Top 5 Spring Break Hot Spots for 2011

1. Cancun

Cancun, you're still the one. This little piece of Mexico is pure craziness during March and April: margarita madness and a massive influx of students doing the spring thing on drop-dead gorgeous beaches and in late-late-late night clubs. Don't forget to get a passport for this perennially popular paradise on Mexico's Caribbean!

 

2. Panama City, Florida

Panama City and Panama City Beach have Florida's spring break top dog billing yet again in 2011, though Miami, especially South Beach, will once more offer some serious competition. mtvU was all about Panama City in 2009 showing the planet that Panama City's a sure bet for the kind of fantastic fun that makes a break memorable for the rest of your life.

3. Miami and South Beach, Florida

Welcome to prime time, South Beach and Miami Beach! Just east of Miami, South Beach is bordered by Biscayne Bay on one side and the Atlantic on the other (which is where you'll find the beaches you'll like). South Beach is a tres cool club scene (is your attitude really ready?). Just up the sand is Miami Beach -- bit cheaper and less of dress-with-the-best thing.

4. Europe

Exchange rates ain't bad, and thus Europe moves up four places on the list of spring break hot spots for 2011 -- Amsterdam, London and Paris will be the cities in which you'll see the most American students, followed by Rome, Florence, Madrid, and Berlin. All chilly cities this time of year, so the social scene will be indoors (your hostel's always the best bet for finding the party place), but sights will be free of summer's mobs: great time to be in Europe, and way more US students will be there this year than last. 

 

5. Puerto Vallarta

Puerto Vallarta's a beach-meets-Mexican-mountains city that will again have a lot of what you want for 2011 friendly folks, awesome nightlife, beautiful beaches, great all-inclusive hotel deals and all the action's not just at the beach, either: parasail or mountain bike, for instance. Hasta pronto!