i am having trouble finding cheap flights from raleigh (rdu) to western europe for 2. we plan on travelling to the netherlands, germany, austria, italy, switzerland, france, spain, and belgium, so flying into any city in those countries would work. we hope to travel for two or three weeks from around june 23 to july 14th.

i was wondering if there were better days of the week and/or cities that are cheaper than others.

so far i have checked travelocity, orbitz, expedia, cheaptickets, itasoftware, airgorilla, 1800cheapseats, nwa, skytours cheapair, farefox, and lowestfare. the lowest i found was 2 x $847+ taxes = $1908 on flights.com from rdu to ams june 23 – july 14.

i have mostly checked ams around those dates because i thought that flying into amsterdam would give me the best price. i just don’t think we can afford that much.

also, what are the general qualifications for student fares?

thanks in advance for any advice you might have…

lindsay