How to Get Free Stopover Flights and See Another City
- 1). Decide where your ultimate destination will be.
- 2). Look at all the flights available from your originating airport to your destination.
- 3). Scan for stopover cities you are interested in. To get free stopover flights, you'll have to use the airlines' home-base city to get the best deal possible. Some airlines can give longer stopovers for free but most charge you a low fee for a few days of vacation in that city.
- 4). If you are going international, plan ahead and find out travel requirements for both countries. Some countries require you have a visa so check if you need a visa to enter that country. Some countries will allow a stay of 2 weeks visa free to tourists so there's no need to get one if you can show you'll be staying 2 weeks or less.
- 5). Big travel websites such as Expedia or Travelocity might not be able to give you these international free stopover flights so call your local travel agents and ask them if they can give you a stopover of a couple of days to a couple of weeks. Some travel agents specialize in getting cheap airfares from certain airlines so call as many travel agents as possible.
- 6). Visit the airline's website as they may offer stopover vacation packages to the cities you're interested in. These may even save you more money. You get free stopover flights and you also get discounts on hotel, cars and tickets to attractions.
- 7). Book early to get the cheapest airfare possible. By using your free stopover flights, you are certain to save on airfare.
