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Southwest’s program may be fading away, but several other airlines, including Lufthansa, Air Tran, United, JetBlue and American continue to offer some sort of perks for students. Here are some of the more popular travel discounts:</p>

<p>For the past ten years, AirTran Airways has offered a discount standby program not just for college students, but for anyone 18 to 22 years old. (College student or not: on your 23rd birthday, you age-out of the program.) Re-branded AirTran U in 2006, the program lets young people fly standby for $69 on short segment flights and $99 on long-haul segments. There are some blackout dates and a variety of restrictions, but during 2008, more than 83,000 young people took advantage of the program.

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That’s the idea at Lufthansa, where the GenerationFly program offers any U.S. college student with a valid .edu email address discounted fares to Germany and most every destination the airline flies. As a nice bonus, part-time students, teachers, and faculty members are also eligible to participate in the program. And while Lufthansa doesn’t promise that all fares purchased through the student-oriented program will be lower than those that might be found elsewhere on the Lufthansa site, the airline throws in a few valuable extras just for students. For example, while the rest of us usually have to pay a hefty fee to change the departure date on a ticket, Generation Fly tickets include one free date change before or after departure. The program also sponsors the GenFly lounge, a Web site where program interns and other student travelers can get and share travel tips.
Several other programs have special airline offers for students as well. The discounts promised by the Student Advantage Card (about $20/year) include a 10 percent discount on American Airline flights. And on its Web site, American Airlines offer discounts on vacation packages to students at about two dozen participating universities. JetBlue offers an 11 percent discount to students who have an ISIC card (International Student Identity Card), which costs $22 a year. Holders of that card can also book special discounted fares with STA Travel, one of the major discount student travel agencies, which offers tickets that allow changes for just $50.

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And, while United Airlines United Airlines doesn’t offer any special discounts for college-age students, the carrier’s College Plus program gives students enrolled in both the College Plus program and the Mileage Plus frequent flier program a graduation present of 10,000 bonus miles.</p>

<p>The deals for student travelers don’t end at the airport. Amtrak and Greyhound and even some hotels also offer discounts to students who have either the ISIC or Student Advantage card.

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