Need some help with our travel plan

[vosovski 33]

Trying to see if anyone had experience with similar situation that my fiancee and I are in.

My fiancee and I want to buy two-way tickets from Ukraine to Mexico, and use only Ukraine-Mexico flight.

Then we will buy flight&hotel package from US to Mexico, but use only return (Mexico to US) flight.

My first concern is getting the whole flight&hotel package canceled if we don't board US to Mexico flight. Is this true? Who can I check with to get an answer? I will be booking the package through expedia.

Now the explanation for why we wish to do it this way, you may skip this part if you couldn't care any less.

Once my fiance enters US with her K-1 visa, we have to get married, file papers, and wait for them to arrive. Whenever my fiancee will be allowed to go to Mexico and return with no hick-ups it will already be late November/December (if not mid-winter).

Also for whatever reason buying two-way tickets is cheaper than one-way, hence the reason for abandoning return flight for Ukraine-Mexico flight and abandoning departure flight for US-Mexico.

Similarly buying flight&hotel package deals is cheaper, so we can't just buy two-way tickets for Ukraine-Mexico plus separate hotel in mexico and then change return flight to be Mexico-US.

[Penguin_ie 5,986]

Your first ideas will work, Ukraine to Mexico.

Your second idea will not work, due to the reason you stated- if you do not use the outbound portion of your flight, the rest will be cancelled and you have no right to have it re-instated. I used to work for an airline, and that was done automatically, partially to avoid people buying returns when they wanted one ways, as prices are always market specific.

You might look into getting her close to the border (Tijuana or similar), crossing over by land, and then do an inside-USA package of hotel and flight to wherever is home.

[vosovski 33]

Your first ideas will work, Ukraine to Mexico.

Your second idea will not work, due to the reason you stated- if you do not use the outbound portion of your flight, the rest will be cancelled and you have no right to have it re-instated. I used to work for an airline, and that was done automatically, partially to avoid people buying returns when they wanted one ways, as prices are always market specific.

You might look into getting her close to the border (Tijuana or similar), crossing over by land, and then do an inside-USA package of hotel and flight to wherever is home.

Thank you for the insight and confirming on the second idea not working.

I just don't know what to do... And the fact that I bought two way ticket to Ukraine and she will need a one way only to US makes it even more complicated.

Option 1:

I change my return flight to be Ukraine-Mexico and pay extra fees for the change ($600).

My fiance is getting two-way Ukraine-Mexico, but while in Mexico we change her return flight to Mexico-US. (probably around $600)

For me, I will just buy Mexico-US one-way for $400.

But then our stay in Mexico will not be a package deal, thus costing roughly 25% more...

Option 2:

We buy package trip to Mexico from Ukraine at reasonable price. Use both flights, then just buy my fiancee two way from Ukraine to US avoiding the return flight.

The only downsides are extra flight time that could be avoided if it weren't for damn rules and the fact that I already scheduled my return flight which may need to be changed ($600).

We didn't look at options vacationing in US, other than hawaii. And even hawaii is ending up expensive compared to mexico.