[Updated Monday, Feb 2, 2009]
It doesn't seem possible but we are right around the corner from the 2009 tourist season, which officially begins with Spring Break and lasts through Labor Day weekend. Everyone is starting to prepare and I'm hearing that rental rates for 2009 are looking excellent already!
Here are some links to school calendars and a synopsis of peak times we can expect on our shores.
- College and University Spring Break Calendar on TripSmarter.com
- Public Schools, Colleges and Universities in the metropolitan areas throughout the South, Southeast, Midwest and East Coast that many of our tourists come from on Beaches of South Walton Partner Website (*note: this is in a PDF format).
Highlights.
- Walton county schools are out for Spring Break 2009 from April 13-17
- About 1/2 million college students are expected to descend onto Panama City beaches, in part thanks to MTV who will be there during the weeks of Feb 28, March 7, 14, 21, 28 and April 4, 11 (more info about that here).
- The week of March 9, 1,834,258 college students will be on spring break.
- The week of March 16, 2,130,258 college students will be on spring break,
- **NEW** Birmingham public schools will be on Spring Break April 16-20. March 16-20 (see Birmingham and surrounding area school calendars here)
- Atlanta schools will be on spring break April 6-11.
- Memphis, Nashville, Dallas and Houston public schools will be on spring break March 16-20.
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