December 5th, 2012
NYC To Tel Aviv For Just $953 Round-Trip With Tax!
Update #2, 12/05: This sale will end sometime tomorrow.
It is now valid from JFK to Tel Aviv and from Tel Aviv to JFK.
Additionally on Orbitz there are flights on Swiss between January and March on select dates for under $740 round-trip from Tel Aviv to JFK via Zurich or Geneva. Use ITA advanced routing code LX+ to find valid dates.
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Update: 12/02: Now bookable on El Al as well.
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I posted yesterday the details of an upcoming El Al fare sale.
Delta and United have now gone ahead and proactively copied their fare sale, offering nonstop flights for $953 round-trip with tax. The El Al sale won’t be bookable until tomorrow. I wrote in yesterday’s post the pros and cons of each airline but suffice it to say that I’d fly on United from Newark even if I didn’t have elite status with them.
-The fares are bookable now on Orbitz, which offers regular mileage earning, price assurance refunds and more importantly free cancellations until 11pm ET the day after you book. (I.E. Book at 1:00am and have 46 hours to cancel for free), or you can book direct from the airline, though with United for example you will then have a shorter cancellation period (24 hours from whenever you book)
Don’t forget to use the best credit card for airfare:
-Earn over 5 points per dollar with Chase Freedom (up to $1,500 per quarter with registration), or 3 points per dollar with American Express® Premier Rewards Gold Card, or 3 points per dollar with The Business Gold Rewards Card® from American Express OPEN, or 2.14 points per dollar with Chase Sapphire Preferred.
Seats for specific dates are all limited and may sell out quickly.
To help find other valid dates check the Orbitz box to search “3 days before and after” to help find other valid dates.
Or I highly recommend that you read about using ITA Software and use their awesome month-long calendar search to help find dates with cheap flights.
-The JFK-TLV flight must begin between 01/13-03/10.
-Maximum stay is 30 nights.
Sample valid dates:
-01/13-01/21
-02/03-02/11
-02/17-02/26 Purim
-03/10-04/08 Pesach
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December 1st, 2012 at 7:45 pm
Do any of these 3 airlines fly out of PHL?
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December 1st, 2012 at 7:47 pm
@hunch:
USAirways flies from PHL. Nonstops start at $1,210.
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December 1st, 2012 at 7:50 pm
Dan will they make it for lag beomer as well?
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December 1st, 2012 at 7:51 pm
Do you think USAirays will match this sale?
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December 1st, 2012 at 7:56 pm
Anything to Paris for pessah??
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December 1st, 2012 at 7:56 pm
Side note: Orbitz has changed their “Price Assurance Guarantee”. It’s not really worth much now (no refund check. Rather some sort of voucher credit toward certain hotel bookings).
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December 1st, 2012 at 7:56 pm
dan, waht about from tel aviv to nyc or cle… would love to being my sister home for pesach
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December 1st, 2012 at 9:40 pm
Can you explain what you mean “with tax” ? That means tax is included in the price you quote or tax is additional. And what about surcharges?
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December 1st, 2012 at 10:06 pm
@Fraida Cohen: all taxes,and surcharges included. Look it up
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December 1st, 2012 at 10:12 pm
Yes, he means that tax is included. That figure includes all of the charges, No additional surcharges
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December 1st, 2012 at 10:19 pm
I believe the 5 points freedom card is only if you book direct from the airline
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December 1st, 2012 at 10:33 pm
Already booked on Elal directly – 949 is activr
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December 1st, 2012 at 10:35 pm
@Yehuda:
Orbitz doesn’t actually charge you, the airline does.
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December 1st, 2012 at 11:47 pm
Dan, what about from tlv to nyc ?
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December 1st, 2012 at 11:53 pm
IS this deal going to last a while?
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December 1st, 2012 at 11:53 pm
Can this b upgraded to business?
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December 2nd, 2012 at 12:09 am
@dan:
Must be booked by 12/06.
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December 2nd, 2012 at 12:42 am
the price $953 is on Elal and Delta would anyone know which airline is better going from JFK
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December 2nd, 2012 at 12:49 am
Dan, I just called Orbitz. Their customer service said that flights are not cancellable. I tried looking for something on the site that says you can cancel up to 11pm on the day after booking but couldn’t find anything. Are you sure about that? Can you tell me where to find it?
Thanks!
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December 2nd, 2012 at 1:01 am
@Yitz Weiss:
After you book it you will have the ability to do a courtesy cancel until 11pm the day after you book it.
I don’t think it’s a published policy, but many many people have used it.
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December 2nd, 2012 at 1:06 am
@Dan how do you do a courtesy cancel?
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December 2nd, 2012 at 1:09 am
I take back what I said, the cancellation until 11pm ET the day after booking is an official policy:
https://faq.orbitz.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/12628/~/what-is-a-courtesy-cancellation%3F
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December 2nd, 2012 at 1:11 am
If you do a courtesy cancellation, you will not be refunded Orbitz fees which are $6.99 to $13.99 (they don’t specifically say in the reservation). Not a huge $ amount, just something to be aware of
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December 2nd, 2012 at 1:14 am
@Tobias:
Wrong.
There are no fees for tickets that originate in the US such as this.
When you book the ticket if there is a service fee it is clearly marked as a service fee.
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December 2nd, 2012 at 1:23 am
Per the link you provided. “Please note: The refund amount includes only the ticket cost, not any service fees.”
On the orbits fees page it says “Orbitz fees
- Service Fee: Airline tickets booked on Orbitz.com for multi-carrier itineraries and flights that originate outside of the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean carry a non-refundable fee ranging from $6.99 to $13.99 USD. The fee varies based on airfare, carrier, destination and other factors.”
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December 2nd, 2012 at 1:26 am
@Tobias:
Are you reading what you’re posting before posting???
The fee only applies for flights that originate outside of the US or for multi-carrier itineraries.
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December 2nd, 2012 at 1:34 am
Are these flights good for this week or chnaka?
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December 2nd, 2012 at 1:55 am
@dion waiters:
on elal’s website it has for dec. for 948
http://app.elal.co.il/InventorySaleSeatsChk/ShowFlights_Specialeng.aspx?dest=NYC&class=U&campid=03928
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December 2nd, 2012 at 8:33 am
anything from argentina to jfk chip flights
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December 2nd, 2012 at 12:02 pm
Hey Dan I was wondering of u think there will be better deals to fly to Israel or should I just buy thi deal??? I really wanna go for pesach
Thanxs
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December 2nd, 2012 at 1:14 pm
Dan
what about from TLV to NY?
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December 2nd, 2012 at 3:27 pm
can’t find this deal on united from ewr. searched jan, feb, mar, apr, may. cheapest is 1099.
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December 2nd, 2012 at 3:59 pm
which credit cards are good to use in israel and what about when renting a car in israel
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December 2nd, 2012 at 5:09 pm
weres the link to the tickets?
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December 2nd, 2012 at 5:53 pm
Is the chase ink card good to use for this deal? how many points per dollar would I get?
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December 2nd, 2012 at 6:25 pm
Anything with business fares for us snobs?
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December 2nd, 2012 at 6:48 pm
Will this work 1 way from TLV-JFK Jan 30?
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December 2nd, 2012 at 10:49 pm
Called orbitz they don’t have any India about the deal to Israel what’s going on
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December 2nd, 2012 at 11:54 pm
@Lemone Juice: NO! If you book two way ticket and miss the first one, the whole thing gets cancelled. Don’t do it.
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December 2nd, 2012 at 11:55 pm
@chani: Sapphire is excellent since there’s no foreign transaction fee.
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December 3rd, 2012 at 12:01 pm
Would you know if i can use this sale to change an existing ticket to an earlier date (Dec. 20 change to Dec. 16)? please respond ASAP!!
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December 4th, 2012 at 9:54 am
i don’t see that delta matched these prices, or united – is there a link somewhere that im missing?
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December 4th, 2012 at 4:30 pm
How many pcs can I take on these tickets? If it’s only 1, any way to get an upgrade to 2 pcs per person?
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December 6th, 2012 at 1:23 pm
i have to be there for a wedding on dec 30 what the cheepest way to get there
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December 6th, 2012 at 11:12 pm
Dan, you replied to me in post #2 that TLV-> PHL is >$1200.
just wanna let you know that I booked tickets tonight for dates in January for $1003.00 for non-stop.
I guess they had to drop prices due to united/delta sale.
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December 7th, 2012 at 12:57 am
how do i buy united vouchers that would be good for ewr to tlv
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December 7th, 2012 at 1:53 pm
@curious: DELTA!
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December 7th, 2012 at 1:56 pm
is the $740 deal up?
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December 7th, 2012 at 2:53 pm
umm so i cant find the 740 tickets? i tried ita with the advanced routing code and still no luck is the deal dead?
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December 9th, 2012 at 4:41 pm
are there any good deals for a one way trip to Israel in july or augast 2013? thanks
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December 9th, 2012 at 4:42 pm
there are deals for under $800 now if you search on tripadvisor.com.
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December 9th, 2012 at 7:51 pm
My sister is getting married Jan 23 we are 6 people
Do you think prices will go down or up in near future?
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December 11th, 2012 at 6:59 pm
Hey Dan, I am looking for a ticket from Newark AP to Ontario, California from January 15 to the 22, for under 200 dollars. Do you know of anything? Thank You in advance for all the great work you do on this websight.