Best Summer Airfares

As of Feb 17 2007, these are some of the best airfares available to Europe:

The price listed is for flights leaving Jun. 5th and returning Jun. 19th and include all fees and taxes!

Great Deals to Europe
Atlanta, USA---London, England: $1005
Atlanta, USA---Madrid, Spain: $922--- GREAT DEAL
Atlanta, USA---Athens, Greece: $1150
Atlanta, USA---Amsterdam, Neatherlands: $1151
Atlanta, USA---Frankfurt, Germany: $1018

New York, USA---London, England: $694--- NON STOP
New York, USA---Madrid, Spain: $707
New York, USA---Athens, Greece: $894
New York, USA---Amsterdam, Neatherlands: $799
New York, USA---Frankfurt, Germany: $598--- GREAT DEAL

If you want to go to Europe, look at getting a flight to New York to take advantage of the great fares there.
Here are some rates for roundtrip flights to New York from around the US on the same dates as the European flights:

Atlanta---New York: $235
Chicago---New York: $127
St. Louis---New York: $224
Miami---New York: $180
L.A.---New York: $230
San Fran.---New York: $231
Seattle---New York: $235
Dallas---New York: $166

Finding Great Flight Deals Online

So, you want to take a trip, but you don't know how to find the cheapest fare? Here are a few rules about shopping for travel online:

1) Use search engines like Kayak.com or Mobissimo.com

2) Do some research about what an average price is for a destination for a certain time of year. Look at travel forums and such.

3) Travel off-season. A plane ticket to Europe from late fall, winter and early spring can be had for around $450-$500 after all fees.

4) Book WELL in advance for summer vacations!

Example: You want to go to Europe during the summer? Try to book your flight before Jan. 1st. You can get a ticket in the $750-$850 range after taxes and charges before Jan 1st. If you get your ticket in the Jan.-Mar range, expect to pay $1000-$1300. After March... well, think about changing your travel dates to the fall :).

5) When flying, search fares to airports near your destination. If you are flying from America to Europe look at flying in to some of the major airports (London, Frankfurt, Paris, Amsterdam) and then connecting to your final destination. The existence of a number of discount airlines in Europe (Easyjet, RyanAir, German Wings, AirBerlin) can save you hundreds of dollars.

Example: Say you want to go from Atlanta to Rome in June. The cheapest ticket I can find as of Feb. 16th is $1286 round trip after all fees. If you fly round trip from Atlanta to Frankfurt it is going to cost you $1018 per ticket. You can then find a ticket on one of Europe's discount airlines to Rome (this should not cost you more then $110 round trip). This will save you about $160 per ticket! It will take you a little more time to get to your destination and it may not be worth it to you for only $160, but I have saved over $400 by doing this before! If you are traveling with 4 people that is $1,600 dollars in savings!!!! Well worth a few more hours of travel.

6) Have flexible dates. Leaving and coming back a few days earlier or later can save you some serious cash!

A great vacation is cheaper and closer then you think!!!!