Hi! Newbie here, I've never used HW or PL but am considering doing so due to the high airfares I've been finding. :) Right now, the best available is; $1359 which breaks down to $985 fare and $374 fees/taxes. I'm looking to leave around 6/18 and I'd like to be back by 7/4, but I'm really completely flexible with dates/times etc say within about 7 days +/-. I can leave out of Dulles or BWI, (the WAS designation is supposed to cover everything in the Wash DC area in searches) and don't care where I connect through, probably will end up with 2 connections as TRS is a smaller regional airport. In the past, I've usually been able to get substantial discounts by flying into the nearest major airport, Venice, (VCE) which is about a 3 hour train ride from Trieste, but oddly this time the price is actually higher at $1363. ($1019 base fare). I've been tracking the prices for a couple of months and other than about a week where there was a sale fare of $770 plus $380 in fees/taxes, the prices have not budged. So, any suggestions/hints/trips/tricks? :) Ideally, if I could get a ticket for less than $1000, (including everything), I'd probably do it. Otherwise I may wait til the fall when things should be cheaper. Thanks! Serg