Remember to look into
stopover options when booking with Mileage Plan, it's one of the best ways to get the most out of your miles.
This trip is a great example of how incredibly effective miles can be when put toward business and first class travel, especially on international itineraries, and even more - so on those effectively utilizing open - jaw and
stopover options.
I am going to go over exactly how to book trips with US Airways miles to Easter Island plus
stopover options.
WOW's
stopover option allows a free stopover in Iceland on round - trip tickets between North America and Europe.
If you're not planning on utilizing Alaska Airlines» free
stopover option, you might as well redeem the less - valuable AA miles than Alaska miles.
Not exact matches
On motorways, the COMAND system navigation function flags up nearby break
options as
stopovers, providing the system has been specified in the vehicle.
Korean Air's SKYPASS program is a great
option for transferring your Chase Ultimate Rewards, especially if you are able to make use of a
stopover and / or open jaw on a round - trip ticket.
Option 1:
Stopover — You can travel from A to B to C in a circle.
But like United, Aeroplan permits travelers to book awards a
stopover or open jaw, which can allow you to visit multiple destinations, or search additional
options for award travel, rather than book a simple round - trip between the same cities.
Based on this check, it looks like using the award flight to travel from Chicago to Istanbul, then from Antalya home through Luxembourg with the one allowed
stopover, is the best
option.
However, United's a good
option, too, depending on when and where you plan to travel, especially if you take advantage of an open - jaw,
stopover or both as part of your award.
United Airlines, Air Canada, and ANA each allow
stopovers on round - trip award bookings, so you'll have plenty of
options.
Before discussing any other
options, remember that you can add one free
stopover to round - trip itineraries without increasing the price.
I originally thought that a
stopover in Tokyo or Seoul might be the best
option — and it may well be depending on the traveler!
These 3 - star
stopovers are located on - site, boast fantastic low prices and can be packaged with hassle - free parking
options.
They have also increased the value of their award redemption
options by offering an extra
stopover on their own flights, as well as through partnerships with select airlines.
While many airlines have made it more difficult to score a
stopover on award tickets, there are still some
options out there such as United's Excursionist perk that can include legal
stopovers on some itineraries.
They have also increased the value of their award redemption
options by offering an extra
stopover on their own flights,... read more
Korean Air's SKYPASS program is a great
option for transferring your Chase Ultimate Rewards, especially if you are able to make use of a
stopover and / or open jaw on a round - trip ticket.
Before the booking system shows you your booking
options, it will ask if you want to add a
stopover.
In order to find an itinerary with a
stopover, select the multi-city
option on the search page.
British Airways doesn't have a multiple destinations
option due to its distance - based (not zone - based) award booking that doesn't allow for
stopovers on the mileage charge calculation.
Redeeming with Korean Air can be a good
option because of the flexible open - jaw &
stopover policies, so if you can find an itinerary that allows for
stopovers or multi-destinations in the off - peak, you can find some good deals.
Before arriving at their destination, travelers can take advantage of the
option to save on airfare and spend extra time in eligible
stopover cities and villages.
Although not as flexible as before, the
option to
stopover in one city on the way to another city can make for some interesting globetrotting opportunities.
Icelandair is often one of the cheaper
options to travel to Europe, offers a free
stopover in Iceland for 7 days, and is one of the only
options to visit Iceland on any kind of convenient itinerary.
You have the
option of a
stopover in those locations, if you wish to explore the cities more.
I hadn't considered the
stopovers between zones by breaking up the trip — a great
option.
Redeeming Cathay Pacific Asia Miles is another possible
option because of their generous
stopover rules.
The flexibility of a
stopover (staying at a destination more than 24 hours after landing en route to another destination) on a one - way international award (2 total for round - trip flights), 2 open - jaws (departing from a different city than the one you landed in), and Starwood Preferred Guest and Alaska credit cards to generate points and miles would be the first
option I would consider.
When booking a one - way ticket with the Mileage Plan frequent flyer program, you have the
option to include a
stopover on your journey.
With three routes and ticket
options to suit
stopovers and short breaks, the hop on, hop off tours take in the very best of London's historical attractions, such as Tower Bridge and the London Eye to give customers a unique vantage point on the city.
Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan offers the unique
option of a
stopover on one way awards.
They're very flexible and include the
option of a
stopover if you book a round - trip ticket.
What makes this booking
option really fantastic is that Alaska Mileage Plan allows you to book a
stopover on one - way award tickets.
Pari Guest House, situated in Middelburg, is the ideal accommodation
option for guests looking for a comfortable
stopover en route to a variety of destinations.
For a trip out of this world, indeed on the other side of the world, New Zealand can be reached from the UK via various
stopovers, where you might choose to spend a day or two — Los Angeles, Sydney or Bangkok perhaps, although there are many more
options.
Apparently, devaluing
stopovers wasn't enough, and United has now decided that if you wish to actually pay the prices they publish on their award chart, you can only select from the flight
options they display for you — no longer are you able to piece together your own itinerary using multi-city search without paying extra.
Emirates also offers the
option of flying from Dubai to Auckland with a
stopover in Australia on one of the carrier's three daily A380 services.
Sometimes you might have to cough up a few thousand more miles for an airline's program but if they give you the
option to take a
stopover then it might be worth it in the end, since they sometimes operate as free one - way flights.
Depending how long your layover or
stopover is, there are hotel
options near the airport where you can rest up from your flight or explore the city.
And Alaska's flexible
stopover policy makes its loyalty program, Mileage Plan, a great
option for booking that itinerary.
For true travel aficionados, there is even a slightly more expensive «Around the World»
option that gives you a maximum of five
stopovers and one crossing for both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
Both catered and self - catering
options are available, making Riverside de Charmoy Estate Guest House your ideal business or family
stopover.
I can vouch for the Mauritius
option (or Reunion for that matter) as well — it was pretty easy to book an itinerary through paris to reunion and mauritius (open jaw down there, but only because we wanted to see both islands — availability was pretty decent) with a
stopover in Paris on the way back.
you write in Star Alliance «By utilizing free
stopovers and open jaws the possibilities are endless if you take the time to research your
options leg by leg.»
You have all the
options you'd expect one ways, multicity tickets, unlimited less - than -24-hour
stopovers and you're able to make almost all bookings online without any inexplicable system glitches keeping you from seeing the seats you're entitled to cough, cough, Delta.
Also, Singapore Airlines allows a
stopover on roundtrips, so this could be an awesome
option if you have the points!