FCF’s renowned Leg Stretch Strategy is back, connecting Asia, South America, and you.
The Leg Stretch Strategy is the gift that keeps on giving. Usually, it connects Europe and South America via the U.S. for crazy-low prices, like a free ride in Business Class. It’s typically best for East Coast flyers (and sometimes Midwesterners) simply due to the geography of the novel two-trips-on-one-ticket approach.
Well, now we’ve got some great news for West Coasters. Amidst all the lockdown distractions we’ve been experiencing, we’ve spotted a well-connected Leg Stretch route from Asia to South America via the U.S.
The Leg Stretch in a Nutshell
The “Leg Stretch Strategy” (LSS) is FCF’s name for an outrageously inventive ploy where airlines connect three continents for an extremely low price, like $3,672 in Business Class for four segments, which is equal to two round-trips. In today’s case, it connects Asia, South America, and the U.S.
Leg Stretching From Asia to South America
(via the U.S.)
To get the spoils, you have to start this ticket in either Asia or South America (one-way tickets are not that difficult to get) and return there, stopping in the U.S. both ways in between (more on booking details in links below). BUT, you can stay in the U.S. for up to a year — it’s a free stopover both ways (meaning that if you live in the U.S., you just come home).
So if you are planning to visit those other continents for business or pleasure, you end up saving thousands of dollars or getting the equivalent of a free Business Class ticket.
As the world unlocks, the LSS could be the perfect way to see the Olympic Games in Tokyo. Or the Andes in South America. You choose your preferred 2021 lockdown escapade.
We have 10 LSS example options here – using Chicago, Dallas, Miami, New York, Washington, DC, or San Francisco (thus our happy West Coasters) as the U.S. stop-offs.
The savings are stunning, as you’ll see detailed in the screenshots below. You could easily pay twice as much if you were to do those same trips separately. The LSS is a gift from Mr. Upgrade.
LSS Sample Itinerary TO San Francisco
FROM Seoul TO Sao Paulo AND BACK
Follow this link here for a pre-baked trip above, which you can book in five minutes.
Perspective: A round-trip to Asia and one to South America for the routes above in nonstop Business Class on United Airlines can generally cost $7,211. But with the LSS strategy, you get two Business Class tickets for the price of $3,672.
Here are 10 example itineraries where this strategy works well.
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Previous FCF Leg Stretch Strategy Reports
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Details on How to Book LSS Fast & Easy
The Secret of Getting to Asia When Round-Trip Awards Aren’t Available
Business Class for the Cost of Coach With United to Europe and South America
$617 Per Business Class Long-Haul Flight Segment On Delta from the Midwest and East Coast
How American Airlines International Travelers Can Get Business Class 3-for-1s
Business Class for Up to $66.68 Less than Coach on United (and Partners) to Europe and South America