Just over 200 students are expected to visit Bermuda for the four weeks of Spring Break 2013.An estimated 40 college students flew to the Island for the first week of events on February 16, Department of Tourism officials stated.A further 100 Spring Break passes were handed out the following week; 85 students are expected to come from Ivy League schools in the US during week three.A spokesman couldn’t confirm how many students were expected to come in the final week that ends March 22.An estimated 250 students flew to the Island for Spring Break last year.“The students are having a wonderful time exploring the Island, meeting fellow ‘Spring Breakers’ and taking advantage of the Spring Break offerings available,” said Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell.“The first two weeks have been great and we expect higher numbers of visiting students in the final two weeks compared to last year.”Former Tourism Minister Wayne Furbert said any improvement on the numbers generated last year was a “good thing”. And he was hopeful that more hotel properties would join Coco Reef Resort and Grotto Bay Hotel in offering special rates to attract students.“The figures seem to be a bit further than last year, which shows there is some positive movement, one more visitor is better than one less,” he said.“But at the end of the day, the Minister is going to review the Spring Break programme and ask if they are doing as much as they can to promote it. That’s really where it’s going wrong, and it’s too bad that more hotels are not getting involved.”He commended the two hotels offering special rates this year. “Ultimately it boosts their occupancy levels so I must tip my hat to Grotto Bay and Coco Reef,” he said.Meanwhile, two Front Street establishments recorded slight increases in business during the first two weeks of Spring Break 2013.A spokeswoman at Docksiders said: “So far the events we’ve had have been going great and it has definitely helped out in terms of business.”At Café Cairo, the manager said the increase in numbers was noticeable “not just with visiting college students but with local students studying abroad as well”.“This time of year is very slow for everybody so it’s always a plus and it’s definitely better than last year,” she said.“It’s going to take a few years to get a following because they just relaunched it last year, but we’re pleased with what we’ve seen so far.“We need to do something to boost Bermuda as a tourist destination and this is a good starting point and hopefully we can get more events to boost numbers next year.”