Mwenenzi

For Australia look here on FT http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ocean...plication.html. But I think you do not qualify for the FT free service

There are companies who offer a service to get visa's, for a price. Google "visa services" or similar. Will depend on what passport you have

ATWBY2020

First of all - Wish all the best - nguyenm9

RTW in my bucket list
Good learning from this thread - Thanks everyone sharing the information / experiences
May be some one explain me little more - what makes RTW cheaper if i start/end outside North America ??

Thanks

Gardyloo

Because all RTWs and similar products (like Circle fares etc.) are priced differently from one country to another, based, one assumes, on local economic conditions, supply/demand, etc.

The prices can be strikingly different, particularly with RTWs in premium cabins (business or first class as opposed to economy.) For example, a 4-continent business class Oneworld Explorer purchased and begun in South Africa will cost the equivalent of US$5,472 plus taxes and fees. The same ticket (with a different order of stops, obviously) purchased and begun in the USA will be $10,799; in Egypt $6,320, in Japan $7,669, in Australia $10,903, and in the UK $9962. As you can see, sometimes the difference in price is dramatic enough to justify flying somewhere just to start/end the RTW.

The prices change from time to time, and currency fluctuations can also play a major role. There are a couple of websites where you can see the base prices, or you can keep tabs on this forum where this is a major ongoing discussion topic.

ATWBY2020

Thanks A Lot for quick but detailed response
Still learning ATW tricks

Thanks

nguyenm9

A little late on this but wanted to close the loop. In short, I had a great trip and oneworld business was definitely the way to go. I flew out of tokyo which ended up saving me 6k from a starting point of nyc. Made 6 continents and 21 countries in all.

I need to get to Antarctica to get my set of steak knives. :-)

So thankful for all the help here!

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