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    Business ProfileforStudentUniverse

    Travel Agency
    BBB accredited business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    4.37/5stars

    Average of 396 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    60 complaints closed in last 3 years

    22 complaints closed in last 12 months

    BBB Rating & Accreditation

    Accredited Since: 5/10/2001

    Years in Business: 25

    Customer Reviews are not used in the calculation of BBB Rating

    Reasons for BBB Rating

    Overview

    StudentUniverse empowers students and youth to travel. We deliver exclusive deals and experiences through our website and mobile apps to the fastest growing segment in travel. We offer discounted rates on flights, hotels, tours and more to students and youth. StudentUniverse is on a mission to make global experiences possible. We believe that travel is essential to a modern education and that students return enlightened and inspired.

    Business Details

    Location of This Business
    130 Turner St Ste 700, South Waltham, MA 02453-8930
    BBB File Opened:
    5/10/2001
    Years in Business:
    25
    Business Started:
    1/1/1999
    Business Incorporated:
    1/12/2005
    Accredited Since:
    5/10/2001
    Type of Entity:
    Corporation
    Number of Employees:
    250
    Alternate Business Name
    • StudentUniverse.COM INC.
    Business Management
    • Mr. Espen Odegard, Owner
    • Mr. Antonio Quiogue, Director of Customer Care
    Contact Information

    Principal

    • Mr. Espen Odegard, Owner
    • Mr. Antonio Quiogue, Director of Customer Care

    Customer Contact

    • Mr. Antonio Quiogue, Director of Customer Care
    Additional Contact Information

    Fax Numbers

    • (617) 321-3133
      Primary Fax

    Phone Numbers

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    Customer Complaints

    60 Customer Complaints

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    Most Recent Customer Complaint

    04/15/2024

    Complaint Type:
    Product Issues
    Status:
    Answered
    I want to make a complaint about StudentUniverse, an online travel agency located in *************. On March 8, 2024, I boughta ticketthrough StudentUniverse since it was the most affordable option I could find online. When I tried to book a flight on the StudentUniverse website, it was impossible to finish the processbecause every time I tried to proceed to checkout, it returnedme to the main page. All the information was correct, but the website continued bugging, so I downloaded their app. I was able to book a flight with BritishAirways on the app on March 8 at 5:58 PM.On March 9, at 7:07 PM, I got a refund of ****** USD, and at 5:59 PM, a refund of 6.21 USD. When I tried to enter my passportdetails onthe website, it did the same thing as when I tried to book a flight on the StudentUniverse website. It redirected me to the main page. Since I was not able to proceed with the booking and got a refund, it did not seem like anything else but the termination of the deal. Then, I tried to rebook the same flight on the StudentUniverse app, but it keptcrashing. I gave up on their platform and booked a flight directly onbritishairways.com.After some time, a negative account balance accruedon my card. There was no information on the charge: when it was made, who charged me, etc. I just had -$730 on my account. I called ********************** on April3, when I noticed a negative balance on my card but did not receive any answers to my questions. I was just asked to send them my booking confirmation, which I made directly onbritishairways.com so that they could send the refund request to **************** On April6, I got an email stating that a refund request was denied by BritishAirways.On April 7, I called StudentUniverse again, trying to inform them that I was deeply dissatisfied with their service and I still wantedmymoney back. A guy from a support department started blaming ME for not calling StudentUniverse when I got refunded. He ignored my questions and continued blaming me, even after I asked him not to do that. It was very disrespectful and unprofessional. I am a customer, who experienced disgusting service from their company. I have the right to demand, ask questions, and protect my rights as a consumer. I am a Ukrainian student trying to go home to ******* to see my family. I do not have $730 to give them for the terrible service and ticket that they provided me a month later.It is not normal for companies to charge customers, give them a refund, and charge again a month later. They disagreed with me at this point. Also, they kept telling me that *************** was the one who charged me for the booking I made on their website. However, *************** is stating that they do not have any access to my banking account to make any *********************************** is ignorant, they did not even apologize and every time I called them, they were blaming me. Even though they had any troubles with their system, Student Universe is the one to call me, email me, and let me know about everything thats going on with my money and my booking.This issue should be resolved as soon as possible, and I hope for your attention and cooperation. I will not leave this issue just like that, and I will do everything to get my money back. I will do everythingto protect myrights and money. Everything was bad in every step of the deal.I hope you will be able towork on the current issue and help me to achieve justice.
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    396 Customer Reviews

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    Most Recent Customer Review

    Innocent M

    5 stars

    05/05/2024

    I use Student Universe all the time and have always had the best service!

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