Posted on 16 October 2008
Though it’s most certainly a bad thing that the economy is taking a turn for the worse these days, it does mean that the price of both gas and flights are dropping. This is especially the case for student flights. An article in the Wall Street Journal yesterday highlights the fact that sites such as [...]
Posted on 20 August 2008
Microsoft is once again kicking off its “The Ultimate Steal” offer in which students can purchase Microsoft Office Ultimate for the bargain price of $59.95, or 91% off the suggested retail price. A check of Amazon.com for the current price on Office Ultimate 2007 shows that it costs $519.99.
Last school year when Microsoft ran this [...]
Posted on 16 July 2008
While Europe is looking more and more expensive to travel to as the Euro currency continues to get stronger against the dollar and prices in that area of the world remain high, some parts of Asia might start to look more attractive to travel to. Especially countries there that offer lots of cheap methods for [...]
Posted on 19 June 2008
Did you just graduate from college? Congrats, you made it and United Airlines wants to reward you by giving 10,000 frequent flyer miles if you belong to or sign up for their Mileage Plus program. Here’s how it works:
1) Graduate from college
2) Sign up for (if you haven’t already before) the United Mileage [...]
Posted on 18 June 2008
STA Travel, a student focused travel agent, is offering $150 - $300 off airfares to Europe from the U.S. on British Airways for the next couple of days. Fares without taxes start at $278 round trip. Some example fares include following:
NYC to London $278 round trip
NYC to Amsterdam $334 round trip
Chicago to Paris [...]
Posted on 10 June 2008
Southwest announced today their “School’s Out Summer Sale” promotion that includes some pretty hot fairs if you book before June 12th. Travel has to take place between June 24 and October 30, some deals offer fares as low as $40 one way.
Posted on 16 May 2008
The cost of flying has been rising sharply lately due to the increasing prices of oil coupled with still strong demand for flights. For students that enjoy traveling and exploring the world the cost of getting there has become the largest chunk of the cost. You can quite easily slum it a bit to [...]
Tags: discount travel guide, Student Travel
Posted on 01 May 2008
When I used to live in the Midwest I couldn’t imagine a place in the U.S. that people would actually ride trains to get around. Then I spent some time working in New York and came to understand how that without a car Amtrak is a real boon to getting between cities on the [...]
Tags: Amtrak, Student Discounts
Posted on 09 November 2007
The Dell Vostro 1000 is the budget offering in the Dell Small Business lineup of laptops. It has a 15.4′ screen and comes with an AMD Turion processor. The Dell Vostro 1000 is priced at under $500 with a basic configuration, so the price really can’t be complained about. But does the low price equate [...]
Tags: Dell Vostro 1000 Review