HT From Germany, joined May 2005, 6475 posts, RR: 26 Reply 1, posted (10 months 1 week 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 2013 times:
Go to any of the usual websites selling tickets and search for a multi-stop itinerary. Some websites allow only 3 sectors to enter others allow more, i.e. giving the option to make stops during both Atlantic crossings.
-HT
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redzeppelin From United States of America, joined Feb 2012, 295 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (10 months 1 week 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 2008 times:
Like HT said. If you are traveling AAA - BBB - AAA, but want to spend a few days in CCC on the way home, you need to search for a multi-city itinerary specifying the route as AAA-BBB, BBB-CCC, CCC-AAA.
In my SkyTeam-centric experience, if the stopover city happens to be a connecting hub that you would have to fly through anyway, you can often get fares for about the same price as the AAA-BBB round trip price. I've especially noted this for AMS stopovers on DL itineraries (CDG stopovers seem to cost more though). The multi-city search tool is also helpful if you want to force a routing that you know exists, but isn't offered by the search engine. For example, if you really want to get the AF A380 flight from IAD to CDG into a DL itinerary that starts somewhere else in the US and connects beyond CDG, you can get on that flight by entering IAD as an intermediate stop on a multi-city search. But be careful--you can waste a LOT of time making up crazy itineraries like that.
blueflyer From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 3160 posts, RR: 1 Reply 3, posted (10 months 1 week 2 days 9 hours ago) and read 1997 times:
Quoting HT (Reply 1): Go to any of the usual websites selling tickets and search for a multi-stop itinerary.
I have tried just that without any luck, actually. I'd do a no-stopover booking from A to C with a connection in B, the fare details would state that a stopover is allowed, so I'd try exactly as you suggest, and I'd end up with a sky high fare instead!
HT From Germany, joined May 2005, 6475 posts, RR: 26 Reply 5, posted (10 months 1 week 2 days 7 hours ago) and read 1986 times:
Quoting blueflyer (Reply 3): I have tried just that without any luck, actually. I'd do a no-stopover booking from A to C with a connection in B, the fare details would state that a stopover is allowed, so I'd try exactly as you suggest, and I'd end up with a sky high fare instead!
I assume you still comply with "Sunday Rule" at your final destination ?
-HT
Carpe diem ! Life is too short to waste your time ! Keep in mind, that today is the first day of the rest of your life !
PI4EVER From United States of America, joined May 2009, 599 posts, RR: 2 Reply 7, posted (10 months 1 week 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 1935 times:
A stop is one where on the normal fare routing between A and C you can stop in B if the stop does not exceed 24 hours without "breaking" the fare. A stopover that exceeds 24 hours generally results in the fare being "broken" and a higher fare may result because the flights from B on to C may have more limited availability. Free stopovers are offered, but may be capacity controlled or available only by buying a specific class of service or fare basis.
The multi-city option can be used to book both a stop and stopover and will price the itinerary by dates of travel and class of service/fare basis available.
I recently booked a trip to MUC and chose the return option for an 18 hour layover in AMS at the same price as a same day return. I also had the option for a 22 hour layover in Paris but preferred AMS to meet my brother and family on a short visit before they sail from AMS on a cruise.
The fares and deals are out there, but may require quite a bit of research. Good Luck!
Thomas
blueflyer From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 3160 posts, RR: 1 Reply 8, posted (10 months 1 week 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 1932 times:
Quoting PI4EVER (Reply 7): A stopover that exceeds 24 hours generally results in the fare being "broken" and a higher fare may result because the flights from B on to C may have more limited availability.
I understand that. Maybe I was looking at the wrong site or date, because the fare differences I was seeing were so high that buying tickets from A to C and then C back to B vv was cheaper by hundreds of dollars, although less practical of course.
blueflyer From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 3160 posts, RR: 1 Reply 12, posted (10 months 6 days 14 hours ago) and read 1814 times:
Quoting ht (Reply 9): Is there any specific airport you are looking into for a stopover ?
I was looking at JFK/EWR out of BRU, for Thanksgiving, and I finally found some decent fares on AA, but then AA screwed me over... So back to square one I am, but I'm also waiting for the final dates from the relatives these tickets are for anyway.
I've got a gazillion miles to spend but they insist on paying their own way. Maybe I should resell award tickets after all. Probably less hassle.
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