The seemingly endless amount of travel resources on the internet can be daunting for anyone who is trying to plan their trip to Italy. Part of the goal of this blog is to make planning and visiting Italy easy. So, to better meet our goal, we decided to put together a short list of the resources that we use most in order to better assist you in planning your trip to Italy.
Good luck with your planning and have a wonderful trip!
T R A V E L R E S O U R C E S
Travel Reviews
We love reading travel reviews before going somewhere and our favorite site to find credible reviews is TripAdvisor. Not every review is authentic as some are paid to review posts but for the most part we find TripAdvisor pretty informative.
TripAdvisor.com - http://www.tripadvisor.com
The Lonely Planet - http://www.lonelyplanet.com
Fodors - http://www.fodors.com
BBC travel - http://www.bbc.com
Travel Booking Websites
With so many search engines out there it is tough to pick which one to use. We have found that Kayak is one of the best overall search engines for mostly everything travel-related.
Kayak - http://www.Kayak.com
TripAdvisor - http://www.Tripadvisor.com
Priceline - http://www.priceline.com
Orbitz.com - http://www.orbitz.com
Hotels.com - http://www.hotels.com
Expedia.com - http://www.expedia.com
Bookings.com - http://www.bookings.com
Venere.it - http://www.venere.it
Agriturismo.it - http://www.Agriturismo.it
Wego.com - http://www.wego.com
Tuscany Accommodations - http://www.tuscanyaccommodations.org
Italia Reservations - http://www.italiareservations.com
Altabella Properties - http://www.altabella.com
Cheap European Airlines that Fly to Italy
If you are flying into Italy from another European country then it is possible to find some very inexpensive airfare deals on one of the following airlines below.
Ryan Air - http://www.ryanair.com/en
Air Berlin - http://www.airberlin.com/prepage.php
Meridiana - http://www.meridiana.it
Vueling - http://www.vueling.com/
Air Italy - http://www.airitaly.eu/site/index.php?l=2
Air Baltic - http://www.airbaltic.com/public/index.html
Belle Air - http://www.belleair.it/?lang=en
Blue Air - http://www.blueairweb.com/First-Page/
Blue Express - http://www.blu-express.com/en/index.html
BMI Baby - http://www.bmibaby.com/bmibaby/flights/home.aspx
Brussels Airlines - http://www.brusselsairlines.com/en_nl/
Cimber Airlines - http://www.euroflights.info/cimbersterling/
German Wings - http://www.germanwings.com/en/index.shtml
Jet 2 - http://www.jet2.com/
Norwegian Airlines - http://www.norwegian.com/en/
Smart Wings - http://www.smartwings.com/home.php?lang=cz
Transavia - http://www.transavia.com/hv/en-EU/home?tduid=648a82d3d86e1b706fcf47af292b00b7
Wind Jet - http://www.euroflights.info/windjet/
Wizz Air - http://wizzair.com/Default.asp?slid=clear&language=EN
Car rental companies
There are many car rental companies to choose from throughout Italy. Below are some of the ones we rent from.
Auto Europe - http://www.AutoEurope.com
Dollar - http://www.dollar.com
Sixt - http://www.sixt.com
Avis - http://www.avis.com
Budget - http://www.budget.com
Train Tickets
It is very useful and convenient to be able to purchase your train tickets online in advance of your journey. Make sure you read what the cancellation policies are before you purchase in the event that your vacation is cancelled for whatever reason.
Trenitalia - http://www.trenitalia.com
Eurostar - http://www.eurostar.com/dynamic/index.jsp
Eurail - http://www.eurail.com/home