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will airfare to italy get cheaper before summer?
Not the outbound flight, but the return is in the summer season.
will airfare to italy get cheaper before summer? Group: rec.travel.air Date: Tue, Mar 23, 2004, 2:59am (EST+5) From: (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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will airfare to italy get cheaper before summer?
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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will airfare to italy get cheaper before summer?
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 fares. |
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will airfare to italy get cheaper before summer?
Not the outbound flight, but the return is in the summer season.
That explains it. Fares are determined entirely by the date of departure. |
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will airfare to italy get cheaper before summer?
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. |
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will airfare to italy get cheaper before summer?
On Mon, 22 Mar 2004 19:13:34 -0600, "Douglas W. Hoyt"
wrote: 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!!! I agree. I've been watching IAD-CPH fares since early Feb. It doesn't look like fares are going to go down much. I'm getting ready to buy now. |
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will airfare to italy get cheaper before summer?
I agree. I've been watching IAD-CPH fares since early Feb. It
doesn't look like fares are going to go down much. I'm getting ready to buy now. A couple months ago, there were loads of sales for departures before March 31st. Now there is a modest parade of fares for "spring" travel. The airlines may have simply decided that they will see how full their aircraft are in summer, and will offer "sales" later--in order to fill up the remaining seats. This is probably the most sensible thing to do--and it fits the general pattern of fare sales offered in the majority of markets and seasons. I would guess that in late April or May, that there will be some deals for June or later. But I already booked mine! |
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will airfare to italy get cheaper before summer?
On Wed, 24 Mar 2004 17:40:17 -0600, "Douglas W. Hoyt"
wrote: I agree. I've been watching IAD-CPH fares since early Feb. It doesn't look like fares are going to go down much. I'm getting ready to buy now. A couple months ago, there were loads of sales for departures before March 31st. Now there is a modest parade of fares for "spring" travel. The airlines may have simply decided that they will see how full their aircraft are in summer, and will offer "sales" later--in order to fill up the remaining seats. This is probably the most sensible thing to do--and it fits the general pattern of fare sales offered in the majority of markets and seasons. I would guess that in late April or May, that there will be some deals for June or later. But I already booked mine! I booked mine today. This is the latest I can remember, without much summer sales, since I started flying to Eurpoe 12 years ago. |
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will airfare to italy get cheaper before summer?
"Douglas W. Hoyt" wrote in message ...
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!!! Today I got an email from Travelzoo that Delta is starting service from Cincinnati to Amsterdam and they're running $399 r/t - too bad I'm in Florida and can't take advantage of that one! |
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will airfare to italy get cheaper before summer?
Nick wrote:
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? some flights to Rome were already full when I tried to book. My sense is that flights have been cut way back -- and rates are not likely to come down. there is always a bit of luck involved -- but they never did come down this spring as they usually do -- |
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