STA Travel

Location

Memorial Union Room 162

Across from the Coffee House

Hours

Monday - Friday: 9:00am-5:00pm

Phone

530-752-2285 or 530-302-0157

Email

<ucd AT statravel DOT com>

Fax

530-302-0158

Website

STA Travel UC Davis

ISIC.org

STA Travel is a global travel agency catered to students, with special deals to destinations all over the world. They also sell international student IDs from ISIC for about $26 (or about $22 if you bring a passport picture). Passport Pictures are $10.

STA Travel has student and teacher discounted tickets known for flexibility and refundability. They are a full service travel agency as well so they can help anyone, even non-students and teachers.

The ISIC card will give you discounts both locally and nationwide, such as 15% on Amtrak tickets, 11% off in-store purchases with savings pass at Macy's, 15% off online orders at the NBA Store and much more. More locally, the ISIC card will give you discounts on your favorite spots such as 10% off all purchases at Ciocolat, 15% off total purchase at Outdoor Davis, 10% online discount at Target, and 10% off all cash purchases at Swirl Frozen Yogurt.

As a travel agency, of course it costs a little more than reserving a trip oneself. However, if you're traveling on the University's dime, using STA is very convenient, as you just need to provide them with a recharge number rather than waiting forever for reimbursement.

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Reviews

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I used STA Travel to book my hostels AND flight on my short European trip. It seemed like a pretty good deal. I saved a bunch of money by going through them. Also it was extremely easy. However, they kind of overcharge on little things like International Student IDs (you don't really need them. They claim discounts with them, but a regular UCD ID will do overseas!). And my biggest gripe is the fact that their international offices DO NOT communicate with each other. So if you are in London, you can't go into their London office and inquire about your bookings. You have to call specifically the location that booked you (quite a hassle!). But this isn't really a problem if you have no qwells/questions with your booking, really. Just be aware! — Yawen

I went to the STA in Berkeley and found it to be a load of shit. I had never really traveled before, so I thought I needed reservations, but I ended up paying through the nose for a hostel that was not very nice and a student ID card that I didn't need. They also knew more or less nothing about where I was going (Paris) and proceeded to waste my time. I will say that they did help me get my HI card, but my guide book told me that I needed it as well. - ArlenAbraham

2009-06-02 16:33:17   a regular UCD ID will do overseas : Of course such a general statement is bound to be wrong sometimes. I had my student discount denied at least once because the UCD ID does not have an expiration date printed on it. The ISIC ID does have a date on it, so that probably would have worked. You have to weigh whether you're likely to take advantage of many student discounts (e.g. by going to a lot of museums in Europe) or not. —JoFeuerstein

2009-06-02 18:13:48   An international student ID can save you a LOT of money, depending on where you are, and what mode of transportation you are using. Jo is correct about the expiration date issue. You can get significant discounts on trains, performances, and other things you may do in Europe if you have an international student ID. Alternatively, you may also be able to use a letter on the school's letterhead explaining that you are a student. Get this before you travel. —IDoNotExist

2009-06-27 08:17:04   STA is nice if you're going to change your ticket, you can do it over email and often the fare difference hasn't been too big of a deal. HOWEVER, if you miss a flight with STA, you are totally screwed. They are ticket consolidators which means their tickets are the first to get bumped. Also, airline people can't rebook you, you have to call STA. I missed a flight to europe and had to pay $500 to rebook it. That doesn't happen when you go through online deals. —AmyGoogenspa