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Travel Resources
Airplanes
Ask your travel agent about special prices and packages when
making your travel plans. Consider an open jaw ticket that lets
you fly into one city and return from another. Also be sure to
consider getting a flight with a flexible return date, or one
with little or no fee for changing your return date. Students
often decide to extend their stay for a month or so beyond the
end of the semester. If you are traveling to Australia, ask your
travel agent about the Boomerang air pass for reduced airfare in
and around Australia. The following companies offer student
airfare rates:
AESU Travel STA
Travel Student
Universe
Orbitz
Travelocity
BestFares
Expedia
Priceline
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Always reconfirm your seat three days before your intended
departure. Be sure to do this for both your initial departure
and return flight. Because of increasing airport security, check
in two or three hours before your departure time for
international flights. Keep your tickets in a safe place. Lost
or stolen tickets are not easy to replace, especially from
overseas. Know the fare you paid, flight and ticket numbers, and
the travel dates. Ask your travel agent about baggage weight
restrictions and customs limits. If you have too many bags or
are over baggage weight restrictions, the airline will charge
you additional fees.
Also, look into air travel as a means of visiting neighboring
countries while abroad. Often, special airfares are offered that
are less expensive than trains or buses. Some popular companies
in Europe are
Easy Jet and
RyanAir.
Trains
Contact a travel agent about special package travel deals on
trains. Popular passes include Eurail, Britrail, France Rail,
Spain Flexipass, European East, and Japan Rail. If you are
considering purchasing one of these passes, make sure you review
the policies and rules of the pass, and also be sure that it
fits your traveling needs, ability, and style. These passes can
be expensive, so do not purchase one unless you are certain
you'll use it. Often it is less expensive to just get a student
travel card and travel at your leisure, with no rules or
specific date restrictions.
Travel Guidebooks
We highly recommend these travel
guidebooks:
Let's
Go Series. Harvard
Student Agencies, Inc. Annual. St. Martin's Press
Lonely Planet Series. Lonely
Planet Publications, Oakland, CA; 800-275-8555
More Women
Travel: Adventures and Advice from more than 60 Countries. Natania
Jansz and Miranda Davies, eds. 1995. |
