Yes. Spring Break U trips are powered and operated by Go Blue Tours LLC, a licensed travel company based in Middleton, Massachusetts, with more than a decade of experience running student trips. Go Blue Tours holds ARC and IATAN accreditation and is BBB accredited, and your price is confirmed in writing before you pay a deposit.
But you shouldn't take our word for it. You should take anyone's word about as seriously as a "free shots" DM from an account with 40 followers. So here's how to check us, and how to check every other company sliding into your group chat.
Who actually runs Spring Break U
Spring Break U trips are powered and operated by Go Blue Tours LLC, based at 1 Central St., Middleton, MA 01949. Same office, same phone number, same people who answer it: (888) 603-2937. Call it and a human picks up. Show up in Middleton and there's a door.
Go Blue Tours is accredited by the Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC #22554755) and the International Airlines Travel Agent Network (IATAN #22512641), and it's listed with the Better Business Bureau. ARC and IATAN are the bodies that let a travel company issue airline tickets and hold industry credentials. They don't hand that out to a guy with a Linktree.
Full list: springbreaku.com/accreditations-certifications.
The 6-point check to run on any spring break company
Copy this into the group chat. Run it on us, run it on the competition, run it on your roommate's cousin who "knows a guy."
- A real business name and address. Not a PO box. Not "DM for info." A legal name you can search and a street address you could drive to.
- Accreditation you can verify. ARC, IATAN, or a state seller-of-travel registration. Ask for the number, then look it up yourself.
- Terms in writing before you pay. Deposit amount, payment schedule, cancellation rules, what happens if a roommate drops. If it's not in writing, it doesn't exist.
- Named hotels. "5-star beachfront resort" is not a hotel. Riu, Hard Rock, Grand Oasis and Atlantis are hotels. If a company won't name the property, it may not have one.
- On-site staff. Who is physically there when your flight lands at 11pm and the shuttle isn't? If the answer is "text us," that's a no.
- Reviews with real names and schools. Not a wall of five-star reviews posted the same week. Look for ones that mention a specific rep, hotel or year.
Ask any company one question: "What happens to my deposit if I cancel?" A legit company answers in one sentence. A sketchy one changes the subject.
Red flags that should end the conversation
- They only take Venmo, Zelle, Cash App or wire transfers. Card payments give you chargeback protection. Peer-to-peer apps don't.
- The Instagram account is newer than your freshman year.
- Prices are way below everyone else's with no explanation of what's been cut.
- Pressure to pay tonight because "the block closes at midnight." Real room blocks have real deadlines, and they're in writing.
- No phone number, or a phone number nobody answers.
How Spring Break U handles your money
- Your price is confirmed in writing before any deposit is taken. Prices on the site are starting prices, not quotes.
- The deposit is $100 per person and non-refundable. That's exactly why the price gets confirmed first.
- Cards only. We take Visa, Mastercard, Discover and American Express. No Venmo, Zelle, cash apps or personal checks.
- Payment plans are month to month, and your due dates are listed on your reservation.
- Travel protection is optional and highly recommended. It's how you protect your money if life gets in the way. Details on the travel protection page.
- Full terms live on the Terms & Conditions page and in your booking confirmation.
Screenshot your confirmation the day you get it. Not because we'll lose it, but because your group leader will ask you for it six times.
Final Thoughts
Spring break is expensive enough without paying a stranger for a hotel that doesn't exist. Run the six-point check on everyone, including us. If we pass, and we will, get a quote and lock your crew in. If someone else fails, you just saved your whole group a very bad March.
