Discounted El Al Award Tickets

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I haven’t seen any official announcement, but El Al has discounted award pricing for flights between NYC or Toronto and Tel Aviv.

Normally a coach ticket from New York or Toronto to Tel Aviv is 700 Matmid points (35K AMEX points) each way, though those awards will get more expensive for tickets booked after 02/09/15.

From my non-elite account selected flights between Toronto and Tel Aviv are pricing out at 400 points (20K AMEX points) each way and selected flights between NYC and Tel Aviv are pricing out at 500 points (25K AMEX points) each way.

From an Israel based Gold elite account selected flights between Toronto and Tel Aviv are pricing out at 225 points (11,250 AMEX points) each way and selected flights between NYC and Tel Aviv are pricing out at 300 points (15K AMEX points) each way.

It seems that you can book discounted one-way flights from 01/31-03/07.  You can return later than 03/07 as long as you book round-trip travel and the outbound flight leaves by 03/07.

If your account has a different rate please post a comment!

Note that El Al charges about $350 in taxes and fuel surcharges on a round-trip award.

These dates had discounted awards available:

NYC-Tel Aviv
January 31
February 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 19, 22, 23
March 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7.
The following dates only work as return dates on a round-trip that originates in Tel Aviv by 03/07:
March 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26.
April 4, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29.
Return flights in later months work as well.

Tel Aviv-NYC
February 4, 5, 6.
March 3, 4, 5, 6,
The following dates only work as return dates on a round-trip that originates in NYC by 03/07:
March 9, 10, 11, 23, 13, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24
April 6, 7, 8, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30.
Return flights in later months work as well.

Toronto-Tel Aviv
January 11, 13, 15, 18, 22, 25, 29
February 1, 5, 8, 12, 15, 22, 24, 26
March 1, 3
The following dates only work as return dates on a round-trip that originates in Tel Aviv by 03/07:
March 8, 10, 17, 19, 22, 24
April 5, 16, 28
Return flights in later months work as well.

Tel Aviv-Toronto
January 15, 18, 22, 25, 29
February 1, 5, 8, 15, 19, 24, 26
March 1, 3, 5
The following dates only work on a round-trip that originates in Toronto by 03/07:
March 8, 10, 12
April 5, 8, 16, 21, 23, 30.
Return flights in later months work as well.

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You can transfer points to El Al from AMEX Membership Rewards cards such as:
–The Amex EveryDay Credit Card from American Express (10K AMEX MR points plus a free year of Amazon Prime for spending $1,000 in 3 months.  20% point bonus for making 20 transactions per month for an effective 2.4 points per dollar on groceries and Uber and 1.2 points per dollar elsewhere. No annual fee. No fee for additional cardholders.)
–The Amex EveryDay Preferred Credit Card from American Express (15K AMEX MR points plus a free year of Amazon Prime for spending $1,000 in 3 months.  50% point bonus for making 30 transactions per month for an effective 4.5 points per dollar on groceries, 3 points per dollar on gas and Uber and 1.5 points per dollar elsewhere. $95 annual fee. No fee for additional cardholders.)
–American Express® Premier Rewards Gold Card (25K AMEX MR points for spending $2,000 in 3 months. 3 points per dollar on airfare and 2 points per dollar on gas and groceries. $195 annual fee waived for first year. 5 free additional cardholders are free, 6+ additional cards cost $35/year each.)
–Platinum Card® from American Express (40K AMEX MR points for spending $3,000 in 3 months. Free Starwood gold elite status for discounted paid and award stays. Free Centurion lounge access, Delta lounge access, Airspace lounge access, and Priority Club lounge access. $200 cash back in airline fee refunds per calendar year ($400 cash back in refunds during first cardmembership year). Free TSA PreCheck or Global Entry membership.  Free insurance for any items bought on credit card and lost within 90 days. No foreign exchange fees. $450 annual fee. 3 additional cardholders for a flat $175 fee ($58.33/year each) which includes full lounge access and free TSA PreCheck or Global Entry membership. 4+ additional cards cost $175/year each)

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HT: Chaikel