Where can the budget strapped consumer find a travel deal? Cheap travel is a growing commodity.  As airlines raise the cost of airfare this summer, travelers are in quest of affordable vacations. Hotels, resorts and villas in the Caribbean remain a deal. Not to mention, the average temperature is 80-degrees with minimal rain -- if any. 

Imbibe exotic cocktails as you sway your hips to live calypso music, and soak in the warmth and relaxation of frolicking pool or beach side. From now through the end of June, the following destinations make for an affordable out of the country escape:

• Aruba

• Barbados

• Margarita Island

• Dominican Republic

• St. Lucia

• St. Croix

• St. Thomas

• St. John

• Trinidad

• Tobago

To book a vacation package or travel deal without any uncertainty, TripAdvisor features tens of thousands unbiased hotel, cruise and other excursion reviews. Not to mention, the site presents a cost comparison of travel deals, cheap travel and regularly priced hotels and resorts.