Deal alert: Fly to Florence starting at less than $500 roundtrip
Quick summary
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If you've been dreaming of eating pasta and sipping wine in Florence, the capital of Italy's Tuscany region (which I would highly recommend), this deal is for you.
Fly from various U.S. cities to Firenze for less than $500 roundtrip.
Deal basics
Airlines: TAP Portugal
Routes: BOS/EWR/ORD/GSO/JFK/LAX/MIA to FLR
How to book: Directly through the airline
Travel dates: March — April and September — November
Book by: This deal will last 2-3 days
Today's deal was originally sent out via Scott's Cheap Flights' premium membership, which alerts members to airfares that are up to 90% off. New users can try SCF for free for 14 days and then pay $49 per year. You can also upgrade to an elite membership for $199 per year to receive alerts on premium economy, business and first class first class fare cuts.
Sample flights
SCF qualifies this as a rare deal. You can find flights to Florence Airport (FLR) in Peretola from seven airports, two of which are in the NYC area. These are the departures and rates:
- Boston (BOS), starting at $430 roundtrip
- Newark (EWR), starting at $437 roundtrip
- New York (JFK), starting at $447 roundtrip
- Chicago (ORD), starting at $471 roundtrip
- Los Angeles (LAX), starting at $517 roundtrip
- Miami (MIA), starting at $517 roundtrip
- Greensboro (GSO), starting at $556 roundtrip
Another huge win of this deal is that it includes flights from New York over Thanksgiving. The roundtrip flight below from JFK is for travel from Nov. 23–30 flying on TAP in basic economy for $471.
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This deal is for TAP's economy basic economy fare, although there is the opportunity to pay more to upgrade to classic economy or economy plus, the benefits of which are outlined below.
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Bottom line
This is a great deal especially since the discounts are available over Thanksgiving. If your family is not interested in trading in their turkey for pasta this year, do yourself a favor and leave them behind by booking this deal.
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