You’re pricing a long weekend away: a hotel, a rental car and maybe a train, and each teacher discount comes from a different place. Hotels.com and Expedia take 10% off, Wyndham goes up to 20%, and Hertz, Dollar and Budget each offer up to 25% off a rental car. Brightline gives Florida school staff up to 25% off its trains between South Florida and Orlando.
Six of the eleven verify you through ID.me. The rest depend on who you are: AFT and NEA members have their own travel programs, Brightline wants a school email in one of seven Florida districts, Road Scholar’s scholarship is for educators over 50, and EF Tours rewards teachers who lead a student group.
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Hotels.com: 10% Off With Savings Capped at $40
Hotels.com takes 10% off for verified teachers, with the savings capped at $40. The cap is reached on a $400 booking, so a pricier stay still saves $40. Verify with ID.me, click through to Hotels.com from there and finish the booking in the same visit, since that’s what activates the discount. Some hotels require you to cancel more than 24 hours before check-in.
Full details in our Hotels.com teacher discount guide.
Expedia: 10% Off Select Hotels, Prepaid
Expedia gives verified teachers 10% off select hotels, with savings capped at $40. It applies only to stand-alone hotel bookings that are prepaid at the time of booking, and the booking has to go through the ID.me link for the code to be valid.
Full details in our Expedia teacher discount guide.
Wyndham: Up to 20% Off Across 14 Hotel Brands
Verified teachers get up to 20% off Wyndham’s Best Available Rate at participating hotels, and some hotels discount less than 20%. Fourteen brands take part, including Days Inn, Super 8, Ramada and Wyndham Grand. Verify with ID.me and it sends you to Wyndham’s site with the code already applied. Reservations have to be made in advance, and the offer isn’t valid if you call the hotel directly.
Full details in our Wyndham teacher discount guide.
Hertz: Up to 25% Off Through ID.me
Hertz offers verified teachers up to 25% off through ID.me, subject to availability at participating locations. Verify with ID.me and start your booking from there.
Full details in our Hertz teacher discount guide.
Dollar: Up to 25% Off Through ID.me
Dollar has its own teacher offer through ID.me, also up to 25% off, separate from Hertz’s. Verify with ID.me and book from Dollar’s listing.
Full details in our Dollar teacher discount guide.
Budget: Up to 25% Off Through ID.me
Budget also offers verified teachers up to 25% off through ID.me. Hertz, Dollar and Budget each show their own price for the same dates, so compare the three totals before you book.
Full details in our Budget teacher discount guide.
Brightline: Up to 25% Off for Florida School Staff
Florida public school employees get up to 25% off Brightline SMART fares and up to 15% off SMART Saver fares between South Florida and Orlando. It covers active employees in the Broward, Miami-Dade, Orange, Martin, Osceola, Palm Beach and Seminole districts, and you open a Brightline account with your school email address. The lowest fares are $39 for SMART Saver and $59 for SMART on rides arriving and departing from Orlando. It can’t be combined with other promotions, it only runs on select trains, and blackout dates apply.
Full details in our Brightline teacher discount guide.
AFT Travel Benefits: Hotels, Flights and Car Rentals for Members
AFT members get 12% off Hilton, up to 20% off Wyndham and 3% to 8% off Southwest fares, plus car rental discounts from Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz, National, Payless and Thrifty. Southwest and the car rental savings extend to members’ families. The Southwest benefit sits behind AFT’s members-only login, where you register with your AFT member ID and local union number.
Full details in our AFT travel benefits guide.
NEA Travel: $1,000 in Savings Dollars for Members
NEA members get $1,000 in Savings Dollars when they enroll in NEA Travel, which costs members nothing, and the balance can take up to a week to show up in your account. Savings Dollars work as partial payment on hotels, car rentals, cruises, resorts and guided vacations. For example, $100 in Savings Dollars takes a $350 two-night hotel stay down to $250. They can’t be applied to flights, though a flight booking earns a $100 Savings Dollars bonus, and they expire 12 months after they’re issued unless stated otherwise.
Full details in our NEA Travel guide.
Road Scholar: Up to $2,000 for Educators Over 50
Road Scholar’s PEAR scholarship gives educators over 50 up to $2,000 toward an eligible program. You have to live in the United States, work in or be retired from an educational organization, and face financial barriers to taking the trip. Awards generally go to households earning less than 80% of their state’s median income, and you can’t have taken a Road Scholar program in the last two years or be enrolled in one now. The award is based on the program cost and the required deposit, so you’ll still pay at least the deposit. Apply at least three months before the program starts, since review takes four to six weeks.
Full details in our Road Scholar scholarship guide.
EF Tours: A Free Spot When You Lead a Student Group
EF Tours’ benefit is for teachers who lead a student group: your own spot is free once six paying travelers sign up, and you earn a free chaperone spot for every six more. Enroll 30 paying travelers and you and four chaperones go free. Families can pay over time interest-free or all at once.
Full details in our EF Tours teacher discount guide.
Q&A
Q: Do teachers get a discount on hotels?
A: Yes. Hotels.com and Expedia take 10% off through ID.me, each with savings capped at $40, and Wyndham goes up to 20% across 14 brands. AFT members also get 12% off Hilton.
Q: Which rental car companies give teachers a discount?
A: Hertz, Dollar and Budget each offer up to 25% off through ID.me. AFT members and their families also get discounts from Avis, Enterprise, National, Payless and Thrifty, along with those three.
Q: Do I need to book through a special link?
A: Yes for Hotels.com, Expedia and Wyndham. Each applies the discount only when you click through from ID.me, and Wyndham’s isn’t valid if you call the hotel directly.
Q: Is there a teacher discount on flights?
A: AFT members get 8% off Southwest Business Select fares, 6% off Anytime fares and 3% off select Wanna Get Away fares. NEA’s Savings Dollars can’t be applied to flights, though a flight booking earns a $100 Savings Dollars bonus.
Q: Which of these need a union membership?
A: Only AFT Travel Benefits and NEA Travel. The ID.me offers need a verified teacher account, Brightline needs a school email from one of seven Florida districts, Road Scholar is for educators over 50 in the U.S., and EF Tours is for teachers leading a student group.
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