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Want to plan the best vacation ever? Start with a destination in mind, then check out this week's best airfare sales. We found ways to save on flights from Southwest, flyer-favorite Virgin America, and cheap tickets to visit our neighbors up North via Air Canada and Porter Airlines.

Is it starting to feel like every weekend involves a birthday, wedding, graduation, or some other important event? Fortunately this means the lazy days of summer are right around the corner. Prepare to make the most of them with this week's roundup of the best travel deals, which include the cheapest week-long Alaska cruise we've seen, 45% off impromptu hotel bookings, and more.

As the FAA complies with mandatory budget cut as a result of sequestration, many travelers are skipping cross-country trips in favor of more economical and closer-to-home vacations. For that reason, this week's best travel deals offer an assortment of hotel and cruise bargains across the globe. (OK, so we also threw in one ultra-popular airfare deal to Cali because we really do love it out there.)

We know some of our readers aren't the biggest fans of flying, so this week our top travel deals mostly glance over airfare sales, and instead we bring you the best of ground and sea transportation, plus can't-beat hotel bargains in the tropics.

Are your allergies acting up? Or are you just allergic to working during the loveliest season of the year? No matter your ailment, this week's best travel deals can cure it! Whether you want to board a boat and enjoy the least expensive 3-night cruise or hole up in a resort for a week (and get $100 off your stay), you'll feel better once you've booked your next getaway.

Tomorrow's release of Jurassic Park 3D will bring Isla Nublar and its prehistoric inhabitants to life. And yet, while it and many other locations from Steven Spielberg's movies would make fantastic vacation destinations, this week's roundup of the best travel deals provide some affordable and realistic alternatives: Europe, Mexico, and beyond!

It may already be high time to head to warmer shores and skip "spring" all together. There's bountiful sunshine and savings awaiting you in this week's best travel deals. What better way to dry out and get a tan than on a vacation to Hawaii? Or if you prefer your parlor palor, then book yourself a European vacation and enjoy additional savings on Orbitz hotels at a number of destinations.

While the calendar may say spring has arrived, it sure doesn't feel like it around here! We're ready for warmer weather and sunny skies, and if we've gotta fly to California for it, so be it! Are you with us?! Book your spring getaway with the help of this week's best travel deals and enjoy an escape to the Bahamas, Myrtle Beach, Florida, Puerto Rico, and more!

Let the kids have their spring break party this week; you'll enjoy a getaway even more after the co-eds have returned to classes. Plus, it doesn't take a straight-A student to know that it's wise to book in advance to secure the best prices, of course. A relaxing vacation to Italy, a long weekend poolside in Florida, a cross-country drive, or a siesta along the Riviera Maya are all within your reach, a la this week's best travel deals.

Whether by air or sea, this week's top travel deals can help you get where you need (or want) to go. Trade one American coastline for the other with 1-way fares as low as $53 on Virgin America, or board a fancy cruise liner and visit Alaska for a near all-time low price. Go pack your bags, these deals won't wait!

There are few college students who, come spring semester, plan little beyond the next kegger. And between frat parties and midterms, it's likely that Spring Break has snuck up on you. But that doesn't mean you'll miss the party, or have to pay a premium to join in the fun. The best travel deals this week are all last-minute Spring Break offers that will get you to a warm sunny spot with an umbrella drink in your hand in no time, and without tapping out the remainder of your college fund.