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This week's traveldeals

By Carol Sottili | The Washington Post

2:02 PM EDT, May 12, 2008

Couples row their boats on a moat surrounding the ancient Edo Castle to admire full-bloom cherry blossoms in Tokyo. (AFP PHOTO/Kazuhiro NOGI)

Granted, you can't travel to the future, but you can travel to Tokyo. The sleek city, which has rebuilt itself from the ground up twice (once after an earthquake, once after World War II), makes "The Jetsons" seem like a nearby reality. While it's not the cheapest city to visit, it is possible to explore the region on a budget.

Air Singapore Air has sale fares from Los Angeles to Tokyo. Round-trip fare on nonstop flights is $685, including taxes. Add a round-trip ticket to L.A. from Washington (fares are currently about $300 on several carriers), and total fare is less than $1,000. Ticketed directly from Washington, flight starts at $1,392. Depart Monday-Thursday by May 31, and return within 30 days. Purchase at www.singaporeair.com.

Hotel While in Tokyo, stay at the Ryokan Sawanoya, a cheap and cheerful family-owned hotel. Singles start at $49, while doubles start at $91. Info: 81 03 3822-2251, www.tctv.ne.jp/members/sawanoya

See Philly: Receive two free CityPasses (each valued at $54) when you book two consecutive Thursday-Sunday nights at the Candlewood Suites Philadelphia-Willow Grove through June 30. The Philly Special two-night package starts at $216, including $16 taxes. The CityPass includes admission to the Franklin Institute, Adventure Aquarium, Philadelphia Zoo, National Constitution Center and either the Academy of Natural Sciences or Eastern State Penitentiary, plus a pass good for 24 hours on Philadelphia Trolley Works. Info: 215-328-9119, www.candlewoodsuites.com.

Orbitz is offering a sale on hotels throughout North America and the Caribbean. Savings range from 10 to 50 percent for stays through Sept. 30; book by July 6. For example, rooms at the Hotel Cozumel & Resort in Mexico start at $71 a night, including taxes; rate through hotel is $114. Request promotion code SUMMERSALE10 when booking at www.orbitz.com.

Exclusive Island Hotels & Resorts is offering free nights at a dozen of its properties in such far-flung destinations as the Seychelles, Maldives, Madagascar and Thailand. Requirements vary. For example, stay five nights at the Vanila Hotel in Nosy Be, Madagascar, from June 1-July 11 and pay for four; rate starts at $150 a night. Or pay for two to five nights at the Pimalai Resort & Spa in Koh Lanta, Thailand, and receive an equal number of free nights through Oct. 31; rate starts at $250 per night. Info: www.eihr.com.

Norwegian Cruise Line has renamed its Pride of Aloha as the Norwegian Sky and repositioned it from Hawaii to Miami. Starting July 14, it will begin three- and four-night cruises to the Bahamas and is offering an introductory Kids Sail Free package for departures between July 14 and Sept. 26. Prices vary by date and cruise length. For example, a three-night cruise in early September starts at $760 for a family of four staying in an inside cabin, a savings of $198; taxes and fuel surcharges are included. Book by May 31. Info: 866-234-0292, www.ncl.com.

Azamara Cruises is offering shipboard credits of up to $750 per cabin on its Europe and transatlantic itineraries with ocean-view-or-better cabins; book by May 11. Cruise for at least 14 nights and receive a $750 credit; cruise 13 nights or less and receive $500. Price varies by itinerary. For example, a 16-night Western Europe cruise on the Azamara Journey departing Copenhagen on Aug. 14 starts at $2,299 per person double, plus $226 port charges and fuel surcharges. Info: 877-999-9553, www.azamaracruises.com.

Cruise Masters Travel is offering free adult airfare on select Regent Seven Seas Cruise itineraries in Alaska this summer. The promo can be combined with the cruise line's kids-sail-free deal on four departures in July and one in August. Price per adult starts at $4,195 per person double, plus $399 port charges and fuel surcharge. Children pay airfare, and cruise taxes and surcharges; one child can be accommodated in least expensive cabin. Airfare value averages about $705 per adult. Deal also includes $200 per adult shipboard credit. Book by May 19. Info: 301-983-9417 or 866-268-1111, www.cruisemasterstravel.com.

AIR Book a round-trip ticket on JetBlue by May 16 for travel by June 11 and receive a $50 voucher for travel Sept. 3-Oct. 31. You must register at www.jetblue.com/50 to qualify. Info: 800-538-2583, www.jetblue.com.

PACKAGES Book round-trip airfare to London on British Airways and receive two nights' free lodging at any of nine three- and four-star hotels. Round-trip high-season fare from Washington is $951, including $173 taxes, for travel May 26-Sept. 3. (Save $20 more if you register at www.ba.com.) Seven-day advance purchase required; cheapest fares are available for Monday-Wednesday flights. Free hotel deal applies for May 26-Oct. 30 travel; two people receive two free nights, and a single traveler gets one free night. For example, a six-night stay for two in mid-July costs $2,460, including airfare and accommodations at the Jurys Inn Chelsea (hotel savings are $372). Purchase by May 13; Saturday night stay required. Info: 800-247-9297, www.ba.com/london.

QueensLander Tours is offering free airfare from New York to Venice, with return from Naples, and $200-per-person discounts on its Italy's Great Cities Tour. The escorted tour also includes eight nights' accommodations in Venice, Florence, Cortona, the Amalfi Coast and Rome; daily sightseeing tours (admission fees included); motor coach and/or rail transport; and guide. For the $200 discount, you must pay by check and in full at the time of booking. After discount, the price for high-season departures (June and July) starts at $4,355 per person double, including $382 air taxes and fuel surcharge. Priced separately, air costs about $722 excluding taxes and surcharges. Deal applies to departures through October; book by June 15. Info: 877-865-6711, www.queenslandertours.com.