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StudentUniverse

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StudentUniverse Reviews Summary

StudentUniverse generally enjoys a positive reputation for providing affordable travel options, particularly for students and young travelers. Customers frequently commend the competitive pricing and ease of booking, often highlighting significant savings on flights. However, the company faces notable criticism regarding its customer service, particularly during high-demand promotions, where long wait times and difficulties in reaching support representatives are common concerns. Issues with confirmation and communication further detract from the overall experience. While customers appreciate the value offered, enhancing customer service responsiveness could significantly improve satisfaction levels.

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This place had the single worst customer service I have ever received. I simply wanted to change a flight and I had to spam call, wait on hold for hours on end, reach out to my school for a better student universe contact, overall just a nightmare for the last couple weeks. I emailed twice and never heard back. When I finally got ahold of someone she was super rude to begin with, then charged me 665 dollars to change my flight. An extra 140 dollars for the "student universe services", yeah amazing service. I'm a student i'm not going to go out of my way to write reviews. Just be warned when you book with student universe.

Date of experience: December 4, 2024
Texas
1 review
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Really nice
December 14, 2024

It was cheaper than other websites using the Black Friday deals. Love it!

Date of experience: December 4, 2024
Germany
1 review
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Experience
December 14, 2024

Very simple, great quality, and really helpful when I needed assistance.

Date of experience: December 4, 2024
Israel
1 review
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My experiences
December 14, 2024

Cheap, bad site, no service maybe others have had a better experience than me but it was not worth it for me.

Date of experience: December 3, 2024
New Jersey
1 review
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Great trustworthy
December 14, 2024

Easy to book and easy to apply coupons. Make sure to choose the right type of ticket

Date of experience: December 3, 2024
Michigan
1 review
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I failed to submit the payment for so many times...please improve on that

Date of experience: December 3, 2024
Poland
1 review
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Perfect
December 14, 2024

Best experience ever, fast booking process, easy and fast payment.

Date of experience: December 3, 2024
California
1 review
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It was great!
December 14, 2024

I got my confirmation immediately and am excited to fly to my destination

Date of experience: December 3, 2024
Wisconsin
1 review
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Very bad customer service
December 14, 2024

I tried to contact so many times, waited on calls for hours and hours no one picked up. Nobody responded to my emails even though I bought premium service. I am giving three stars because booking went through easily

Date of experience: December 3, 2024
Florida
1 review
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Difficult and inflexible
December 14, 2024

Booking this flight was not a problem.
But at first I was not able to confirm my student status by myself on the website. It was only possible after calling the hotline and waiting in line for 4h. Then, my other booking had a mistake because the Passenger information changed to a different name since I booked from a different account (I couldnt confirm mine). The waiting line on the phone takes long and sometimes people hang up on you. The company was not able to help with this wrong ticket, not even with a charge. Therefore, I lost the money for the other booking.

Date of experience: December 3, 2024
Germany
1 review
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Flight booking
December 14, 2024

Great. I found a good flight through studentuniverse. Thanks

Date of experience: December 3, 2024
Georgia
1 review
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Good easy cheap tickets
December 14, 2024

It was good and nice and easy to use. Flights were also cheap.

Date of experience: December 3, 2024
New York
1 review
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Satisfied Experience
December 14, 2024

The process was easy to navigate. It did not take too long to book flight.

Date of experience: December 3, 2024
Georgia
1 review
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Horroble
December 13, 2024

Cancelled my ticket without permission No notice and no refund

Date of experience: December 3, 2024
Peru
2 reviews
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Website Needs Streamlining
December 13, 2024

I was linked to StudentUniverse through Kayak, and I was able to find a flight at a great price. However, the look and feel of the website immediately made me suspicious of it; was I about to get scammed? Additionally, it felt very busy and a little difficult to navigate. A more streamlined feel would help. Lastly, while my confirmation email was immediate, it had no itinerary information on it. To get my itinerary, I had to click a link and log in to the website. This is super cumbersome. The itinerary hit my inbox the next day, but why have a delay? Send that itinerary with the confirmation like every other service!

Date of experience: December 1, 2024
New York
1 review
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Best website for students
December 13, 2024

Best website for students with the best discounts especially for travel

Date of experience: December 3, 2024
California
1 review
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Easy and convenient for students!
December 13, 2024

I was looking for a cheap and convenient flight to flight from the US to Europe and I easily found it

Date of experience: December 3, 2024
Connecticut
1 review
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Cheapest option
December 13, 2024

Professional service cheap flight options
Great job ………….

Date of experience: December 3, 2024
New York
1 review
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Great
December 13, 2024

Smooth booking. Everything was great while booking my reservation

Date of experience: December 3, 2024
New York
1 review
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Pricing identical to regular market
December 13, 2024

I was required to purchase my airline ticket from this third party seller, and I thought I would be able to get a good price on my tickets because it is geared towards students. However, the prices were identical to the prices I found for a google flight search, which was really disappointing. The process for purchasing the ticket was smooth so far however. I guess we'll see if I have any problems at the airport. I was also disappointed that I couldn't buy my luggage fee now and I need to wait.

Date of experience: November 28, 2024

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StudentUniverse empowers students & youth to see the world with our exclusive travel discounts. Save up to 30% on flights, hotels, rental cars & more.


studentuniverse.com
Founded in 2000
Montvale, NJ, United States