2008 Woodie Awards
A chance to visit the world
Taryn Filomio
Issue date: 2/6/08 Section: Opinion
Traveling is an experience everyone should have; it allows us to become familiar with other cultures hands on. As college students, however, most of us can barely afford to pay for our textbooks let alone leisurely trips. Organizations such as EF College Break, Student City and Contiki have created travel deals targeted to students who have always wanted to travel but fell short when it came to expenses.
EF College Break is one of the largest international student travel providers, offering trips worldwide at low rates. The trips are targeted for anyone between the ages of 18 and 25. The website, www.efcollegebreak.com, lists all trips offered as well as what each package includes. For example, a grand tour of Europe for 18 days is priced at $2,457. During the trip, students visit the French Riviera, Amsterdam, Athens, Pompeii, Sorrento, Delphi, Florence, Rome and Paris. With this trip, as well as others, round-trip airfare, hotels, transfers, tours and breakfast is all included in the price. Sightseeing is accompanied by a tour guide, but EF College Break does not limit the student to exploring the areas on their own. At an extra expense, EF College Break also funds students if they wish to stay longer since they just can't get enough of the place.
If students are looking to travel to a more tropical location, Student City deals mostly with spring break and summer trips. On the Student City website, students can select from trips already created by the organization, including Cancun Mexico, Jamaica, even a cruise to the Bahamas. Hotels are all listed in the area with prices, accommodations and also pictures of the rooms and the hotel itself. Another option that Student City offers is the "Name Your Price for Spring 2008", where students list where they would like to go, how many people would be attending, and also how much the student is willing to pay. With that information entered, employees of Student City work to create the trip which best suits the student.
EF College Break is one of the largest international student travel providers, offering trips worldwide at low rates. The trips are targeted for anyone between the ages of 18 and 25. The website, www.efcollegebreak.com, lists all trips offered as well as what each package includes. For example, a grand tour of Europe for 18 days is priced at $2,457. During the trip, students visit the French Riviera, Amsterdam, Athens, Pompeii, Sorrento, Delphi, Florence, Rome and Paris. With this trip, as well as others, round-trip airfare, hotels, transfers, tours and breakfast is all included in the price. Sightseeing is accompanied by a tour guide, but EF College Break does not limit the student to exploring the areas on their own. At an extra expense, EF College Break also funds students if they wish to stay longer since they just can't get enough of the place.
If students are looking to travel to a more tropical location, Student City deals mostly with spring break and summer trips. On the Student City website, students can select from trips already created by the organization, including Cancun Mexico, Jamaica, even a cruise to the Bahamas. Hotels are all listed in the area with prices, accommodations and also pictures of the rooms and the hotel itself. Another option that Student City offers is the "Name Your Price for Spring 2008", where students list where they would like to go, how many people would be attending, and also how much the student is willing to pay. With that information entered, employees of Student City work to create the trip which best suits the student.
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Meaghan Holley
posted 2/07/08 @ 4:08 PM EST
I am a HUGE believer in EF College Break! I have researched every college travel provider in the book and EF College Break is by far the best! I like them so much that I asked how I could spread the word for their products, and they offered me an opportunity to share with all of you. (Continued…)
Jenna
posted 2/08/08 @ 9:12 PM EST
I feel like I can relate to this article being a college student with no money. I traveled first with EF College Break, before I heard about Contiki, and I definitely saved more with Contiki, not to mention did a lot more fun things with some really amazing people. (Continued…)
Sarah
posted 2/23/08 @ 1:25 AM EST
I traveled with EF College Break to Italy- and it was amazing. If anyone else wants to go, I got this promo code its hesseln1188, and I think it saves you like $100. (Continued…)
tmuell33
Tim
posted 4/30/08 @ 8:37 PM EST
Ya, EFCollegeBreak is great.. Tech2009 code will save you up to $150.. they're great!
Contiki doesn't include flights, which I really don't like.
Brittany
posted 6/20/08 @ 6:13 AM EST
I agree. EF includes airfare and for the amount of days can be a better deal, starting around $1200 or $1300.
I heard the EF college discount code kyle3585 is a newly activated one that can go up to $250 off (think it depends on how expensive the trip you book is)
Carnival Cruise Lines
posted 7/09/08 @ 11:53 AM EST
This is amazingly cheap and really tempting to me. I never thought I can afford a cruise and now reading this gives me a whole different perspective for my vacation plans. (Continued…)
Slk32
posted 7/24/08 @ 3:10 AM EST
Yeah, and the great part is they do spring break, winter and summer vacation trips as well. Discount code Kyle3585 does work, I work for EF and can vouch for that. (Continued…)
Johnny
posted 10/22/08 @ 4:25 PM EST
If you're interested in EF College Break you can save $50 dollars off the cost of booking by using the campus manager discount code "AMIN1873" THIS CODE WILL NEVER EXPIRE!!
Jess
posted 10/29/08 @ 12:28 PM EST
I love EF! I'm a Campus Manager for QU (you may have seen my bright orange-and-blue backpack wandering around last year!), and although I've graduated, I'm still here to answer questions you might have. (Continued…)
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