Affordable airfare from NYC -> Italy for July?

   >>>>>Last Saturday, I found ~$495 airfare on Alitalia from Newark to Rome.
Inexplicably, I waited for a few days, and now I see the same ticket is
$800+. Yikes.

If you found it on Orbitz, like I did, it was a bogus fare--not actually
bookable (when you click on the booking option, it says that the fare went
up). In fact, when the fare went up to around $800 I tried booking it--and
that was bogus too--it went up over a thousand. So don't feel bad.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
 >> Stay informed about: Affordable airfare from NYC -> Italy for July? 

 > Please forgive the crosspost, but I'm trying to plan a trip for 2 to
 > Rome from NYC from 7/9 - 7/18. Last Saturday, I found ~$495 airfare on
 > Alitalia from Newark to Rome. Inexplicably, I waited for a few days,
 > and now I see the same ticket is $800+. Yikes.
 >
 > Can anybody offer advice on when/where/how to I might affordable
 > airfare to Italy for that time of year? I know it's high season for
 > tourist, so I'm guessing savings will be hard to come by.
 >
 > Also, I've heard it's best to NOT buy International air tix more than
 > 2 months in advance, as specials tend to crop up within that 2 month
 > window.

This advice does *not* apply for peak travel periods - Christmas,
Easter/spring break, summer holidays, Thanksgiving. For these you
usually need to book as soon as possible to get the best fare.

Try making your dates more flexible. It may well be that the cheap fare
you saw was a special offer which has now finished, but something else
might come up in the next couple of months. I wouldn't wait too long
after Easter to book, though.

Hilary<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
 >> Stay informed about: Affordable airfare from NYC -> Italy for July? 

flying on Fri and Sun is part of the problem
try Sat to Sat if willing to cut trip short

adjustment above will cut airfare by 100 to 150 dollars based on currently
available consolidator airfares for 7/10 out and 7/17 back

also try NYC-LON if willing to use any of the multiple airports at either
city - more options - better chance

whichever options you select, you can book tickets now with tax and gov fees
included at amounts less than 700 and less than 600 if 7/10-7/17

lowest airfares are generally limited to a small portion of seats and even
more limited during peak travel periods - which is why it's now you see em
and now you don't - even a few minutes later

airlines update databases about four times each day and if an airline issues
another small allotment of lower priced seats - they will show up on search
until sold off

grant yourself some time to shop because that is what all this comes down
to - shopping - and buying - when you see a price you are willing to pay




"Cory Snyder" wrote in message

 > Hi everybody,
 >
 > Please forgive the crosspost, but I'm trying to plan a trip for 2 to
 > Rome from NYC from 7/9 - 7/18. Last Saturday, I found ~$495 airfare on
 > Alitalia from Newark to Rome. Inexplicably, I waited for a few days,
 > and now I see the same ticket is $800+. Yikes.
 >
 > Can anybody offer advice on when/where/how to I might affordable
 > airfare to Italy for that time of year? I know it's high season for
 > tourist, so I'm guessing savings will be hard to come by.
 >
 > Also, I've heard it's best to NOT buy International air tix more than
 > 2 months in advance, as specials tend to crop up within that 2 month
 > window.
 >
 > Can anybody offer any advice/links?
 >
 > Thanks in advance,
 >
 > CS<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
 >> Stay informed about: Affordable airfare from NYC -> Italy for July?