Why do you have to transfer when there is a direct flight? What are the advantages of connecting flights besides being cheap?

In addition to being cheap, there are sometimes free accommodation and free day trips!

Free stopover, no extra cost, you can add a city (or even a country) to your journey and then continue your journey. Many projects also offer free hotel rooms or city tours and other benefits. Some airlines will even apply for a visa for you.

Here are a few examples:

China International Airlines is located in Beijing, Chengdu, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Tianjin or Chongqing.

Air China provides free accommodation, breakfast and shuttle bus services to international travelers at hotels and airports, with a transit time of 6 to 30 hours. The service is provided in hubs in Beijing, Chengdu, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Tianjin and Chongqing. It can also provide 24-hour connection for domestic passengers.

China Southern Airlines Beijing, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Chongqing, Urumqi, Shenzhen or Dalian.

Passengers who transfer from international to international, international to domestic and domestic to international with a transfer time of 8≤48 hours can apply for free transfer accommodation at China Southern Airlines.

There are also free transit accommodations in Wuhan, Shenzhen and Dalian, but you need to call the local counter to make a reservation. In addition to transit accommodation, Wuhan will also provide "free meal coupons" for transit passengers to collect.

Asiana Airlines Seoul, Korea

Asiana Airlines provides a veritable stopover discount for transit passengers at Incheon Airport.

On some trips in the United States and Oceania, passengers who stay in Seoul for less than 24 hours can get hotel, two meals and shuttle bus services provided by Asiana Airlines. If it does not meet the requirements, Incheon Airport also provides free tours for passengers with transfer time within 24 hours.

In addition to providing free travel and hotels for some passengers, Asiana Airlines also cooperated with local travel agencies to launch the "Stop&Joy Seoul" stopover promotion at a low cost. These include staying in hotels, using lounges, duty-free and airport food discounts, and Asiana Airlines Award Miles.

Free transit tour at Singapore Changi Airport

In transit in Singapore, you can join the "Free Transit Tour" at Singapore Airport. If the transit time is between 5.5 and 24 hours, transit passengers who meet the entry requirements can participate in this 3-hour "free transit tour" at the designated registration office of the airport.

Singapore Airlines offers a one-or two-night stopover package, starting at S $465,438 +0 (about US$ 30), including hotel accommodation. You can choose from nearly 40 hotels, including 40-star hotels, including shuttle service from the airport.

Book the upgraded stopover holiday package, and you can enter more than 20 scenic spots in the city. The two-night accommodation package includes a one-day pass to Universal Studios Singapore.

Qatar Airways Doha Day Tour

Similar to a one-day tour of Singapore airport. But the difference is that only Qatar Airways passengers can participate. And from now on, the one-day tour in Doha has started to charge. The price is about RMB per person 140 yuan.

There are 6 time slots every day, first come, first served. In addition to the basic one-day tour, there are many other one-day tours, and of course there are fees. Anyway, 140 yuan is not bad. A one-day trip to Doha is similar.

Doha transit accommodation

Passengers who fly Qatar Airways for more than 12 hours in Doha can apply for transit accommodation in Qatar Airways official website. A four-star hotel costs 23 dollars a night. A five-star hotel costs 28 dollars a night. But the price of two nights will start to be abnormal, so the most cost-effective thing is to book a transit hotel for one night.

In order to attract passengers to take stop flights (promote consumption), domestic airlines and foreign airlines will provide various preferential activities. Next time you fly, if you are not in a hurry, you might as well experience a stopover flight and visit one more place for free!