Discover more ways FCF’s “Leg Stretch Strategy” Double Play Nets Free Tickets.
Say you travel to Asia in Business Class twice a year (or more) and once or more to South America, or would if premium class fares were ridiculously low. If you’re part of the 99.9% (of non-FCF subscribers), you would buy round-trip tickets for each trip.
Open Your Mind with FCF’s Leg Stretch Strategy
The Opportunity: Book a Seoul-to-Buenos Aires round-trip fare that offers a free stopover in Dallas—and in many other U.S. cities—in both directions. We’ll go into details here in a minute but suffice to say—this strategy can save you more than $7,300 over booking the destinations separately.
The trick is to think laterally. Rather than booking the trips to Dallas and Buenos Aires separately—which everyone does—connect them. That’s what we call the Leg Stretch Strategy (LSS).
YES, IT SEEMS COMPLICATED, BUT IT SAVES A LOT OF MONEY
Here’s how it works. In short, you’re booking a Seoul–Buenos Aires round-trip via a free stopover in Dallas both ways.
The strategy makes use of round-trip itineraries between two continents—in this month’s incarnation of LSS, Asia and South America—with stopovers each way in a third continent (in this case, North America, specifically the U.S.).
This last one (North America) is the “connecting continent.” Would you believe that the prices for tickets booked using this kind of strategy are actually lower than coach in many instances? Say it with me now: free upgrade!
But keep in mind that this Leg Stretch Strategy starts in Asia. So obviously, you have to fly to Asia first. We suggest getting a one-way ticket using miles. We’ve made that part easy with this special report. Doing it with cash can be easy too.
STRETCH YOUR FARE DOLLARS
A Dallas-to-Seoul return ticket in economy ranges from ~$1,489 to $2,342 non-stop on American. A Dallas-to-Buenos Aires return ticket in economy ranges from ~$1,175 to $2,104 non-stop. That’s $2,664 at a minimum to fly economy—and easily $4,400+ depending on your dates.
Bragging rights: Save $7,305 in Business Class on non-stop flights. In Business Class the lowest fare starts at $5,469 for Dallas to Seoul, and $5,184 for Dallas to Buenos Aires. That’s $10,653 at a minimum to fly Business Class.
The Leg Stretch Strategy, on the other hand, nets those same destinations in Business Class for $3,348 for the four long-haul segments—at the current exchange rate, cost in South Korean Won (KRW) is 3,746,900—which nets a Business Class three-for-one.
Or fly Business Class for the price, if you prefer the free-upgrade perspective.
AA.com screenshot below:
XE.com currency converter screenshot below:
Quick story summation:
- Fly one-way from Dallas to Seoul (or even another Asian city as a starting point—in this case it’s Seoul, the lowest LSS fare we found from Asia at the moment); #1 on the map above (in yellow). Pay with miles or take advantage of a great published fare.
- Return to Dallas on the first segment of your LSS ticket; a free stopover (#2 on the map). Stay home for a week or month or five or whatever until your next flight.
- Later, fly to Buenos Aires for the wedding or just to get a way for a week or two, as segment #2 of the LSS ticket (#3 on the map).
- Then fly back to Dallas (a free stopover); segment #3 of the LSS ticket (#4 on the map); stay home for a week or month or five or whatever until your next flight.
- Return to Seoul, which is segment #4 of the LSS ticket (#5 on the map).
- Decision Time: You can return home on another one-way ticket OR start the process again, returning to the U.S. as leg one of your next Leg Stretch Strategy ticket.(#6 on the map in yellow.)
HOW TO BOOK
You have several options but booking through a travel agent is best because inventory information (booking class I) that a travel agency can easily check needs to be available. You can also book online with AA.com, but it’s a complex process. The other option is using Google Flights to plan out the trip by selecting the “Multi-city” option. But again, talking to a travel agent is your best bet due to the complexity of this itinerary.
Google.com/flights screenshot below.
More Example Opportunities To Reap With FCF's Leg Stretch Strategy
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