South Padre & Spring Break Fact Sheet
• Nearly as far South as Miami, Florida
• The driest month is March (spring break) with only 1.22 inches of rain on average
Competition is Panama City Beach, FL with 6.22 inches of rain on average
• Average high is 75 degrees in March with temps around 80 very common. Average
Low is 62 degrees, 15 degrees warmer than Panama City Beach - competition of Panama City Beach, FL is 70 degrees in March with average low of 47 degrees
• Nearly 50,000 college students come to Island over 6 weeks of spring break
• Spring Break is often incorrectly attributed to have started in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This is false. The first organized spring break trips were in 1967 by (now defunct) Cervinik-Anderson Travel of Phoenix, Arizona on a train for a weekend trip from Phoenix to Mazatlan, Mexico
• South Padre Island gained its huge popularity due to fact from 1984 to September 1, 1986 Texas refused to raise drinking age to 21 like majority of other US States, allowing minors to drink. Party revelers flocked because of this. States that did not raise their legal age lost millions in Federal funding for roads causing Texas to follow suit. Only Louisiana waited longer
• While drinking age in Texas is 21, Texas allows minors 18+ to be in bars & nightclubs as long as they do not consume alcohol
• As of the census of 2000, there were 2,422 people, 1,211 households, and 662 families residing in the town
• The average elevation of South Padre Island is just 7 feet above sea level
• South Padre Island, TX can trace its roots back to the 16th Century, when a Spanish explorer named Alonso Alvarez de Pineda discovered it
• It is legal to drink on beach on South Padre Island & have open containers if 21 years old
Why South Padre Island is popular now (see also South Padre Facts)
• You can drive there = no flight costs + you can do shorter trips
• Safety – it’s within US borders = parents saying a-ok to trip
• Huge condos popular – can accommodate large Greek groups
• Kegs legal on beach = large day parties & low cost consumption
• Coca Cola has huge beachfront entertainment stage in March (free entry)
• Several clubs in South Padre hold over 2500 people, including Louies Backyard
• Weather is warmest of any popular US spring break destination = great tanning
• American Airlines, Continental, and Southwest all provide flights at low cost
• Lots to do for very low cost – dolphin watch tours $15/person, surfing lessons $50/person, party yacht “booze cruises” $20/person, banana boat rides $15/person, bay fishing $20/person
• City of South Padre Island is PRO-spring break (unlike Florida). We see students as future, lifelong clients meaning Texas-welcoming committee on hand for college clients
Simply, South Padre Island is unquestionably the lowest cost & more affordable spring break vacation a student can choose. Objection of “can’t afford” overcome easily.
Example:
-7 night “almost all inclusive” packages with Inertia tours with a beachfront condo, 2 meals per day, and VIP cover charges every night to a different club plus 2 side trips are still under $500/person
Contact us 800 821 2176 for more info, or click back to http://www.inertiatours.com