Airfares - Travel Press reporting good deals

[Colo]

The other day I saw on a morning show that airfare from the USA to Europe is cheaper than it has been in years. I did a couple searches and did not find the fares that reasonable, except unless it had two or three stops and took 24 hours. Anybody find any really good deals lately?

 

[Kathy]

I had read there were some really good fares on British Airways through the summer. I did some checking and compared to what you usually find in the summer, these were very good. You might take a look.

(I'm here in France now on a $523 round trip, Knoxville to Marseille, on Delta. Even for March, that was fantastic... and I didn't mind the five hour layover in Atlanta. Our fares for our late April to mid August trip, with no long layovers, were several hundred dollars lower than usual.)

 

[Colo]

Kathy,

Now that is a GREAT fare! Did you use the Delta Website or one of the many search engines to find the fare?
Have a great Trip!

 

[Kathy]

I used the Delta website. I had been checking my dates and fares were up over $1000. Then one day I checked and to my surprise, fares were considerably lower. I always prefer to book directly with the airline if possible.

Delta is running a 48 hour Frequent flyer mile sale right now - 50,000 miles round trip to Europe.

 

[Colo]

Kathy,

I ended up using frequent flyer miles from AA.

2 tickets
Richmond VA to London AA - miles
London to Basel British Airways - cash
Amsterdam to Richmond AA - miles
Total cost: 90,000 Miles + $256

I am good with the deal. I think you are right - good deals out there just keep looking.