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Between pasta, pizza, wine, beaches, designer stores and some of the world’s fastest supercars, Italy is the perfect place for both a relaxing getaway and a jam-packed adventure, no matter your interests. You can visit the historical sights in Rome, the canals in Venice and the famous art museums in Florence. And if high fashion is your thing, you can’t miss Milan’s high-end shopping. All three of the U.S. legacy carriers fly to Italy, and there is even a cool fifth-freedom route to make your trip a little more exciting. Some U.S. airlines have also started flying to smaller Italian cities. For example, United Airlines flies to Palermo Falcone Borsellino Airport (PMO) and Delta Air Lines flies to Vincenzo Bellini Catania Airport (CTA) in Catania. Today, we’ll look at the best ways to travel to and stay in Italy using your points and miles. Booking American Airlines flights to Italy ZACH GRIFF/THE POINTS GUY American Airlines serves Rome Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO), Silvio Berlusconi Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP), Naples International Airport (NAP) and Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) from various U.S. hub airports. Italy is one of American’s largest markets in Europe, with the airline serving the

Fast-growing Viking has one of the most diverse arrays of itineraries of any cruise line. Not only does the California-based company offer ocean cruises in almost every corner of the world, it also offers river cruises on many of the world’s major rivers. That’s notably different from most cruise lines; typically, cruise lines operate either ocean or river cruises, but not both. Viking has a particularly large footprint when it comes to European river itineraries, with a wide range of sailings on nearly every European river of note, from the Danube and Rhine in Central Europe to the Douro in Portugal. The company also operates river trips on the Nile in Egypt and the Mekong in Southeast Asia, and it recently began river trips along the Mississippi as well. As of the summer of 2025, there were 82 river ships in Viking’s fleet — an astounding number. None of its main competitors among river lines catering to North Americans — which include Avalon Waterways, Uniworld and AmaWaterways — have anywhere near that number of vessels. Among ocean cruise destinations, Viking has a major presence in Scandinavia and Northern Europe, which it considers its home turf. (The company was founded by

Google Flights is one of our favorite tools at TPG, but Google Travel goes well beyond cheaper flights — and it’s constantly evolving, as I found out in a recent conversation with James Byers, group product manager for travel at Google. We both agreed that Google Flights Explore is one of the best-kept secrets of Google Flights to help you hack cheap trips. But while our talk focused on Google Travel’s best travel tips, we also did some myth-busting and discussed what’s next for Google Flights. Google also gave us an update on the ability to screen out basic economy fares in searches at Google Flights. Some folks currently have that power, but it’s just a test for now — most users will still see basic economy fares in Google Flights searches for the time being. But stay tuned: Google promises that if and when it’s rolled out on a wider scale, TPG will know first. Read on for Google’s top tips, what’s ahead and our conversation around basic economy — and check out the video below for the full interview. Google Flights Explore and other key tools GOOGLE FLIGHTS EXPLORE Byers and I share a favorite tool — Google