I used an airline hack to turn a layover into a mini trip to Iceland. It was worth the short detour — and saved me money.
Source: Business Insider ·
The "stopover" hack, which about a dozen airlines offer, let me visit a bucket-list country without having to book another trip across the Atlantic.
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I used an airline travel hack to turn a layover into a mini-vacation and save on airfare.Sergei Gapon/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images, Gentry HaleI booked an airline "stopover" to visit Iceland for 4 days on my way home from Norway.The ticket was one itinerary and didn't cost extra airfare, but included no free hotel or tours.The mini-trip was expensive, despite the shoulder season, but it's an easy way to see a new country.After five fabulous days exploring Norway's stunning fjords in mid-September, I was excited to try an airline travel hack I'd been eyeing for months: Icelandair's "stopover" program.Icelandair allows passengers traveling between North America and Europe to stop in Iceland for up to 7 nights on a standard ticket without paying additional airfare. Higher-priced flex tickets allow up to 21 nights.I chose a $455 one-way standard economy flight from Norway to the US with a four-day stop. All of Icelandair's transatlantic routes already pass through Keflavík…
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