As Airfare Rises Sky High, Keep Student Prices Landed

The higher fuel prices climb the more expensive airfare becomes.  Very unfortunate for those that need to use the airlines to visit family and friends over the holiday breaks.  It can also destroy any plans for going away over spring break.  So what do you do, just sit in your dorm room while everyone is with family and friends having a wonderful trip? Absolutely not!  You find a way to enjoy yourself on those breaks just as everyone else plans on doing.  This may require a little extra planning on your part, but it is possible to find that cheap student flight!

There are peak times for airlines.  Peak times are when the prices rise; Christmas and New Year’s season and also from spring to mid summer.  So if plans for travel fall in any of these specified times or you are just looking for a deal on a flight then now is the time to start looking for an affordable flight.

Begin the planning when you receive class schedules and any other determining factors.  Give yourself enough time to ensure that you get the best deal.  There are student travel sites that offer deals to students for simply confirming student status, no extra charge is necessary!

Student Universe is one of these sites.  It is for college students and provides the best deals and advice for travel during the peak seasons.  Finding a Cheap Student Ticket 101 gives tips to all traveling students out there!

Now that your airfare is booked, help your parents find a hotel when they come to campus for parents weekend or a spur of the moment trip.  Clearly they won’t be sharing your Twin XL.  Hotels.com is an excellent source for locating a hotel that’s a convenient location to campus.  Hotels.com can also be used when planning spring break or summer vacation.

Don’t let the expensive airfare be the determining factor of whether you travel or not because there is a way around paying those steep prices.  Buy that plane ticket and enjoy the time away!

Does anyone have an exciting trip planned for this coming year? Let us know here at Dormwise!