Originally Posted by
Q49iy5
....I called Korean Air yesterday to see if they would furnish me a hotel room in Seoul, but they said they couldn’t since they already did that for me on the first leg of the trip (San Francisco to Guangzhou.)....
It is based on length of
required layover as well as fare paid. Some fares, especially discount economy, allows STPC one way only. Most F/C fares allow STPC both ways.
A quick check on KE schedule shows that you are required to overnight on the outbound, but you can have same day connection on inbound.