MilesBuzz! - OW Explorer vs. $Alliance RTW fares

I'm comparing RTW fares and wondering, in general, if OW Explorer can be had cheaper than $Alliance RTW fares. I would be traveling Business class. This is a very generic question, but I'd be interested in your thoughts. I will be making a number of RTW trips ex BAH this year, and money is a concern. Thanks.

Two carrier fares (e.g. UA-CX, UA-SAS, SQ-TW, etc.) are usually a much better deal than the alliance wide fares.

Originally posted by Wanderer:
I'm comparing RTW fares and wondering, in general, if OW Explorer can be had cheaper than $Alliance RTW fares. I would be traveling Business class. This is a very generic question, but I'd be interested in your thoughts. I will be making a number of RTW trips ex BAH this year, and money is a concern. Thanks.

Can you advise your proposed itinerary so that best combination may be worked out.

I'm located in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Next RTW trip will be something like this: BAH-LGW/LHR-CLT, miscellaneous routing in US, YYZ-HKG, HKG-DXB-BAH. But it doesn't have to be that routing as I'm looking at the RTW as an less expensive way to travel Business Class than simple RT Middle East-US-Middle East. That routing is based on using a OW carrier network. Believe it or not, it is less $ and more miles, etc. Having said that, I've heard from friends that using (e.g.) Emirates/United you can cut $500-$1,000 US off the OneWorld RT prices. They are doiing routing something like BAH-SIN-NRT-US-London-BAH. Believe they've also included Hawaii in that trip. Business class too. And their quoted price, ex-BAH, is $500-$1,000 less than what I can get on OW.

[This message has been edited by Wanderer (edited 03-23-2001).]