Originally Posted by
TProphet
When flying Cathay, American offers a stopover at the North American gateway city only. However, there are multiple North American gateway cities so you at least have a few options. Alaska offers a stopover only in Hong Kong. That's it.
AS allows one stopover at any connecting point in the journey. This could be at your North American departure point (YVR/SFO/LAX) or HKG. In practice, due to AS' limited route network and rule that only AS metal can be added to a partner award, opportunities to take advantage of this are limited.