Australia Semester Internship Flight Instructions

Overview

We recommend booking your flights through our partner travel agency, Flight Centre. They offer competitive airfares to Australia and New Zealand from major cities throughout the U.S. and can provide you the personal service needed to arrange your international travel. There is a $30 USD service fee to book through Flight Centre. To contact a representative at Flight Centre, please email linda.adams@corporatetraveler.us or marissa.werner@corporatetraveler.us. We strongly suggest email contact first as they will be able to better manage the flood of inquiries from the group; however, you can also call if you prefer discussing over the phone: 602-253-4743 (8:00am – 6:00pm MT)

You are not obligated to book through Flight Centre, however, and are free to shop around for a better fare. If you would like to compare airfares, please feel free to research flights online. We recommend flight search tools such as SkyScanner or Google Flights.

We will not be offering a group flight for this particular program for a variety of reasons. Students traveling to Australia or New Zealand will be departing from different locations within the U.S. and the specific departure location affects the overall cost of airfare. Additionally, the published fares for individual travel are currently significantly lower than the fares noted for group travel at this time.

Booking your Flights

STEP 1 – Review the arrival dates/times below to ensure you are familiar with the required travel times for your program.
STEP 2 – Determine if you are intending to travel independently prior to the program dates, as this will impact your travel dates from the U.S. and returning home.
STEP 3 – Research travel itineraries and costs through Flight Centre. To assist with your search, please be certain to refer to the section below on “Important Booking Notes”. Before purchasing your tickets, feel free to contact us or send us your tentative itinerary so that we may ensure it is correct and the best routing for your situation.
STEP 4 – Book your flights and upload your flight itinerary to your TEAN application.

Important booking notes

Airfare costs can vary greatly from one departure city to another. If you live close to more than one airport, we encourage you to research flight options through each one. You may find that by driving to a slightly farther departure city/airport, you may save several hundred dollars in airfare costs.

We recommend that you book all of your flights as one round trip flight. For example, if your home airport is JFK and you are interning in Sydney, we recommend your round trip flight look as follows: JFK > Cairns > Sydney and then return Sydney > JFK. Any travel agent can help you with these arrangements and most airlines will permit you to book a multi-city flight.

The estimated cost for all international flights ranges from approximately $1,500 – $2,500. This is due in large part to the departure locations from within the U.S. and if you need a connecting flight as well as the return travel dates.

Baggage Allowance

• Each airline has different baggage allowances so it is imperative that you check with your airline for your luggage allowance and be aware of potential “excess baggage” charges.
• Adding your domestic connections to your international ticket helps ensure that you will have your international luggage allowance for all of your flights.
• Adding extra bags to your flights can be very expensive so it’s best to limit what you pack. We will be providing a suggested packing list and tips for packing list prior to your departure.