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There's spring break and then there's spring break. The one-week recess is not always a call to all high school and college students to get in their swimsuits and head to Miami or Vegas to party. So, where are the anti-spring breakers heading? According to recent data analysis conducted by the travel booking site Kayak, the top non-traditional spring break destinations for this year weren’t necessarily what you’d expect. The top searches overall on the site for the first three weeks of March, the window during which the majority of the nation’s schools have off, were the usual suspects — Panama City Beach, Daytona Beach, Miami Beach, and Las Vegas. But the top spring break destinations by hotel searches were Austin, Savannah, San Antonio and Phoenix. And the top spring break destinations by flight searches were Austin, Phoenix, Denver and Seattle. Clearly, the anti-spring breakers are still looking for some warmth, heading south rather than north. But they're opting for more urban destinations rather than sandy beaches. So, has the "Girls Gone Wild" take on spring break just finally gotten tired? Or maybe spring breakers are looking for better values, or (gasp!) more culture. Why do you think students are opting for these non-traditional locales? More from Budget Travel: U.S. Lists Non-Advisory Mexico Cities In Time For Spring Break Summer Trips You Need to Start Planning for Now 5 Ways to Cut Down on Rental Car Gas Prices

The 3,000 cherry blossom tress in Washington, D.C. will bloom for the 100th time this year, and hotels around the capital are offering travel deals. Head over to our Real Deals section for details on a hotel deal at the Liaison Capitol Hill, with rates starting at $199 a night during the festival (the deal includes a picnic lunch and metro passes). The 10 Kimpton hotels in the D.C. area also have a hotel–only deal that includes a $30 hotel credit and sake tasting, from $229 a night. If you are looking for a full vacation package to the cherry blossom festival, United Vacations is offering a deal that includes airfare from Chicago (other gateways are available for an additional fee) and three nights hotel for $578 per person, including taxes. The hotel is the Holiday Inn Arlington at Ballston, so you won't be staying in the heart of the capital, but a metro station is just three blocks away. Looking to really splurge? Some of D.C.'s swankiest hotels are also offering "deals," including the Ritz-Carlton, where the cherry blossom package starts at $929 per night, including dinner and a bike tour of the blossom along the Georgetown Waterfront. Of course, D.C. isn't the only city where the sakura will bloom. Check out our guide to 10 great cherry blossom festivals around the world, and get in the mood by flipping through our readers' best cherry blossom photos. MORE FROM BUDGET TRAVEL Stop and Smell the Cherry Blossoms D.C.'s Cherry Blossoms Without the Crowds Washington, D.C. Hotels: Reviews of the best affordable hotels in Washington, D.C.

No travel disaster has been romanticized like the sinking of the Titanic. A slew of celebrations are scheduled for April 14, 2012 (the 100th anniversary of the sinking), but is it all in bad taste? The 12-night Titanic Memorial Cruise that departs from Southampton, England on April 8th has already sold out, but there's still space available on a cruise departing New York on April 10th that arrives in Halifax, Nova Scotia in time for the 100th anniversary memorial service (many victims of the disaster are buried there). It then sails to the exact coordinates of the sinking. Inside staterooms start at $999. If you don't want to commit to a cruise, but want to experience what it was like to be sailing in first class, it was just announced that an elaborate Titanic-themed dinner is planned for April 14 in New York. Only 80 seats will be available, with prices starting at $300. Of course, if you are really just looking for the romance, Titanic the movie was recently re–released in 3—D. What do you think? Are these celebrations tacky, or a fitting way to remember the disaster? MORE FROM BUDGET TRAVEL Is Disaster Tourism An Unavoidable Reality? Secrets to the 10 Most Popular Cruise Ports Cruise Industry Changes Safety Drills

For island dreamers along the eastern seaboard, getting to Hawaii hasn't always been the easiest or most convenient journey. But according to research recently released by the Hawaii Tourism Authority, flight capacity from the East Coast to Hawaii should increase about 6.4 percent this year, at a time when capacity to many other vacation destinations is decreasing (Europe comes to mind). Hawaiian Airlines and JetBlue Airways in January announced a partnership under which travelers can combine travel on Hawaiian and JetBlue. And on June 5, Hawaiian is launching the only nonstop service between New York City and Hawaii on its new 294-passenger Airbus A330-200 aircraft. Hawaiian flight 51 will depart John F. Kennedy Airport’s Terminal 5 daily at 10:00 a.m. and arrive at Honolulu International Airport at 3:00 p.m. The return flight 50 will depart Honolulu daily at 3:05 p.m. and arrive in New York at 6:55 a.m. the following morning. East coast residents can connect to that flight from JetBlue destinations such as Boston, Buffalo, Charlotte, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, and Raleigh/Durham. Additionally, United Airlines will begin daily year-round service between Washington/Dulles International Airport and Honolulu on June 7, 2012, which will be the only nonstop service between the two hubs. The flights will be operated on Boeing 767-400 aircraft. The new routes connecting New York and the nation's capital will dramatically improve the East Coast’s access to the Hawaiian Islands, but scheduled seats from the West Coast are also expected to increase 4.7 percent, due mainly to more Alaskan Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines flights. More from Budget Travel: 13 Things You Didn't Know About Hawaii Now Departing: NYC to Hawaii Nonstop for $212 Nonstop Flights Increasingly Make Unplanned Stops