Spring Break 2013 ‘on track’ to beat 2012 numbers
Spring Break 2013 looks set to exceed the numbers recorded last year with 200 college students currently in Bermuda for week three.The total for this week alone is just 50 short of the estimated 250 students who visited during the entire period last year.Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell said the visiting students represent groups from Yale, Duke and Cornell Universities in addition to other schools of higher learning in the US and Canada.The first week saw an estimated 80 students on-island, of which half were non-residents, followed by another 100 college students during the second week.Said Mr Crockwell: “Last year we hosted approximately 250 students for Spring Break and we are certainly on track to exceed that number this year.“From all accounts the students have had a great time and we will look to build on this momentum next year and hope that some students who visited this year come back again and bring their friends.”Activities include an Island Party Bus Tour, the Spring Break Cruise and the Tom Moore’s Jungle/Cave Tour, with several activities on tap at night at Cosmopolitan, Docksiders and Café Cairo.The Department of Tourism will post footage of all the Spring Break events held this year on YouTube in early April.