasks 19 million U.S. vacationers are occurring ocean cruises this yr, marking the third straight yr of document cruise passenger quantity. The preferred home Spring Break cruises depart from Fort Lauderdale, Port Canaveral, and Miami, that are the three busiest cruise ports on this planet. Cruise demand is up, and so is the price: home cruises this Spring Break season are 27 % dearer in comparison with final yr. Worldwide cruises are 3 % dearer. Ships cruising the Persian Gulf, Mexican Riviera, and European rivers just like the Danube and Rhine prime the checklist of worldwide cruise locations.
High Home Spring Break Locations
- Orlando, Florida
- Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Miami, Florida
- New York, New York
- Honolulu, Hawaii
- Anaheim/Los Angeles, California
- Tampa, Florida
- Chicago, Illinois
- Charlotte, North Carolina
High Worldwide Spring Break Locations
- Oranjestad, Aruba
- Lisbon, Portugal
- Dublin, Eire
- London, England
- Paris, France
- Barcelona, Spain
- Madrid, Spain
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Rome, Italy
- Tokyo, Japan
