LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--StudentUniverse, a leading resource for student travel discounts, today announced that it has experienced more than 200% year-over-year growth in departures. The growth has been a testament to the new partnerships and expanded air product that have been made available on StudentUniverse over the course of the last four months since StudentUniverse joined Flight Centre Travel Group.
A partnership with British Airways was one of the key carrier relationships forged by StudentUniverse this year-to-date. British Airways is the largest airline in the UK based on fleet size, providing great expansion to the direct route network available on StudentUniverse. Not only will the flight discounts apply to British Airways-operated flights, but its entire network, including codeshare flights.
In addition to British Airways:
- TAP Portugal and Turkish Airlines have begun offering student fares through StudentUniverse, allowing students and faculty to book fares across their entire flight networks.
- WestJet’s contract with StudentUniverse is now global, allowing students of any age to buy intra-Canada flights, as well as routes from the UK to the US and Canada.
- Finnair has begun offering discounted faculty and student flights (for students 18-34) via StudentUniverse on routes from the UK to China.
- Air Serbia has begun offering discounts for students (up to age 30) and youth fares through StudentUniverse, which will help students travel cheaper on routes from London to Belgrade, Bucharest, Rome, Athens, Istanbul, Tel Aviv and many other destinations.
“We are only four months into our relationship with Flight Centre Travel Group and already we have seen tremendous growth and new opportunity in the UK market to offer competitive product with elite carriers on routes worldwide,” said Eric Howard, Director of Travel Services, StudentUniverse. “We feel that we have only scratched the surface of what you can expect to see in the weeks and months ahead as StudentUniverse continues on this rapid growth trajectory in the UK.”
About StudentUniverse
StudentUniverse is the world’s leading travel booking site for students and youth. Through negotiations with a network of global partners, StudentUniverse offers discounted pricing and terms on flights, hotels and tours. Its Travel Services division handles client requests for groups and custom itineraries.
StudentUniverse launched in the UK in 2013 and was acquired by Flight Centre Travel Group in 2015. StudentUniverse is headquartered in Boston with offices in London, Toronto, New York and the Philippines. StudentUniverse believes that travel is essential to a modern education. Millions of students use the service every year. For more information, please visit www.studentuniverse.co.uk or follow @StudentU_UK on Twitter.
About Flight Centre Travel Group (FCTG):
The Flight Centre
Travel Group (fctgl.com)
is one of the world’s largest travel companies with over 18,000 staff
and 2500 stores across its leisure, corporate and wholesale businesses.
The company’s turnover in 2014/2015 financial year was £9 billion. After
starting with one shop 30 years ago, FCTG has enjoyed remarkable growth
and is one of the top 100 publicly listed companies on the Australian
Securities Exchange.
All specialist brands under the FCTG banner offer 24/7 support and the benefits of a blended offline/online solution; global negotiation strength and unique and superior business travel products.
