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Post by Jocelyne on Jan 13, 2005 14:48:44 GMT -5
Has anyone heard of this and is it worth buying? it's suppose to be like the student version
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Post by joe on Jan 14, 2005 5:30:51 GMT -5
I'm wondering the same things. I'm not a student right now and am considering buying the youth card instead of the student card. From what i've been told, you get more discounts w/the student card. i'm still considering buying the ISYC though because i'll be gone for 3 mos., but not sure if it's really a big savings...is it? other than museums, where do you save?
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Post by Tracie on Jan 15, 2005 2:37:30 GMT -5
The international youth card got me a discount on my flight. I bought my flight ticket through travel cuts and got a better price only because I bought a youth card at the same time. It also came in handy for museums and monuments. I think that there is more opportunity to save with an ISIC card though.
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Post by Jocelyne on Jan 16, 2005 15:05:21 GMT -5
I'm not a student at the moment so theres no way to get the student card I just wanna know is it worth it
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Post by Tracie on Jan 17, 2005 0:53:29 GMT -5
I think that it is worth it, plus it also doubles as a secondary photo i.d.
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Post by Emma on Jan 18, 2005 9:24:05 GMT -5
I'm not sure about this, but I have heard that you can still get the ISIC if you are under 26. You might want to check about that
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Post by joe on Jan 18, 2005 11:05:10 GMT -5
only way to get the ISIC is if you're a full-time student, otherwise you have to get the ISYC (youth) card. From what I've been told, the ISYC doesn't have as many discounts as the ISIC card. I'm not sure about this, but I have heard that you can still get the ISIC if you are under 26. You might want to check about that |
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Post by MuvverRussia on Jan 18, 2005 12:22:29 GMT -5
I can't think of many youth discounts at all, especially in the UK (this may be down to anti age discrimination laws and the profiteering nature of UK businesses  ). Also, hardly any places will accept an ISIC card (or its equivalents) as photo ID as they are far too easy to forge. |
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Post by Travel Bugger on Jan 24, 2005 1:09:54 GMT -5
It might be a good idea to check out www.yha.com.au - which is affiliated with hostels international. If you're planning on staying in hostels most of the time, you can get heaps of discounts just for having the HI card. Also, some hostels will charge extra just coz you don't have their card! ISTC has more discounts available than the IYTC, but it's worth getting the IYTC as it's not that expensive and you only have to use it a few times for it to pay off itself! |
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). Also, hardly any places will accept an ISIC card (or its equivalents) as photo ID as they are far too easy to forge.