Bologna is No Load of Baloney for Basso Low Business Class Fares
I was asked the other day why fares to certain cities suddenly get nice and low. I answered that I am often as confounded as anyone about how airlines price routes. I suspect big data has a say as numbers get crunched to infinitesimal combinations of computations that spit out destinations in the pursuit of incremental profit.
But that’s a terrible answer.
So I had a better one: seguire la corrente.
That’s Italian for “go with the flow”.
There’s no point in understanding why the airlines do what they do, but there is a point in taking advantage of it. And first you need to be ready to do that. Hello FCF.
Case in point: 44.4949° N, 11.3426° E, better known as the historic Italian city of Bologna. And yes, it’s where Bolognese sauce comes from.
Oh, and low fares.
Right now.
Really. Low. Fares.
BELLISSIMO BOLOGNA BARGAIN
Fares to Bologna from the U.S. West Coast start from $2,273 on American and British Airways, and even lower once you add in the AARP discount, which brings the fare down to $2,073 on San Diego—Bologna with British Airways, and from the East Coast starting at $2,208 for Philadelphia—Bologna on American and Iberia.
Think of it this way: If you have a 10-day Italian vacation planned with a companion, and you save $1,500 per ticket, that’s $3,000 between you—or $300 a day—to do great, memorable things like dine at Michelin-rated restaurants, upgrade your hotel/resort to a suite, rent a Ferrari–whatever.
It’s your money. Keep it or spend it on airfare. I know what I’d do.
THE BOLOGNA BOUNCE – ITALY AT YOUR CALL
Look at Bologna, sitting high up on Italy’s thigh, merely a hop, skip, or jump away from Milan, Rome, Venice, and Florence. Put those low fares to use by getting over your jet lag in Bologna while seeing the novel city, then branching out to discover the rest of Italy.
Bella Bologna, Let Us Count the Ways
Bologna boasts a long and fascinating history, world-renowned cuisine, and the world’s oldest university (aptly, The University of Bologna) founded in 1088.
It’s an easy city to walk, and it’s not too crowded with many tourists who generally stick to better-known destinations like Venice and Florence. There’s so much to do here.
Rising above the city’s terra cotta roof skyline is the 300-foot Asinelli Tower, built in the 1100s. It’s also Italy’s tallest “leaning tower” and the views of the surrounding city are sublime.
And, even if you wouldn’t spend your extra $300/day on a fancy car, how could you resist visiting the Ferrari World Headquarters in Maranello, just 30 miles from Bologna?
Some say Bologna is Italy’s best-kept secret. Not any more with FCF’s exposé of low-fare flights!
Branching Out From Bologna
By train or car, not very far:
- 75 Miles to Florence
- 96 Miles to Venice
- 134 Miles to Milan
- 233 Miles to Rome
NON-STOP Flights FROM Bologna
TO OUTSIDE OF ITALY
Use Bologna’s low cost arrival fare to bounce beyond Italy.
Bologna to Amsterdam, 2 hours
Bologna to Paris, 1 hour and 45 minutes
Bologna to Munich, 1 hour
Bologna to Frankfurt, 1 hour and 30 minutes
For more information on airlines and routes that fly from Bologna go here.