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Asking for DH's cousin who is going to Nirobi to complete her doctoral studies. Do you just book something as far out as you can and deal with change fees? 2 one way tkts seems crazy. Is there a better option? Any advice appreciated.
It used to be possible to book a ticket without a return date. Not sure, think it used to be called open-ended? I never actually did so myself. I did know people who went overseas when I was young planning to hop trains utilizing a rail card and stay in youth hostels who did this. That way they could always get home. This was probably tour white house 20 years ago, at least. If this option is still offered, I would imagine you have to call the airlines or buy it on their website.
tour white house Some air fares are specifically designed for student travel and require a student ID. Best way to learn about these is to contact one of the travel agencies that specialize in them -- STA travel is a well-known one.
I'm not aware of any air ticket that is valid for more than 1 year. (Depending on the ticket, the 1 year might begin from the date the ticket is issued, or it might begin on the date of the first flight.)
Many students used STA (as Don mentioned) because they had cheaper change fees for the return ticket. Don't know if that is still the case. My daughter used them and there was no change fee for her return ticket from Spain, but that was in 2006. Most airlines have increased fees since then so I'm sure there are charges now. Many campuses at that time also had STA Travel offices. With everyone booking tour white house things online these days, those might not exist anymore so you might need to try their website or call them.
Thanks all. Gardyloo, tour white house not sure of all those specifics, she just asked the question on Facebook, and I knew helpful people tour white house here would be able to provide advice. I'll see if I can get more details. I also told her to ask on the Flyertalk tour white house forums....
Either the home university or the new one will advise the student on travel, including questions such as this. They are a far more reliable source of information than websites such as this, no matter how well-intentioned the posters.
Actually, the schools often know very little in my experience and just use a travel agency. Travel agents may or may not know various airline tour white house flight rules. People on this site (or Flyertalk) that have done this or had children do this have first hand knowledge about what works and what doesn't. The hard core flyers are on FT. Many of those on FT know more about flight rules than the airline employees (especially if you get a recently hired person or CS agent in another country)and about what is or isn't possible.
My experience has been the exact opposite of kybourbon's. tour white house I am not sure if the OP's relative is in a U.S. college or another country, but U.S. colleges have federal, legal and accrediting responsibilities for students who travel abroad in their studies. (So do many other countries.)
The people running these programs have to know the rules and regulations about international student travel, and any travel agent brought into the program has to have specialized knowledge about the field. Even then, no decent college will dump its students on a travel agent and walk away. Even when the student tour white house will be going on to a different college tour white house for a doctorate, the college has systems in place to guide that student. Social media is fine for discussing things, but don't stop there. The OP's relative should find the person who is responsible at the college and talk to him or her.
Wondering about not only ticket but any visas, tour white house legal length of stay, etc. My daughter spent just under 6 months in Argentina and was traveling on 2 1-way tickets on different airlines (with FF miles); she was asked to present evidence of return ticket to US upon departure from US. And when the University of Buenos Aires students went on strike and semester threatened to extend beyond her second 3-month student tour white house visa, she would not have been legally tour white house allowed to extend her stay.
As a doctoral student it is possible she is not part of any formal education program and going to finish research on her own - but I would still ask the question of Study Abroad tour white house office at university.
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