Katie Harris’ STA World Traveling Intern Video

Recent years have seen a huge increase in the number of students taking a year out from their studies in order to travel. Being students they are always on a tight budget and therefore keen to find the best deal possible on everything from hotels to air fares.

You can find student discounted air fares on offer directly from various airlines. It’s always worth paying a visit to their websites to find out what may be on offer. Luckily there are a growing number of excellent websites that cater for student travellers.

Student Universe is one such website. They are a specialised and experienced student travel agency who know where students want to go and what times of year are best to travel. You will need to register on their site and provide details that will confirm your student status.

You may already know about STA (student travel agency), who are one of the most well known student travel outlets, along with Travel Cuts. You will need to have an International Student Identity Card in order to use these services.

Orbitz provide another excellent website that offers student discounts. They are also a great source for cut price domestic flights so this can be useful when heading home from college.

To get the best possible deals you need to make your travel plans as early as possible. The old saying ‘The Early Bird Gets the Worm’ was never truer than when looking for discounted airfares. The earlier you can book your flight the greater your discount is likely to be.

Another useful tip is flexibility. If you can be flexible about your departure date, your flight times and even your destination airport you will again stand the best chance of getting the best possible deal. You’ll find that weekday flights, for example, are much cheaper than weekends.

I hope that these simple tips will help you to save money on student air fares.

For great savings on Gatwick parking and Heathrow parking be sure to book well in advance. Also, be certain never to travel without adequate travel insurance.