The Ultimate Guide to College Spring Break 2015

Friday, May 9, 2014

The lowdown on Spring Break Contests by Inertia Tours

Many of you know that on Spring Break, there are contests run on the side trips and at the clubs at night...this blog post will tell you all about them as well as provide examples of what you can expect on Spring Break 2015 with Inertia Tours.

Here is a photo of one of our clients participating in our Spring Break Mardi Grad Bead Contest:

You can also view more photos here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/springbreaktrips/7137475531/in/set-72157629952969799

Contests to Expect:

Keg Stands
Bikini Contests
Wet T Shirt Contests
Mardi Gras Bead Contests
Dizzy Lizzy (also referred to as Dizzy Bat)

Keg Stands
Keg stands doesn't necessarily have to be in "contest format" - many fraternities have kegs lined up on the beach on South Padre Island Spring Break simply doing keg stands to catch a buzz.

Generally though...there is a count....or a chant..."chug chug chug" each chug counts as "1." Yes, this can be dangerous - one reason you won't find at least our Spring Break Tour Company promoting it as people can get really drunk doing them!

See over 40,000 spring break trip photos at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/springbreaktrips/sets/

Video Instruction on how to properly NOT do a keg stand:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sO2GAFzwuk4

Dizzy Lizzy (Dizzy Bat)

This contest involves taking a plastic bat, filling it with beer (or party bevie) drinking it down, then spinning around with your forehead on the bat and running down, tagging a partner OR taking empty can of beer and hitting it.... and they do it all over again. You should have 2 teams of 5 per team.

If you don't have a bat, what I have seen done is this. You get 2 teams of 5 people. Set 2 bar stools up 30 feet apart.

Each team lines up at opposite bar stools. There is a table next to the bar stools set like 5 feet away. The teams each select one person to go first. That person slams a beer from the table, then puts their head on the bar stool and spins around it 5 times...(or uses a bat) ..this works well in the sand by the way...then they run down to the other table, slam one more beer, then tag off.

First team done wins. Spilling is NOT allowed!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_jg3EJj5Hw

Panama City Beach, Florida you will actually recognize as the spring break capital of the dizzy bat.

Bikini Contests

This is self explanatory. Girls ply for anything from a bar tab, to $100 cash, to a Free Spring Break trip the next year. The "smart" emcees announce over and over nudity of any kind is not allowed...IF THEY DO (they rarely do due to the pervert factor) ...they will get some of the hottest girls to participate. If you see a rookie hosting one...they will encourage nudity..which...keeps the pretty girls away (ummm...sometimes hahaha)

South Padre Island Texas is the king of Bikini Contests.

This is super popular at nightclubs at night, and they provide tiny bikinis for the girl. Expect a creeper older emcee to host if at a club at night. The best bikini contests DO NOT allow nudity, and are during the day if you really want to see pretty girls that is.

Example of Creepy Emcee:

This isn't always the case with nighttime bikini contests....
Here is a decent bikini contest at Louies Backyard on South Padre Island with Inertia Tours

And we also have some superb bikini contests at other venues in South Padre Island TX

as well as:

We recently filmed our Cancun Spring Break program's Bikini Contest at Mandala Beach Club in Cancun -- for some reason blogger will not let me embed the video..but here is the link..worth the copy/paste!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RZ-xKz-ITQ

And here is our final thought on the incredible DAY TIME bikini contests that Reef holds:

and the back....

Mardi Gras Spring Break Bead Contests

Generally these are run as a main event party where everyone gets mardi gras beads when they enter the party (2 each) and the person (the girl 100% of the time) with the most beads earns money or a free spring break trips.

Of course..mayhem ensues....

It can range from wild to mild...for example, a "girl kissing girl" contest if the girls kiss for 15 seconds with tongue they get extra mardi gras beads is supremely popular...20 to 40 girls will line up to kiss each other....to...kiss me on a cheek for a bead type of stuff.

This is a toss up between the Cancun of old (Pat Obriens) and Mazatlan of old (Joe's Oyster Bar) to the new South Padre Island, Texas as to which destination holds the best mardi gras knock off from New Orleans.

Ok...here it is...Wet T Shirt Contests

Do we REALLY need to describe what this means? During college week for spring break, Wet T Shirt contests abound. Generally, the girls may be permitted to flash, but they may not take off their bottoms and show any cooter.

Here is Inertia Tours version at South Padre Island, Texas at Palm Street Pier...gettin' rowdy for sure!

If you have ANY questions about spring break 2015 destinations, need helpful, friendly advice on where to go or where to stay, call us 800 821 2176 or go to www.inertiatours.com

Wednesday, April 30, 2014

How to save money by booking College Spring Break 2015 early

This post gives you simple advice as to how you can save money by booking College Spring Break 2015 early.

Top Five Ways to Save Money on Spring Break 2015 by booking early

1.) Many spring break travel agencies have few (if any) inquiries about trips taking place nearly 1 year in advance.

For them, your inquiry will seem like "free commissions" so they are very apt to cut a special deal or include extra things like perhaps a free upgrade to a suite or 50% off travel insurance when you inquire this early out.

You have to ask generally...but don't be crazy. On the first inquiry, just politely say "I'm looking to organize my friends for spring break as early as possible to get the best deal, as I'm hoping for a special price or maybe something extra included...can you help me?"

No professional will say NO WAY to such a request. Book early.

2.) Airfare will be less by booking early 100% of the time

Let me eliminate the fallacy of "booking last minute to get a deal" which is a complete untruth that has be sold to the American people for years by internet travel companies. Airlines since the economic downturn dropped flights, merged, cut labor costs, have huge bags fees, and are running full.

Sure...technically if they aren't "sold out" they drop the fare. Guess what? March is THE busiest air travel month of the year. They are ALL FULL to popular spring break destinations like Cancun, Puerto Vallarta, and South Padre Island Texas, to name a few.

What this means is...using their yield management models to set their ticket prices, they are selling out...so a $450 ticket in May may be $750 in October. That's a massive increase! Book early.

3.) Get a group together...but....

Yes, by getting a small group together you can inquire with a student tour company about getting a free trip or a group discount.

An example of one is:
www.inertiatours.com/freespringbreak/

Again..small...if you say (or really do have) say 100 people that want to do Cancun spring break, and tell the travel company that...first of all they won't believe you. Secondly...if you go over say 25 people the price actually should go UP not DOWN.

Going in with telling some travel agency saying look, we have about 15 to 20 people that want to go on spring break, can we get a small group discount if I take on doing some of the organizing work for your Company and promote it?

The answer is yes. There is generally an exception. If you go to the Agent and ask for this last minute, the Agent will say hey...we are selling out anyway, or our margin is too small this late in the year to offer you anything etc etc.

4.) Spring Break Condos and Spring Break Hotel Availability is greater early

There isn't a whole bunch to expand on here. The earlier you plan a vacation, the more availability there is, and therefore competition for your early business which gives you more spring break trip options for accommodations to book and...well...you'll get more bang for your buck.

5.) Time to Pay

You may say....having more time to pay on your spring break vacation doesn't save you money...but it sort of does if you are on a small student budget each month.

You see, at least with Spring Break Tour Companies like www.springbreakmafia.com, you can make a small deposit of say $100 to reserve the trip, then you get monthly payments which make the more trip affordable.

If you book early, these payments will be incrementally less. While that doesn't make it lower cost, it DOES MAKE IT cheaper each month for your tight budget. This also means more of your friends can go.

Example:

Book a trip to South Padre Spring Break and you can put $45 down. Then pay $100/month if you make the initial $45 down by June 1. That's airfare, 5 nights condo, meals, and a party package. What a deal, right? And affordable. Now...if you book this same trip say November 1. You'd only have 2 months to pay! This means monthly payments of say $370/month...ouch!

Have questions about spring break 2015 and saving money? Call Inertia Tours 800 821 2176. Helpful, friendly folks to answer your questions. We have trips priced from $250 per student if you drive to south padre island texas to $1499 for a week long all inclusive trip with a flight to Cancun or email us info@inertiatours.com