California students paid $100 not to travel over Easter Spring Break 14 Mar, 2021 09:36 PM 2 minutes to read While students say they'll be avoiding the beach this year, hotel occupancy has approached near-pandemic levels. Photo / File, AP Other The University of California, Davis is offering students US$75 ($104) to be used for "staycations" to encourage them to avoid nonessential travel during spring break. Students who choose to stay home during the March 22-26 break will get the money in gift cards. Student response has been "awesome," the university said in statement. "The idea behind this was to provide a positive incentive for students to follow public health guidance," Sheri Atkinson, associate vice chancellor for student affairs, told the