ISEC - International Student Discount Card

International Student Exchange Card (ISE Card).

Who is eligible to receive an ISE Card?

There are three types of ISE Cards available, the Student version, the Faculty version and the Youth version.

Student cards are issued to persons who are currently attending school, have attended school within the past 12 months, or have been accepted to a school to commence studies within 6 months.
Faculty ISE cardholders must be full-time teachers.
Youth cards are for persons between the ages of 12 and 26. Being enrolled in school is not mandatory for Youth cardholders.

Introduction to the ISE Card:

The International Student Exchange Identity Card (ISE Card) is a member’s passport to savings. Cards can be presented almost everywhere and you will be eligible for a variety of discounts ranging from 5%-50% off on hostels, hotels, restaurants, adventure tours, discos, museums, castles and other exciting attractions all over the world.

Once you know where you will be traveling to, simply go to ISEC website and visit the "Worldwide Discount List" which provides information about the locations offering discounts around the globe. You will see photos and descriptions of many of the locations, which will better enable you to plan your trip. Some of our discount locations prefer that a special "code" be mentioned in addition to presenting the ISE Card as proof of Student, Faculty or Youth status. All codes are listed with the discounts offered on the ISEC website. For these discounts, we recommend that cardholders make reservations in advance through the contact phone numbers or web addresses provided on ISEC website.

In addition, the ISE Card is recognized as an International Student ID, so even those places not listed on our website will often honor the ISE card for their existing discounted rates. Therefore we encourage everyone to: Always remember to present the ISE Card.

ISE History

International Student Exchange Card (ISE Card) traces its origins back to 1958 at the University of Illinois, USA. The idea was to make traveling affordable for students by utilizing the International Discounts offered by ISE. The ISE Card is the only student identification card to attain this accreditation and protection. Initially, ISE Cards were issued only to American students traveling overseas. By the late 1980’s ISE Cards were also issued in Asia, followed by South and Central America, the Middle East, Europe, Australia and South Africa. Today, the ISE Card is sold in over 50 countries around the world.