# Stopovers

Per-program stopover rules for award redemptions.

- Repository: https://github.com/borski/travel-hacking-toolkit (839 stars)
- Category: Engineering
- License: MIT
- Last updated: 2026-10-26
- Runs scripts: no, instructions only

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add borski/travel-hacking-toolkit --skill stopovers -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add borski/travel-hacking-toolkit --skill stopovers -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add borski/travel-hacking-toolkit --skill stopovers -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add borski/travel-hacking-toolkit --skill stopovers -g -a gemini-cli -y`
Claude Code plugin marketplace: `/plugin marketplace add borski/travel-hacking-toolkit`

## Description

Per-program stopover rules for award redemptions. Which programs allow free stopovers, how many, how long, and which don't. Covers Icelandair, Aeroplan, Alaska, Flying Blue, Singapore, Cathay, JAL, and the negative space (BA, AA, Delta).

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

# Stopover Rules per Loyalty Program

Reference data for which programs allow stopovers on award redemptions, how many, where, for how long, and at what cost. Sourced primarily from each airline's own award rules pages, cross-checked against Frequent Miler, OMAAT, Travel Miles 101, Prince of Travel, and Upgraded Points.

Data lives in [`data/stopovers.json`](../../data/stopovers.json). Refresh cadence is 90 days because stopover rules change rarely (much less often than transfer bonuses or program valuations).

## What Is a Stopover?

A planned interruption of a journey at a point between origin and destination. The IATA standard definition is:

- **More than 24 hours** for international itineraries
- **More than 4 hours** for domestic itineraries (US/Canada)

Each loyalty program defines its own rules within or beyond this baseline. Some programs let you stop for a week. Some let you stop for 365 days. Some don't allow stopovers at all.

The headline value: a free stopover lets you visit two destinations on a single award. Iceland on the way to Europe. Tokyo on the way to Bangkok. Singapore on the way to Sydney.

## When to Use This Skill

- User wants to plan a multi-city trip and asks "what's the best program for stopovers?"
- User asks about a specific program's stopover rule (e.g. "does Aeroplan allow stopovers?")
- Building a trip itinerary that could benefit from a free second destination
- Comparing programs for award redemption when stopover flexibility matters
- Identifying the cheapest "free vacation in Iceland" via Icelandair stopover
- Researching JetBlue + Icelandair partner award routings

## When NOT to Use

The rest: https://github.com/borski/travel-hacking-toolkit/blob/HEAD/plugins/travel-hacking-toolkit/skills/stopovers/SKILL.md