Chanuka in NY for $875/ per person

We just reserved 5 tickets to New York via Rome (on AlItalia) for $4400! Online – and I did it myself (took 2 hours).
The key was an iterative process, hopping back and forth between the airlines websites and the Online Travel Agents (OTA’s) – like Expedia.
The airline websites offer more flexibility in terms of dates [...]

Water at security – no need to bust the wallet or the bladder

Pretty simple, when traveling with kids – before security – POUR OUT the water from the bottle. Pass through then fill up at the nearby water cooler. You just saved $3.50. Per kid! Repeat at each airport for additional savings.

Pesach Airfare Price Drop

I thought I was being smart ordering my Pesach tickets in advance (1 month ago). I paid $1200-$1300 a person (times 6!). I bought the tickets on Expedia, as an elite member and 2 days ago I found better flights for $1000 each. It seems like ElAl has taken the unusual step of dropping [...]

ElAl hidden bargains – Spontany

It turns out that not only is the on-board security man well hidden, so are their good deals. Its only on the Hebrew version of the site. It is called “Spontani” and is kind of last minute. Kind of, since sometimes there are deals for the next 72 hours only and sometimes way in [...]

Best Seats

More than any other airline, Elal seems to have a completely uneven seat distribution in their coach section. Some seats seem to have all the room (pitchwise) in the world and some wouldn’t hold my seven year old comfortably. I always seem to get the squished ones! Where are the good ones and how do [...]