Book a nonstop to Italy this summer, and the surprise is where the newest flights actually go; not Rome, not Venice. The routes U.S. airlines have added fastest drop you in Sicily, in Naples, in the heel of the boot. Americans still have their pick of flights to the marquee cities, but the new routes, the first-ever ones, and the extra flights are aimed at the country you go to for the food.

A person in a colorful jacket sorts small fish in a metal tray at a busy outdoor market, capturing the lively scenes travelers might encounter after US flights to Italy, with other people and containers visible in the background.
U.S. airlines are betting Americans want Puglia and Sicily more than the Colosseum. Photo credit: Depositphotos.

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