You can find cheap trips during most any time of the year and to most any location. You just have to know where to look, know what is important to you, and be willing to compromise in order to make the cheap trips work for your vacation.
The classified sections of your local newspaper and regional swappers can be the perfect place to find cheap trips. Some people will pay in advance for a package deal and then find out later that they are unable to take the trip. Instead of just losing their money, they will often try to sale the trip through the classifieds. Be sure to meet with the person (in a public venue) before making the purchase so that you can review the tickets or paper work to be sure the package is legitimate and transferable.
The internet has made it a breeze to find cheap trips to anywhere in the world. All you have to do is use a search engine and type in your destination with the words cheap or deal and you will have plenty of choices. There are also a number of online services that promise to find you cheap trips at the best prices (and many even carry a price guarantee).
Special promotions can be the best cheap trips (almost free, in fact) that you will ever stumble across. You may have to give up an hour or so to get a sales pitch for timeshare or some other travel deal, but you will get some free accommodations in great locations as the trade off. Staying free will definitely help with your goal for cheap trips.
Even with today's tightening market, it is still possible to find cheap trips to where ever you may want to travel. Be sure to always be on the look out, to always read the find print, and to always have a great time where ever you may go.