Free hotel stopover in Dubai flying with Emirates
Emirates now have 5 daily A380 aircraft flying to Dubai and an onward worldwide network. To fill these planes, they offer very competitive fares worldwide. However, when looking for seats, sometimes there may not be a suitable connection in Dubai.
The minimum connection time in Dubai between Emirates flights is just 1 hour and 15 minutes .
If the best available connection requires 8 or more hours stay in Dubai (economy class) or 6 hours + (business class) Emirates will provide free stopover hotel in Dubai
There are other rules, you must be flying Emirates in and out of Dubai (and not a code-share flight),
and the “ticket fare” i.e. the net amount paid to Emirates (net of commission or travel agent markups) must be as follows:
Fare East: USD1,100 return
West Asia & Gulf, Middle East USD900 return
Australia & New Zealand: Any fare – no minimum price
East Africa USD800
Rest of Africa USD850
And all Skywards redemption tickets except Saver Economy are eligible, although I don’t rate Skywards very highly – see my article here.
Economy passengers only get to stay in the Copthorne Airport Hotel which, according to our hotel comparison site, is worth approximately £80 – £100 per night.
Business and First class passengers will be accommodated in Le Meridien Dubai which would normally cost between £200 and £300
The stopovers, called “Dubai Connect” must be booked in advance via Emirates and only after tickets are issued
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