Originally Posted by
Murphy123
I booked a Business class Aeroplan seat to Rome departing Toronto in July, 2014 - last August. The taxes were horrific - $1,014. Final destination is Florence. Previously I have been able to book Toronto to Florence via Vienna on Austrian (operated by Tyrolean) for just under $600 in taxes, but this year I would have had to do a combo of LOT and a sub of Tyrolean. Taxes would have been $337 - with a full day stopover in Warsaw. I don't fly LOT and I will not be spending over 24 hours in Warsaw. I would only use the points on long-haul Business. I bought my husband a Flex ticket for the same price as my Aeroplan business ticket. I also will not book Business and Economy - usually that means Toronto to Montreal in Business and the rest in Economy.
Honestly, I don't understand your thinking. I can see from the length of your stay that vacation time is not a problem for you. You could have booked a very nice hotel room in Warsaw and spend day in a beautiful city and still save money over flying AC. Not to mention that getting to Florence from Rome will still cost you money.