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May 6th, 2017 | 08:21 AM

judysmoore

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First time to Italy

With so many popular tours to Europe, why aren't flights or airlines just as popular? If you've done a Rock Steeves tour, will you share flight recommendations from New England? Airline? Best stop over place? Looking for budget flights if possible.

May 6th, 2017 | 08:31 AM

judysmoore

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Umm... Rick Steeves? (Maybe he does "rock"?)

May 6th, 2017 | 12:16 PM

Kathie

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Take a look at some of the budget airlines - there are a lot of them - WOW, Norwegian, Icelandic, etc.

May 6th, 2017 | 12:34 PM

Kathie

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BTW, the reason flight prices are high is because flights to Europe are popular. Lots of people who would have no interest in a tour (Rick Steves or any other) still fly to Europe.

May 6th, 2017 | 03:21 PM

janisj

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>> . . . why aren't flights or airlines just as popular?<<

I'm not sure I understand what you mean . . . flights to Europe are almost invariably totally full. But in any case, kathie has given you a good starting point.

May 7th, 2017 | 04:00 PM

J62

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Last time I flew from New England to Europe I drove to JFK - drive time was about 1.5 hrs. Plenty of non-stop flights from there to just about any major European city, or you can connect through a big Europe hub like Frankfurt, Amsterdam, or London.