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Etihad Airways are having an incredible sale on flights to Rome, Italy. Travel in Feb - Mar/20. Bags and Meals included.

$793 Return Melbourne to Rome Flights. Click Here for more travel dates.
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  • thrillho on 25/09/2019 - 09:58
    +2

    Note two stops on the way home… via LHR with Alitalia.

    • Owgasm on 25/09/2019 - 10:03

      Dang. Deal breaker

      • jesseboy89 on 25/09/2019 - 10:32
        +6

        Hardly, 23 hours over, 26 hours back.
        Still a good deal.

        • Owgasm on 25/09/2019 - 16:37
          +2

          Budget airlines for long hauls. Pass

    • bohn on 25/09/2019 - 10:17
      +1

      Nasty.

    • Fergy1987 on 25/09/2019 - 11:02
      +4

      Oh no not Alitalia! I flew with them in Rome and they were the worst haha…..Their approach on the plane was "everyone just sit wherever you want" so no one was in their assigned seat. it took 2 hours to check in, as they just let the whole plane queue up before they would actually start letting you check in. Then all their machines broke and they couldn't print out luggage bags. Good times haha

      • [Deactivated] on 25/09/2019 - 11:19
        +13

        Yep, sounds like Italian organisation…

        Source: just got back from 5 weeks there lmao

      • payless69 on 25/09/2019 - 14:17

        Do not expect Heathrow to be deserted! 2 Hrs is sort of normal nowadays.

    • Cunning JJ on 25/09/2019 - 17:03
      +4

      For an extra $6 you can fly London return with Etihad for $799, Saw it on Statravel.com.au
      No brainer for me!

  • Westpac on 25/09/2019 - 11:02

    Any deals during 28th March and 13 April?

  • Dowhatuwant on 25/09/2019 - 11:07
    +1

    Rome is such a shit place to visit, everyone there is trying to rip you off all the time and it's dirty and is just a horrible tourist trap that i actually regret ever going there.

    • xinyi on 25/09/2019 - 11:12
      +3

      Don't ever go into the restaurant(s) without prices on the menus. You eat and then they charge you whatever they want or call the cops on you.

    • Singu1arity on 25/09/2019 - 11:14
      +10

      I visited in 2013, and aside from having lunch at a restaurant with a "Tourist Menu" (which I absolutely did not want to do in the first place…), I very much enjoyed it and will go back again in the future.

    • FallaM on 25/09/2019 - 11:16
      +4

      I went there last month and it was good to see the tourist places but once that is done, the rest of Italy is so much nicer.

    • Levathian on 25/09/2019 - 11:18
      -3

      Yeah I've never been keen on Rome either. Never been there and have no plans to.

      • RocketSwitch on 25/09/2019 - 13:55
        +9

        Research and go, it's amazing. Have some common sense and you will be fine.

    • [Deactivated] on 25/09/2019 - 11:21
      +4

      It's a great springboard though. You can land at the airport, get on a train, 30 euros and an hour or two later and you're in Napoli or Florence, Pisa or Bologna.

      Plus you can tick some tourist boxes while you're in Rome proper. Keep your head down and walk with purpose and nobody will try to rip you off, you can just ignore them if you do.

      Yes it's dirty, there's a lot of corruption among other things in Italy and governance is not that great. It's no Canberra or Wellington in that regard, but it's not exactly disgusting.

      • roddo on 25/09/2019 - 11:49
        +16

        What! Can't believe the negative reviews of ROME. So much history, good food etc. Make sure you research the restaurants etc on google and tripadvisor and you won't be ripped off. It's the same anywhere you go, not unnique to Rome I think.

        • dlcx on 25/09/2019 - 12:40
          +13

          This! Use your common sense and look at prices before committing. Don't sit down to have coffee, drink espresso at the bar for 1 euro etc
          Get some pizza by slice from Antica Forno Roscioli ($5-$10 for a serve amazing pizza)
          Grab some carbonara ($15 or so)
          Gelato is cheaper there than here (I went to Frigidarium)
          Get a pass to go into colloseum and Roman forums/palatine Hill ($20 or so)
          Beer is super cheap in mini-marts (like <$2 for a large bottle)
          Water is free all over the place via fountains

          I was in Rome recently for few days and probably cost me less than $200 including accommodation and transport (using an Airbnb where I stayed with an older couple - their apartment was over 300 years old in an old wall that was part of an aquaduct). I just walked around taking in the scenes/sites…
          Awesome place.

        • EarthMan on 25/09/2019 - 12:59
          +3

          Italy is beautiful and I found Florence to be best. Venice is very nice but in the early morning there is that stink smell from the water around you. Rome is smelly and full of illegal migrants and gypsies trying to rip you off or pick pocket you. And don't try to ask for help, it will cost you. I remember asking someone at the Rome railway station as she had a tag and you would think they are railway staff helping tourist, then when finished she asked for money. And do not I repeat do not trust hotel ratings, a 3 star label is a zero to our standards and a hotel front view on catalogues may actually be the nicer hotel next door.

          • RocketSwitch on 25/09/2019 - 13:59
            +1

            @EarthMan: I found illegal migrants and gypsies everywhere in Italy. I knew that going in and gave them zero looks and if they approach, used my hand to signal to go away, no issues.

            Booking.com for places to stay, not a single issue, reviews were spot on.

            In terms of asking for help, I went straight to the window, so I know their official.

      • Dowhatuwant on 25/09/2019 - 11:56
        +1

        For me the trains out of rome were all over 100 euros per ticket whether it was to Florence, Napoli, Venice or Milan. I did go in August though to be fair.

        • [Deactivated] on 25/09/2019 - 12:57
          +2

          The express ones are expensive but you can get regular ones cheaper, they just take longer.

        • payless69 on 30/09/2019 - 09:57
          +1

          Install Flixbus, even they do not officially cover Italy they get you a bus for peanuts.

      • [Deactivated] on 25/09/2019 - 13:55
        +3

        Credit card machine mysteriously always not working. You have no cash? Ah! It's working again.

        Scumbags.

      • Geoff-bargain on 25/09/2019 - 15:41
        -2

        Good to hear the corruption isnt as bad as Canberra.

    • smoothymcmellow on 25/09/2019 - 12:10
      +3

      You can say the same about a lot of large European cities, however I loved the architecture, food and just romeing the streets (pun intended)

      • [Deactivated] on 25/09/2019 - 13:57
        +2

        Yes. To say that Rome isn't worth visiting is crazy. But like France, great place, shame about the locals.

        To be fair, Southern Italians are great if money isn't involved.

    • RocketSwitch on 25/09/2019 - 13:53
      +2

      Sorry you had this experience man, I went in 2017 and it was amazing. I made sure I knew which places to eat at, read the forums back to front, knew what to look at for, no bank fees etc. etc. I was prepared and it was simply a great time.

      • [Deactivated] on 25/09/2019 - 13:58

        Yes. Some restaurants are very professional. If you do your research, you'll probably be ok.

      • gimme on 08/10/2019 - 14:42
        +1

        That applies to life in grneral. Prepare and for the most part you'll get 'lucjy'. Don't and things will rarely go your way. I'm definitely in your camp

    • payless69 on 25/09/2019 - 14:23

      After backpacking China and India, Rome is spotless clean in comparison. Like any capital if you look for issues you will find them. With the right approach Italy is still the friendly place (ignoring refugees). Known as the prettiest region the Toscany is worth visiting but the season starts later.

      • Dowhatuwant on 25/09/2019 - 15:18
        +3

        Cmon man, when i say Rome is dirty obviously it's not in comparison to 3rd world countries, it's in comparison to other major European cities. Rome is a trash compared to Paris.

        • payless69 on 30/09/2019 - 09:47
          +1

          If you enjoy peeing up a wall then France is your paradise. Even Barcelona has in its oldest quarter just pee streets if you can handle the smell. Both countries have their sights, France wins heads down with no hassle accommodation. The Autist will prefer France as you do not get bullied as long as you do not start trying to show off with French words. If arrogance bothers you, Italy has still emotions where mostly elegant male waiters show off artistic flair in food creations.
          Some people travel to show off to others where they have been while some others enjoy different cultures and Italy lets you indulge so much more. So I drove down the wrong way down a one way street: Oldies kept jumping wanting to call police. Young folks showed up laughing at us saying Gatto Comunism sort of saying no worries nothing works anyway.

          • Dowhatuwant on 30/09/2019 - 09:57

            @payless69: I wasn't LOOKING for issues in Rome though, they were just there. The nicest areas of Rome still had dirty streets when i went, the same was not at all true for Paris which was clean and beautiful. Also i have experienced French rudeness on a past trip when i was younger and with a group of similarly aged friends but going there this year with a family and people were polite and helpful in all the interactions we had.

            I also wasn't commenting on Italy as a whole but Rome specifically and in comparison to other capital cities in Europe, other spots in Italy were of course much much nicer and the people better but that's not what the comment was on.

            • payless69 on 30/09/2019 - 10:04

              @Dowhatuwant: 50 years of dreams to reach St. Tropez: We managed to get a free car park in the back of town and approached the old town from behind. The council was waterblasting the usual pee the millionaires do who dine on the small esplanade. The detergent laden with pee drifted to the local fruit and veggie market to settle on the goods. Hygiene? Thank you France! Some interesting yachts some overpriced restaurants but really it is a 3 times at once town, visit the first, the only and the last time all in one go!

              • Dowhatuwant on 30/09/2019 - 11:04

                @payless69: People in europe piss everywhere to be honest, it seems normal there to just piss anywhere nearby. That was especially true in Rome though since the toilets mostly charged fee's for use.

    • Dan89 on 26/09/2019 - 05:43
      +1

      I just got back on Saturday night and I totally agree. I stayed Milan, Venice, Florence and Rome and if it wasn't for the big cities containing the major attractions, I would avoid them like the plague.

      I enjoyed taking day tours outside of the cities to smaller towns to avoid the tourist traps. My best way to describe the Italian major cities are they are amazingly beautiful from your shoulders upwards. Beautiful buildings, art, architecture and amazing vista but you start looking below eye level…. Filthy, people trying to scam you, stinks like piss most places because locals don't want to pay 1 euro to use a public toilet so I literally saw people during the middle of the day walk off the side walk and take a slash. One lady even popping a squat in a bush.

      Sad because Italians are such proud (arrogant) people about their history and heritage but treat their country like absolute crap. No respect. Like how hard is it to walk 10m to put your rubbish in the bin.

    • Charlie Dont Surf on 07/10/2019 - 23:08
      +1

      It will be heaps better once they finish building that Colosseum thing.

    • gimme on 08/10/2019 - 01:42
      -1

      You sound like an amateur. Sure rome isn't the nicest city in Italy but we had a great time and great deals on restaurants. We came across many dumb tourists though. Tip: avoid the touristy shit. You can google that stuff. Live like a local.

      • Dowhatuwant on 08/10/2019 - 09:53

        Which is fine if you're there for a week or something but it was a short stay before moving onto venice.

  • princess_nik_nak on 25/09/2019 - 11:08
    +1

    Anything from Perth?

  • Tony-Abbott on 25/09/2019 - 11:18
    -2

    Just so you know. It's actually one meal and one drink per flight. Everything else on Etihad is BOB.
    Well that's from my recent experience.

    • Mugz on 25/09/2019 - 11:29
      +4

      That can't be right - I've flown Etihad several times and on MEL - AUH there are always 2 meals, and several snacks. It's a full service airline, they're not going to give you 1 meal for 14 hours. I never had a problem with drinks either (alcoholic or non-alcoholic)

      • Tony-Abbott on 25/09/2019 - 11:31
        -2

        Recently or not, because mine was very recent, both ways out of Australia - and they have a menu on board to buy food and drink.
        One meal - One drink.
        Otherwise it was just lazy crew who didn't want to give extra drinks.

        https://simpleflying.com/etihad-snacks-charges/

        • finnybro on 25/09/2019 - 13:25
          +3

          I got 2 meals and a mid-flight snack with as many drinks as I wanted last month on AUH-BNE.

        • [Deactivated] on 25/09/2019 - 18:02
          +3

          That article only says snacks are charged for and certain premium drinks.

          Meals are free as are most drinks.

          fakenews

    • jesseboy89 on 25/09/2019 - 13:12
      +3

      That's completely false - it's two meals for the long haul flights - see here for an example: https://www.etihad.com/content/dam/eag/etihadairways/etihadc…

      And drinks are as many as you want, but they'll now offer more premium options for a fee. Standard booze is still not charged.

      • Tony-Abbott on 25/09/2019 - 14:40
        -6

        Like i said, lazy crew then.

    • G Wok on 25/09/2019 - 14:51

      That sucks, basically low cost carrier level. I'm flying them to the UK.

      But they were easily the cheapest lol

      • [Deactivated] on 25/09/2019 - 18:03
        +3

        Incorrect. See above.

      • freestyle18 on 07/10/2019 - 23:16

        recently flew mel-auh-ams. had 2 meals and a snack along with drinks during the meal times/near meal times. can order off the menu outside meal hours but didn't

    • gimme on 08/10/2019 - 01:49

      False but on a sidenote I cringe everytime I see your avg bogan drinking non stop on flights just because it's 'free'. Are people seriously that hard up and cheap?? On the flipside every now and again I fly business class and rarely see that sort of behavior.. except of course when there's an ozber on board cashing in their 58 free ff cards lol

  • [Deactivated] on 25/09/2019 - 12:06
    +4

    To those going to Rome (and a few other European places) - pickpocketing and con-artists are rife! So stay safe and don’t let them steal/con your hard earned savings that you have saved for OzB.

    • dlcx on 25/09/2019 - 12:49
      +2

      Yep agree with this. Just ignore anyone that comes up to you.

    • montorola on 25/09/2019 - 13:46

      When in Rome…

  • corepda on 25/09/2019 - 13:48
    -2

    Italy is over-hyped. They dont like tourists and after being there once, I dont think I would want to go there again.

    • jobski on 25/09/2019 - 15:50
      -4

      I enjoyed the Italian cities except for Rome.

      To me, Italy is to Europe as to what Japan is in Asia.

      • [Deactivated] on 25/09/2019 - 18:03

        Huh?

        • lostn on 08/10/2019 - 00:39

          I think he means a loser of WW2.

    • Belv on 07/10/2019 - 22:52

      Stick to the caravan Park next time

  • skiddrowe on 25/09/2019 - 14:14
    +4

    Incredible deal. People complain about everything these days…

  • payless69 on 25/09/2019 - 14:15
    +3

    Etihad is a wonderful airline and sells tickets below cost so grab them while you can! They are technically broke but the Emir is loaded and his pride will keep it going. Ignore negative remarks, use common sense like keeping valuables inside deep pockets and avoid even responding to fake refugees and you will have a good time. Early in the year it is still cool and uncrowded. People have grown up to accept English. Just be friendly and smile, yeah some restaurants try to charge for using cutlery so ask when sitting down, carry just the right cash and all is fine. If you do not score a cheap train there are heaps of modern coaches getting you around Europe very cheap. Must have a mobile phone with working data, such busses like Eurobus are all done on your phone. Greet people with a friendly "Ciao" and if they are real Italian you will notice quickly.

    • blaze on 25/09/2019 - 22:23
      +1

      Had some appalling flights with them in the last year or two. a380 legs are ok. I’d fly again in a pinch but have basically sworn off them otherwise. The worst was the overworked and tired staff. Gave the vibe they were like slaves.

  • Duece1995 on 25/09/2019 - 14:44
    +1

    People who complain about Rome being dirty are the same ones that go to Bali every year. Go Figure. Rome every day of the week at these crazy airfare prices. Catch a train to or even down to Sorrento.

    • xinyi on 25/09/2019 - 16:00
      +3

      It's all about people's expectations. People visiting Bali and expect it to be a developing country and are more alert for scams and con artists.

      People visiting Rome have been sold on the idea of Rome, when the reality is worst than how they envisioned it to be, and as many have pointed out, you are less vigilant about scams and tourist traps.

  • lainey13 on 25/09/2019 - 19:32
    +2

    I have been to Rome 3 times and the worst thing to happen to me was being smacked in the face on the Metro by a gesticulating Italian who was very sorry afterwards. I adore Italy and still have not done everything I want in Rome so another trip is on the cards at some point. So much to see and do and yet so cheap. Pensions are cheap, eating out is cheap and damn the supermarkets are cheap! $1 for a large bottle of ice tea… mmm… Yeah Florence is good too, bit smaller and more manageable but the dog poo obstacles gets a bit trying.
    Oh and spotting horrendous Roman parking is pretty fun too if you don't drive there!

  • Croupier on 25/09/2019 - 20:50
    +4

    ❤️Rome great Jazz scene,awesome locall trattorias so much history,, walk the city at midnight and have all the sights to yourself.

  • RiseAndRuin on 26/09/2019 - 00:57

    From personal experience, Etihad is the worst carrier compared to regular airlines and even some budget ones. They are cheaper, but they overbook and cancel tickets without even letting the customers know, and as far as I'm aware no other respectable airlines would do that.

    As for Rome, do like the Romans do (not like the tourists do) and you will ozbargain a great time :)

    • payless69 on 30/09/2019 - 09:53

      Flying is a hit and miss! Got treated on Emirates like an animal! Treated on Etihad like a King same on Qatar air. Security personell is a different cattle of fish expect zero brains! Many sulk about Jetstar but no complaints from me, more issues with Virgin. BA gets hated but we loved them.

  • After Dark on 10/10/2019 - 09:56

    Any similarly cheap business class ?

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