Open-Jaw Flights

• 1). Determine departure and initial destination cities.
  
  
• 2). Choose the ultimate departure city. Figure out how to get from the original destination city to the final departure city.
  
  
• 3). Book the flight on a travel search engine that will allow departure from a city other than the initial destination city.
  
  

Circle Flights

• 1). Decide on the departure city and destination cities.
  
  
• 2). Pick how many stopover cities you will visit.
  
  
• 3). Choose travel dates.
  
  
• 4). Click the multi-city button or tab on the airline website. Most airlines allow at least five flights.
  
  
• 5). Book your flight with a return to the same city from which you departed.
  
  

Around-the-World Flights

• 1). Choose the general route, direction and area of interest for the trip.
  
  
• 2). Decide how many places will be visited on the entire flight itinerary.
  
  
• 3). Decide which kind of multi-stop flight to purchase.
  
  
• 4). Visit round-the-world websites that feature pre-packaged itineraries for different regions of the world.
  
  
• 5). Shop around for good prices. Search on the three main airline networks, which are alliances of airline companies: Star Alliance, SkyTeam and oneworld. Check on travel search engines to compare prices.