![]() ![]() Just as a refresher, here's how it works: If you're unfamiliar with Google Flights, read our Google Flights guide to become an instant expert. Google Flights has this really cool map search function that allows you to enter an origin airport but not a destination. Lengthy commute times, too! (Image courtesy of Google Flights) No matter, we can handily beat this price - and throw in three or more fun stopovers while we're at it. Google even claims the price is $1,240 cheaper than usual (that seems a bit steep). As you can see from the below screenshot, that's quite low. The lowest price I can find is in early October for $952 round-trip. Example: Building stopovers to EuropeĪs our example, I'll search from my home airport of Cincinnati to the island of Malta. It's a fun way to turn a boring commute into a hopscotch of bucket-list items - and if you know the strategy, you can do it while paying far less for airfare than had you gone straight to your final destination. When you build a stopover into your travels, you can make them for as long as you want (months, even!). Stopovers can either be really, really inconvenient (spending an extended period of time wandering the airport corridors), or very enriching (leaving the airport for some tourism in a city other than your destination). ![]() If flying internationally, a stopover is any connection lasting more than 24 hours Stopover: If flying domestically, a stopover is any connection lasting more than four hours.If you're flying internationally, a layover is any connection less than 24 hours. For domestic flights, a layover is a connection lasting less than four hours. Layover: This definition is more rigid.Common parlance implies that these are normal, unremarkable stops (not hours and hours long). If your flight isn't nonstop, you've got a connection. Connection: Any point during your journey when you have to stop at an airport that isn't your origin or destination.Here are some helpful definitions of what happens to you on the way to your vacation: When most people plan for a trip, they're only focused on point A and point B. (Photo by Joseph Hostetler/The Points Guy) Strategically building stopovers allows you to visit multiple areas for the price of one. ![]()
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