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[xerocs]

I am looking for an airline ticket from Venice, Italy to America for my source of frustration... we have worked out our differences once and for all and we want to give it one last shot. The problem is this... I can't find one for under a grand. Any suggestions? I have tried travelocity and expedia and the airlines direct and using all of my frequesnt flyer miles and just about everything I can think of. I figured you guys might have some insight.

[Frieda]

america is pretty big. where is the trip going? what airports? is air-train maybe an option?

edited to add: oh, and i need dates of travel of course. can't search without those.

edited to add something else: will this be a one-way trip or what??

[xerocs]

well... I was looking at flying her here directly. Here is Rapid City, SD. But, Anywhere is an option... Denver, Demoines... I am just looking into all my options...

[Frieda]

SD??

[xerocs]

Yes, South Dakota... rub it in some more.....

[zenbabe]

when!?!??!?!

[Frieda]

oh yeah, sorry. i don't know much about usa state abbreviations.

can you answer my other questions plz?

edited to add: oh, and i need dates of travel of course. can't search without those.

edited to add something else: will this be a one-way trip or what??

[xerocs]

The dates are flexible too, but we want to get her here near the end of January

As far as one way, essentially it is one way but I have found that it is half the cost if we get a round trip ticket... where is the sense in that?

[Frieda]

if your GF is not a USA resident, she isn't even allowed into the country without a return ticket. she's allowed to stay 60 days. if you get caught after that, she will not be able to return to the USA ever. keep that in mind!

[zenbabe]

if that is the case, go with the round trip, one way tickets automatically profiles you as a possible terrorist....

Check into charter flights, I know a lot of them come in and go out of new york. Basically corporations buy a bunch of seats so they can ship a bunch of stuff on the flight..then they sell the seats for cheap....

[Frieda]

ok i did a short search with random dates in january. most flights enter the usa at dulles airport in washington. the ticket tracker i used doesn't recognize rapid city so i searched on dulles instead.

cheapest i could find to dulles:

EUR 564.00 + tax EUR 82.67
you fly with KLM
Venice -> Amsterdam 11 Jan 06:30 - 08:55 Economy KL 1650
-> Washington Dulles Intl 11 Jan 11:35 14:35 Economy NW 8651


maybe you can search dulles -> rapid city yourself, i'm going to check out some other websites!

[Frieda]

from venice to denver:

EUR 766.00 + tax EUR 63.83
Continental Airlines
Venice -> Amsterdam 24 Jan 06:30 08:55 Economy CO 9694
-> Houston George Bush Int 24 Jan 15:10 19:00 Economy CO 47 -> Denver 24 Jan 20:05 21:25 Economy CO 1807

[zenbabe]

check out the courier flights..thats what i meant origionally....its stand by only though....

http://www.aircourier.org/desti.html#Europe

[Frieda]

yup, that's it, searched enough for today. going to bed!

good luck xerocs!

[agentsmith]

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[Frieda]

oh, and xerocs? you're welcome!

[xerocs]

Thank you Frieda and eveyone else for thier suggestions....

[Frieda]

so, did you decide what to do yet? :)

oh, and hey, i think i read somewhere that your GF isn't from the EU, is that correct? where is she from?

[xerocs]

She is croation but she was born and raised in Italy, so official she is from the EU.

I don't know what I am going to do... but if it get's serious you are all invited.

[Frieda]

good, if she has a passport from a country outside the EU she has to get a visa first!

[xerocs]

can she work here?

[Frieda]

no, she needs a work permit first. work permits are only given to people that can do jobs that americans can't do, or to people that are sent by their company. you don't get a work permit if you go to america without having a job, but there's no company that will hire you without you having a work permit!

she could go there to study though. but she'll have to prove that she has a big ass bank account!

if she applies for american citizenship things will be different, but i don't know how that works.

remember, if she breaks the rules and gets caught, she can never enter the usa again (not even for a vacation) so be very careful and since you know about it, you can get into trouble as well.

maybe the army can do something for you!


edited to add: she can work if she is studying i think

[rmr]

i'm a bit confused......i thought you loved me??

[Coffee]

Have you considered booking passage on a freighter...it is a slow way to travel...but apparently rather cheap.
Most cargo ships have some accomodations that can be booked. The food is simple...usually their is a crew recreation room that can be used.
You would have to pick her up in NYC or some other East coast port.

Just a thought.

[masterofNone]

fickle stalkers.

[dalang]

Originally posted by Coffee
Have you considered booking passage on a freighter...it is a slow way to travel...but apparently rather cheap.
Most cargo ships have some accomodations that can be booked. The food is simple...usually their is a crew recreation room that can be used.
You would have to pick her up in NYC or some other East coast port.

Just a thought.

Actually, those freighter passages, although frequent on the Atlantic, can cost as much or more than a plane ticket. Not to mention the time loss and the huge potential for not arriving where you want to.

Fun for if you want to pretend to rough it on the sea, but other than that, cargo surfing can be a pain in the ass.