booking your tickets

PURCHASING AIRFARE

It is the responsibility of each student to make his/her own travel arrangements. You may wish to have a travel agent help you with your travel plans. There are many different options for purchasing your tickets and it is important to choose the one which suits your needs best. Below are a few options that would be helpful to explore.

In the past, most students have flown into Rome or Milan, but in recent years the Florence airport has been expanded and now has a number of flights that arrive from London, Paris, Milan and Rome, etc. Although flights arriving into major cities such as Rome and Milan are usually less expensive, make sure to calculate supplemental transportation to Florence, after you calculate the expenses of additional trains, buses and cabs you may find that it makes your trip less complicated and expensive to fly directly into Florence. Also be sure to include Pisa and Bologna airports in your searches, the tickets are sometimes less expensive and Pisa has a train directly from the airport to Florence.

STA TRAVEL, www.sta.com

STA travel is a very useful resource because they offer many other travel services aside from the role of travel agent. The purchase of an International Student Identity Card ($22) provides discounts on sites, hotels and restaurants as well as budget airfares.The card also offers travel insurance options and emergency service hotlines. Visit their website to find the retail office closest to you.

www.flycheap.com, www.expedia.com, www.lastminute.com