Travelling to and in the USA

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Travelling to and in the USA
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Air Travel
When purchasing your tickets, always ask about APEX (Advance Purchase Excursion) fares, which offer significant discounts for tickets that are purchased several weeks in advance. If you will be traveling extensively around the US, ask your travel agent or airline about Visit USA. These discount tickets are offered by many major US airlines, including American, Delta, Northwest, TWA, United, and US Airways, to travelers from abroad. Visit USA tickets must be purchased before departing for the US. You will most likely arrive in one of the following gateway cities: Anchorage, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Honolulu, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Orlando, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, DC. These cities have the most international flights. Other airports may have direct flights from selected countries.
If your ultimate destination is elsewhere, you will need to take a connecting flight after you exit immigration and customs. Processing through immigration and customs can take up to two hours or more, so allow sufficient time to make any connections.
Keep in mind that air travel covering more than a few time zones often results in a disorientation called "jetlag". Your body will initially have trouble adjusting to the time shift. During your flight, avoid caffeine and alcohol, but drink plenty of water. After you arrive at your destination, it is important to go to sleep at the normal time for your destination, and to walk around in the bright morning sunlight after you wake up. Most people take about 3 days to recover from jetlag.
The major US airlines are as follows:
AirTran Airlines
Alaska Airlines
Aloha Airlines
America West
American Airlines
Continental Airlines
Delta Airlines
Frontier Airlines
Midwest Airlines
North western Airlines
Southwest Airlines
Spirit Airlines
Sun Country Airlines
United Airlines
US Airways (USAir)
Budget/Student Travel
Several US travel agencies specialize in student, and budget travel, including international travel. These include:
Travel CUTS
Travel CUTS began in Canada in 1969 and today has offices in Canada, USA and England, with affiliations to student travel organizations world wide.
STA Travel
The world's largest travel company for student and youth
International Student Travel Confederation (ISTC)
The (ISTC) is the organization that sells the International Student Identity Card (ISIC). Their web site includes a list of the more than 6,000 discounts available to holders of the ISIC card and a list of locations worldwide that issue the card. The ISTC network includes over 5000 offices in 106 countries worldwide.
Student Travel Insurance
Sells student and backpacker insurance to residents of the UK & Ireland.

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