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ISIC card any use in china??
Hey dudes. I need a really ****ing fast response to this. Does anyone know if the ISIC student card is any use in China - discounts on travel/accomodation at all?
Thanks
--Joe
Thanks
--Joe
Reply 1
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Sorry mate, I can't help you. But at least I bumped this thread again for you 
Reply 2
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THANKS FOR THE REPLY!!
anyway I got the card, then heard from someone else that its not of much use. £7 anyway, might be worth having at some point while im there.
--Joe
anyway I got the card, then heard from someone else that its not of much use. £7 anyway, might be worth having at some point while im there.
--Joe
Reply 3
I had one for a year when I was about 19 and it was no use for anything, anywhere!
Reply 4
I’ve used this card a lot whenever I have traveled in the past and decided to get one before heading to China for a year. However, once I got there I don't think I used it at all. I read in Lonely Planet that a few hostels in bigger cities took it, but budget hostels are pretty easy to find, so it was never an issue. It never hurts to carry a student ID with you, and if you already have one from University then it will probably work fine. Odds are that you probably will not use the ISIC, but... it’s only like 20 bucks in the states, so it won’t set you back too much.
I do remember using my student ID from home (not the ISIC) for places like Yellow Mountain, the Great Wall, and the Forbidden City.. so bring a student ID, but it doesn't need to be the ISIC.
I do remember using my student ID from home (not the ISIC) for places like Yellow Mountain, the Great Wall, and the Forbidden City.. so bring a student ID, but it doesn't need to be the ISIC.
Reply 5
It's worked for me in a few places. A couple of museums in Shanghai, and the Urban Planning Museum there, as well as Zhonghua Men in Nanjing. Just show it to the person whenever you buy a ticket, you'll normally get a no, or a puzzled look, but sometimes it works. Museums went from 20-30RMB to 5RMB, and a few things we got half price. It's still only saved about a fiver in China, but we got money off flights before we came.
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