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Old May 21, 2012, 4:45 am
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mherdeg
 
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Originally Posted by milevalue
And I agree that there's no point in calling them free oneways when talking to agents. Though I also wouldn't say open jaw with a stopover. I just name my flight numbers and dates without using jargon.
Who came up with the phrase "free one-way" to encourage people to start using the free stopover allowed on intl round-trip awards?

It's catchy. It's also a little worrying, as whenever "great deals" start getting mainstream they start vanishing (e.g. Yapta price decrease alerts).
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