Northwestern University contracts with United Airlines and its Star Alliance Partners (Lufthansa, SAS, Air Canada, and British Midlands) and is able to offer a substantial discount on select fares with these air carriers.

For reservations and rate quotes: Approved Travel Agencies. We also have the Airport Shuttle Service for your convenience.

Compass is a competitively priced on-line booking product which features direct billing to CUFS or a personal credit card. Instructions and a link to the site can be found on the On-Line Booking page. The $5 booking fee has been waived through August 2008.

Using Compass or one of our approved agencies allows you to direct bill your airfare to CUFS and utilize our United discount on certain fares. It also gives you a chance to compare fares with other airlines. We have been able to keep the agency transaction fee competitive, $25 for international and $19.50 for domestic reservations by concentrating our ticket purchases.