Back in the day, most airline loyalty programs allowed free stopovers on award tickets. This used to be the policy with American AAdvantage, Delta SkyMiles, and United MileagePlus. Unfortunately nowadays fewer and fewer programs are offering this unique opportunity that can stretch your miles further.
In this post, I’d like to recap the frequent flyer programs that continue to allow free stopovers on award tickets, though admittedly they come with varying degrees of generosity.
You can oftentimes get creative with routings and stopover in places you might not ordinarily think to travel through. For example, if traveling from the United States to Asia it might be possible to route via Europe, and have a stopover there.
A great solo travel tip spotted this week on One Mile at a Time.
