Two vacations with one (premium) ticket: the stop over with Emirates in Dubai

We have written many articles explaining what stopover is, how to take advantage of it to take two vacations for the price of one, and especially told about the various possibilities offered by different airlines.

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Today I want to focus on Emirates for two reasons. The first is that the Dubai-based carrier is one of the best for those who want to book an award ticket departing from Italy. The second is that Dubai is definitely a city to visit at least once in a lifetime.

What is a stopover

Briefly reminded that stopover is that Practice that allows you to stay in a city between connecting flights. In this case, for example, we take off from Milan or one of the many Italian airports where Emirates flies, land in Dubai, and instead of immediately taking the second flight back to our final destination, we stop for A couple of nights in Dubai.

Each company has its own rules and rates. Some give it away, some charge for it. Some allow one, some more. The duration is also at the discretion of the company.

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The stopover with an Emirates award ticket

The rules within the same company also change if it is a paid flight or an award flight. Emirates has very simple rules for both situations.

Stopovers are always allowed for passengers traveling in First. Those traveling in economy or business must have purchased a saver or flex plus fare ticket to be eligible for stopovers.

In the case of an award ticket it again depends on the class of the ticket. One-way tickets are all saver, while for round-trip tickets special and promo fares are excluded from the possibility of having stopover.

How much does it cost and how to apply

As mentioned. Is free for all, just contact customer service before booking by doing it directly over the phone or after booking, of course making sure first that there are premium seats available on the day we are interested.

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If a round-trip ticket is booked, however, it is the system that automatically offers the passenger to book a stopover, making it very easy to use.

In conclusion

Emirates is one of American Express' partners in Italy and that makes very simple to turn Membership Rewards points into Skywards points.

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Important: If you plan to book an award ticket, I recommend that you. Evaluate the Skywards+ subscription. which saves 20% of SW points on booking award tickets.

Personally I often take advantage of the free stop over, especially to take a look at a city I've never visited before and which has never entered my radar, a way to do a little "appetizer" and see if it is worth going there for more time.

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