Comments on: Holiday Travel Tips for College Students

By: Weekly Round up: I’ve Been Busy Edition | Twenties Money

Weekly Round up: I’ve Been Busy Edition | Twenties Money — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 19:39:13 +0000

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squawkfox » Crutches, Magpies, and Tomatoes Oh My! — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 03:23:39 +0000

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By: mfaorbust

mfaorbust — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:17:19 +0000

I’ve only booked through Priceline’s Name Your Own Price service once, but I got an amazing deal when I did–42% off the rate I was getting from the airline itself. Of course, since you don’t know when your exact flight times will be until after you’ve paid, flexibility is crucial.

By: Richard @ Student Scrooge

Richard @ Student Scrooge — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 20:10:41 +0000

I definitely agree with the advice to start looking as early as possible and book now if you can — I just took care of my holiday travel for the rest of the year.

Some other thoughts:
- I agree with @SP to check out StudentUniverse.com. I have had very good luck lately with them, and I like their interface. Checking STA Travel has always been a painful experience for me — maybe they offer good deals, but it seems every time I try a domestic itinerary with them, the website gives some sort of error during the process.
- Its worth noting that Southwest does not charge any fees for checking bags and what not.
- Priceline.com does not charge a book fee on its normal airline bookings (thats not to be confused with their “name your own price” service) — which is nice, since Priceline offers cashback through sites like FatWallet.com.
- Most importantly, I think its important to just be flexible.

I’ve written some about this on my blog in the past.

By: SP

SP — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:00:14 +0000

Check student sites: studentuniverse.com and statravel.com. Very hit or miss, but I’ve gotten a few good deals