With the holidays looming, many of you will be traveling and experiencing long layovers or stopovers. This episode was created to be your guide on planning a long layover: where to stay, how to find transportation in/out of the airport or city, what else to look for, what to bring, and what you need to research beforehand.
We’ve traveled with plenty of long stopovers, and this episode highlights some of our best ones (such as Paris and Istanbul), with tips to help yours go smoothly. Don’t forget one of the most important parts: looking into what visa you need for your layover country, whether that’s a temporary visa or visitor visa!
Episodes & links mentioned here:
• 52: Ticket 2 | Using Travel Credit Cards and Hotel Points: https://youtu.be/S035eThuz0w?si=ChpNqwEB3i_R9OAZ
• 43: Ticket 2 | How to Spend a 7-hour Layover in Hong Kong: https://youtu.be/Ko1QTizjrJs?si=WkLvrHllGJ774e67
• Get a Free City Tour of Istanbul When You Fly Turkish Airlines: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CnUMl-1BGqO/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D
• Visa Guide: https://visaguide.world/transit-visa/
• Free layover tours: https://www.thetravel.com/airlines-offering-free-stopovers/#tap-air-portugal-lisbon-or-porto
• American Express Green Card (3x points on restaurants, transit, and travel): https://americanexpress.com/en-us/referral/LEAHACDHv?XLINK=MYCP
• Capital One Venture X (10x miles on hotels/cars, 5x miles on flights, 2x on everything else, plus Priority Pass): https://i.capitalone.com/GMJn3fab2
Timestamps:
1:00 Episode Intro
2:50 Coffee and Tea of the Episode #LACaffeinated #TeaForTrizzy
4:16 Start of main episode
4:50 Pre-flight planning and research travel tips
11:50 Free layover tours
13:12 Airport Lounges, Travel Credit Card Benefits
15:15 Creating a Long Layover Itinerary Tips
17:15 Trizzy’s 7 Hour Layover in Hong Kong
18:48 Trizzy’s 15 Hour Layover in Qatar (Hamad Airport in Doha)
21:07 Leah’s 9 Hour Layover in Sydney, Australia
24:48 Trizzy’s 12 Hour Layover in Paris, France
28:20 Leah’s 13.5 Hour Layover in Istanbul, Türkiye (FREE LAYOVER TOUR!)
32:22 Trizzy’s 10 Hour Layover in Seoul, Korea
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