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“Happy to have booked my visa service and flights with them”

★★★★☆

written by snapdragon777 on 24/11/2016

Overall pretty happy with my experience. As I said in my previous review, their products are to a large extent charging you money in lieu of the time you might spend figuring things out for yourself - back then, it wasn't worth it to me. This time, I paid £75 odd over the government price of a visa for Australia, which got me a bank account, a contact in Australia over Whatsapp, a deal on workplace qualifications, a tax file number (tricky!), pensions advice, possibly more. For me, this was worth the time and headaches I saved. Customer service was great - got talking to knowledgable agents quickly, who then sat through 20-40 minutes of my questions depending on the occasion! With patience too. What I have learned, however, about MultiFlex passes from a friend's mistake - the pass has a time limit, but SO DOES YOUR TICKET. THEY DO NOT TELL YOU THIS and they really, really, REALLY should. If you are going for three months, but might want to extend, you can only do so using the pass for the 'duration' of your ticket. If it's a three month ticket, no dice. ASK. BE SOLD THE RIGHT THING. They did help out my friend, but caused him stress and he lost money. They're losing a star from my review because they didn't advise me of this, I had to find out from him and almost certainly would have booked the wrong thing if I hadn't explicitly asked an agent over the phone about it. Also, for reference, the prices they can offer online and on the phone are different - check both!

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“Smooth travel”

★★★★☆

written by ClairePY on 31/01/2016

We did not have the same experience as some of those below. Our agent was attentive, thorough and polite in arranging our dream trip round the world, including a GAdventures tour in the Galapagos. We've just returned after 14 flights with different airlines and it all went very smoothly with no hiccups, including a broken toe to manage. We didn't even need any paperwork, just the reference number to check in online and select seats. The hotels we booked through STA were all good, well positioned for trips and very comfortable. We particularly liked the Plaza San Francisco in Santiago which let us crash in a vacant room until ours was ready for check in. No complaints at all.

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“Personal and approachable service with knowledgeable staff”

★★★★☆

written by Collingridge on 08/12/2014

I booked last minute flights to auckland with STA. The girl i spoke to was super friendly and knowledgeable. It felt like she was on my side: as in giving me options of cheaper timings of flights, and trying to find the best route at a busy time of year. Compared with booking flights with other agencies, the communication with STA was stress free especially because they make an effort to give you a named person to contact via email or phone. So when I had a drama a week later and needed to enquire about cancellation/date change i had (a friendly) individual to contact. Her response time was super quick (even on a sunday) which is exactly what you need when plans go astray. STA provided an personal, trustworthy service. I highly recommend. GO STA!

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“TRAVEL THE WORLD.”

★★★★☆

written by MaliaJoyce422 on 08/12/2014

I know it says not to mention members of staff names, but I had the best travel agent and he has made my trip to be honest. Ross fergusson at the Glasgow centre is the person to speak too if your planning a trip around the world. He made my planning so easy and always responded very fast if I needed to ask any questions. He did me many deals and offers and the travel itinerary was affordable for a student traveller like myself. I had a great experience with STA, but like I said, it was down to Ross Fergusson.

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“I'm surprised to see so many negative references for...”

★★★★☆

written by on 28/09/2010

I'm surprised to see so many negative references for STA listed here.

I have travelled extensively and always book through STA Travel or The Flight Centre. Sometimes they offer the cheapest deal, but not always. It's worth shopping around.

I have booked flights to the USA, South Africa and New Zealand with STA and have never had any trouble with them.

Twice I have had to change the date of my return flight, and both times this was done quickly with a friendly email from the customer service team.

STA have also been helpful with recommendations for good hotels and hostels.
I have peace of mind when booking with STA, and enjoy talking to their sales people!

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“Went to STA travel to book a working holiday visa,...”

★★★★★

written by emza2511 on 17/06/2008

Went to STA travel to book a working holiday visa, choose to book it here as it was considerably cheaper than any price given online and £30 cheaper than trailfinders.
Also got an international student card which they did in store in less than 10 minutes.
Had to wait about 20minutes to see someone, but fortunatly i wasnt in a rush!
Will be using them again to book hostels etc.

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“They have fulfilled my expectations in every way.”

★★★★☆

written by melboard on 10/01/2008

They have fulfilled my expectations in every way.

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