What's the Best Way to Find Cheap Flights?

Finding cheap flights is often one of the most difficult tasks of traveling to the Middle East. Prices can range from as little as $900 to as much as $2000. Below we provide links, tips, and other information as well as contact information for two travel agents we recommend using.

A few hints:
1. Spend the extra time to compare prices.
2. Buy tickets as soon as possible. The longer you wait the more $$ you spend.
3. Try leaving a day later or arriving a day earlier to see if changing your departure days significantly reduces the price. Keep in mind if you do arrive early or stay late you will need to find housing.
4. Compare flights to neighboring countries. For example if you are going to Israel and Palestine compare both Bun Gurion Airport and Amman.
5. Check with the non-western airlines directly to see if they have travel deals.

www.turkishairlines.com
www.egyptair.com.eg
www.rja.com.jo
www.elal.co.il

And check with other major airfare sites:
www.travelocity.com
www.expedia.com
www.cheaptickets.com
www.sidestep.com/ - One of the least known and best online travel tools. It requires a small fee to purchase your tickets. However it often finds the cheapest flights and searches many non-western airlines that other travel websites don't.