Route notes
Why this routing works
This is a straightforward two-stop multi-stop itinerary that starts and ends in Los Angeles, with open travel flow through Male and Denpasar Bali rather than backtracking between islands. With 8 nights in Male and 9 nights in Denpasar Bali, the routing splits a three-week trip into two substantial stays and keeps the flight pattern simple: outbound to the Maldives, onward to Indonesia, then home to Los Angeles.
From a ticketing standpoint, this fits well as a single economy multi-stop ticket covering all long-haul segments in sequence. That structure can be useful for locking in the full route at once, especially when the trip is planned around fixed July travel dates and a defined 3-week duration.
Timing-wise, the stop lengths are balanced enough to justify the distance between each point. Neither stay is just a quick transit, so the itinerary avoids overloading the trip with too many airports for the time available. The result is a clean long-haul sequence with two destination stays and one final return leg back to the original departure city.