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Stopover

Award Routing Stopover

Definition

An overnight (or longer) layover on an award ticket, usually allowed once per direction on certain programs. Effectively two destinations on a single award.

Why it matters

Best programs for stopovers: Alaska Mileage Plan (one stopover allowed on most award tickets), Aeroplan (one stopover at hub-city), and Korean Air SKYPASS (stopover on round-trip). Use stopovers to split a single award into two trips.

Related terms in booking

Saver Award

The cheapest published points price for a flight or hotel night. Award charts publish two tiers: saver (lower, capacity-controlled) and standard (higher, more available).

Saver-Level Inventory

Award seats released at the cheapest published price. Typically 0-4 saver seats per flight, often released 11 months out and then closed within hours.

Open Jaw

An award ticket where the outbound destination and return origin (or outbound origin and return destination) are different cities.

Round-the-World

A single award ticket that includes multiple long-haul segments across multiple continents. Available on a few programs (Star Alliance, oneworld).