Obviously I would start
with the stopover rules.
Not exact matches
For example, an easy way to utilize this new
rule would be to fly from the U.S. to Moscow
with a
stopover in Frankfurt, since both the
stopover and destination are in Europe.
That cuts both ways, for the 2x OJ and a
stopover with UA there's a
rule somewhere that the
stopover can't be in your origin city if you use the OJ.
You just want to make sure that this is still in line
with the
rules of the award ticket (ie roudtrip /
stopover rules are not being violated when combining this leg
with any other legs of the journey).
The concept in question is to make use of the
stopover feature combined
with Aeroplan's lax routing
rules.
Combine this
with the
rules permitting a free
stopover, and you can visit both continents for the price of one.
United Airlines announced new changes to its MileagePlus award
rules this morning,
with lower change / cancellation fees for many members as well as a twist to how it lets people book open jaws and
stopovers.
Because we're taking advantage of United's open jaw
rules and want to use our one possible
stopover in Tokyo, it makes far more sense to find our own way to Ho Chi Minh than to use the
stopover in Bangkok
with a terminal destination of Ho Chi Minh.
Right now, we can take advantage of US Airways miles when we want to take advantage of generous routing
rules with a
stopover.
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.
Additionally, the
stopover policy is based on fare
rules with region and routing restrictions that some customers found confusing.
For example, an easy way to utilize this new
rule would be to fly from the U.S. to Moscow
with a
stopover in Frankfurt, since both the
stopover and destination are in Europe.
They are similar to the United MileagePlus routing
rules in many cases,
with some additional limits to the number and location of
stopovers and connections.
It's less obvious that United is helping
with new
rules for Excursion Perks are less obvious given that
stopovers were already a well - defined industry term.
The six legs
rule apparently only applies to itineraries
with multiple Skyteam partners,
with a single partner (in this case Korean Airlines) I am only allowed 4 legs, and no
stopovers (open jaw is ok).
In April 2014, American Airlines miles had a major devaluation
with some great
stopover rules being taken out.
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.
If you know their
rules, you can get business class awards
with up to 15
stopovers for barely more miles than a roundtrip to Europe would cost.