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StudentUniverse

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StudentUniverse has a rating of 4.1 stars from 5,433 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Reviewers satisfied with StudentUniverse most frequently mention good experience, customer service and easy process. StudentUniverse ranks 1st among Student Travel sites.

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value
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shipping
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returns
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quality
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California
1 review
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Deceiving Estmate
March 17, 2024

I was shopping around for best flight deals and I found this site in the internet. It was the lowest price but then I found out that the seats selection and baggage need to be paid for after you booked with them. So I ended up paying paying more than I expected. I didn't want to cancel after I paid due to all the hassles. Be careful about student universe site. Make sure you understand all the details of the purchase before finalizing it.

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Date of experience: March 7, 2024
Taylor T. StudentUniverse Rep
over a year old

Hi Donna, we display baggage info at the flight search result page and you can click the fare type to view it before you add the flight to cart. We follow the airlines' policy in terms of baggage allowance. Seat selection is not mandatory and you can always skip it before you finalize the payment.

Ukraine
1 review
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Worst customer service ever
September 10, 2020

My flight was cancelled and they didn't take any responsibility to help me to get the money back. For 2 month they keep telling me that they are waiting for the airline's answer.
If your sure you just need a flight, this is a cheap option. If you care about other things like service, I do not suggest this company.

Date of experience: September 10, 2020
Rachel B. StudentUniverse Rep
over a year old

Hi there, we're sorry you feel this way! Unfortunately, it has taken a long time to get everyone situated with refunds in cases where they are available because airlines have been so overwhelmed with the number of refund requests. We are working as hard as we are able to get refunds and credit for everyone, but the process has had significant delays. If you'd like us to look into anything further for you, please DM us with your reservation code and we'll be happy to check in on it.

Spain
1 review
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Terrible
July 4, 2019

You guys messed up my reservation with my partner and now we are stuck in Madrid until we can come up with the money to fly back home. Thanks a lot. You really $#*!ed us. Worst company on the planet. I've never been treated so poorly by a billion solar company.

Date of experience: July 4, 2019
Rachel B. StudentUniverse Rep
over a year old

Hi there, We're really sorry to hear about that! We'd love to look into this for you and see if we can make this right. DM us your email address and/or StudentUniverse reservation number and we can look into this for you.

Australia
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Company is criminal
June 15, 2021

Daughter trying to change her fought for 9 hours and they hung you on her. Causing extreme anxiety with no where to turn. You should be ashamed of yourselves. Never have I encountered such appalling customer service, such a horrendous website. You have no intention of helping anyone who cannot get on the plane. You are disgusting

Date of experience: June 15, 2021
Rachel B. StudentUniverse Rep
over a year old

Hi Linda, we're sorry your daughter wasn't happy with her customer service experience. We'd love to make sure her flight gets taken care of and help resolve your situation. We'd also like to look into why the call got disconnected—please direct message us on here with the reservation number so we can look into this. Thanks!

Washington
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Going back to peru
May 7, 2024

Everything came.out ok getting my tickets
Just didn't like the fact that after dont agree to the last part of the contract it doesn't allow u to change it but instead it charge u wo no going back like ok damn 150 more for my tickets that didn't have me so happy after all but I didn't have no other choice I hope everything goes well in the flight thankz

Date of experience: April 22, 2024
New Jersey
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Great Experience
March 1, 2023

I had never known about this website till I was redirected to it while shopping around for international tickets. The prices are very competitive and it was a great experience booking tickets for the first time with them. Everything went smooth without any issues.

Date of experience: March 1, 2023
KR
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Request to change my flight
July 28, 2024

The service was great. He tried hard to figure out the way to change my flight. I appreciate his help.

Date of experience: July 18, 2024
Minnesota
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Awesome site! I use them for booking international travel and each time have saved at least $300 compared to other sites. I'm surprised to read the negative reviews on here - I've been using this site for years and still recommend it to this day.

Date of experience: September 13, 2018
Minnesota
2 reviews
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Amazing Find
November 14, 2023

I stumbled upon this website looking for flights from London to the US. The prices were extremely reasonable; so reasonable in fact that it made me skeptical truly. However, I took a leap of faith and booked. Once I booked I read further and found a disclaimer that stated confirmations can take up to a few days. My trip was coming up very quickly, and I immediately feared that I had made the wrong decision. I contacted the 800 number and was promptly connected to a representative who resolved my issue within 5 mins. He verified my booking and was able to process the confirmation immediately. The pricing, customer support and easy to navigate website along with very clear easy-to-read receipts and itinerary will certainly bring me back as a repeat customer. I am very happy with this company!

Date of experience: November 14, 2023
Nebraska
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Accomodating
July 16, 2024

Helped me find different options for flights through email and made it easy to purchase online for my flight

Date of experience: July 6, 2024
Montana
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Very Helpful and Affordable for My Student Budget
November 17, 2022

I use studentuniverse every time I fly anywhere. I consistently have to fly across the country to travel from home to college, and sometimes have a complicated flight route if I want to visit my girlfriend first. I always check multiple websites, but I consistently find the cheapest flights on here. I really appreciate the ease and the consistency with which they best cover the scope of all possible flights using all airlines. They find better flights than their competitors every time, which is why I always recommend them.

Date of experience: November 17, 2022
Oregon
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Booking a flight to Cusco, Peru
November 15, 2022

My experience was "painless", the site is easy to navigate - entered my request, clicked tracking, then submit. I was able to monitor the flights that I wanted, also checked airlines websites for other schedules. Once I've made my choice, it was just a matter of clicking buttons, simple and organized from start to finish. And the price was competitive.

Date of experience: November 15, 2022
New Zealand
2 reviews
9 helpful votes
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Avoid
September 13, 2018

More expensive than origin company. They take an extra substantial fee. Charged in USD despite using a NZ website booking a NZ flight, so cost me a lot in currency conversion fee. Got charged to cancel within 24 hrs. I wish i had not made this mistake.

Date of experience: September 13, 2018
Taylor T. StudentUniverse Rep
over a year old

Hi David, apologies for the confusion. We are indeed a US based site and all our prices are in USD. Also, as stated in our terms, unfortunately not all flights are eligible for free 24-hour cancellation. We appreciate your feedback and please let us know if there's anything else we can do to help.

Australia
1 review
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Student Universe offer an appallingly low level of service! Absolutely atrocious approach to travel refunds! The airline company cancelled my flight from Perth to Kalgoorlie in Western Australia on the 29th September 2022. The airline company approved a full refund the same day and made notes on their system for the Travel Agency to see and verify the full refund. After 4 frustrating calls on a weekly basis they still continue to withhold the full refund. Very lame excuses and no action. I will never use this Agency again and i strongly advise all other people to never use Student Universe again! This is a real blight on one of Flight Centre's subsidiaries. If i could give a minus rating i definitely would.

Date of experience: October 31, 2022
Texas
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Good experience so far!
July 26, 2024

This is my first time booking my ticket on StudentUniverse. My sister booked her flights internationally before and everything was good.

Date of experience: July 16, 2024
Alabama
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Good
August 23, 2024

It was a good experience, satisfactory and at a overall good cost

Date of experience: August 13, 2024
Virginia
1 review
5 helpful votes
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I cannot say enough good things about Student Universe, especially "Charles".
My daughter had booked a trip to Europe for the summer. Due to a medical condition that needed surgery in the middle of her trip, she flew out to do her semester abroad, but needed to return early. The airlines AND travel insurance would not refund her return ticket OR allow us to change her return flight. Charles fought for us 100% and to my surprise, a month later, a found a credit for her return flight from British Air. Thank you Charles! During a very difficult time for my family, Student Universe was compassionate and efficient.

Date of experience: July 26, 2017
Taylor T. StudentUniverse Rep
over a year old

Thank you so much for sharing this story, Sue! This is the kind of service we strive to give every customer and we are glad you had this positive experience :) We hope your daughter is doing well.

California
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I thought that SU would be able to provide student pricing much lower or even slightly lower than booking through a normal website or directly from the Airlines. It is not the case. The prices are the same.

Also, once ticket is paid is not possible to do any modifications to the reservation unless we contact you by email or phone.

StudentUniverse attempted to help this customer through the Sitejabber Resolution Center, but the customer did not respond
Date of experience: May 1, 2023
California
1 review
4 helpful votes
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The early bird gets the worm
December 6, 2023

I was so lucky to come across this amazing deal, however, it would have been easier to navigate had I attempted to buy the tickets earlier in the morning. My first transaction was only $25 but never fully processed due to high website traffic. When I tried again, the total cost ended up being $45, which was still a great deal considering the flight that I wanted was originally $300. I am so grateful to have come across this amazing deal in time for the holidays.

Date of experience: December 6, 2023
New Jersey
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Good experience
May 1, 2024

It was straightforward. Only one thing. The first time I tried booking, there was a random 30 dollar increase in price which I could not account for anywhere so I refreshed and rebooked and then it was fine.

Date of experience: April 21, 2024