A stopover under 24 hours is
the same as a stopover, but shorter.
Not exact matches
Now, United's rules require
stopovers to be in the
same region
as a destination.
It's also possible to book a one - way flight with a
stopover for the
same cost
as a regular one - way flight,
as long
as the
stopover doesn't bump you into a higher distance tier.
Because British Airways calculates the price of an award based on individual flight segments, this means you can actually make a
stopover for
as long
as you want and the ticket will cost the
same.
First, the
stopover must take place in the
same region
as your destination, which can not be the
same region
as your origin.
Trips must be booked
as roundtrips beginning and ending in the
same city, though it's possible to build in additional
stopovers along the way.
The total price for this itinerary is still just 150,000 miles — the
same as a round - trip award to Hong Kong without a
stopover in Tokyo.
First, the
stopover must take place in the
same region
as your destination, which can not be the
same region
as your origin.
Notice that the award price is the
same as a round - trip despite the
stopover in Hong Kong.
A return flight from Jakarta will cost you around $ 230 - 350 USD, flights from Bali are possible (with a
stopover) and should cost around the
same, but check schedules and book things in advance
as some airlines may not fly every day.
Because British Airways calculates the price of an award based on individual flight segments, this means you can actually make a
stopover for
as long
as you want and the ticket will cost the
same.
If you wanted your
stopover to be in Lima, Peru instead, this is still acceptable because it is not in
same region
as the originating flight.
One
stopover and one open jaw for a flight plying the
same route
as 2 above, with at least one flight on a Star Alliance carrier besides Air Canada.
For such an itinerary to be possible, you have to book an international multi-city trip, and both the
stopover and the destination must be in the
same region
as defined by United.
I am in the process of trying to plan a trip from San Francisco to Johannesburg with a
stopover in Korea / Japan, pretty much EXACTLY the
same as you two pieced together for one of your blog posts!
United allows one free
stopover, which they call the Excursionist Perk, on international itineraries
as long
as the
stopover is in the
same region.
For example, since business class flights to Hong Kong cost about the
same as direct flights to Japan, you might consider flying there with a
stopover in Japan.
Now, United's rules require
stopovers to be in the
same region
as a destination.
This is all legal because your inbound leg departs from the
same area (SCL in South America)
as the destination of your outbound leg (GIG in South America) and you only have one
stopover on your route (LIM which is also in the area of your destination).
No one - way, open jaw (ticket purchased where the traveler returns to the airline from a city other than the one in which he arrived or the final destination is not the
same as the original departure city), open return (ticket purchased for round - trip travel without a specified return time and date), standby,
stopover or circle trips are allowed.
Note that United announced that starting in the fall of 2016 the
stopover has to take place in the
same region
as your final destination.
American doesn't allow
stopovers, but you can simply book two one - way tickets for the
same price
as a roundtrip and take advantage of an open jaw.
This feature, which replaces both its previous
stopover policy and its Around The World tickets, allows you to receive a free one - way flight within a MileagePlus defined region, so long
as you are booking two one - way flights and returning to the
same MileagePlus defined region.
If you want to fly from New York to Rome, for example, with a four - day
stopover in London, it will cost the
same 60,000 miles for a round - trip ticket at the saver rate
as it would for a direct flight to Rome.
In our last post on
stopovers, we talked about how to use United's free
stopovers to see two places in Europe for the
same amount of miles
as a roundtrip.
Also,
as with many airline loyalty programs,
stopovers are not permitted with rewards tickets, though you are allowed to book open - jaw tickets (an airline return ticket in which the destination and / or the origin are not the
same in both directions).
First class is easier to procure on AA than UA (for AA's partners British Airways and Cathay Pacific do make generous amounts of space available) and AA allows free routing changes
as long
as origin and destination remain the
same, but AA does not allow routing via Europe to go to Asia or
stopovers on round - trip travel other than at American gateway hubs.
I can't tell you the number of times that I've gotten extra
stopovers from US Airways, change fee waivers, or gotten upgrades confirmed that I probably shouldn't have (such
as getting confirmed upgrades on a flight that doesn't require a co-pay with United and then getting moved into the
same booking class on one that does).
Or if you have another trip in the future, say to Buenos Aires, you can fly the return nonstop from Honolulu to JFK (on Hawaiian using AA miles) or nonstop to Newark on United,
stopover in NYC for
as long
as you want, and then go onward to Buenos Aires for up to a year in the future and back to NYC for the
same rate
as just flying from NYC to Buenos Aires.
«Adding a
stopover en route is a great way to add another city to your trip,» said Scott, «and get extra value from your award because it's the
same number of miles with the
stopover as without.»
That chart has some real values, such
as the ability to fly business class between the US and Europe for 90,000 miles roundtrip instead of the usual 100,000, the ability to pop around Europe with several extra flights thrown in for 115,000 miles in business class instead of 100,000 miles roundtrip plus another 20,000 miles for each and every additional intra-European flight, and the ability to fly to Australia in business class via Asia (not normally allowed on a single award ticket) for an extra 25,000 miles — and make
stopovers in Asia, and throw in Australian domestic flights at the
same time.
Stopovers: 5 stopovers permitted, including 1 free stopover in Rarotonga and Auckland, and 3 stopovers in New Zealand at $ 100 each subject to direct air services between two points, and must be purchased at the same time as the International
Stopovers: 5
stopovers permitted, including 1 free stopover in Rarotonga and Auckland, and 3 stopovers in New Zealand at $ 100 each subject to direct air services between two points, and must be purchased at the same time as the International
stopovers permitted, including 1 free
stopover in Rarotonga and Auckland, and 3
stopovers in New Zealand at $ 100 each subject to direct air services between two points, and must be purchased at the same time as the International
stopovers in New Zealand at $ 100 each subject to direct air services between two points, and must be purchased at the
same time
as the International airfare.