will airfare to italy get cheaper before summer?

if that 900 figure includes tax n fees then it is about as good as it gets
for Jun or Jul this year

summer travel premium is always about 300 USD above the off season fares for
most airlines




"Nick" wrote in message

 > Looking to travel to Italy anytime late june to
 > early july. last year, i saw fares for ~$500
 > between new york and rome. this year, closer to
 > $900!. actually prefer, ideally, to fly from
 > philadelphia to milan, and rome to philadelphia.
 >
 > anyway, airfares seem quite high. should I wait,
 > or should I book now?
 >
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"Nick" wrote in message ...
 > Looking to travel to Italy anytime late june to
 > early july. last year, i saw fares for ~$500
 > between new york and rome. this year, closer to
 > $900!. actually prefer, ideally, to fly from
 > philadelphia to milan, and rome to philadelphia.
 >
 > anyway, airfares seem quite high. should I wait,
 > or should I book now?

I had a smilar situation a year ago, although I was looking
for the Atlanta-Rome fares, which are normally higher
than those from NYC or other northeastern hubs. The period
was end of July / beginning of August, that is, the high
season.

I started my search quite early, about March, and the
prices were horrendous, on the order of $1,400-$1,600.
A closer look revealed that only high-level economy fares
were offered (H, K or M on Delta) for some reason. In the
later weeks, the low-level fares (such as L) occasionally
appeared, and quickly disappeared, often within hours.
I think they are being released by the software in small numbers.
Eventually, I managed to book two L-fare tickets in May for $1,000
each, which under the circumstances turned out to be a good bargain.

Hope this helps,

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"Nick" wrote in message

 > Looking to travel to Italy anytime late june to
 > early july. last year, i saw fares for ~$500
 > between new york and rome. this year, closer to
 > $900!. actually prefer, ideally, to fly from
 > philadelphia to milan, and rome to philadelphia.
 >
 > anyway, airfares seem quite high. should I wait,
 > or should I book now?
 >
 >
Have been watching fares Boston-Rome for about four months on a regular
basis via Orbitz, Expedia etc. The old saying "right place at the right
time" worked for me; after seeing $900 - $1,200 prices found a non-stop
Boston - Rome and return for $430 via Alitalia on Orbitz about four weeks
ago. Price was there for about 24 hours and then it disappeared. Since
then, Alitalia has changed one leg to Boston - Milan - Rome. That's OK
with me considering the above price. Keep looking and you may get lucky.

Neil<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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   >>>>after seeing $900 - $1,200 prices found a non-stop Boston - Rome and
return for $430 via Alitalia on Orbitz about four weeks ago.

I was checking every day too--for friends. I didn't check that morning--but
they did--and snapped up $492 Chicago-Nice on Alitalia for July. I still
can't figure out if that was some bizarre pricing mistake or an intended
"sale". I kind of think it was the fomer. By that afternoon, after my
friends had their Orbitz ticket confirmation, I looked and the fare was in
the $900's again.

This year has been super-slim pickings for summer U.S.-Europe fare deals,
that's for sure!!!<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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I just bought $490 RT (including junk fees) ATL-MAN-ATL. Not sure what
the fare will be in the latter part of April. Maybe you can buy your
ticket now when it is cheap?
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maryanne kehoe wrote:

 > I just bought $490 RT (including junk fees) ATL-MAN-ATL. Not sure what
 > the fare will be in the latter part of April. Maybe you can buy your
 > ticket now when it is cheap?
 >

Maybe I misunderstood. Are you flying to Manchester in April, or in the
summer?
How does the April fare of $490 from ATL-MAN (Manchester) help someone
who indicated they wanted to travel in June or July (and from PHL to
MXP?). Fares to Italy are generally higher than fares to the UK, and
fares during the summer are generally higher than fares in the spring.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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I was trying to tell the gentelman that if one part of Europe was on
sale, if he called now, he might get a good deal!



Re: will airfare to italy get cheaper before summer?

Group: rec.travel.air Date: Tue, Mar 23, 2004, 12:33am (EST+5) From:
a.a.a DeleteThis @aaa.aaa (mtravelkay)
maryanne kehoe wrote:
I just bought $490 RT (including junk fees) ATL-MAN-ATL. Not sure what
the fare will be in the latter part of April. Maybe you can buy your
ticket now when it is cheap?
Maybe I misunderstood. Are you flying to Manchester in April, or in the
summer?
How does the April fare of $490 from ATL-MAN (Manchester) help someone
who indicated they wanted to travel in June or July (and from PHL to
MXP?). Fares to Italy are generally higher than fares to the UK, and
fares during the summer are generally higher than fares in the spring.
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maryanne kehoe wrote:

 > I was trying to tell the gentelman that if one part of Europe was on
 > sale, if he called now, he might get a good deal!
 >

Was you ticket for travel in the summer?<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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Not the outbound flight, but the return is in the summer season.




Re: will airfare to italy get cheaper before summer?

Group: rec.travel.air Date: Tue, Mar 23, 2004, 2:59am (EST+5) From:
a.a.a DeleteThis @aaa.aaa (mtravelkay)
maryanne kehoe wrote:
I was trying to tell the gentelman that if one part of Europe was on
sale, if he called now, he might get a good deal!
Was you ticket for travel in the summer?
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i ended up booking directly through alitalia for
EWJ-MXP, FCO-PHL, July 1 - 15, for about $820.
Direct flight, which is nice. Orbitz and Expedia
were both a bit more expensive. A bit more than I
was expecting, but far cheaper than USAir's direct
PHL-FCO, which was $1200.

Now, if Alitalia or anyone else has a summer sale
between now and then, is there any way I can get a
refund or credit?

"Nick" wrote in message

 > Looking to travel to Italy anytime late june to
 > early july. last year, i saw fares for ~$500
 > between new york and rome. this year, closer to
 > $900!. actually prefer, ideally, to fly from
 > philadelphia to milan, and rome to philadelphia.
 >
 > anyway, airfares seem quite high. should I wait,
 > or should I book now?
 >
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Nick wrote:

 > i ended up booking directly through alitalia for
 > EWJ-MXP, FCO-PHL, July 1 - 15, for about $820.
 > Direct flight, which is nice. Orbitz and Expedia
 > were both a bit more expensive. A bit more than I
 > was expecting, but far cheaper than USAir's direct
 > PHL-FCO, which was $1200.
 >
 > Now, if Alitalia or anyone else has a summer sale
 > between now and then, is there any way I can get a
 > refund or credit?

You can get a refund or credit if the ticket rules permit it.

Did you checkout any Italian neighborhood agents in Philly that might
specialize in travel to Italy? They might have access to consolidator
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   >>>>> Not the outbound flight, but the return is in the summer season.

That explains it. Fares are determined entirely by the date of departure.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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   >>>>> You can get a refund or credit if the ticket rules permit it.

Right--you should check with the airline. Some U.S. airlines allow full
credit for the difference, some allow credit minus a nominal (e.g., $25)
fee, and some, like Continental (I did use just an 'o' so that no abuse
complaints need be posted) don't give you any credit or refund if the fare
goes down.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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