Amazon Prime Student members can book $25 flights
Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.
Calling all TPG student readers! This deal is for you and only you.
Through Dec. 7, Amazon Prime Student members can book domestic flights anywhere in the U.S. (based on availability and route) for just $25 through a promotion with Student Universe.
There are two catches with this deal. Tickets are capped at the first 1,000 people. Also, tickets are distributed daily starting at midnight PST through Dec. 7 for travel through mid-January.
Deal basics
Airlines: Varies
Routes: Varies
How to book: By activating the Amazon Prime Student Universe offer
Travel dates: Dec. 8, 2023, to Jan. 14, 2024, depending on route
Book by: Midnight PST on Dec. 7, 2023
Blackout dates: Applicable to certain routes
This deal is only available for current Amazon Prime Student members who activate this offer. New users can sign up for a student membership so they can sign up for this deal. Bookings are limited to one ticket per verified Amazon Prime student member, with one passenger per booking.
The $25 fares are available for both one-way and round-trip flights.
For Dec. 6, tickets were already sold out by midmorning. Be sure to activate the offer and be at your computer and logged into your account by midnight PST Dec. 7 to attempt to take advantage of this deal. If you can't find a $25 flight, note that other deals may be available.
Maximize your purchase
Students ages 18 to 24 can try Prime for free for six months before paying $69 per year or $7.49 per month. Prime Student members can also get a complimentary Grubhub+ membership for one year for $0 delivery, 5% back on pickup orders and special member promos.
If you book this deal, use a credit card that earns bonus points on airfare purchases. For Amazon purchases specifically, consider:
- Discover it® Cash Back: Enroll to earn 5% cash back (on up to $1,500 in cumulative spending on purchases for the quarter, then 1%) at Amazon.com through Dec. 31.
- Prime Visa: Earn 5% cash back on Amazon purchases. Plus, earn 2% cash back at restaurants, at gas stations, on local transit and on commuting expenses (including ride-hailing services) and 1% cash back on all other purchases. New Prime Visa cardholders can get a $100 gift card upon approval.
The information for the Discover it Cash Back has been collected independently by The Points Guy. The card details on this page have not been reviewed or provided by the card issuer.
Otherwise, consider using:
- Chase Sapphire Preferred Card: Earn 2 points per dollar spent on travel.
- American Express® Gold Card: Earn 3 points per dollar spent on airfare when booked directly through the airline or American Express Travel.
- The Platinum Card® from American Express: Earn 5 points per dollar spent on airfare when booked directly through the airline or American Express Travel (on up to $500,000 of these purchases per calendar year, then 1 point per dollar).
- Chase Sapphire Reserve: Earn 3 points per dollar spent on airfare.
Bottom line
We rarely see deals targeted at students specifically, let alone $25 flights. Given that the offer is limited in quantity, we recommend being logged in and ready to go at the time this deal launches.
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