Airline ticket costs
 

4 of us are going to Italy in mid-March. Airline tickets seem high right now. Should we wait to purchase till after the holidays or book right now? Help.

From where are you leaving and what prices have you been seeing?

We would be leaving from the East Coast - DC, NYC, Charlotte or Philly. Prices around $650/person. Thanks for asking.

Hmm, they do seem a bit high..I just booked JFK to FCO for January & I'm paying $405. (Which I didn't think was a bargain, but isn't bad, either.) I see no harm in waiting a bit to see what happens. (BTW, I began to look at the end of October & they did come down a little.)<BR>Buon Viaggio,<BR>BC

If all else fails, and if price is very important to you, you should look into flying into London - - or even better still, into Brussels. You can fly to Italy very cheaply from there, and I suspect that you can find fares under $350 with under $100 to go onward to Italy.<BR><BR>Best wishes,<BR><BR>Rex<BR>

Barbara, I just checked Orbitz.com on flights from Washington Dulles to Rome departing Saturday, 9 March, returning Sunday, 17 March, and got several fares under $500 including BA to Heathrow and then on to Rome. Just for grins, I also checked Dulles to Milan and got $382 round trip for the same dates above on United!

Rex: Where are you finding $350 fares to Brussels? I am trying to make arrangements for a trip to Belgium in May and all I am seeing (that is available) is $900+ round-trip fares. I have checked all the travel sites repeatedly. Since I have to go to Scotland for a wedding first, I would consider flying to London as well. Any advise would be appreciated.

JOe, there's a big difference between fares in March and fares in May. The Spring fare sales probably won't show up until January or February.

Thanks. I keep checking almost dailey. I am coming from the West Coast. So, that makes a difference too.