US: SEA - FCO (Rome) or Genova $107 limited dates, 6 day min stay
Nov 13, 2004, 8:57 pm
#48
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1)Use expedia.com or itn.net
2)DO NOT CHOOSE the PHL-FCO/FCO-PHL segments, choose PHL-MUC-FCO or something like that. You'll need to specify a 4 segment multi-city flight to do this. Specify:
SEA-PHL
PHL-FCO
FCO-PHL
PHL-SEA
3)Pay attention to the fare rules. You cannot depart after 31 March, you must not return earlier than 6 days after departure, you must travel on the weekend, you cannot travel during the Christmas holidays
2)DO NOT CHOOSE the PHL-FCO/FCO-PHL segments, choose PHL-MUC-FCO or something like that. You'll need to specify a 4 segment multi-city flight to do this. Specify:
SEA-PHL
PHL-FCO
FCO-PHL
PHL-SEA
3)Pay attention to the fare rules. You cannot depart after 31 March, you must not return earlier than 6 days after departure, you must travel on the weekend, you cannot travel during the Christmas holidays
Nov 13, 2004, 9:34 pm
#50
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: A Capital City on The East Coast
Programs: CO-Dirt,SPG-Nothing,Marriott-Gold, Hilton-Blue, Hyatt-Plat, HI-Plat
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look in feb
Feb 20-26 works on aa.com
march might be better option,
this froom Frommers
April to June and late September to October are the best months for traveling in Italy--temperatures are usually mild and the crowds aren't quite so intense. Starting in mid-June, the summer rush really picks up, and from July to mid-September the country teems with visitors. August is the worst month: Not only does it get uncomfortably hot, muggy, and crowded, but the entire country goes on vacation at least from August 15 to the end of the month--and many Italians take off the entire month. Many hotels, restaurants, and shops are closed (except at the spas, beaches, and islands, which are where 70% of the Italians head). From late October to Easter, most attractions go on shorter winter hours or are closed for renovation. Many hotels and restaurants take a month or two off between November and February, spa and beach destinations become padlocked ghost towns, and it can get much colder than you'd expect (it might even snow).
march might be better option,
this froom Frommers
April to June and late September to October are the best months for traveling in Italy--temperatures are usually mild and the crowds aren't quite so intense. Starting in mid-June, the summer rush really picks up, and from July to mid-September the country teems with visitors. August is the worst month: Not only does it get uncomfortably hot, muggy, and crowded, but the entire country goes on vacation at least from August 15 to the end of the month--and many Italians take off the entire month. Many hotels, restaurants, and shops are closed (except at the spas, beaches, and islands, which are where 70% of the Italians head). From late October to Easter, most attractions go on shorter winter hours or are closed for renovation. Many hotels and restaurants take a month or two off between November and February, spa and beach destinations become padlocked ghost towns, and it can get much colder than you'd expect (it might even snow).
Last edited by windwalker; Nov 13, 2004 at 9:59 pm
Nov 13, 2004, 10:12 pm
#54
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: A Capital City on The East Coast
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Darn AA
now it's coming back and saying fare not available
for either feb or march
when I get to the purchase screen
for either feb or march
when I get to the purchase screen
Nov 13, 2004, 10:13 pm
#56
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: PHL
Posts: 145
Florence -- BOOKED on USAirways.com
After struggling with this for a little while (thanks to Spiff and others who offered suggestions), I just booked Florence for Feb 12 - Feb 18 on USAirways.com, $250 all in. I will use FF miles to go from PHL to SEA, so I come out neutral on FF miles and have a great start towards Elite requalification in '05 (plus I get the second weekend in Seattle!)
Use the multicity search with SEA-PHL-FLR-PHL-SEA and then choose these flights:
7:45A Depart Seattle/Tacoma, WA (SEA)
3:39P Arrive Philadelphia, PA (PHL) 12 Feb 05
US Airways flight 6
8:20P Depart Philadelphia, PA (PHL)
10:25A Arrive Munich, Germany (MUC) 12 Feb 05
13 Feb 05 US Airways flight 14
11:05A Depart Munich, Germany (MUC)
12:25P Arrive Florence, Italy (FLR) 13 Feb 05
Lufthansa flight 4074 operated by LUFTH CITYLINE
8:55A Depart Florence, Italy (FLR)
10:20A Arrive Munich, Germany (MUC) 18 Feb 05
Lufthansa flight 4079 operated by LUFTH CITYLINE
12:30P Depart Munich, Germany (MUC)
4:00P Arrive Philadelphia, PA (PHL) 18 Feb 05
US Airways flight 15
7:00P Depart Philadelphia, PA (PHL)
10:07P Arrive Seattle/Tacoma, WA (SEA) 18 Feb 05
US Airways flight 115
Use the multicity search with SEA-PHL-FLR-PHL-SEA and then choose these flights:
7:45A Depart Seattle/Tacoma, WA (SEA)
3:39P Arrive Philadelphia, PA (PHL) 12 Feb 05
US Airways flight 6
8:20P Depart Philadelphia, PA (PHL)
10:25A Arrive Munich, Germany (MUC) 12 Feb 05
13 Feb 05 US Airways flight 14
11:05A Depart Munich, Germany (MUC)
12:25P Arrive Florence, Italy (FLR) 13 Feb 05
Lufthansa flight 4074 operated by LUFTH CITYLINE
8:55A Depart Florence, Italy (FLR)
10:20A Arrive Munich, Germany (MUC) 18 Feb 05
Lufthansa flight 4079 operated by LUFTH CITYLINE
12:30P Depart Munich, Germany (MUC)
4:00P Arrive Philadelphia, PA (PHL) 18 Feb 05
US Airways flight 15
7:00P Depart Philadelphia, PA (PHL)
10:07P Arrive Seattle/Tacoma, WA (SEA) 18 Feb 05
US Airways flight 115
Nov 13, 2004, 10:24 pm
#57
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: A Capital City on The East Coast
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Originally Posted by Spiff
Fare IS obtainable on orbitz.com
Use the multi-city option:
SEA-PHL
PHL-FCO
FCO-PHL
PHL-SEA
Use the multi-city option:
SEA-PHL
PHL-FCO
FCO-PHL
PHL-SEA
Last edited by windwalker; Nov 13, 2004 at 10:33 pm
