When is the best time to buy a plane ticket? how far in advance?
Where is the best city to fly out of in the US or Canada (east coast) and where to fly into (would like to start either in rome or milan (kind of work my way down or up))
I hear if you sit at the airport you can get discounted air fare because they are trying to fill seats. is that true?
Suggestions as to where to go in Italy (open to all cities)
Answer on United States to Italy?
4-6 months in advance usually gives you the best rate
Sometimes buying 2 one way ticket is cheaper than a round trip ticket, on the other hand, sometimes one one way ticket is more expensive than a round trip ticket.
Statravel and studentuniverse have great fares for people under 25.
Otherwise buying from a company like travelocity or orbitz usually gets you a better fare than buying from the airline.
For flights from NY, I've found that flying to Rome is cheaper than Milan. Also, flying from NY should be the cheapest because it is the biggest airport on the east coast.
