Spring break: Zika impact, popular spots, last-minute ideas
"The resort that hosted our conference was jam-packed with families, couples, honeymooners, destination weddings and our conference," said Light, president of MCE Conferences, which organizes continuing medical education conferences.
"Everyone walked around wearing shorts, short-sleeve shirts, tank tops and sleeveless dresses," though people did use mosquito repellent.
[...] Jared Kamrowski, whose new site, ThriftyTraveler.com, lists daily flight deals, said he believes Zika is impacting prices, with tickets for places like San Juan, Puerto Rico, as low as $180 round-trip from New York.
A Travel Leaders Group survey found that 20 percent to 25 percent of the company's travel agents reported clients in the age range of 20s and 30s are changing plans to avoid Zika destinations, usually because of a pregnancy.
More than half of college students booking hotel rooms between late February and early April last year waited until the day they checked in to get a room, according to Priceline.com, which looked at mobile bookings by users with email addresses ending in .edu.
Some have special spring events like Steamboat Ski Resort's Cardboard Classic, April 9, a wild downhill race featuring conveyances made from cardboard, glue and other craft supplies.
Utah's Park City offers Spring Gruv concerts March 12-22 and an annual pond skimming contest, where costumed participants attempt to cross a 100-foot pond on skis or snowboard.
Last year's spring break included a shooting at a party house and an alleged sexual assault on the beach.