On Thu, 8 Aug 2019 22:46:44 +0100, Janet > wrote:

>In article >,
says...
>>
>> On Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at 6:09:16 PM UTC-5, wrote:
>> >
>> > On Tue, 6 Aug 2019 15:44:20 -0700 (PDT), "
>> > > wrote:
>> >
>> > >On Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at 4:03:43 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
>> > >>
>> > >> On Tue, 6 Aug 2019 09:13:46 -0700 (PDT), "
>> > >> > wrote:
>> > >>
>> > >> >One of my co-workers charged every single thing to his reward card and paid
>> > >> >it off monthly. He was able to accumulate enough air miles to fly round-trip
>> > >> >to Australia for free. Twice.
>> > >>
>> > >> I'd hate that. I also rarely go to Europe for that reason. 20 hours of
>> > >> pretending you're a sardine...
>> > >>
>> > >When he first shared how he was able to make the trip twice my first thought
>> > >was could I stand being in a plane for 20 straight hours? I'd probably be
>> > >twitching and drooling by the time it landed.
>> >
>> > My Oz cousins would like me to visit but I have told them it will
>> > never happen, for just that reason.
>> >
>> Have you checked the flights to see if any of them are overnight stops at a
>> hotel like Bruce described?
>
> Those very longhaul flights are not non-stop ;-) the planes have to
>land to refuel or change crews and let part-way passengers on/off, so
>they all have the option of stop-overs. If we're having a longhaul
>stopover we prefer it to be for a couple of days, time to relax and look
>around. Just ask your booking agent to arrange that, and make sure of a
>seat with legroom in a quieter position. Plus, pick an airline with good
>comfort , food and service.

You can organise and pay for anything you like, of course. The nice
thing about the JAL deal was that the overnight stay was included in
the ticket price. Very easy to organise and much more comfortable than
a 6 hour wait at Singapore airport, for instance.