I have some friends who traveled to Italy this past September. They have planned this trip for quite some time. Their main stays were going to be in Rome and Tuscany. My friend checked out travel packages to Italy and booked everthing online. She is a stickler for details and is also very thorough. She said she made some discount hotel reservations and found decent airfare. It helped that they were flexible with their travel dates. Needless to say, after all the travel packages to Italy that were researched, she found some discount packages that fit their budget. They both came back raving about every aspect of their fabulous trip and would love to go back. They loved the delicious food, scenery and the friendly people. My friend tried her practiced Italian and she said the people really did appreciate her trying to speak their language. They want to explore Spain budget travel in the far future for their next adventure. After looking at all their spectacular pictures, I am going to put Tuscany on my list of wishful travels.