Budget Travel - (fare gone) TATL for $30 all incl. to London or Paris | ONLY STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS

http://www.pitchengine.com/statravel/30-roundtrip-airfare-to-london-and-paris-from-sta-travel/11746/

Students and teachers can fly to London or France for $30 STA Travel is offering $30 round-trip airfare to London and Paris while supplies last.On Wednesday, May 20th, the tickets includes taxes and fees will go on sale 1-800-360-9273. You can choose a round-trip flight on Virgin Atlantic or American Airlines to London or Paris from any of these cities:

New York City Boston Washington, D.C. Los Angeles San Francisco Seattle London Paris A couple more rules: You have to be under the age of 26 and/or a currently enrolled student or teacher. A valid ISIC/IYTC/ITIC identity card is required to purchase a ticket and is available for $22 if you don't already have one.You can only get the discount by calling or visiting an STA Travel retail branch, and you have to mention the promo code $30OFF when purchasing.

great deal! 30 bucks including taxes. However, I really wonder who will get lucky enough to get in on this. i heard the last ones sold out REALLY quickly.

This doesn't earn miles, does it?

actually this could possibly earn miles since for the VS itineraries it will be booked in N class and AA is in O class.

Other things to note
N class on VS earns miles on US air dividend program- 50% though

im curious as to how much of the N or O inventory will be available for this deal because i can see plenty of N availability on these flights between now and june 15. ( i have my sources)

On a separate note, does the statravel.com work? I have been on that site numerous times over the past few months and it only accepts very specific cities when trying to look for flights. Im not sure if its a java problem or what but it simply won't let me input many different cities.

I don't normally jump on airfare deals, but this one seems pretty good. Not 100% sure it would work for a MR, but it's definitely good for a cheap trip.

http://www.statravel.com/cps/rde/xchg/us_division_web_live/hs.xsl/london-paris-flight-sale.htm

$30 r/t, all taxes and fees included. Read the fine print on the page for further details.

Must have valid ISIC card (or purchase one for $20)

Some flights are Virgin and book into N for 50% earnings (don't see any fine print to suggest otherwise...). AA flights book into O for 100% earnings (though I'm not sure if the fine print on the AA website regarding 'special fares' counts this one out...)

Purchase by May 29, travel by June 15.

website's flight search is not working for me, is it working for anyone else and is anyone finding it?

You have to call or go to one of their stores. Probably so they can try to sell you other stuff.

website's flight search is not working for me, is it working for anyone else and is anyone finding it?

*Fine print: $30 RT fares include taxes and fees and are valid for flights from New York City, Boston, Washington DC, Los Angeles, San Francisco or Seattle to London or Paris. Limited quantities are available. New York, DC and Boston to London flights valid on Virgin Atlantic flights VS 9, VS 10, VS 11, VS 12, VS17, VS 18, VS 55 and VS 56 only and must be booked in N class. Virgin Atlantic fares are valid for travel on Sunday-Thursday only in both directions. L.A., San Francisco or Seattle flights to London and all mentioned departure cities to Paris are valid on American Airlines-operated service only and must be booked in O class. American Airlines fares are valid for travel on Monday-Thursday only in both directions. Space on both airlines is limited and may not be available on all dates or flights. All travel must commence before June 15, 2009. All travel must be completed no later than midnight 90 days after departure from origin. Valid on student/youth/teacher tickets only. Must have valid ISIC/ITIC/IYTC card or purchase one for $22 to receive discounted price. STA Travel can substitute another carrier for American Airlines or Virgin Atlantic on the same routes for $30 fare at its discretion. Book and buy - product must be purchased at time of booking. Non-refundable. Amendments to origin, destination or dates not allowed. One ticket per customer. Not available online.

Gotta do it the "old fashioned way" =)

Gotta do it the "old fashioned way" =)

where you able to get a ticket?

where you able to get a ticket?

I'm already in Europe, staying until August, so I won't be able to take advantage of it...hence why I'm sharing and not keeping it all to myself :cool:

Have to be one of the first 20 callers (good luck)
and it doesn't start until 10 am.

Have to be one of the first 20 callers (good luck)
and it doesn't start until 10 am.

hah..time to go line up outside the store. Sounds more like winning a contest than booking a plane ticket. I knew it was too good to be true.

Have to be one of the first 20 callers (good luck)
and it doesn't start until 10 am.
Where did you see that?

Have to be one of the first 20 callers (good luck)
and it doesn't start until 10 am.

:confused:

This is the only fine print I see:

*Fine print: $30 RT fares include taxes and fees and are valid for flights from New York City, Boston, Washington DC, Los Angeles, San Francisco or Seattle to London or Paris. Limited quantities are available. New York, DC and Boston to London flights valid on Virgin Atlantic flights VS 9, VS 10, VS 11, VS 12, VS17, VS 18, VS 55 and VS 56 only and must be booked in N class. Virgin Atlantic fares are valid for travel on Sunday-Thursday only in both directions. L.A., San Francisco or Seattle flights to London and all mentioned departure cities to Paris are valid on American Airlines-operated service only and must be booked in O class. American Airlines fares are valid for travel on Monday-Thursday only in both directions. Space on both airlines is limited and may not be available on all dates or flights. All travel must commence before June 15, 2009. All travel must be completed no later than midnight 90 days after departure from origin. Valid on student/youth/teacher tickets only. Must have valid ISIC/ITIC/IYTC card or purchase one for $22 to receive discounted price. STA Travel can substitute another carrier for American Airlines or Virgin Atlantic on the same routes for $30 fare at its discretion. Book and buy - product must be purchased at time of booking. Non-refundable. Amendments to origin, destination or dates not allowed. One ticket per customer. Not available online.

Where did you see that?

I didn't see it anywhere, one of the agents I spoke with at the main number shared this information with me. It's 10:06, all circuits are busy now and I'm sure all of these tickets are GONE.

According to the site: IYTC International Youth Travel Cards are valid too...ie you don't have to be a student...just be 25 and under...^^^

Lines are busy...

According to the site: IYTC International Youth Travel Cards are valid too...ie you don't have to be a student...just be 25 and under...^^^

Yes, but you do have to be one of the first 20 people to call...

i've been calling for the last 30 min with no avail lol...i give up. im always close but not close enough...usually caller 22 for the radio haha when they're looking for 25

Don't worry - even if there is a call-in ordering, most college students are conscientious enough to make the call on time. I was able to snag IIRC 1 of 20 BA tickets last spring break through them, and I called a little after the mentioned time...

Got through to someone. Fare gone.

Got through to someone. Fare gone.

affirmative.. gone

I'm going to mark this thread (fare gone) and move it to the Budget Travel forum, which is a better home for this STA Travel offer than the MR forum. Congratulations to those who were able to get tickets!

I'm going to mark this thread (fare gone) and move it to the Budget Travel forum, which is a better home for this STA Travel offer than the MR forum. Congratulations to those who were able to get tickets!

there was already a thread there for it anyway, maybe merge?

i've been calling for the last 30 min with no avail lol...i give up. im always close but not close enough...usually caller 22 for the radio haha when they're looking for 25
Sounds close enough :confused:

I see nothing about "first 20" on that link, and one can go to an STA office (today only) for this.

However ... my problem is finding O availability on AA, from the East Coast to SEA on any Mon-Thu through the Jun 15th validity period. Doesn't seem like there's a single seat open. Boo.

I see nothing about "first 20" on that link, and one can go to an STA office (today only) for this.

However ... my problem is finding O availability on AA, from the East Coast to SEA on any Mon-Thu through the Jun 15th validity period. Doesn't seem like there's a single seat open. Boo.

One of the STA agents told me over the phone at 9:30 am the promotion was for the first 20 callers. STA covered themselves by saying "supplies limited" or whatever language they used. If they posted the tickets were only for the first 20 callers many of us might have just said WOT.

I'm glad she told me, because at 10:07 I figured this promo to be dead and went on with the rest of my day.

Sorry for posting such useless stuff. I had no idea that the "supplies were so limited". I'm new to FT, so I'm still learning about how all this works.

the promotion was for the first 20 callers

What about the hundreds of people in line at the store? =)

As a student traveler, I've never had much use for STA...never did like the way they did business and promoted the company. Guess some things don't change.

It#s not fault, the T&C were ambigous.

i emailed the promotions manager before hand and he told me that there were definitely more than 20...so i guess he lied?

i emailed the promotions manager before hand and he told me that there were definitely more than 20...so i guess he lied?

That or the employees are really in the dark. I figured 20 seats could very well cost anywhere from $600-$1,000, so that's a significant amount of money to just "give away".

Granted they buy seats in "bulk", but still.

there was already a thread there for it anyway, maybe merge?

Indeed there was a thread here in BT, so I've merged the two into one, leaving the FARE GONE title.

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I miraculously got one of the $30 fares.... I called at 11:59am and got through without waiting on hold. I booked JFK-CDG leaving June 15 on AA. Total price: $35. The agent said they released 10 tickets thru the 800 number and 10 to be booked through their stores nationwide. I was caller 4. Too bad the fare doesn't earn miles, but I won't complain about $35 to Paris.

I miraculously got one of the $30 fares.... I called at 11:59am and got through without waiting on hold. I booked JFK-CDG leaving June 15 on AA. Total price: $35. The agent said they released 10 tickets thru the 800 number and 10 to be booked through their stores nationwide. I was caller 4. Too bad the fare doesn't earn miles, but I won't complain about $35 to Paris.

They released 10 tix at 10am and there were still some around at noon?? wow!

Congratulations, by the way ^ have a good trip!

I miraculously got one of the $30 fares.... I called at 11:59am and got through without waiting on hold. I booked JFK-CDG leaving June 15 on AA. Total price: $35. The agent said they released 10 tickets thru the 800 number and 10 to be booked through their stores nationwide. I was caller 4. Too bad the fare doesn't earn miles, but I won't complain about $35 to Paris.

congrats!! have a great trip. however, STA needs to get their facts straight for future contests like this.