Natalee Holloway Backlash: Alabamians shun Caribbean resorts on spring break

According to the Birmingham News, Alabamians are looking else where than the Caribbean for their vacations and opting for safer alternatives.

Jennifer Caton, manager of travel services for AAA-Alabama, said visits to Disney World, cruises, Europe and short trips to the beach have emerged as the vacations of choice for parents since the disappearance of the Mountain Brook High School senior during a graduation trip last May garnered international attention.

“From the trips booked through our agents, people are going to beaches at Gulf Shores or Florida, taking cruises or going to Disney World,” Caton said. “No one has purchase a trip to a land resort in Jamaica or Aruba this year.”
(Birmingham News)