ITALY Readers's Tips - If you want to use "miles" to purchase your ticket, you might be too late.If paying for the ticket, fares are very high right now.I think you will have better results if you look in March, but check back occasionally to see if someone is having a special unannounced sale.

Is there anyway you can go the end of May or in June From a weather standpoint, Italy is very hot in July. was in Venice/Rome last year in July and will never do that again.ou had to be up and out early in the a., back in the hotel/air conditioning in early afternoon and in the evening when you finally went outside for dining, etc.the mosquitos were biting 100% of the time.f you do go in July, do not book a hotel without airconditioning and do some research so you are in the neighborhoods you want to visit when you book.e also had great luck with www.bo.m (vacation by owner.his is a list of great apartments, condos, houses, villas, for rent by owners for the day and by the week.his allows you to do laundry, buy food and cook a couple of meals in and live like an Italian great fun and saves money. had a great apartment near the Vatican.pending on who your airline miles are with, you should be looking now.f you can't find a free ticket, ask about paying a fare and using the miles as an upgrade to economy plus (more legroom or business class.f you are looking to buy a ticket, check the individual airline websites now (Continental, United, American, Lufthansa out of SFO they frequently have fares that are not mentioned on sites such as Travelocity but on their own websitesusually only available if you book online.ou can get to and from SFO with no problem but only UA out of that group returns to Orange County airport so I would check UA first.our ticket will be cheaper if you fly in and out of the same airport.s an example, if you flew Lufthansa from SFO/Frankfurt/Venice and then returned Rome/Frankfurt/SFO, you would add the 45 minute flight from SFO Orange County at the end.ake sure you fly into one Italian city and out of another do not waste time backtracking.ou can take the train from Rome to Venice very easliy buy your tickets in advance from www.ileurope.m before you leave the U. Saves you waiting in long lines at the train station. also highly recommend www.lectitaly.m for advance tickets to major museums.he lines to get in are long sometimes 12 hrs.efore you even start to view the incredible art you can buy tickets or reserve your slot on line.hen you get to the museum, there will be a sign for those who already have reservations or tickets you bypass everyone else and go right in.ou can get tickets for all major cities Rome/Venice/Florence online.ave a great trip and good honeymoon. We went to Italy in July 2002 and watched for pricing starting in January.e bought our tickets in March through American Airlines.00 Friends met us the second week we were there and they used priceline.m.hey paid less but did not know which airline until after they paid.hey

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