If you wish to claim your bags for a long layover but will still continue on to your destination, that is not considered hidden city ticketing. If you plan to collect your bags and skip your remaining flight(s), that is hidden city ticketing and will potentially cause you any number of problems.

Unfortunately, this query is off-topic for the information desk forum, so the thread has been closed.

I recommend you do a search for "hidden city" in either the TravelBuzz forum or in the relevant FT airline forum. You can find all of FT's airline forums by clicking the Miles & Points link that appears in the blue page header and looking at the [u][url=http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/airlines-mileage-programs-374/]Airlines and Mileage Programs] category index. If you still have questions, please do post them in one of those forums, and provide a bit more detail as to your objectives.

Good luck, and safe travels!