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44-406: The town is also known as city of festival as many festivals are held throughout the year. Banyuwangi Regency is a tourist destination, and additional developments have been proposed to encourage international tourism by building necessary infrastructures. Banyuwangi (the name meaning " Fragrant Water ", after a mythical river) is built in the centre of the east coast of Java, with the backdrop of

88-785: A gang rape in 2015, several new ordinances were put into effect prohibiting drinking on the beach and establishing a bar closing time of 2   a.m.   CT . Reports showed a drop in Panama City Beach's spring break turnout in March 2016, followed by increased family tourism in April 2016. Both are attributed to the new ordinances by the Bay County Community Development Corporation (CDC). After Fort Lauderdale started discouraging college students from vacationing there for spring break in

132-517: A 1-week break in the first week of May, around Children's Day (although some schools still keep it in February). Colleges only take the Children's Day itself off. In Taiwan, spring break usually refers to the consecutive days off of Tomb Sweeping Day and Children's Day . In UAE, spring break is usually two or three weeks long from late March to early/middle of April. It usually depends on

176-420: A 75% decline in share price, and announced that 6,000 staff would be made redundant or placed on unpaid leave globally. International tourist arrivals reached 1.035 billion in 2012, up from over 996 million in 2011, and 952 million in 2010. In 2011 and 2012, international travel demand continued to recover from the losses resulting from the late-2000s recession , where tourism suffered a strong slowdown from

220-530: A decreased willingness to travel, the restrictions have had a negative economic impact on the travel sector in those regions. A possible long-term impact has been a decline of business travel and international conferencing, and the rise of their virtual, online equivalents. Concerns have been raised over the effectiveness of travel restrictions to contain the spread of COVID-19 . In Cambodia, Foreign arrivals in March 2020 fell by 65% year-on-year. Angkor Wat , usually crowded with thousands of tourists per day,

264-448: A far cry from the 350,000 who went four years prior. In the early 1980s, South Padre Island became the first location outside of Florida to draw a large number of college students for spring break. With only a few thousand residents, South Padre Island consistently drew 80,000 to 120,000 spring breakers into the 2000s. It is common for major brands that cater to the youth market, such as Coca-Cola , Gillette , MTV , and branches of

308-591: A half weeks. In Iran , spring break starts at Nowruz and ends on Sizdah Bedar , All Iranians have the same spring break. Macau follows the Portuguese tradition of Easter break. Before 1917 there was an Easter Break in schools. In the Soviet Union , spring break was always from March 24 to 31. Now, many schools in Russia still have the spring break, but the exact date is decided by the school itself. In

352-600: A spring break destination for college students started when the Colgate University men's swim team arrived to practice there over Christmas break in 1934. Attracting approximately 20,000 college students in the 1950s, spring break was still known as 'Spring vacation' and was a relatively low key affair. This began to change when Glendon Swarthout 's novel, Where the Boys Are was published in 1960, effectively ushering in modern spring break. Swarthout's 1960 novel

396-676: A worldwide decline of 4.2% in 2009 to 880 million international tourists arrivals, and a 5.7% decline in international tourism receipts. In 2019, there were 1.460 billion international tourist arrivals worldwide, with a growth of 3.7% as compared to 2018. The World Tourism Organization reports the following ten destinations as the most visited in terms of the number of international travelers in 2019. The World Tourism Organization reports that international tourism receipts were US$ 1.7 trillion in 2018, an increase in real terms of 4% over 2017. The top ten tourism earners in 2018 were: tourism receipts (2018) The World Tourism Organization reports

440-575: Is a generic term. Reading week in Canada usually coincides with Family Day in the month of February. In Jamaica , the spring break starts in the first week of Good Friday. The break may range from one week to two weeks, often two. This break starts depending on which month the Easter holiday begins, March or April. In Mexico, spring break takes place during the Holy Week and the one after it. In

484-399: Is mostly celebrated in the southern parts of The Netherlands. In Portugal , spring break is mostly known as "Easter Holidays" and it gives two weeks to all students around the country. Before 1917 there was an Easter Break in schools. In the Soviet Union , spring break was always from March 24 to 31. Now, many schools in Russia still have the spring break, but the exact date is decided by

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528-481: Is no spring break as such; Holy Week is celebrated, and students usually have holidays during these days. The Easter Break is typically over 2 weeks in either late March or April, depending on when Easter Sunday falls. Canadian provinces give a one or two-week-long break to its elementary school and secondary school students in the month of March, with the time varying from province to province; New Brunswick and Quebec , for example, place their March breaks during

572-489: Is one week long and the date of the break differs from region to region to avoid overcrowding of the break destinations in the Slovak Republic. The regions are divided into three groups, the first group starts the holiday on the end of February, the last group starts the holiday two weeks later (in early March). There is also another shorter Easter break from Holy Thursday to the following Tuesday. In Spain , there

616-470: Is scheduled for different periods depending on the state and sometimes the region. In the United States, spring break at universities, colleges, and many K-12 school systems can take place from March to April, depending on term dates and when Easter holiday falls. Spring break is usually a week or two long, although some schools schedule it for the last week of March, with separate days off for

660-495: Is the second day of Easter), all school students have this vacation. Primary school students have another week of holidays after Easter. In the Netherlands, a week-long break is given to high school students and students in higher education in the early stages of spring (February-March). There are regional differences between mostly the north and south of the country in when this break takes place, because of carnival , which

704-551: The Gold Coast , have reported already lost earnings of more than $ 600 million. The Australian Tourism Industry Council (ATIC) called on the Government of Australia for financial support especially in light of the large number of small businesses affected. In March, national travel agency Flight Centre has indefinitely closed 100 stores throughout Australia, due to significantly lower demand for travel. It also suffered

748-716: The Ijen Plateau to the west, and with fine views across the Bali Strait ( Selat Bali ) to the island of Bali lying to the east. The principal market area is along the Jalan Susuit Tuban , the street which links the town square (or alun-alun ) with the sports stadium ( Stadium Diponegoro ) a half-kilometre to the southeast. The city was the capital of the Kingdom of Blambangan , the sixteenth-century Hindu kingdom which ruled this eastern tip of Java. Although

792-558: The U.S. during the 1930s, spring break has been observed in Europe since the late 19th century, and is observed in many other countries. Spring break is associated with riotous partying at warm-weather locations. In Japan , the spring break starts with the end of the academic year in late March and ends around April 7 with the beginning of a new academic year. Hong Kong follows the British tradition of an Easter break of about one and

836-408: The Easter holiday. In Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras, it takes place during Easter; schoolchildren have a week off, and teaching staff typically three days. In Colombia, the Easter break is Holy Week and the following week, in the southern hemisphere autumn. In Chile, many schools and universities take vacations in the middle of September in the southern hemisphere spring, coinciding with

880-509: The Florida beaches, South Padre Island , and Cabo San Lucas . Many tourism venues such as museums, visitor centers, restaurants and hotels mandated COVID-19 vaccination for their staff or visitors. Research has shown that tourists have varying levels of belief on COVID-19 vaccination in terms of its effectiveness and side effects, which have impact on the preferences of tourists to preference to visit or use "vaccinated venues". Together with

924-1206: The Regency (including Banyuwangi town) and the surrounding area in East Java . 8°13′07″S 114°22′01″E  /  8.2186°S 114.3669°E  / -8.2186; 114.3669 International tourism International tourism is tourism that crosses national borders. Globalisation has made tourism a popular global leisure activity. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people "traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes". The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that up to 500,000 people are in flight at any one time. In 2010, international tourism reached US$ 919B, growing 6.5% over 2009, corresponding to an increase in real terms of 4.7%. In 2010, there were over 940 million international tourist arrivals worldwide. By 2016 that number had risen to 1,235 million, producing 1,220 billion USD in destination spending. The COVID-19 crisis had significant negative effects on international tourism significantly slowing

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968-591: The United States, where most people spent their vacation time at or close to home. Most vacation travel was done by car, as gas prices are low and many people prefer to wait to the last minute to plan trips due to uncertainties. There were sharp declines in travel by air, cruise ship, bus and rail. In Australia, Tourism bodies have suggested that the total economic cost to the sector, as of 11 February 2020, would be A$ 4.5 billion. Casino earnings are expected to fall. At least two localities in Australia, Cairns and

1012-478: The celebration of the country's Patriotic Holidays . Large annual spring break festivities take place in various countries, often in the form of music festivals and joined by special nightclub parties , beach activities and accommodation offers. People on the Easter break may travel to other countries. The South Pacific takes spring break in November. Some tour companies charter out entire island resorts for

1056-556: The country. The first group starts the holiday on the first Monday of February, the last group starts the holiday five weeks later (usually in early March). The last group of counties becomes the first one to have the spring break the next year. Before 2017, the spring break in Georgia was typically an Easter holiday, lasting from Thursday to Tuesday in Holy Week. In 2017 Minister of Education and Science Aleksandre Jejelava instead set

1100-561: The damage done by college students that the local government passed laws restricting parties in 1985. At the same time, the National Minimum Drinking Age Act was enacted in the United States, requiring that Florida raise the minimum drinking age from 18 to 21 and inspiring many underage college vacationers to travel to other competing locations in the United States for spring break. By 1989, the number of college students traveling to Fort Lauderdale fell to 20,000,

1144-551: The festivities. European party destinations are increasingly becoming popular for international spring break guests. Tour agencies have cited the lower drinking ages in these places and that even then, they are rarely enforced. Some tour companies put on special chartered flights for spring break at discounted rates. In the US, many people take the holiday off. The holiday is celebrated near Easter, and many families hold easter egg hunts, or celebrate with Easter activities. Starting in

1188-492: The first week of March; Nova Scotia, and British Columbia schedule theirs during the second or third week; the break in Alberta and Manitoba usually occurs in the last week of March. In primary and secondary school, this break is called "March break" and in higher education it is usually "reading week" or "reading break". Neither example is commonly associated with the party culture of American spring break. "Mid-term break"

1232-511: The following countries as the ten biggest spenders on international tourism for the year 2018. tourism expenditure (2018) Euromonitor International rated these the world's most visited cities by international tourists in 2017: tourist arrivals Spring break Spring break is a vacation period at universities and schools that includes the Easter holiday, and takes place in early Northern Hemisphere spring . Introduced in

1276-436: The late 1990s, Panama City Beach began advertising the destination hoping to attract crowds that had formerly gone to Fort Lauderdale and then Daytona Beach before those communities enacted restrictions. From 2010 to 2016, an estimated 300,000 students traveled to the destination. The spawn of social media and digital marketing helped boost the beach town into a student mecca during March. Following well-publicized shootings and

1320-515: The majority of cases it is set in the middle of April. Also, the public holidays in May, connected with Labour day and Victory day, can be an accurate equivalent of the spring break. In South Korea , the spring break originally lasted for two weeks in February with the new school year starting afterwards in March. However, due to a change in the academic calendar in 2015, the spring break was changed to

1364-407: The mid-1930s, a swimming coach from Colgate University decided to take his team down to Florida for some early training at a brand-new Olympic-size pool in sunny Fort Lauderdale. The idea clicked with other college swim coaches and soon the spring training migration became an annual tradition for swimmers nationwide. Now, spring break is an academic tradition in various mostly western countries that

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1408-515: The mid-1980s, Daytona Beach mayor Larry Kelly appeared on national television to encourage college vacationers to come to Daytona Beach instead. Soon after, beer and cigarette brands started advertising in Daytona Beach for spring break. MTV Spring Break coverage moved to Daytona Beach in 1986. Kelly later called that decision a mistake, as locals experienced many problems during spring break every year. Kelly's efforts to rein in

1452-411: The overall increasing trend. International tourism has significant impacts on the environment , exacerbated in part by the problems created by air travel but also by other issues, including wealthy tourists bringing lifestyles that stress local infrastructure, water and trash systems among others. As a result of the late-2000s recession , international travel demand suffered a strong slowdown from

1496-522: The period from March 8 to 15 as a holiday for those in education, from preschool to university. In Germany, universities typically schedule a semester break of five to eight weeks around March. The Whitsun ( Pentecost ) holidays around late May or early June are also considered a spring break. In Greece , spring break takes place during Holy Week and the week following. In Lithuania , spring break (called Easter holidays or spring holidays) takes place one week before Easter and one day after it (as it

1540-518: The quarantine were arrested. In June 2020, Hawaii had still not set a date for reopening to out-of-state tourism. As of 16 June, the quarantine would be lifted for inter-island tourism. Florida tourism had a year-over-year 11% drop in the first quarter of 2020. During the pandemic in Door County, Wisconsin , hundreds of seasonal residents relocated to the county earlier in the spring than they typically do. In 2020, staycations became popular in

1584-592: The rapidly expanding Muslim kingdom of Mataram attacked Blambangan during the early seventeenth century, it managed to survive as the last Hindu kingdom on the island, and it was mostly ignored by the Dutch until the eighteenth century, when they took it over. Banyuwangi was where the undersea cable connected to Darwin , Australia, met the Australian Overland Telegraph Line in November 1871. Banyuwangi Airport at Blimbingsari serves

1628-416: The revelry included promoting athletic competitions called "Spring Games" to channel youthful energy in a wholesome direction, and proposing that hotels be billed for the cost of sending police to respond to calls during spring break. In 1993, Kelly lost his bid for re-election as mayor, and Daytona Beach officials cut their spring break marketing budget and ties with MTV. Fort Lauderdale 's reputation as

1672-508: The school itself. In the majority of cases it is set in the middle of April. Also, the public holidays in May, connected with Labour day and Victory day, can be an accurate equivalent of the spring break. Slovakia gives a week-long break to its elementary school and secondary school students in the months of February and March. Instead of vacationing in warm weather destinations, the Slovaks mostly associate spring breaks with skiing. The break

1716-551: The school or the emirate. In the Czech Republic , only primary and secondary school students have a spring break. The break is one week long and the date of the break differs from county to county to avoid overcrowding of the break destinations in the Czech Republic (Czechs usually travel to the mountains to ski there). The counties are divided into six groups, each group containing counties evenly distributed across

1760-576: The second half of 2008 through the end of 2009. This negative trend intensified during 2009, exacerbated in some countries due to the outbreak of the H1N1 influenza virus , resulting in a worldwide decline of 4.2% in 2009 to 880 million international tourists arrivals, and a 5.7% decline in international tourism receipts. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the tourism industry due to the resulting travel restrictions as well as slump in demand among travelers. The tourism industry has been massively affected by

1804-403: The second half of 2008 through the end of 2009. After a 5% increase in the first half of 2008, growth in international tourist arrivals moved into negative territory in the second half of 2008, and ended up only 2% for the year, compared to a 7% increase in 2007. The negative trend intensified during 2009, exacerbated in some countries due to the outbreak of the H1N1 influenza virus , resulting in

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1848-718: The spread of coronavirus , as many countries have introduced travel restrictions in an attempt to contain its spread. The United Nations World Tourism Organization estimated that global international tourist arrivals could have decreased by 58% to 78% in 2020, leading to a potential loss of US $ 0.9–1.2 trillion in international tourism receipts. Some people have taken advantage of airlines drastically reducing their fares to travel for leisure despite multiple warnings to remain at home, along with two-week self-quarantine requirements upon arrival or return from travel. A number of college students tested positive for COVID-19 after returning from traditional spring break destinations such as

1892-463: Was left almost deserted, with an average of 22 ticket sales per day for the whole Angkor National Park during April 2020. In Vietnam, Foreign arrivals in April 2020 fell by 98% year-on-year. Tourism in Hawaii went on hiatus. Tourist arrivals in Hawaii down nearly 100% in April 2020 and its 14-day mandatory quarantine kept tourism low. A number of tourists who came to the state but did not follow

1936-473: Was quickly made into a movie of the same title later that year, Where the Boys Are , in which college girls met boys while on spring break there. The number of visiting college students immediately jumped to over 50,000. By the early 1980s, Fort Lauderdale was attracting between 250,000 and 350,000 college students per year during spring break. Residents of the Fort Lauderdale area became so upset at

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