Hi,

I am going to Santiago later in the month and BA have a direct flight. However I would like to maximise my Tier points and so willing to stopover (I usually go with AA via MIA or DFW)

The fare rules state : ORIGINATING UNITED KINGDOM - UNLIMITED STOPOVERS PERMITTED ON THE OUTBOUND AND ON THE INBOUND FARE COMPONENTS LIMITED TO 2 FREE AND UNLIMITED AT GBP 75.00 EACH. ORIGINATING SOUTH AMERICA SOUTH ATLANTIC AREA - UNLIMITED STOPOVERS PERMITTED ON THE OUTBOUND AND ON THE INBOUND FARE COMPONENTS LIMITED TO 2 FREE AND UNLIMITED AT USD 100.00 EACH.

TRANSFERS: UNLIMITED TRANSFERS PERMITTED IN EACH DIRECTION. FARE BREAK AND EMBEDDED SURFACE SECTORS NOT PERMITTED ON THE FARE COMPONENT. NOTE - TEXT BELOW NOT VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING. TRANSFERS LIMITED TO THE ROUTING MAP INDICATED IN THE FARE RECORD

How and when do I book the Stopovers? I have tried using the ITA Matrix but it keeps giving me a massively increased price so not sure how to plug in the flights I want or need. And how do I know where I can stopover?

Any help would be appreciated or pointing me to a thread thats already in existence.

Thanks