stopover city

Meaning

A stopover city is a destination where a traveler intentionally stays for a night or longer before continuing their journey to the final destination. It is different from a simple layover, which usually lasts only a few hours. Travelers often use stopover cities to break up long flights and explore a new place for a day or two.

Examples

• We chose Singapore as our stopover city on our way to Australia.

  We chose Singapore as our stopover city on our way to Australia.

• If you book with this airline, you can add a stopover city for free.

  If you book with this airline, you can add a stopover city for free.

• Reykjavik is a popular stopover city for flights across the Atlantic.

  Reykjavik is a popular stopover city for flights across the Atlantic.

• I didn't have much time to explore the stopover city, but I managed to see the main square.

  I didn't have much time to explore the stopover city, but I managed to see the main square.

• Which stopover city would you recommend for a flight from London to Tokyo?

  Which stopover city would you recommend for a flight from London to Tokyo?

Common Mistakes

• ✗ We had a three-hour stopover city in Dubai.

  ✓ We had a three-hour layover in Dubai.

  A stopover city implies a longer stay of 24 hours or more. For short waits between flights inside the airport, use the term layover or transit.

• ✗ I am flying to my stopover city destination.

  ✓ I am flying to my final destination with a stopover in Paris.

  Do not combine stopover city and destination redundantly. A stopover is a temporary pause on the way to your final destination.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Since the flight to New Zealand is so long, we are looking for a good ___ to visit for two days.

  💡 A place where you pause your journey for a short vacation.

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  stopover city

• Is Istanbul your final destination, or is it just a ___?

  💡 A city where you stay temporarily before your final flight.

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  stopover city