Student and Budget Specialists

While a few tickets require student or youth status, most do not. The following serve customers requiring cheap fares, and have access to discounted tickets. To be certain of any true low-market price you must make at least a few inquiries. (See Bargaining in Chapter 8.)

sta-travel.com

Formerly Student Travel Australia, and certainly partly responsible for the legions of Aussies carousing the world. STA has nearly 200 offices in ten countries, including twenty in the States. Main U.S. office is 10 Downing St., New York, NY 10014. tel. [phone]. National service desk 800-777-0112.

ciee.org

Council Travel. Has several dozen offices in the U.S. specializing in student and budget travel. Operates charter flights to Europe in the summer (Council Charter tel. [phone]). Main office is 205 E. 42 St., New York, NY 10017. tel. [phone] or 212-661-0311. Sells ISIC cards, Eurail passes, and the most excellent Work, Study, and Travel Abroad: The Whole World Handbook.

travelcuts.com

Canadian Universities Travel Service. Has twenty offices in Canada and one in London. Main office is at 187 College St., Toronto, Ontario M5T1P7. tel. [phone].

acotra.com

Belgium-based student travel organization with good connections to Africa. ACOTRA World USA, 29777 Telegraph Road, Suite 2432, Southfield, Michigan 48034 and ACOTRA World Ltd., rue de la Madeleine 51, 100 Brussels, Belgium tel. [phone] fax [phone]

Domestic Bucket Shops

Air Brokers International

323 Geary, Suite 411, San Francisco, CA 94102 tel. [phone] fax: [phone]. Sells around-the-world and circle-Pacific tickets.airbrokers.com

Air Hitch

2790 Broadway, Suite 100, New York, NY 10025 tel. [phone] or 800-326-2009. Air Hitch provides one-way rides across the Atlantic for $169 from the East Coast, $269 from the West Coast, and $229 from in-between. You send the money, a five-day "window" when you would like to leave, and your top three destinations in Europe. While they don't guarantee the destination, according to AirHitch 95% fly within their date range. Several travelers have indicated a regular reserved seat for a few bucks more is less risky and a superior value.

Cheap Tickets, Inc.

1247 3rd Avenue, New York, NY 10021 tel. [phone] Also has offices in L.A., San Francisco, and Honolulu. National tel. is 800-377-1000 (espaсol: 800-991-6199) and fax [phone]. Formerly a U.S. domestic specialist, Cheap Tickets now sells international tickets.cheaptickets.com

Cut Throat Travel Outlet

731 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 tel. 800-642-TRIP (California only) and 415-989-TRIP. A clever agent from this company saved me $150 on a one-way by having it issued from Dubai.

Global Discount Travel Services

980 Kelly Johnson Drive, Clark County, NV 89119 888-777-2222. Regularly advertises in the The New York Times. lowestfare.com

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