Of course, MVP miles are generally more valuable than AA miles because of Alaska's greater range of international partners and their great
stopover rules on one - way tix.
On the whole, their mileage program seems to be actually making enhancements, while the devaluations have been rather minor (like a price... [Read more...] about Alaska Airlines
Stopover Rule on Domestic Awards
Not exact matches
On October 6, 2016, United made some significant changes to its routing
rules (particularly regarding
stopovers) that you should know before booking international travel.
Do: Asia Miles has generous
stopover rules that allows you up to FIVE
stopovers and 2 open jaws
on a round - trip ticket.
US Airways has extremely generous routing
rules and allows a
stopover along the way, even
on a different continent.
I don't receive any bonus or commission
on the Citi AAdvantage cards, but American offers by far the best value for travel to the NFL International Series in London, and that value just skyrockets if you decide to take advantage of the
stopover rule to build in a free one - way flight for a future trip.
US»
rules are more restrictive, the
stopover has to be a a hub of the carrier you flew in
on.
These
stopover rules apply
on domestic itineraries, as well, as long as you're flying
on Alaska Airlines only.
According to the ANA routing
rules, you can book one
stopover on each round - trip award.
It is a member of the Star Alliance and you can use Aeroplan's very relaxed routing
rules — which allow up to five
stopovers on a «Round the World» fare — along with its massive network of Star Alliance partners to travel across the globe.
Lufthansa has very generous
stopover and open - jaw
rules on award tickets.
One of the best features of the new
rules is that there is no limit
on the number of
stopovers you can have.
That's because United
rules allows a free
stopover on an award ticket.
Additionally, the
stopover policy is based
on fare
rules with region and routing restrictions that some customers found confusing.
United has the most flexible routing
rules, allowing for a
stopover and two open - jaws
on round - trip award tickets.
My favorite
rule is that Alaska Airlines allows a free
stopover on every one - way award.
To capitalize
on what United offers for award tickets, you will need to know a few strategies for booking flights, including their
stopover and open jaw
rules.
On October 6, 2016, United made some significant changes to its routing
rules (particularly regarding
stopovers) that you should know before booking international travel.
Using the
rules above, a sample itinerary could be: [JFK — TXL (transfer)-- VIE (
stopover)-- DUS (
stopover)-- MIA (open jaw)-RSB- all
on Airberlin.
Using the
rules above, a sample itinerary could be [MIA — GRU (
stopover)-- EZE (
stopover)-- SCL (
stopover)-- MIA]
on TAM and LAN Airlines.
A look at how you can make the best of American Airlines's very restrictive
rule that prevents travelers from booking
stopovers on AAdvantage award flights, plus a tip
on how to search for award flights that some airlines won't show you.
And finally, there are different routing
rules for award tickets — Alaska, for example, allows a free
stopover in each direction so you can visit three different cities
on a single round - trip itinerary.
One
stopover is allowed
on either leg so you can maximize your routing subject to other routing
rules.
They offer some of the best redemption rates
on many routes and have flexible routing
rules allowing for one way awards and for
stopovers on those awards, too.
While United is going to tighten up its
stopover rules after October 6, you can still enjoy a «detour»
on the way to or from your destination
on the condition that they are in the same region (for example you will still be able to visit London and Munich
on the same roundtrip flight, but not Paris and Hong Kong).
Instead of hopping
on your connecting flight at a connecting point, you can stay at a
stopover point as long as you want — depending
on how the airline
stopover rules work, of course — and take the time to plan your next move rather than just using the route taken by the airline.
I like Alaska's award chart for partner redemptions, the upgrades
on award tickets, and the generous
stopover rules.
Alaska also allows
stopovers on one - way flights, so there are lots of ways to make a good deal even better (Alaska partner flight
rules and examples of goosing the
stopover benefit).
All other programs that I know have rigid connection and
stopover rules — Avios have no such
rules since each flight you get
on prices based
on the distance.
United had relatively friendly award routing
rules that allowed one
stopover and two open jaws
on roundtrip award tickets.Those
rules are gone now though and have been replaced by the «Excursionist Perk,» which is essentially a free segment
on an international itinerary.
United actually makes a distinction
on its website — the Excursionist Perk is not defined in terms of time like the old
stopover rules were.
They have established a few
rules about which zones can be combined
on a ticket and as long as you are following those
rules, you can
stopover nearly anywhere
on your way to anywhere else.
Not to mention Alaska Airlines» great award routing
rules allow a
stopover on a one - way award.
They never charge fuel surcharges, they allow free date changes, they have very flexible routing
rules, they allow one - way awards for half the mileage, they have a short - haul award for 20,000 miles, they allow for a
stopover and an open - jaw so that you can really maximize an award trip into multiple free trips, they have an around - the - world award to visit tons of cities
on one award ticket, and they have dozens of partners to fly
on, most of which can be booked
on their website.
So, now we have 2 first class tickets to Hawaii for my husband or I plus the the munchkin accounted for (
rules require we buy the first ticket, then pay ~ $ 111 for the companion ticket), possibly with a
stopover on the West Coast.
On the negative side, you can't have international stopovers on American partner awards, and American's routing rules limit how much you can leverage middle east carriers such as Etihad (and Qatar, which is joining oneworld) since getting to Europe or Asia would require a separate awar
On the negative side, you can't have international
stopovers on American partner awards, and American's routing rules limit how much you can leverage middle east carriers such as Etihad (and Qatar, which is joining oneworld) since getting to Europe or Asia would require a separate awar
on American partner awards, and American's routing
rules limit how much you can leverage middle east carriers such as Etihad (and Qatar, which is joining oneworld) since getting to Europe or Asia would require a separate award.
Plus, I've done who knows how many posts
on United
Stopover Rules, and United Routing
Rules.