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Do you feel that you need a break but have no idea where to head for? Well, in this case, the exotic island of Barbados might just do the trick for you. Situated in the Eastern Caribbean, the island offers the full pack: sunny beaches, high class accommodation, splendid nature and some pretty decent surfing areas.

If you check out these Barbados specials, you will notice that booking a Barbados vacation package through Orbitz.com might help you save up to 45% of the initial price. For example, a 3 night staying at Silver Sands Resort plus an American Airlines flight to Barbados and back (taxes included) can cost you as little as $578. If you are looking for an all inclusive offer, your choices would be the 4-star Almond Beach Village in Bridgetown, available through April 1^st from $902 per person (round trip flight from Chicago included) or the Almond Casuarina Beach Resort, where for the same price you can be upgraded to a 4-star hotel room. To see the latest vacation deals, as well as some last minute offers, just visit Orbitz.com.

There are times when your vacation becomes an authentic ‘tour de force’: each day you go to a new place, meet some new people and try out a different restaurant. But there are also those days when you feel like doing absolutely noting – even thinking about where to dine that night can give you a headache. Well, the latter situation is the reason why all inclusive vacations were created in the first place.
In case you are looking for some decently priced vacation packs, you might want to check what Priceline.com has negotiated for this week. A first great offer comes from Royal Solaris Resort in Cancun, where a 5-night hotel room and round-trip flight form Newark will cost you around $691. If you only have one weekend at your disposal for taking the chill off and getting a little sun tan, Viva Whyndham Tangerine in the Dominican Republic are ready to offer you their 3-star accommodation  and full services for only $589 pp (round-trip flight form Atlanta included). To find out more details regarding possible departure dates or terms&conditions, check out Priceline’s all inclusive vacation packs section.

The exotic islands of Hawaii need no further introduction: the flower lei, hospitable locals and surf-perfect waves have been the island’s best ambassadors. And now that spring is almost here, a vacation to Hawaii would be the perfect way to salute the return of warm weather.
This week, Expedia.com is featuring one of the best vacation package deals on the web: if you decide to book online a Hawaii vacation before May, 26, you could spend as little as $509 for an extended weekend trip (this price includes taxes, round-trip flight with American Airlines and accommodation for 4 nights). As for the possible destinations, they include Hawaii’s most popular islands: Oahu, Maui, Kauai and Bid Island Hawaii. Depending on your preferred dates, island and departure airport, prices might vary a little; for example, if you choose to fly form San Francisco to Honolulu, the whole trip will cost you around $513, while if you decide to take your plane from Los Angeles, you might have to add some extra 100$. Check out the whole offer in Expedia.com’s Hawaii Vacation Deals.

What’s really great about these first months of winter is that your can have the most amazing vacations, no matter if you prefer mountains or beaches. It is peak season for both skiing and Caribbean beach vacations, this is why today we’ve chosen to present you some Travelzoo’s vacation pack deals that fall into both categories.
If you didn’t get the chance to hit the slopes this year, or you just feel that you hadn’t have enough of it, maybe you should try booking a room at Loon Mountain Resort in Lincoln, NH where you could get a room for only $59 per night, provided you book a ski&stay package for April. But if you just want to relax and enjoy the hot Caribbean sun, a golf vacation might do the trick for you. A five-day all-inclusive vacation in the 3-star Oasis Palm Beach Resort and Spa in Cancun will cost you only $579 if booked with Travelzoo, with round trip air ticket and access on the golf course included. If you want to see some similar offers, Travelzoo’s best golf and ski vacation deals are just within a click’s reach.

Now that winter is almost over, it’s time get yourself out of the den and embrace the big wide world. Just in case that the idea of taking a vacation sounds a little premature for you, you might want to start with a weekend escape. And to make sure that this first step won’t force you to overcharge your credit card, here are some cool under $250 travel deals brought to you by Travelocity.com.

Once the biggest steel producer in the US, Pittsburgh has evolved into a modern, sophisticated city, surrounded by a green belt and splendid countryside. If you feel ready to explore Pittsburgh’s countryside within the next weekend, then, depending on your selected dates, you could book a hotel and flight for as little as $200. Other Mid-Atlantic destinations are Niagara Falls, Washington DC and Baltimore, all available for prices between $200 and $250 per person, including the flight. For more on the available dates and participation locations, check out all the under $250 travel pack deals on Travelocity.com.

Monday is just the perfect time to check some fresh travel deals (this way, if you decide to book some last-minute deal, you will have plenty of time to prepare for a great weekend). And to make things even more appealing, most of the discounted travel packages available online will guide your steps towards the warm beaches of the Caribbean.

Following the travel trends of the season, Priceline.com has prepared some special travel packs for anyone willing to take a break from winter and head for Cancun, Ixtapa, Bahamas or the Dominican Republic. With no more than $654, you will be able to enjoy all the pampering that an all inclusive resort can offer, and this for 5 days in a row. If you are ready to go all the way through and book a seven-day travel package, Oasis Hamaca in Dominican Republic is ready to provide everything you need for an amazing $917 per person. And the final argument: all the all-inclusive travel deals available on Priceline’s special deals page come with a round-trip flight.

If your plans for February include a short break on some tropical beach, maybe you should consider Expedia’s travel packages. For the upcoming month, Expedia has negotiated some really hot last-minute deals: with prices starting at $622 (flight included), you will be able to enjoy an all inclusive vacation in some Central American top resort – this particular offer, $622, is valid from February 7^th to February 11^th at Oasis Viva Beach in Cancun, Mexico.

In terms of all inclusive packages, Cancun has the most unbeatable prices: if you decide to spend an extended weekend at Royal Solaris Cancun Resort, you’ll be able to save up to $184 (the price of this package starts at $689 per person). If you are decided to have the best you can get, try the 5-star Excellente Playa Muheres in Cancun: everything included for a little less than $1300. For other destinations and more detailed offers, check out Expdia’s deals&offers page.

If you really want to start the New Year with a boost of energy, maybe you should consider taking a vacation. You don’t necessarily have to jeopardize your job by asking for a vacation in the first month of the year; an extended weekend in some classy hotel could be enough to restore your strength. A short glance over Travelocity’s vacation deals will show you that prices hadn’t gone up since last year and a decently priced vacation pack is only within a click’s reach.

As part of their “Cure the cabin fever campaign”, Travelocity are offering discounted vacation packages that allow you to save up to 50% of the initial price. Thus, you can stay at Nickelodeon Family Suites in Orlando for only $79 per night. In their Travel Deals section, Travelocity are offering a total of 4435 deals, most of which are in the United States, but also in exotic locations as the Caribbean, Australia or South America. Going for a weekend ski trip is another smart option: spending a night in the 4-star Aspen Meadows hotel can cost you only $149 per night.

2009 has been a crazy year for all of us. And this is exactly why you should leave all your worries behind just go somewhere for several days. It makes no difference if it is a Colorado ski resort or a Caribbean beach, as long as you can just relax. The good news for those of you that haven’t got any plans yet is that, even with two days left until Christmas, you still got time to book something.  Just to give you a heads up, here are some great last minute travel package deals that the Priceline Negotiator has prepared for you:

If a ski trip is what you’ve got I mind, then probably you would like to take advantage of the 3-night vacation package in Vail, Colorado, providing 4.5-star accommodation for as little as $356 per night.  Or you could just spend your nights in a Denver 4-star hotel, and be charged around $79 per night (this great bargain is only valid by the end of this week). So, take some time to consider my suggestion and maybe take a glance at Priceline’s last-minute deals.

A good place to search for travel deals is the ‘Top 20 Weekly Travel Deals’ made by the editors of Travelzoo. It is quite amazing what you can get these days with a little research! Just to give you an example, a weekend cruise in the Bahamas aboard a Celebrity Cruise ship can go as low as $149 (and you also get $50 credit onboard). If you want to take a swim in the warm waters of the Caribbean Sea, there are numerous options to choose from. One would be to take an all-inclusive vacation package in Carbo for the modest amount of $499. Or to pay around 75% per night in a Jamaican all inclusive resort.

If you prefer big cities to exotic beaches, no problem: you can stay in London for 6 nights and spend only $597, including the plane ticket. Low rates also apply for big city hotels:  according to Travelzoo, this week you can book a room in San Francisco, Las Vegas or Austin with less than 100$ and enjoy the all privileges of a top rated hotel.