The Best Summer Travel Deals for Students Online

Finding the perfect summer travel deal takes a little digging, but if you are flexible it is possible to save up to fifty percent on any trip. If you have the money to travel, there is a fierce competition for your travel dollars in several parts of the world and many places make it possible to go even further on the same amount of money.

If you take the time to scour the best travel websites, especially those dedicated to student travel, there are plenty of really great summer travel deals for students. Here are my favorite student travel websites and some of the best deals I have found for 2009.

STA Travel
STA Travel is the leading student travel websites and they even have several locations where you can visit to plan a trip and work with an agent to get the best summer travel deals. The best deals of the day are always posted on the home page of the website and as long as you are a student, teacher or traveler under the age of twenty six you can take advantage of the really low fares that are specially priced just for student travelers. Even better is the company looks for those travel opportunities that would be of interest to students so you are not having to look at trips that you would most likely not have an interest in. www.statravel.com

Barbados Bargains
Right now anywhere in the Caribbean is a great place to travel because there are huge bargains almost everywhere you look. New and older resorts and hotels are offering free nights or deep discounts, car rentals are marked down and amenities are added onto your trip for free. The discounts are actually being encouraged and promoted by the Barbados Tourism Authority and can be taken advantage of from now until the end of summer. Visit www.resortvacationstogo.com to see a huge list of all inclusive resorts in Barbados that are on sale.

English Countryside
London has been one of the most expensive places to travel to for the longest time, but when the economy is as bad as it is now prices start dropping and incredible deals are made to coax travelers into visiting. This is also a great time to look beyond London and plan a trip into the English countryside which is easily accessible via car, bus or train. Not only is there plenty else to do and see in the rest of England, but it is a whole lot cheaper. iExplore puts together entire travel itineraries that will take you to several points of interest all over England and the UK for a fraction of the price it takes to put together the same trip yourself. www.iexplore.com

Hawaiian Islands
Summer trips to the Hawaiian Islands are always on sale, but you have to know where to look and when to travel. Students are able to take advantage of their long summer breaks and head off for a summer island getaway as soon as the school year is over. Travel deals to Hawaii are best at the beginning of summer and after August. Check out www.tripadvisor.com to put together a Hawaii vacation for you and a friend.