StudentUniverse is one of the world's leading travel booking sites for students and young adults under 26. We’re partnered with more than 90 airlines including United Airlines, British Airways, Air China and more to give you exclusive student flight discounts that can’t be found anywhere else. On top of that, we also offer frequent promo codes to make your flight the cheapest it can possibly be. A little history: we launched the site in 2000 and students liked us so much that we were acquired by Flight Centre Travel Group in 2015.
Studentuniverse (studentuniverse.com) has 682 customer reviews on Five Star Index, with an average rating of 3.8 out of 5.
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studentuniverse.com
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Travel Agencies
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2026
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Very bad customer service. My advice is to book directly from the airline, at least you get decent customer service. Very disappointing for them to claim being a student focused company. Never again.
Edit: sir/madam, please read the hundreds of other reviews: your customer service is very bad and unfriendly. The issue I'm describing was immediately resolved by the airline itself. Turns out, there was an easy solution. Good luck with improving your company.
Response from StudentuniverseMar 29, 2024
Hi, sorry you felt that way. There was no flexi option added to your booking, therefore change/cancellation policies from the airlines will have to be addressed. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us. Thanks.
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Colleen
They’re so difficult to work with
They’re so difficult to work with. Zero customer service. You can never get anyone on the phone and their flights are way more expensive then what they claim they will be.
Response from StudentuniverseMar 30, 2024
Hi, sorry you felt that way. We do have 24/7 customer service, and you can always contact us via phone, email, or social media. Prices are dynamic and we highly recommend you compare with other websites/apps to find the better deals.
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Eva Marija V.
Unwilling to rebook despite agreeable airline and customer
We thought this site was great, love student pricing and all. BUT when a problem comes up, it is clear that you are on your own and this company will not resolve it or is only going to resolve it for a list of fees - cute trick. The issue that occurred at the airport that caused the missed flight was resolved over the phone with the airline and they gave a green light to rebook at no cost (thank you KLM, you’re the best), but the third party agency needed to call in, seems like a simple step… That was 9 hours ago. Divanni, who is 18 years old, was stranded for 11 hours in the airport waiting for 'an email' that has still never came, though updates were promised. There were two flights today that he could have been rebooked on. NO COMMUNICATION FROM SU. this is shockingly bad customer service, because flight cancellations and changes are obviously urgent situations, and airlines typically resolve it as quickly as possible. student universe seems perfectly fine with stranding students, young adults, in precarious situations and trying to get more fees out of a desparate situation. We called at least five times because there were no emails or return calls. Called again this evening, and immediately after we see that the reservation has been deactivated and cannot be opened. Interesting. We are keeping documentation of all of this, and will work with KLM to report this to consumer protection authorities. DO NOT TRUST THIS COMPANY!!! THEY WILL ABANDON YOU WHEN ANYTHING GOES WRONG EVEN IF IT IS EASILY REPAIRABLE.
Response from StudentuniverseJan 15, 2024
Hi Eva, sorry that this happened. We reviewed all the recordings and did follow the airline's guidance accordingly. It started with some baggage issue at the airport, which caused the passenger fail to check the bag and board the plane before the gate closed. The passenger was tagged as no-show by the airline. After being informed, our customer service reached out to the airline and was advised of rebooking per fare rules. We would like to work with the passenger to investigate the issue as we followed what was told by the airline. Thanks.
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Thiago Hypolito R.
Unprofessional
Take care as they are not professionals. I lost almost $2k with them NO refund and NO credit.
Response from StudentuniverseJan 12, 2024
Hi Thiago, sorry you felt that way. It seems you do not have an active booking with us. Could you please tell us more? We cannot confirm "I lost almost $2k with them NO refund and NO credit." at the moment.
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K C.
I will NEVER EVER use this site again
I will NEVER EVER use this site again. I accidentally booked the wrong date two days ago, and reached out right afterwards to ask for help in rebooking.I was told that I should wait three hours until the ticket was issued, and then call back. Never mind that this would be at one a.m. I was told that this was the only way to go. I have been stuck in phone hell ever since. They keep on telling me that they are waiting for approval from the airline to process my request. I got one email saying that they tried calling me, but I didn’t answer. Well no wonder- that was at four a.m.!!!! I have received no confirmation, no tickets, just emails after each call to customer service telling me that they registered my call. I am going to cancel the credit card charge and lodge a complaint with the NYS Consumer Protection Board. STAY AWAY FROM THIS SITE!!!
Response from StudentuniverseJan 8, 2024
Hi K C, sorry you felt that way. We tried to verify your statement and looked into your case but we did not hear from you yet. Could you share more info regarding your booking? Thanks.
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Ilaria
Beware you will never get the seats you paid for
1)The whole basis for this company’s existence is to give its student client base better deals on travel. This is the first failing point. Prices are no better if not dearer than on other simpler to use sites / airlines direct.
2) the whole booking experience is very convoluted and awkward requiring photos of passports and credit cards and authorisations if you as a parent want to purchase a ticket for your children.
3) The cherry on the cake comes when you try to get an answer from them afte 3 months and on the eve of your flight chasing the print out of the seats you have paid for 3 months earlier, just to be told that they are sorry and that they will refund you the cost of your purchased seats!!! This only because I wrote to them chasing this issue up; had I not? …. I don’t know!
Never will I avail myself of this company’s services again! Terrible!
Response from StudentuniverseJan 4, 2024
Hi Ilaria, sorry you felt that way.
1) Flight prices fluctuate and we cannot guarantee StudentUniverse have the best prices for all flights; we negotiate with different airlines to get better prices that could help save more for our customers.
2) Since the names of the passengers and the payment card holder's did not match and it was a large transaction, we asked for extra verification to make sure it was the card holder that authorized the transaction. Cyber security is one of the crucial parts that we guarantee our customers.
3) We apologized that the seat selection failed, and we issued a refund for that.
Thank you.
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Andrea Elizabeth Suntasig C.
La peor experiencia
La peor experiencia, la página es una estafa.
Me confirmaron el vuelo, me llegó todos los documentos y a 4 días de mi viaje me cancelaron y solo me enviaron un correo indicando que el dinero será devuelto en un mes a mi cuenta, se imaginan que te cancelen a 4 días de tu viaje, los precios estan 4 veces más altos.
Pésima experiencia, veía comentarios negativos pero lastimosamente no tome cuidado. Miren las reseñas negativas de esta compañía cada una es cierta.
Response from StudentuniverseDec 1, 2023
Hi, sorry you felt that way. Your booking was actually canceled the date you made the purchase, which was Nov 28th, and the cancellation email was sent to you not long after the purchase. It was due to security reasons and we suggest you contact our customer service to issue a manual booking.
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Tony L.
card protection and cancel always
I have booked the ticket for 210 eur and card protection of the website block me to proceed. I am still waiting for the refund. Please don't book this website again. scam