Bargains aplenty in coronavirus-hit Europe – but there aren’t many takers
Travellers with a healthy appetite for risk can find bargains while airlines and hospitality businesses shrink, writes Simon Calder
With all this bad news around, you probably need a break. And right now, prices are better than ever.
On Thursday evening you can fly on British Airways from Heathrow to Rome (and check in a bag), stay for three nights in a three-star hotel (with breakfast) and fly home for £139 all-in. Similar deals are available to Milan, Venice and Pisa – a short hop from Florence.
“I have never seen the Uffizi so empty,” says the noted cultural tour director James Hill, who lives in Italy.
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