According to Ctrip’s (携程) official website, they do not offer student tickets for several reasons:

  1. Complexity: Offering a separate student ticket system would require significant changes to their existing booking and management systems.
  2. Limited demand: Historically, there hasn’t been high enough demand from students or educational institutions for special discounts on tickets.
  3. Existing loyalty programs: Ctrip offers other loyalty programs that cater to different groups of users, making it more effective to focus resources on those instead.

If a student wants to book a ticket through Ctrip, they can simply create an account and provide their age at the time of booking (if under 18). The site will recognize them as a youth traveler or adult passenger.