The Week End Wrap is an editorial take on the week's student travel news and issues. New flick "Flight 93" should make us want to travel... Mexico drug decriminalization to lure ... Read More

Mexico's senate has passed a bill decriminalizing the carrying of small amounts of currently illegal drugs for personal use by Mexicans, as well as mandating drug treatment for problem drug ... Read More

Discount carrier Spirit Airlines has some excellent deals around the US and going to the sunny side of life -- $8 one way Detroit to DC (May 10, 14 or ... Read More

News from student train pass discounters Rail Europe: buy a Swiss Youth Pass (four days Swiss rail travel within one month - $139) and get free admission to over 400 ... Read More

Student travel news you can use: college students are eligible to win $8000 in travel and $2000 in travel cash from student travel agency Student Universe in a promotion called ... Read More

Who knew a "What I did on my vacation" essay could be worth so much? Folks at the Student and Youth Travel Association (SYTA) and sister organization SYTA Youth Foundation ... Read More

National Volunteer Week is April 23-29, which mean you're probably hearing lots about student volunteer opportunities on your campus -- it's tough to know what to pick when you're ready ... Read More

The Week End Wrap is an editorial take on the week's student travel news and issues. Wifi-wanting travelers' theme song should be, "When will I be loved?" Soon, croons the UK. ... Read More

Amtrak's website is sporting a great new feature -- an interactive train travel atlas that lets users design custom routes and see a wealth of Amtrak information, like station information ... Read More

Semester-at-sea provider SEA is still accepting applications for its eight-week summer sail and its 20-day summer programs for high school juniors and seniors and college freshmen, which include "Science at ... Read More

Debit cards are easy to cancel if lost or stolen while you're traveling, keeping your money safe, but overseas usage fees, though not nearly as high as fees associated with ... Read More

Bahamian officials are calling a "Spring Break programme" police initiative started in Nassau Februay 24 and aimed at protecting visiting college students "a success"; Assistant Superintendent of Police Christopher Rahming ... Read More

Budget central London digs are hard to come by -- the price of a pretty grotty private room (no bathroom) in lively Piccadilly Circus will set you back $64 right ... Read More

Cheap European airlines are a budget boon for student travelers-- even when not on sale, European country-to-country fares from inexpensive operators like Ryanair are rock bottom ridiculous. An Air Berlin ... Read More

Quentin Tarantino-connected gorefest "Hostel" is out on DVD this week in case you want to kindle irrational fear of budget digs in Europe where, scout's honor, student travelers don't really ... Read More

With the deadly crash of a Mexico passenger bus in the news now, some folks are talking Mexico travel safety, as in the lack thereof, and resurrecting a few Mexico ... Read More

Aruban police have arrested a local 19-year-old beach patroller in connection with the May, 2005, disappearance of American teen Natalee Holloway, according to April 17 press wire reports. Holloway vanished ... Read More

The Week End Wrap is an editorial take on the week's student travel news and issues. The news in indie travel this week hasn't received any US media attention to speak ... Read More

Camping season is close enough to here for rock and roll -- if you're a late breaker off this week and haven't made spring break plans, consider a foray to ... Read More

Round two of spring break vacations starts this weekend and if you're among those whose schools do the late spring break thing, you're one of the lucky ones -- crowds ... Read More

iPods are becoming true world travelers: the tunes-toting Apple mp3 players are now available in vending machines in some airports and hotels, like the Atlanta airport and Las Vegas Hilton, ... Read More

The World Cup's a comin' and a train is the way to see the soccer with a Rail Europe student discount pass: $163 for four days of Germany travel within ... Read More

The Easy group, purveyors of all things orange for European budget travelers (easyJet, easyHotel, easyCruise, easyInternet), will soon be announcing plans to launch a riverboat ferry from Brussels to Amsterdam ... Read More

Leftover money isn't much of a problem in student travel -- most vagabonders are on a tight budget and every last bill gets spent abroad. You inevitably forget to use ... Read More

With international taxi-related scams in the news lately (see "Traveler Scams Afoot in Bolivia"), it's a good time to review how to take a taxi in another country. It's easy ... Read More

Pull out those snaps you took as an au pair or on your foreign homestay -- they could earn you travel in the Glimpse Foundation's third annual photo contest, "It’s ... Read More

The lunacy-inducing phase of the lunar cycle is always a marvellous night for a moondance when on Ko Phangan (near Ko Samui) -- the full moon means beach parties are ... Read More

Category: Travel and Internet | Hostels With a whopping 21 percent of student travelers carrying laptops these days (according to a Hostelworld survey), a recent rallying cry heard 'round the ... Read More

Backpackers found dead -- The bodies of two Austrian backpackers were found April 3 in LaPaz, Bolivia, following a search for the tourists after families speculated that Peter Rabitsch and ... Read More

Great travel-related stuff pops up in Bloglines and our inboxes every week, and posting it feels like a neccesary public service here at Student Travel -- or fun, at any ... Read More

Category: Australia | Student Discounts Msn.com reports today that an Australian marketing and tourism expert, one Professor Bruce Prideaux, sez backpackers on holiday down under don't call themselves backpackers anymore; ... Read More

Category: Spring Break | Student Airfare | Destinations Ten inches of new snow on the ground today in Steamboat Springs -- one of the top three Colorado ski resorts students are ... Read More

Category: Passports | Destinations Edited 11/23/06: The passport situation has changed several times since this blog was written in April, 2006 -- read the latest passport news here.US and Canadian biz ... Read More

Category: Educational Student Travel | United Kingdom Travel | London Tube Fort Myers, Florida, parents voted yes to student travel by 101-3 tonight, almost three weeks after a local school board ... Read More

Category: Student Travel Photos l Travel Guidebooks You've taken some great photos in your travels -- think about sending the best one to this year's Intrepid Travel photo contest ... Read More

Category: Travel Podcasts | United Kingdom Travel National Geographic Traveler recently listed "Nine Ways To Use Your iPod While Traveling," and I'm pleased to see using travel podcasts at number ... Read More

Category: Educational Student Travel | United Kingdom Travel | London TubeAccording to the South Florida News-Press, Fort Myers band students may be traveling to London to march in the New ... Read More

Category: Student Airfare | Student Travel Agencies | Europe German air giant Lufthansa has something new in the neighborhood for student travelers: a program called Generation Fly offering student airfares to ... Read More

If you're all about backpacking across Europe on someone else's dime and writing about it, try this on for a summer gig: submit the best 200-250 word essay to Bakpak ... Read More

In the wake of Fort Myers, Florida, school officials' recent decision to cancel a planned marching band trip to Great Britain for the New Year’s Day London Parade, the band's ... Read More

Megabus.com, a cheapo daily bus service connecting eight Midwestern cities around a Chicago hub, is bringing a popular Euro form of discount transport to the US with bus rides for ... Read More

Don't expect to hear "Brown Sugar", "Honky Tonk Woman", "Beast of Burden" and "Let's Spend the Night Together" if you're on your way to Rolling Stones concerts in China -- ... Read More

A trio of stories in the March 31 Southwest Florida News-Press detail an interesting exchange between a Lee County high school and London's New Year's Day Parade officials; Fort Myers ... Read More

More than 250 youth groups worldwide are rallying April 3-9 for ''Act! Speak! Build!" week, Habitat for Humanity's fifth annual student advocacy celebration; global events planned for students by home-building ... Read More