Hello,

My wife and myself are in the process of getting tickets from ORD to BOM in November.

We decided we don't want to go straight to BOM but stop in between somewhere.

A while ago, I read somewhere that many many airlines are now actually allowing you to stop in their country of origin as a visitor for a few days for free.

The issue I am facing is how to select the correct dates so the pricing doesn't change.

Details:

I'm looking at Lufthansa out of ORD on 11/19 which goes to BOM via Munich. Has a 22 hour layover but I want to spend 3 or 4 days here.

On the way back, it's Lufthansa from BOM to ORD via Frankfurt (I don't mind not stopping in Frankfurt.)

If I key in dates 11/19 from ORD to BOM and return on 12/4 from BOM to ORD, the rate is about US$830 inclusive of fees, etc. on priceline.com

When I do a multi city search with the following criteria:

ORD to MUC on 11/19

MUC to BOM on 11/24 or 11/25

BOM to ORD on 12/4

The pricing goes up to about US$1019

What is the best way to go about finding the later selection for the price of the former or as close as possible having 3 to 4 days in MUC?

I'm open to other countries too and not just Germany. Just want to stop somewhere so wife and myself get a little time to ourselves before heading into India.

Thanks in advance.

Raj