If you are planning on flying, taking a train, looking for a hotel/hostel or whatever.... I found a site that saved me a bunch and thought I would share my findings. There is a site called
www.studentuniverse.com and they provide discount flights,etc to students and faculty members. I was looking for a flight to Europe for the winter holiday break and sites such as expedia.com have them for around $1400
for the dates I was looking for. The site I went to.. had them for $640. I figured there might be someone here that might find this useful.
Sharif