Even if your college days are a distant memory, it's possible to travel on a student discount over spring break this year.
StudentUniverse, which has operated as an online travel agency exclusively for college students since 2000, expanded its discounts to recent college grads up to age 25 earlier this year. And StudentCity, which specializes in vacation packages for college and high school students, said that while it doesn't advertise the fact, its discounts aren't restricted by age.
"We specifically market to students but do not exclude the young at heart from travel on our tours," said Jacqueline Lewis, managing director at StudentCity in Peabody, Mass.
Some of the best deals come in the form of packages or group tours. A weeklong trip in late March to Cancun from Atlanta with a room at the hip ME Cancún was $2,014 for two on StudentCity.com, or $1,007 a person. The same trip on Expedia.com was $2,966 for two, or $1,483 a person, though cheaper rates could be found by selecting less convenient flights, requiring a longer layover on the way there and returning at midnight. And STA Travel is offering a weeklong Galapagos trip for $2,250 a person -- about $1,000 less than comparable tours.
Friday, March 12, 2010
Older travelers can get student discounts now
via seattlepi.com
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