Multi-City Flight
A single travel booking that includes flights connecting several different cities in sequence, rather than a simple round trip.
A multi-city flight is an itinerary that sequences travel through multiple different destinations under a single booking — enabling a traveler to fly from City A to City B, then City B to City C, and finally City C back to City A (or a different home city), all within one reservation and potentially at a single combined fare. This framework is more economical and operationally cleaner than booking individual one-way flights between each city pair.
Why it matters
Multi-city bookings are highly efficient for road warriors making client tours or regional visits. A single booking covers the entire trip, all segments are confirmed together, baggage can be checked through to the first overnight destination, and the corporate booking tool has a complete record of the trip. Compared to buying separate one-way tickets between each city pair — which is often more expensive and fragments the expense record — a multi-city booking frequently delivers both cost and administrative savings.
How it works in practice
Multi-city itineraries are built in the booking tool using a multi-city or open-jaw search function. The system searches for a combined fare that covers all the required city pairs, applying the cheapest available pricing structure that meets the routing. Some multi-city itineraries price as a single combination fare; others as the sum of separate one-way or round-trip components depending on which structure delivers the lower total cost. The complexity of multi-city pricing means that booking tool results should be compared manually for the most complex itineraries.
The takeaway
For any trip that visits more than one destination before returning home, explore multi-city booking options in the booking tool before constructing separate bookings for each leg. The pricing advantage of the combined structure is not universal — sometimes separate bookings are cheaper — but the administrative and duty-of-care benefits of a single booking record make it the default approach for complex itineraries.