Stopovers
While I'm going to publish a "Complete Guide To United Stopovers" soon, I wanted to first give some context about the current state of United stopovers.
United plans to make some major changes by getting rid of their award chart in November and going to dynamic pricing (where you don't know the rate until you search). Although it is currently unclear whether or not they plan to do the same for partner flights, or if it will just be United flights. (See details about United Eliminating the Award Chart)
In the meantime, they seem to be testing this by making some domestic flights...
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Yesterday I went over all the United stopover tricks I've ever written about, but there's one more discovery I've yet to share. And since the United stopover devaluation __ is coming soon, might as well reveal it all.
If you haven't read my last post, All The United Stopover Tricks To Date, you should! That post will catch you up on all the tricks that predate this.
However, the big concept you need to know is that United currently allows 1 stopover and 2 open-jaws on a roundtrip.
This means you fly to Europe and stop in two cities. And adding an open-jaw on the return...
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If you didn't see, United is devaluing its stopover rules.
I've had some stopover tricks I've wanted to share, and since United will be killing all these stopover tricks Oct 6... I might as well spill all the beans.
There is one big pricing trick that I have not shared on the blog yet, but I've had time to research, test, and finely define the rules and mechanisms. As promised tomorrow I will publish a post on some more United stopover tricks.
But before I share that tomorrow, I need to do a refresher on the United stopover tricks I've already taught. This...
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One reason miles are so much cooler than paying cash is stopovers. Plus, there's the added benefit of not paying money. :-D
But seriously, a cash ticket raises the price when you add a stop. But many airlines allow you to make a stop for as long as you want when using miles. Some airlines allow multiple stopovers.
Personally, I earn most of my miles from credit sign up bonuses and try to avoid revenue tickets all together. Given that nearly all my flights are with miles, I've spent a...
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