round the world

In a couple of weeks I'm giving a talk at a conference about flying around the world. I want to create a route map for an upcoming oneworld explorer. Can anyone point me at an app I can use to illustrate the route I want to take. In the ideal world I would love to be able to create some kind...

Hi all, Wanted to put a feeler out to see how many people on here jumped on the VA J class promotion from a while ago. I booked a ticket in Jan/Feb 2018 for BNE-MEL-HKG-LHR-LAX-BNE over 3 weeks (15/01-10/02) and thought it could be good for people on similar itineraries to share their...

hi all, I've recently come into a few points which should put me in a position to transfer to Krisflyer and redeem for the SQ RTW fare (240K Krisflyer, approx 320K Velocity) I am wondering if it's worth it though? I am booking flights for a RTW trip in May 2018. BNE -> LAX -> IAD -> LHR ->...

This trip came a little out of nowhere. Usually when we plan a holiday (especially if it involves award flights) we have locked the basic plan, including flights 12 months in advance. But this time after we got back from our epic holiday around Europe late last year we had no plans to travel...

I purchased a RTW ticket with Qantas and one of the flights was from London Heathrow to Manchester, flying BA. We arrived at Heathrow on 27 May when the IT system had crashed, so our flight was cancelled completely, with flights returning to normal about 3 days later. BA took responsibility for...

Hi all, Willing to pay $29 if anyone can assist. Understand it might not be possible however due to points balance. I would have jumped on that VA J RTW fare a few weeks ago, but unfortunately the dates didn't work out. Looking to travel after 1 April 2018, return around 30 May 2018 (6-8 weeks...

Hi everyone! I am loving this forum! I am planning to go RTW in business or first class from Australia ->Colombia-> Mexico --> Spain in December 2016 - March 2017 so if anyone has any tips, particularly on how to redeem the points for flights because Im having trouble working out how to...

Mrs jaybeedee and I depart this Saturday on a 280K oneworld award. In August we are returning, flying from Copenhagen to Sharjah on QR (via Doha) and then a few days later Sharjah to Auckland on QR via Doha.(We are visiting my brother who lives in the UAE). If the UAE ban on air travel from...

My wife and I are planning a trip next April/may with our (soon to be) newborn son. Hoping to go J the whole way, and trying to figure out the best strategy to do so. Would have bought those cheap J tickets last week, but the dates unfortunately didn't work out (my pregnant wife would have...

The fares have dropped back in again for peak season - 08 Aug 2017 - 21 Sep 2017 AU - Hong Kong - London - Los Angeles - AU Ex MEL $1215 Ex BNE and SYD $1239 Ex ADl $1349 Ex PER $1389 No need to stop in HKG or LAX, it could just be a return to London. You can also add DL sectors in the US to...

Looks like its available via Agents and expires in 3 days- Fantastic Around The World Virgin Australia & Virgin Atlantic Fares! - Points From The Pacific and for some ideas- https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/307718 Looks like the Agent in the Pointsfromthepacific blog is doing it cheaper at...

Any truth to this fare? Fantastic Around The World Virgin Australia & Virgin Atlantic Fares! - Points From The Pacific

Hi All, i am about to launch myself on a 70+ day RTW trip that I am/was thinking of doing it using carry-on luggage only. i am a male, with some medical issues (need some pills and a CPAP machine to carry for example), looking to take one or two changes of basic clothes - shorts and polo-like...

This one will mostly focus on the air experience, as places visited are mainly for research for my Uni history studies - think darkened Archive offices, peering into microfilm readers. But in between, there might be a few interesting places, such as Norway (family history research on the way to...

Hi, I have just booked an around the world ticket using Asia Miles in J for 2x pax on the following itinerary: MEL-HKG (stop) - CX HKG-CMB (stop) - CX CMB-DOH (transit) - QR DOH-JNB (stop) - QR JNB-LHR (o/j) - BA MAD-JFK (stop) - IB JFK-YVR (stop) - CX YVR-SYD (transit) - QF SYD-MEL - QF The...

Hi there, I am in the process of researching flights and hoping to book this trip ASAP but am getting stuck at a few points, not being able to find the availability. I would really appreciate some help with this and happy to pay for your time, thanks. We are 2 adults and 1 child (3yrs) and we...

Hi, I've never used Asia Miles but am looking at a potential rtw ticket and was wondering if you guru's would confirm that the following might be possible? I know from Pointhacks that we're allowed 5 stopovers, 2 transits and 2 open-jaws and that if we're going on more than two carriers, then...

Hi All, I have a really ambitious goal - I have a family of 6, and looking to redeem the oneworld redemption award. I am a couple of hundred thousand points short to get all of us the seats ... This leaves me (the first world ) problem of choice... Pay Qantas ~$6k for the points at 2.375cpp...

Hello all, does the Star Alliance have a Round The World option for a ticket using points? Anyone ever done such a thing, or know how to do it? I am a Lifemiles (Avianca) member and would really like to do such a thing if it exists. I have looked at some airline sites but the info is minimal...

The time has come for another RTW trip. Tomorrow it's onto the bird PER-SYD to position for the start of this year's DONE5 on Wednesday, finishing on 9 April. Here's the plan: PER-SYD(positioning)-DFW-BZE-DFW-SJD-ORD-LAX-xJFK-SCL-xMAD-AMM-DOH-xLHR-DEL-xHKG-HND-SYD-PER(re-positioning). The...