The high cost of travel is keeping many Ball State University students from going on vacation this Spring Break.
Overall travel has gone down in the U.S., Bill Miller, CheapOair senior vice president of strategic partnerships, said.
Miller said although CheapOair doesn't keep track of patterns from certain demographic groups, the company has seen growth in travel plans in the last 30 days for the month of March for the usual Spring Break hotspots like Florida and the southern area of Texas.
"We have seen an uptick in travel to Europe," he said. "The reason is because the dollar has strengthen against the Euro."
Miller explained that although airfare to Europe is more expensive, the cost of a hotel and places to visit are cheaper.
"If you go skiing, you're going to spend $100 a day," he said. "If you go to London, you can see a lot of stuff that's cheap like museums and historical spots."
Freshman psychology and public relations major Alexandra Watters said she used a Web site specifically for Panama City Beach to find a house to rent for her and her 11 friends.
"A lot of people are going so it makes [the trip] a lot cheaper," she said. "We're driving there and we're taking two cars that get really good gas mileage."
Freshman elementary education major Sami Martin said she always went to Florida during Spring Break in high school, but as a college student she'll be spending time at home. Martin said her grandparents used to live in Florida and she would stay with them, which helped her pay for her trips. She said it's not an option anymore since her relatives have moved to Indiana.
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