GUIDE · 01
Non-Rev 101: How Standby Travel Actually Works
Priority codes, load factors, and the etiquette that keeps gate agents on your side — start here if buddy passes are new to your circle.
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CrewFares rounds up flight, hotel, car and insurance deals worth your jump seat time — plus the layover intel and non-rev know-how that actual airline crew and ground staff trade in the galley. Built for you first, open to whoever's flying on your buddy pass.
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Offers from our Travelpayouts partner network, organized the way crew actually shop — by what's next, not what's trending.
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FLT
Flights
Fare search across hundreds of carriers and routes, filterable by layover length — because you know exactly what a bad layover costs.
HTL
Hotels
Stays near crew bases and layover airports, from a proper rest to a family-holiday upgrade.
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Car rental
Rentals for the reserve-day road trip, or getting the family around once you land.
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Travel insurance
Cover for the trips your staff-travel benefits don't touch — gear, cancellations, and the unpredictable stuff.
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Tours & activities
Things worth doing on a 24-hour layover — not just things worth a selfie.
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Guides for the jump seat and the layover
The practical stuff — standby etiquette, packing, and what to actually do with a day you didn't plan for. Library is being built out; join the list below to get the first ones.
GUIDE · 02
The One-Bag Layover Kit
What actually fits in a carry-on for a four-day pairing, packed by people who've done the math on liquids limits one too many times.
PackingIn progress
GUIDE · 03
24 Hours: A Layover City Series
City-by-city guides built around real rest and real food — and getting back to the hotel before report time.
LayoversIn progress
GUIDE · 04
Buddy Pass Etiquette for Family & Friends
The unwritten rules for flying on someone else's benefits — dress code, standby patience, and how to say thank you.
Family & friendsIn progress
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CrewFares exists because the good travel deals are scattered across a dozen sites, and none of them know what a report time is. We curate flight, hotel, car and insurance offers through the Travelpayouts partner network, and pair them with the practical knowledge crew already trade in the galley — layovers, non-rev tips, and what's actually worth doing with a day you didn't plan for.
It's built for cabin crew, pilots and ground staff first — and just as useful for the family and friends flying alongside you on a buddy pass.
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Companion fares and buddy-pass trips get the same care.
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