If you’re looking for an alternative to the the traditional Thanksgiving meal and celebration, Alitalia can help you out. The Italian carrier is currently offering 6-day hotel and airfare Thanksgiving vacation packages.

You’ll find a number of lodging options and potential ad-ons such as dining with opera singers, enjoying lunch in Pompeii, and much more. Of course, these extras will cost you, but you can still find Rome vacation packages for as low as $739+ (airfare, 4-night accommodations, daily breakfast, and airline fuel surcharge included).

Visit Alitalia Vacations for more details, and save the turkey dinner for next year.

A few weeks ago, we highlighted Alitalia’s Fall and Winter Italy airfare sale. Now, Alitalia is offering more winter deals to European destinations outside of Italy.

You can still find cheap flights to Italian cities like Rome, Venice, Florence, but you’ll also find low airfare to Prague, Madrid, Paris, and more. You’ll find airfare for as low as $741 R/T (taxes and fees included). You have to purchase your airline ticket by tomorrow (August 20th, 2008) to take advantage of these deals for travel between October 27, 2008 and March 25, 2009.

Visit Alitalia Special Offers for more details and a complete list of winter airfare deals.

The Early Bird Fall and Winter Airfare Sale from Alitalia is designed to reward travelers who have moved their thoughts beyond summer and begun to focus on their next vacations. If you fall into that category, you can take advantage of deals to Italian dream destinations like Rome, Venice, Florence, and more.

Alitalia’s fall and winter sale airfares are based on availability, so you may have to play around with departure dates to find the best deal. You’ll also need to book as soon as possible for travel between October 29, 2008 and March 25, 2009.

Keep reading for sample airfares from Alitalia…

Whether you make your home in Russia or you’re simply making your way across the European landscape, you can currently find great deals on Alitalia from Moscow and St. Petersburg to Italian destinations like Milan, Rome, Palermo, and Turin.

Alitalia is offering flights from Russia to Italy for as low as 332 Euros R/T (taxes and fees included). Visit Alitalia Special Offers for more details.

Spent the summer so far dreaming of ancient architecture, romantic waterways, and museums unlike any other in the world? If so, it’s time to head to Italy.

Even if you’ve held off on making summer European vacation plans, you can still find deals to Rome, Milan, Venice and more from Alitalia. You’ll find deals on roundtrip flights from Chicago, Boston, New York, Miami, and Los Angeles.

Don’t let those dreams of Italy go unrealized. Keep reading for sample airfares from Alitalia…