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Students and teachers can fly to London or France for $30 - No joke!

by Annie Scott (RSS feed) on May 15th 2009 at 4:30PM

Filipe Amado's blend of London and Paris

Got thirty dollars? You could go to lunch ... or Europe.

STA Travel is offering $30 round-trip airfare to London and Paris while supplies last. But not yet. Calm down.

On Wednesday, May 20th, the tickets (whose totally ridiculously low price includes taxes and fees) will go on sale, so call them right away in the morning at 1-800-360-9273. You can choose a round-trip flight on Virgin Atlantic or American Airlines to London or Paris from any of these cities:

New York City
Boston
Washington, D.C.
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Seattle
London
Paris

A couple more rules: You have to be under the age of 26 and/or a currently enrolled student or teacher. A valid ISIC/IYTC/ITIC identity card is required to purchase a ticket and is available for $22 if you don't already have one.

The ticket is non-refundable, but don't go buyin' 'em up and not usin' 'em. That makes you mean.

You can only get the discount by calling or visiting an STA Travel retail branch, and you have to mention the promo code $30OFF when purchasing.

Put Wednesday on your calendars, folks, and set your alarm. But don't worry if you miss this deal, we'll have another for you soon!

Filed under: Europe, Travel Deals

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

airhab May 15th 2009 5:00PM

What no Chicago?

Barkin May 15th 2009 5:05PM

The real question is...

Do the AA flights qualify to earn mileage?

Patrick Evans May 15th 2009 5:42PM

@AirHab - Chicago didn't make the cut this time, but will surely be in one of our future Fastest Fingers.

@Barkin - Yes, the American Airlines flights are O class tickets that do earn miles.

And, just to clarify, the $30 fare is valid from those departure cities in the U.S. to London or Paris, but not any departures originating in London or Paris.

Thanks,
Patrick Evans
Marketing Communications @ STA Travel

Nornny May 15th 2009 6:25PM

STA always has the greatest promotions!

When exactly is the earliest we can call? At the stroke of midnight? And are there restrictions to when we can book our trip?

Rick May 15th 2009 6:42PM

Can I buy my card at the same time or do I need to have it already?

Emily May 15th 2009 6:59PM

Too bad STA didn't have this sale a month ago--I'm flying SFO-LHR on Tuesday...and it cost way more than $30!

Patrick Evans May 15th 2009 8:30PM

@Rick - Yes, you can purchase the card at the same time as purchasing the ticket.

@Nornny - Travel must commence before June 15, 2009.

Thanks,
Patrick Evans
Marketing Communications @ STA Travel

KM May 16th 2009 2:43AM

Hi Patrick,
Could you provide more details on the rules and regulations? I see that previous Fastest Finger promotions only accepted the first 20 callers. How many $30 flights will be offered in total?

Patrick Evans May 16th 2009 8:21AM

You can read all of the rules and restrictions at http://pitch.pe/11746.

Thanks,
Patrick Evans
Marketing Communications @ STA Travel

KM May 16th 2009 11:00AM

@ Patrick -

I scanned the link, but did not find the answer to this question: How many $30 flights will be offered in total?

(What does "while supplies last" mean? The number of seats that STA has reserved for this promotion, or all open seats on VS N-class and AA O-Class serving these routes?)