Shahab Siddiqui is the CEO and founder of FlightsFinder.com and has been involved in the travel industry for over 15 years.
Shahab's expertise has been featured in numerous publications, including Business Insider, The LA Times, The Daily Mail, The Telegraph, and The Huffington Post. Notably, he developed FlightsFinder.com while undergoing dialysis treatment for kidney failure. His inspiring story is detailed here. To connect with Shahab, visit his LinkedIn profile.
Shahab Siddiqui conceived and developed the idea for FlightsFinder.com in 2008 from a hospital bed. After being diagnosed with kidney failure he was confined to a dialysis machine 3 times a week. This severely affected his ability to undertake one of his greatest passions - to travel.
He soon discovered that for a trip abroad he would have to arrange dialysis there which would add a large cost to the already expensive flight and accommodation.
This reality forced Shahab to be particularly frugal when searching for flights online and he soon struck upon a technique that managed to save him the most money.
Meta-Meta search he concluded - was the best way to get the best price, i.e Searching multiple comparison engines whilst also comparing multiple flexible date calendars. He realised such a site which undertook such a search did not exist so set about developing one to be of service to himself and other travellers who were budget conscious.
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