So, you want to go to Europe? Let’s get you there! It’s not as stressful as you may have been led to believe.
This is the First in a series of hopefully informative guides on things like flights, Airbnb, and generally getting around in what to expect. Let’s tackle the first and most obvious questions: how do I get there and how do I get the best prices on flights? The answer is not one single thing. It’s a few things like knowing when and what to check. I think the first thing you need to do is go to the website Www.going.com and create an account that will alert you when airfare prices go down from the airport near you. For instance, we live near Indianapolis so I have the airport’s Chicago O’hare, Indianapolis, Louisville, and Cincinnati on alerts so that if prices drop from any of those airports I know about it right away. |
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| It used to be that to get the best price on airfare, you would have to book as soon as flights became available, usually 11 months before travel. However, in our experience, the best prices become available between 90 days and 30 days before travel. Using Google Flights, I found this information very useful for the last year:
As you can see, leaving from either location, the best price was found in the 90 – 30 day range, although it was different for each airport. Obviously this is not set in stone, but current prices are quite high. As far as airport to fly into for the retreat, you have your choice of two: Turin (Torino), and Milan Malpensa (MXP). We have flown into Milan, mostly because it is a bit cheaper. However, Torino is a smaller airport and closer to Asti, so you can make that call yourself. Milan Malpensa is not terribly difficult to navigate, and once you arrive you are essentially herded to customs and baggage claim. A couple of notes here, Italy is a European Union country. If you have a stop at another EU country before you get to Italy, you will be doing customs THERE. Once you get to Milan, you will most likely just go straight to baggage claim. So, to summarize:
In our next briefing, we will discuss car rental and trains, the pros and cons of both. |
So, you want to go to Europe? Let’s get you there! It’s not as stressful as you may have been led to believe. This is the First in a series of hopefully informative guides on things like flights, Airbnb, and generally getting around in what to expect. Let’s tackle the first and most obvious […]
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