Air Canada Italy Rome FCO San Francisco SFO Star Alliance Starwood Hotels Swiss Airlines

AA/DL/UA San Francisco to Rome $641, Sicily or Sardinia $651-$670

All three major alliances have Rome on sale in the $640s from January to May 10. There are a few secondary airports in the mid-to-upper $600s for destinations like Bari.

Star Alliance also has Palermo, Sicily for $651. I come across few discount airfare deals for Sicily and Sardinia.

Rome FCO

American/oneworld $653 – $694

Delta/SkyTeam $656 – $693

United/Star Alliance $641 – $683

Air Canada  San Francisco SFO – Montreal YUL – Rome FCO – Montreal YUL – SFO

$640.95 round trip  Thursday March 9 – Friday March 17

SFO-FCO $641 AC Mar9-17

Lufthansa Airlines San Francisco SFO – Zurich ZRH – Palermo, Sicily PMO – Munich MUC – San Francisco SFO

$654.78 round trip  Sat May 6 – Sun May 14

SFO-PMO $655 LH May6-14

 

Swiss Airlines  San Francisco SFO – Zurich ZRH – Olbia, Sardinia OLB – Zurich (20 hr overnight transit layover) – SFO

$669.90 USD round trip  Thu May 4 – Sun May 14

SFO-OLB $670 LX May4-14

Sardinia, Italy is the playground of the rich and famous in peak July-August summer yachting season. Hotels, like Costa Smerelda Resort, an SPG category 7 property, is available and a whole lot less pricey in May compared to July.

Cervo Hotel Costa Smerelda Resort, Port Cervo, Sardinia, Italy SPG Category 7

EUR 142/night with breakfast May 8-12 or 30,000 points/reward night.

Costa Smerelda Resort 142 EUR May8-12

Cervo Hotel Costa Smerelda Resort, Port Cervo, Sardinia, Italy SPG Category 7

EUR 360/night with breakfast July 10-14 or 35,000 points/reward night.

Costa Smerelda Resort 350 EUR Jul10-14

 

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