Youth and Student Discounts
There are various official and quasi-official youth/student ID cards available that soon pay for themselves in savings. Full-time students are eligible for the International Student ID Card (ISIC). This entitles the bearer to discounts at some museums, theatres and visitor centres, but is perhaps most useful with an additional Travelsave Stamp (GBP8/?10.16), available at any USIT office in Ireland, offering reductions of up to fifty percent on Irish Rail services, along with discounts on Bus Direann, B&I ferries and Northern Ireland Railways. The card, which costs GBP6 in Britain, GBP7/?8.89 in the Republic, US$20 in the US and A/NZ$16.50 in Australia and New Zealand, is available from branches of USIT in Ireland and Council Travel, STA and Travel Cuts around the world or online at www.ciee.org, www.statravel.com and www.travelcuts.com respectively. The International Youth Card is available to anyone under 26 and can be obtained at any USIT office (GBP7 UK, GBP8/?10.16 Republic); take along valid ID and a passport photo. The card gives discounts on flights, and in the Republic, for an additional GBP7/?8.89, entitles you to up to fifty percent off train fares, though generally very little reduction on short journeys. You have to be 25 or younger to qualify for a G0-25 Card , which buys discounts on air fares; the card costs $15 in the US, $16.50 in Australia and New Zealand, and GBP7 in the UK. It can be purchased through Council Travel in the US, Hostelling International in Canada , STA in Australia and New Zealand , and USIT in the UK, or online at the addresses we've listed. STA also sells its own ID card that's good for some discounts, as do various other travel organizations. A university photo ID might open some doors, too.
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