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Fares for round trips often have a discount.

• a transportation ticket for such a trip.
• Pinochle. roundhouse ( def 4 ) .
• a trip to a place and back again, esp returning by a different route

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Finding the shortest round trip on a given shape might seem as simple as picking a direction and walking in a straight line.

Unfortunately, our existing processors are a bad match for the sort of algorithms that many of these techniques are based on, in part because they require frequent round trips between the processor and memory.

Computer scientists also triumphed this year in dealing with the famous traveling salesperson problem, which concerns how to find the shortest round trip for any collection of cities.

At some point in the next several years she will conclude her round trip back to Diego Garcia and begin the entire process again.

Christofides’ algorithm uses this tree as the backbone for a round-trip tour, adding extra edges to convert it into a round trip.

A 64-year-old animal trainer, he makes the six-hour round-trip every two weeks to submit to her and explore his sexuality.

She was making the round trip for the second time since the fighting began.

He blamed the Ukrainians for letting it get run down, and he cut the round-trip air fare from Moscow almost in half.

He searches patiently through his briefcase and produces a round-trip ticket for the seat in question.

It took me 1.5 hours (3 hours round trip) to get to school every day.

The round trip covers a distance of about seventy-five miles and occupies eight or ten hours.

The Pennsylvania made a round trip in about thirty-five days, with a day or two of idle time at either end.

The next day we left our pony, and made a flying round trip of thirty miles to the settlement.

In less than two weeks, Motor Matt, we could make a round trip to the Bahamas in your air ship.

They saddled up and left at once, in order to complete the round trip before dark.

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Time Charter Equivalent (TCE): Definition and How It's Calculated

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What Is Time Charter Equivalent (TCE)?

Time charter equivalent (TCE) is a shipping industry measure used to calculate the average daily revenue performance of a vessel. Time charter equivalent is calculated by taking voyage revenues, subtracting voyage expense, including canal, bunker and port costs, and then dividing the total by the round-trip voyage duration in days. It gives shipping companies a tool to measure period-to-period changes.

Key Takeaways

• Time charter equivalent (TCE) is a method for determining the net profit or loss of operating a vessel per day.
• Voyage expenses are mainly fuel and the costs related to maintaining the crew onboard in terms of salary but also food and quarter.
• Looking at TCE provides shipping companies a way to track period-by-period changes.

Understanding Time Charter Equivalent

The time charter equivalent is calculated as:

(Voyage Revenues - Voyage Expenses) Round Trip Duration in Days

It can also be calculated on a per-day basis based on period, spot and weighted average .

TCE revenue is used as a measure of performance to track performance from one period to another but it is a non-GAAP measure. Companies may still choose to report it in their financial statements as a footnote.

The TCE is used by cargo brokers in the shipping industry to present chartering opportunities to shipowners. Chartering opportunities differ widely in potential revenues and costs. The TCE is a way to describe these opportunities in a standardized way — essentially dollars per day — making comparisons easier for shipowners.

Why Per-Day Costs Matter

The single largest variable costs of a voyage are fuel and the cost related to crew upkeep, and this varies in direct relationship to the speed at which the voyage is performed. The speed of the laden part of the voyage is agreed with the charterer when the voyage charter is negotiated. The ship owner or, if there is one, the time charterer chooses the speed of the vessel for the ballast voyage (when the ship is empty of cargo) sailing the ship to a position where it can load a cargo for the voyage charter. In both cases the slower the ship, the lower the fuel cost as consumption will be lower and the faster the ship, then the higher the fuel consumption and therefore the cost.

The slower a ship sails, the longer the voyage (more days) but the less fuel it consumes. So the calculation of the TCE will be affected in two ways (as the Freight lump sum remains the same). The net freight will go up because of the savings made on the fuel but at the same time, it will be divided by more days taking the TCE down. Therefore a ship should only go slower if the cost of fuel, saved by slower sailing, offsets the reduction of the TCE caused by the increase in the number of days the voyage lasted. Finally, if the fuel cost saving justifies slower sailing then the owner will look to the lost opportunity of the days that could have been spent on the next voyage compared with the improvement in TCE from slower steaming on the current voyage. This is a very important point but the decision must be taken at the start of a voyage.

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Round trip or Round voyage

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Round trip or Round voyage . A charter for a “round voyage” may be a mixture of a. time charter and a voyage charter (similar to a trip charter).

The Charterer may charter the ship from one delivery or loading place to a discharging port and back to the original place of delivery to the Charterer. The freight rate would take into account the fact that the ship may have to be positioned at the original port in ballast. The two legs of the complete voyage may be known as the “outward” leg and the “homeward” leg, although in modern times the ship may never really visit its “home port” or port of registry. A report of a round voyage reads as follows:

“Nova Spirit (69,000 tonnes dw, 14k on 28t, Liberia, built 2012) delivery Japan, Aug 10-20, trip via Australia, redelivery Japan, $8,500 per day. (Shinwa)”

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The Meaning of Round Trip and 4 Other Types of Fares

A fare is defined as a journey for which a price is paid. There are many types of fares whose definition is based on the nature of the journey. In this article, the meaning of round trip and 4 other types of fares will be provided.

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Types of fares, what does round trip mean, what does one way trip mean, what is round the world trip, destination open-jaw, origin open-jaw, double open-jaw, what is a multi-city trip, top 10 travel agencies 2021.

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• Open-Jaw Trip
• Multi-City Trip

A round trip is defined as traveling from a location and then returning to the same location. A round trip can be taken using different modes of transportation such as a bus, train, airplane, etc. In the case of a flight, a round trip is often thought to be cheaper than buying two separate one-way tickets. This is so as airlines often give special discounts for round trip flights.

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A one-way trip is defined as traveling from a particular location to another. This type of fare is ideal for travelers who plan on having a long or indefinite stay at their destination.

A Round the World trip is traveling from one destination to another and making multiple stops on the way then finally returning to your original home destination. On an around the world trip, you can stop at several destinations where the stop is not a layover but a stopover that allows you to go outside of the airport and explore the destination.

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What Is an Open-Jaw Trip?

An open-jaw trip is when you travel from a location to a destination but the original departure location and or destination is not the same on the return trip. There are actually 3 types of open-jaw trips which are described below.

This is where a traveler travels from one location to another but returns to the original location from a different place. For example, depart Florida to New York, but on the return trip fly from Philadelphia to Florida.

This where a traveler departs from one location to another but returns to a different location. For example, flying from Canada to New York, but returning from New York to Manchester.

This is where two totally separate travel routes exist. For example, flying from Florida to New York, but on the return trip flying from Atlanta to London.

A Multi-City Trip is a trip to a destination where there are several stops in multiple cities on the journey.

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What does round trip mean? A round trip, as the name suggests, means traveling from one point to another and then returning back to the same starting point, usually via the same route.

This is considered to be a better way of booking tickets, if you have a fixed schedule, rather than booking two separate one-way tickets. And a round trip ticket generally costs a little less than two one-way tickets.

This works for both domestic and international travel. Airlines provide an option to book a round trip ticket for international flights, and may also give certain discounts or special offers on such bookings.

All you have to do is select the starting point of the journey and the destination.

Next is to fill in the date for the travel to the destination, and then fill in the date when you want to return from the destination.

Some airlines also provide an option to select a particular flight if there are multiple flights at different timings for the same destination.

Once done, you will have booked the tickets both to and from your destination.

While this can be one of the ways to travel , there are few other options which can make your travel convenient, fun, and maybe even cheaper.

Let’s have a look at them.

One way Trip

One of the most preferred ways of traveling is the one-way trip.

It is the easiest to book, and many find it convenient.

A one-way trip simply means that you travel from a starting point straight to the destination.

This is obviously the only way to travel if you are planning on staying at the destination place for an indefinite amount of time, or are moving from one city/country to another.

For shorter distances, a one-way ticket can be one of the cheaper options. But for longer travels or international travels, it may not be the best.

Apart from that, it does provide a little flexibility to the traveler.

If you have traveled to a place, on a one-way ticket, for a scheduled amount of days and wish to extend your trip or cut it short, you have the option to book another one-way ticket from your destination back to your home.

This is one of the advantages of booking a one way trip ticket.

Open Jaw Trip

Open jaw trips are one of the less used ways to travel but are really a very convenient and possibly cheap travel option when you are traveling to more than two different places which are relatively closer to each other, and then have to return back to your home. The traveling pattern usually looks like its name.

An open jaw or a triangular pattern to be precise. For example, you want to travel to Italy and visit a few cities on your trip before returning back.

One way of booking tickets for the trip would be a round trip ticket. But the problem here is, you will have to choose a destination, let’s say Venice, and then wherever you are in Italy, you’ll need to come back to Venice to catch your flight back home. This can be a little cumbersome.

To avoid this, you can book an open jaw ticket.

Which means you travel from your home airport to Venice. And whichever city you are supposed to be on the last day of your trip, book a flight back home from that city. In this case, after landing in Venice, you can catch a flight back from Rome.

This allows you to have a flexible trip and save you the money and the efforts to go back to Venice from Rome.

An open jaw ticket can be easily booked using the multi city booking option on any of the flight booking platforms.

Round the World (RTW) Trip

If you want to travel from one place to another with multiple stops and then back home, a Round the World trip is just what you need.

RTW trips are very beneficial when it comes to long haul trips covering multiple cities or countries.

These types of flights allow you to travel to several different places on a single ticket.

You can book a ticket for a trip to Australia from Europe with a few stops along the trip, or you can choose to travel to 3 or 4 different continents before returning back home.

These flights provide stopovers and no layovers.

This means that at a particular stop, you can go out of the airport and explore the city in the time you have left until your flight out. RTW tickets are known to be cheaper when compared to round trips or multi city tickets.

That’s because your ticket will also include a return back to your home airport.

Many alliances offer such kinds of ticket packages, which also includes a specific plan for every city you have a stop at.

Round Robin Trip

Round robin trips are basically the same as open jaw trips or round the world trips.

They allow you to book multi-stop itineraries on a single booking.

You can choose to travel from your point of origin to one destination and then take a flight back home from another destination.

This is similar to the open jaw booking. You can also choose to Travel to a destination with multiple stops along the trip. But unlike round the world trips, you have the option to choose how many stopovers you want and where.

This way round robin bookings provides a little more flexibility over round the world trips.

They can also save you some money by letting you travel to multiple places on a single ticket.

The trip starts from your point of origin and ends on the same place. Which means you don’t have to book a separate flight back home.

The only issue is that if you wish to extend or cut a trip short, you cannot do that with round robin bookings.

In such a case, you will have to make separate bookings according to your plans.

Multi city Trip

Multi city trips are what covers all the three- open jaw, round the world, and round-robin trips. As the name suggests, multi city trips include stops at multiple cities between your point of origin and your destination.

You can add multiple stops along your trip if you wish to visit those cities, just like you do in around the world booking.

You can also plan to travel to a destination, and return to your home from a different airport, just like an open-jaw trip.

Multi city trips allow stopovers, which are usually longer than 24 hours, where you can go out of the airport and explore.

But it also allows creating layovers, which can be as short as 30 minutes to as long as 23 hours.

Majority of the time, you are not allowed to leave the airport considering the short amount of time. You can book such flights directly via airlines or any agencies.

Depending on the destination and the number of stops or layovers, the prices may vary. Multi city flights can be advantageous if you are planning to take a long trip and want to visit more places with little flexibility.

They also allow you to set your itinerary according to your plan, unlike the planned packages provided on round the world trips by alliances.

Essentially, round the world, open jaw, and round robin trip are very similar to each other and branch out of the multi-city trip system.

All of them, in one way or another, allow you to travel to more than one place on a single booking, and also bring you back to your point of origin.

What kind of trip to choose majorly depends on what kind of trip you have planned.

If you have a limited number of places to visit that are a little closer to each other, an open-jaw trip is perfect for you. But if you want to travel to multiple cities or continents, and be able to spend some time exploring, round-robin or multi-city trips would be the best choice.

In such cases, round the world trips can also be given preference, but if you go with a certain package deal, then it limits your choice in terms of the places you can go to.

If you are not very good at planning a trip or are uncertain of the places to visit and the things to experience once you visit them, then around the world trip is the best choice.

You will not have to worry about selecting the number of places to visit, and the things to do over there.

And lastly, depending on your budget and plans, you can also choose from either a round trip or a one-way trip.

The former allows you to book a trip from your origin point to the destination and back, without having to worry about booking a separate ticket.

Whereas, a one-way ticket is the best when you are uncertain about your return plans.

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The accounting slang term "round tripping" refers to a series of transactions between companies that bolster the revenue of the companies involved but that, in the end, don't provide real economic benefit to either company. While not necessarily illegal, round tripping is at best disingenuous. It's important for a scrupulous businessperson to be able to recognize when a transaction may amount to round tripping – and, just as important, to know when a transaction that may look like round tripping is in fact legitimate.

Name Origins of "Round Tripping"

The name for the practice comes from "round trip" – a journey that takes you from one place to another and then back to your starting point. In essence, that's what's happening with financial round tripping: The companies involved start out in a certain financial position, and then they engage in a series of transactions. When all those transactions are settled, they're in the same financial position they were in when they started. They've made a "round trip." Such deals are also known as "lazy Susans."

Round Tripping: Meaning

A common round-tripping maneuver involves reciprocal sales of identical assets. Imagine you own an office supply store, and the owner of a stationery store comes to you with a proposal. He'll buy a pallet (40 cases) of copy paper from you at your retail price of $30 a case, for a total of $1,200. Meanwhile, you'll buy a pallet of the identical paper from him at the same price, $1,200. He's proposing a round-tripping deal. Other, more flagrant examples might include mutual payments for nonexistent "services," or one company "investing" in another, with the second company turning around and using the money to buy goods or services from the first.

Purpose of Round Tripping

According to Accounting Tools , the point of round tripping is to inflate revenue – to make a company look like it's doing more business than it really is. Although the bottom line for any company is profit, observers often judge a company's growth and size by its sales revenue. Round-trip deals generally don't inflate profit; after all, the $1,200 in revenue you would earn from selling paper to the stationery store would be offset by the $1,200 expense of buying an equal amount of paper. But each company gets that additional $1,200 in revenue, so it appears a little bigger and more active than it would without the round trip.

Legitimate Round Tripping Transactions

Say your office supply store has a delivery van whose tires are shot. You go to the tire shop next door and buy a new set of radials for $600. Three weeks later, the owner of the tire shop comes in and buys paper, printer ink, pens and other stuff worth $600 for his business. This would not be a round-trip situation. Each of you had a legitimate business purpose for these transactions; the fact that you both wound up with $600 in revenue and $600 in expenses, for a net profit of zero, is immaterial. Round tripping is about setting up reciprocal deals with no legitimate business purpose.

Legality of Round Tripping

The fact that legitimate deals can look like lazy Susans makes it hard to simply outlaw the practice. That said, WallStreet Mojo indicates that if a company is using self-canceling transactions to make its numbers look better to investors or lenders (which is the purpose of round tripping), it can be prosecuted for fraud. For instance, the Securities and Exchange Commission might charge several software companies relating to a round tripping fraud scheme for a series of transactions that an agency says provides no economic benefit and are intended only to boost the company's reported revenue.

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round trip noun , adjective , & adverb

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There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the word round trip . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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The earliest known use of the word round trip is in the late 1700s.

OED's earliest evidence for round trip is from 1792, in Adams's Weekly Courant .

round trip is formed within English, by compounding.

Etymons: round adj. , trip n. 1

Nearby entries

• round tilth, n. 1723–
• round timber, n. 1656–
• round tire, n. 1560–1657
• round-toed, adj. 1665–
• round tool, n. 1688–
• round top, n. & adj. 1661–
• round towel, n. 1724–
• round tower, n. 1790–
• round-towner, n. 1775–
• round trade, n. c1810–
• round trip, n., adj., & adv. 1792–
• round-trip, v. 1899–
• round-tripper, n. 1881–
• round-tripping, n. 1907–
• round-trussed, adj. 1600–1829
• round turn, n. 1611–
• round turnip, n. 1599–
• roundup, n. 1769–
• roundure, n. 1600–
• roundward, adv. & adj. 1842–
• roundway, adj. 1833–

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What is a Round Trip Flight? (Everything You Should Know)

A round-trip flight is when you fly from somewhere and then return to that original location.

When you book a round-trip flight, you receive a single ticket that covers both the outbound and inbound legs of the journey.

Round-trip flights are usually cheaper than booking multiple one-way flights, especially for international destinations. But you sacrifice flexibility and have to pay more upfront for a round-trip ticket.

Rescheduling round-trip flights can also be both difficult and expensive. 

Round-trip flights can include layovers and connecting flights . But as long as the start and end points are the same, it’s a round-trip flight. 

Table of Contents

• 1 How Round Trip Flights Work
• 2 Round Trip Flights Are Cheaper than One Way Flights
• 3 You Don’t Have to Fly Both Legs
• 4 How Long You Can Stay on a Round Trip Ticket
• 5.1 1. Lower Costs
• 5.2 2. Lower Taxes
• 5.3 3. Fewer Cancellation Fees
• 5.4 4. Vouchers
• 6.1 1. Changing the date can be more expensive
• 6.2 2. Expensive domestic flights
• 6.3 3. High Upfront Costs
• 6.4 4. Automatic Itinerary Cancellations
• 6.5 5. Decreased Flexibility
• 7 One-Way and Open-Jaw Flights

How Round Trip Flights Work

A round-trip flight includes a flight from your original location, let’s call ‘A,’ to your destination, let’s call ‘B,’ as well as a flight from B back to A. 

With a round-trip ticket, you get a flight to B, where you’ll stay for as long as you like before going back to A. 

Round-trip flights are the most popular flights for travelers who are flying for a vacation.

Round Trip Flights Are Cheaper than One Way Flights

Round trips are almost always cheaper than one-way flights when booking with the same airline, with most airlines incentivizing round trips, especially for leisure travel, and especially to international destinations. 

For example:

• A round trip from London to New York may cost $1,000.
• A one-way trip to New York City from London might cost $600, and a one-way trip from London to New York City may also cost $600.
• In this example, you’d save $200 by choosing a round trip with the same airline rather than booking two separate flights. 

But it could be cheaper for you to fly with two different airlines.

Let’s say you find a British Airways flight from London to New York City for $600. But you also find a Delta Air Lines flight from New York City to London for only $300. 

In that case, you’d save $100 by buying two one-way flights from different airlines. 

You Don’t Have to Fly Both Legs

You’re not technically obligated to fly both legs of a round-trip flight.

If you fly the first leg from your location to the destination, you could stay there longer and miss the return flight if you wanted to.

But airlines dislike this behavior and may penalize your flying privileges if you do this repeatedly. 

If you miss the first leg of your round-trip flight, the airline will most likely automatically cancel the return flight, too. 

How Long You Can Stay on a Round Trip Ticket

You can stay on a round-trip flight for as little as one day to as long as a year.

The exact duration you can stay depends on the airline’s booking policies and flight availability. 

Pros of Round Trip Flights

1. lower costs.

Round trips from the same airlines are almost always cheaper than booking two one-way flights.

Round trips for international flights are especially cheaper than purchasing two one-way tickets from the same airline. 

2. Lower Taxes

You only have to pay sales tax once with a round-trip flight.

That’s because you only have to pay for one ticket, which includes both your flights. 

3. Fewer Cancellation Fees

You’ll only be charged a single cancellation fee if you cancel a round-trip flight.

But if you cancel two one-way flights, you’ll pay cancellation fees for both flights. 

4. Vouchers

You can save a lot of money on round-trip flights if you have a voucher, like a companion voucher from a credit card.

You’ll save more when booking round-trip flights, since an individual round-trip flight costs more than an individual one-way flight.

And vouchers can only be used once and are usually a percentage discount. 

Cons of Round Trip Flights

1. changing the date can be more expensive.

Changing the dates for a round-trip flight costs between $0 to $400.

In some cases, it could be so expensive that you’d be better off missing a flight and booking a new one-way flight instead. 

2. Expensive domestic flights

Round-trip domestic flights with the same airline could be more expensive than booking multiple one-way domestic flights with different airlines.

Most airlines are more price competitive for domestic routes rather than international ones. 

3. High Upfront Costs

You have to pay more up-front for a round-trip flight than when booking a one way flight.

4. Automatic Itinerary Cancellations

If you miss the first leg of your round trip, the airline may also cancel your return trip, and you will lose your money.

5. Decreased Flexibility

You have to meet the scheduled flight date and times for a round trip flight.

Whereas with multiple one-way trips, you could just book your return flight whenever you want while at your destination. 

You can technically change your return flight for a round-trip, but it’s often expensive and difficult. 

One-Way and Open-Jaw Flights

A one-way flight is a flight from one destination to another destination that doesn’t include a return flight.

An open-jaw flight i s when you travel from your location to a first destination.

Then you travel to a different subsequent destination(s) and return to your original location from one of the subsequent destinations. 

For example, you could fly from New York to Paris. Then drive from Paris to Berlin and fly from Berlin back to New York.

In conclusion:

• A round-trip flight is when you fly from your location to another destination, and then fly back to your original location.
• With a round-trip flight, you purchase one ticket, which gives you an inbound and outbound flight.
• Round-trip flights are most popular among tourists.
• Booking a round-trip flight has many advantages over booking multiple one-way flights.
• Most importantly, round-trip flights are almost always cheaper than multiple one-way flights, especially for international destinations.
• Round trip flights are also more convenient for people who are only traveling a short time, such as for a vacation.
• But round trip flights are less flexible and more expensive to alter. 

See Also: A Complete Guide to Airline Operations

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Editor's Note

It's one of the first decisions we make when booking a flight: Should I book a round-trip or a one-way flight?

It's typically something you'll think about before you ever click "search" to find flights and airfare.

At face value, it seems like a pretty straightforward choice. Book a one-way flight if you're only flying in one direction, and book a round-trip flight if you'll be returning home ... right?

Unfortunately, it's not quite that simple. Thanks to airline pricing trends and our own personal scheduling quirks, there's a bit more to consider.

There may be cases where you wonder if you're better off booking two one-way flights to save money. You may have uncertain plans that make it difficult to commit to a return flight. In some cases, when visiting a few different cities, you may be better off with something different entirely: a multicity itinerary.

There are also plenty of additional considerations if you're booking an award flight using frequent flyer miles or flying internationally.

Here, we break down the basics of what you need to know about booking round-trip flights.

A round-trip flight is an itinerary from one destination to another, with a flight back to the original destination.

In most cases, this is what you probably book when going on vacation or visiting a family member for a holiday weekend.

Let's say I live in Charlotte and want to fly to Arizona for a spring break trip. I book an itinerary with an outbound flight to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) and a return trip to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) aboard American Airlines.

The two flights, booked together on a single itinerary, constitute a round trip.

What is the difference between a round-trip flight and a one-way flight?

When you book a round-trip flight, your itinerary includes an outbound flight and a return trip.

A one-way flight only takes you one direction — say, from Charlotte to Phoenix — with no return flight scheduled.

Is a round-trip flight different from 2 one-way flights?

Yes, in terms of how you book your trip. No, in terms of your travel plans themselves.

Again, a round-trip itinerary includes both an outbound flight and a return trip to the city of origin. A one-way flight is a single trip from one airport to another, with no return booked.

Booking 2 one-way flights

However, if you book two one-way flights, you can, in essence, create your own version of a round trip. This could be on the same airline or on two entirely different airlines.

For the purposes of your travel experience, it's effectively a round trip.

But, know that in the airline computer system(s), you'd technically be traveling on two separate reservations. So, you'd receive different trip confirmation numbers for the outbound and return flights.

Is booking 2 one-ways cheaper than a round-trip flight?

In the U.S., splitting a round trip up into two one-way flights on the same airline and travel dates typically makes no difference in terms of price.

However, on a small number of routes, airlines do charge a premium for one-way bookings compared to the price they charge for a round trip. This is more common internationally, where round-trip flights can be a better value than two one-way trips. Booking two separate one-way flights tends to be more expensive for international travel.

Also, budget carriers frequently offer one-way fares at the same price as a round-trip ticket.

That means if you booked separate one-way flights, you'd most likely end up paying the same as, or even more than, a round-trip fare, depending on the route.

Booking 2 one-way flights on different airlines

On the other hand, there are cases where, thanks to a tool like Google Flights , you might discover that you can save money by booking an outbound, one-way flight on one airline and a one-way return flight on a different airline.

For example, last year, TPG contributor Sean Cudahy needed to travel to North Texas for the weekend. Round-trip flights on a single airline from the Washington, D.C., region to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) were coming in at more than $600 that particular weekend.

However, he saved a couple hundred dollars by mixing and matching: He booked a one-way, outbound flight to DFW aboard Delta Air Lines and a separate, one-way return flight on American Airlines.

Just keep in mind this can be risky. If your flight on one airline gets significantly delayed — to the point that you miss your return flight — your second airline won't automatically rebook you. The airline staff may not have much sympathy for your situation since your troubles happened aboard a different carrier.

Can I book a round-trip flight to 1 city and then return home from another?

Yes. These flights are known as open-jaw or multicity itineraries. Many airlines offer this booking option.

Let's say I want to fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Orlando International Airport (MCO). I'm going to visit Walt Disney World for a few days. Then, I'm going to take a Brightline train to South Florida and spend a few days at the beach before flying back to New York.

Since these are airports heavily served by JetBlue, I'll use that carrier as an example. On JetBlue's website, I'll select "Multi-city" instead of searching "Roundtrip" or "One-way" flights.

I'll need to separately enter each leg of the trip. Let's do a Saturday departure from Newark to Orlando, and then a Thursday return from Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to Newark.

You'll end up booked on a single itinerary, with the outbound and return flights linked, but with the different city combinations.

Can I buy a round-trip flight with an open return?

No, not exactly. When you book a round-trip flight, you'll generally have to specify a return leg and date.

If your plans are likely to change, though, what you'll want to do instead is pick a date that's far enough out. You'll need to book with an airline or in a cabin class that doesn't charge change fees. Then, reschedule your return trip once your plans are set. Alternatively, you can book a "flexible" fare, which is more expensive but generally allows easier changes.

Make sure you're familiar with an airline's change-fee policy before booking an open-return round-trip flight. For example, most airlines won't let you cancel or change basic economy tickets.

Should I book mileage or award tickets as 2 one-ways or a round trip?

It largely depends on the route. In some cases, you'll get better award availability if you book two one-way flights. In others, the taxes for two one-way award flights could end up being higher than what you'd pay for a round-trip itinerary.

However, in most cases nowadays, award tickets for two one-way flights and a round-trip flight tend to add up to the same number of miles. Just be sure to check both on an airline's website to ensure you're getting the best possible award availability .

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