Costa Rica, Winter January Term 2020

STUDENT GROUP FLIGHT
INFORMATION AND RESERVATION FORM
PUNTARENAS, COSTA RICA – Winter January Term 2020

Frosch Student Travel has been appointed by the University Studies Abroad Consortium to provide an optional group flight to San Jose for your Costa Rica study abroad program. Frosch Student Travel is a leading travel agency with 40 years of experience specializing in student travel. Our group specialists will help you become educated travelers with both maximum convenience and value. Please find the information for your group flight below along with a few advantages to using student class airfares:

Ability to speak to dedicated consultants locally and promptly.

We will provide round-trip transportation on United Airlines from your local city to San Jose, Costa Rica via Houston departing on December 26, 2019. Please register online for a fare quote to depart from your local city to merge with the Houston group flight. All flights will merge with the Houston group flight.

You may specify your preferred departure city on the reservation form by clicking the register online link above. Under departure options please select “other” and “depart from an alternate city”. The “from” box will appear and you may specify your preferred departure city to merge with the group flight. Please continue to complete the reservation form. Your card will not be charged until you receive and accept the fare quote. We will contact you via email regarding the fare upon receipt of your form. Please contact Frosch Student Travel at 1-800-467-5032 for any further questions.

PLEASE CHECK WITH YOUR PROGRAM ADVISER IF YOU ARE NOT SURE WHICH OPTION IS BEST FOR YOU.

OUTBOUND FLIGHT ITINERARY

	HOUSTON TO SAN JOSE
DATE	26 DEC	THURSDAY
CHECK-IN	3:00 PM	United Airlines check-in
DEPARTURE	6:14 PM	Houston (IAH) airport via United Airlines flight # 1565
ARRIVAL	9:50 PM	San Jose, (SJO) international airport on the same day Dec/26

GROUP WILL BE MET BY A USAC REPRESENTATIVE UPON ARRIVAL AT AIRPORT IN SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA. IF YOU ARE SCHEDULED FOR THE GROUP FLIGHT, BUT YOU DO NOT ARRIVE WITH THE GROUP BECAUSE OF CANCELLATIONS OR DELAYS OF CONNECTING FLIGHTS YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR TRANSFER FROM THE AIRPORT.

GROUP RETURN FLIGHTS

We are offering group return flight departing San Jose on January 17, 2020 with an option to fly back independently on a different return date. Please specify your choice on the reservation form.

PLEASE CHECK WITH YOUR PROGRAM ADVISER IF YOU ARE NOT SURE WHICH OPTION IS BEST FOR YOU.

	SAN JOSE TO HOUSTON
CHECK-IN	4:30 AM	San Jose, (SJO) international airport, United Airlines check-in
DEPARTURE	6:30 AM	United Airlines flight # 1097
ARRIVAL	10:18 AM	Houston (IAH) international airport on same day

ROUND TRIP AIR FARE (inclusive of all taxes)

Houston round-trip:

Please register online for a fare quote to depart from your local city to San Jose via Houston.

FLIGHT REGISTRATION AND DEADLINES

SEP 13, 2019:

Please complete the flight reservation form if you wish to join the group flight.
To make reservations, please select from one of the following options:
1. Complete and submit form online with cc payment.
2. Print and fax form to 1-650-579-0811 or scan and email to studentgroups@frosch.com with your credit card number.

TICKET VALIDITY AND RETURN FLIGHT INFORMATION

Your return ticket is valid until March 25, 2020 (3 months) from San Jose, CR back to the city of your departure.
We are offering group return flight departing San Jose, CR on January 17, 2020. You may fly back with the group or you may opt to fly back independently on a different date from San Jose, CR. Please specify your choice on the reservation form.
Once abroad you are allowed to change your already confirmed return flight date for a fee of $250 plus any difference in fare based on availability by contacting our Frosch Student Travel office while abroad. Please note that all date changes are subject to availability of the flights and require advance notice. May, June, July and August are the busiest months for travel to the USA. The ticket you are purchasing is a student ticket and has limited availability on the flights.
City or Destination changes are not allowed under any circumstances. Any unused portion of your ticket is non-refundable.

CANCELLATION FEES

You are purchasing a non-refundable ticket.

YOUR TICKET DELIVERY

Your round-trip electronic ticket will be sent to your email address specified on the reservation form.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Please call Frosch Student Travel Groups Department at 1-800-467-5032 / 650-762-1880 OR please email:
studentgroups@frosch.com if you need further information. Please identify yourself as a USAC COSTA RICA January Term 2020 group flight participant. A group specialist will be happy to assist you.

SEATING

PLEASE BE ADVISED: We will provide free pre-assigned seating on available flights. Not all airlines allow free pre-assigned seating and will charge a seat fee per flight. You may also choose a free seat using online check-in 24 hours prior to departure or at the check-in counter at the airport to avoid any seating fees.

BAGGAGE ALLOWANCE

You are allowed to check-in 1 bag for a fee of $30 weighing not more than 50 pounds. The total dimensions of the bag must be 62 inches (length, width and height). You may also carry-on 1 free bag weighing not more than 12 pounds. The total dimensions of the bag must not exceed more than 45 inches (length, width and height).

The airlines are very strict about the baggage allowance. Please do not try to check-in over-sized or over-weight baggage as it may result in an excess baggage penalty at the airport.

Please be able to handle all your own baggage. Traveling with light baggage will make your travels much easier.

If you have any specific questions about baggage please contact United Airlines at 1-800-864-8331.

HOW TO MEASURE YOUR BAG