<p>What has your experience been with the USC recommended STA Travel?</p>
<p>When I went down to interview for the Presidential scholarship, USC said they would pay part of my travel expenses if I went through STA Travel. Well, I faxed them and called them multiple times and got nowhere. Ended up paying for it all myself - got tired of waiting for the call back that never came.</p>
<p>Anyhow, was this just a fluke? Should I give them another try sometime?</p>
<p>havnt got my money either</p>
<p>We used them for our Explore USC. Their prices were cheaper than online discounts, even after you add back in their commission. They emailed the tickets (E-Tickets) and everything went just fine for us.</p>
<p>We used STA travel for Explore USC as well. Our experience was quite different.</p>
<p>Airplane tickets for a students bought trough STA were $60 more expensive than tickets for parents through Expedia the same day.
In addition, we were overcharged $18 as the STA representative had troubles with dividing the ticket price in half. After ~10 phone calls when we vigorously defended our ability to use basic math procedures, our account finally was credited $18.
Moreover, our credit card was charged twice for a hotel stay for parents. It took 2 more phone calls to get our money back.</p>
<p>So overall, extremely unpleasent experience!!!!</p>
<p>I've never used STA. I find their fares are generally more expensive than the airline's fare itself.</p>
<p>Thanks for the feedback - - now I know it wasn't just me! </p>
<p>I wasted a lot of time and effort trying to deal with STA Travel....</p>
<p>I used STA for scholarship interview, which was nearly the same price, but had the damn $18 fee. I have no idea if we've been reinburst. Forgot about that!</p>