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Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011 | 2:05 a.m.
In this publicity image released by Disney, the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds fly over the Magic Kingdom on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The special flight over Walt Disney World commemorated the start of "Air Force Week" which runs through Oct. 31.
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A more family friendly travel destination has bumped Las Vegas from the top spot of the hottest spring break vacation locations on one travel website.
After holding steady at No. 1 for two years, Las Vegas moved to No. 2 as Orlando moved into lead spot on Orbitz.com’s list of the most popular destinations for the 2011 spring break season.
Orlando ranked at No. 5 last year.
Four of the most popular spring break locations on the travel website are in Florida this year, including Fort Myers and Tampa, which didn’t make the top 10 last year.
Other top locations on last year’s list included Cancun, Honolulu, New York and San Francisco.
According to a survey conducted by Orbitz.com, 88 percent of respondents said they try to avoid well-known college spring break locations.
The majority of respondents said they plan to spend either less than $500 per person or between $1,000 and $2,000 per person on spring break this season.
This year, MTV has chosen the Palms as the headquarters for the network’s spring break debauchery. The resort is offering packages for as low as $119 for the second weekend of March, which includes nightclub access and a hotel room.
The Hard Rock is offering a similar package for $140 per night. MGM Grand has resort packages that include two buffet passes, a $50 cabana credit and free admission to its nightclubs for $108.
Mandalay Bay has the same offer for $102.
Plastic city, plastic people, surrounded by sand.. and more sand. Then lose some money to the plastic casinos.
Well if MTV is coming for spring break than the position is irrelevant. At the same time where are college kids getting money for airfare, hotels, and accommodations from?
MTV has really turned into a horrible influence and is so far from its original creation it's amazing to see the difference. Another 50 years and it will be a porn channel.
In another poll, Orlando is tied for third place with Birmingham, Alabama for America's unsafest cities plagued with crime.
Las Vegas is not in the top ten.
But Orlando is a better tourist destination?
Oh. I see. They elevate them on that list so the criminals can victimize them when they show up.
Makes sense.
Las Vegas has got too expensive you only need to look at the cost of soft drinks in the casinos or the price of eating out, no wonder people are looking elsewhere, MGM has a monopoly position and screws customers, also the shopping malls are restricting the types of shops they want how stupid is that.. not everyone can afford to shop there now.
Enjoy the humidity spring breakers, and the mosquito's, and the thunder storms-YUCK!
Idiots. Doesn't mean spring breakers won't be coming to LV, just that Orlando may be more popular, according to ONE travel website. Maybe we can get all of the underage, douchebag types to go to Orlando and welcome all or the legal, well-behaved ones to LV?
If I were going to spring break it in Florida the last place I'd go would be Orlando. I'd hit a beach city. If I were 21 Las Vegas would be my 1st distination. I just hate living here but I would love to be a college kid on vacation on the strip.
This is not true. Students on west coast are smarter than that. It will be las Vegas for those who can afford it. Palm Springs or Lake Havasu for those who have less money to spend. Never FLORIDA
Florida has some great beaches, however Spring Break College Students are not encouraged to come. They create Traffic and Police problems while not spending enough to stimulate the economy. Hotels in Daytona, Ft. Lauderdale, etc.. all have age restrictions, minimum number of room nights, number of occupants per room, increased rates, etc... to keep them away. Orlando is a Family Destination and has been experiencing exponential growth with the opening of Harry Potter at Universal Studios. Plus Florida has better weather this time of year than Las Vegas.
Harry Porter? Hahaha. What's next Orlando, Justin Bieber modeling school? You keep the teens and crime with spring break and leave Vegas to the big boys.