Embarking on a trip of a lifetime tomorrow - thank you
May 24, 2007, 8:38 pm
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Embarking on a trip of a lifetime tomorrow - thank you
After about 10 months of research on this site and others and created and recreating my itinerary and dates several times, I am finally ready to leave on a double RTW trip lasting most of the summer.
This is the itinerary - flight in parenthesis are my own purchases
(BOS-IAD-LAX) UA 3 class F award - only charged 45k mi due to ICC incompetence
(LAX-SYD-AKL) UA fare mistake deal upgraded to F
(AKL-SYD) NZ purchased on STA for less than $100
LONE4 begins here SYD-(JNB-CPT-JNB)-VFA-JNB-MRU
AONE4 begins here MRU-LHR-IST//ESB*-LHR-DXB//MCT-LHR-YVR-JFK-SJU-DFW-ANC-DFW-JFK-HKG-NRT-HKG-SIN-(BKK-KUL-SIN)-HKG-LHR-NBO
LONE4 picks up again here NBO-LHR-ARN-MAD-ATH-LHR-LAX
return with UA p.s. F LAX-JFK
end of summer (mid sept).
*during IST//ESB we go down to visit DAM and AMM by land
We then have remaining segments for winter/spring travel next year BOS-AUA-BOS-SDQ-BOS-LAX-AKL-ADL-PER-MEL-(AKL-SYD-LAX-BOS) using UA fare mistake to return in F
Just wanted to thank the FT community and especially the people on this board for making this possible. Will hopefully be posting trip reports and pictures as the trip progresses.
This is the itinerary - flight in parenthesis are my own purchases
(BOS-IAD-LAX) UA 3 class F award - only charged 45k mi due to ICC incompetence
(LAX-SYD-AKL) UA fare mistake deal upgraded to F
(AKL-SYD) NZ purchased on STA for less than $100
LONE4 begins here SYD-(JNB-CPT-JNB)-VFA-JNB-MRU
AONE4 begins here MRU-LHR-IST//ESB*-LHR-DXB//MCT-LHR-YVR-JFK-SJU-DFW-ANC-DFW-JFK-HKG-NRT-HKG-SIN-(BKK-KUL-SIN)-HKG-LHR-NBO
LONE4 picks up again here NBO-LHR-ARN-MAD-ATH-LHR-LAX
return with UA p.s. F LAX-JFK
end of summer (mid sept).
*during IST//ESB we go down to visit DAM and AMM by land
We then have remaining segments for winter/spring travel next year BOS-AUA-BOS-SDQ-BOS-LAX-AKL-ADL-PER-MEL-(AKL-SYD-LAX-BOS) using UA fare mistake to return in F
Just wanted to thank the FT community and especially the people on this board for making this possible. Will hopefully be posting trip reports and pictures as the trip progresses.
May 24, 2007, 11:56 pm
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After about 10 months of research on this site and others and created and recreating my itinerary and dates several times, I am finally ready to leave on a double RTW trip lasting most of the summer.
This is the itinerary - flight in parenthesis are my own purchases
(BOS-IAD-LAX) UA 3 class F award - only charged 45k mi due to ICC incompetence
(LAX-SYD-AKL) UA fare mistake deal upgraded to F
(AKL-SYD) NZ purchased on STA for less than $100
LONE4 begins here SYD-(JNB-CPT-JNB)-VFA-JNB-MRU
AONE4 begins here MRU-LHR-IST//ESB*-LHR-DXB//MCT-LHR-YVR-JFK-SJU-DFW-ANC-DFW-JFK-HKG-NRT-HKG-SIN-(BKK-KUL-SIN)-HKG-LHR-NBO
LONE4 picks up again here NBO-LHR-ARN-MAD-ATH-LHR-LAX
return with UA p.s. F LAX-JFK
end of summer (mid sept).
*during IST//ESB we go down to visit DAM and AMM by land
We then have remaining segments for winter/spring travel next year BOS-AUA-BOS-SDQ-BOS-LAX-AKL-ADL-PER-MEL-(AKL-SYD-LAX-BOS) using UA fare mistake to return in F
Just wanted to thank the FT community and especially the people on this board for making this possible. Will hopefully be posting trip reports and pictures as the trip progresses.
This is the itinerary - flight in parenthesis are my own purchases
(BOS-IAD-LAX) UA 3 class F award - only charged 45k mi due to ICC incompetence
(LAX-SYD-AKL) UA fare mistake deal upgraded to F
(AKL-SYD) NZ purchased on STA for less than $100
LONE4 begins here SYD-(JNB-CPT-JNB)-VFA-JNB-MRU
AONE4 begins here MRU-LHR-IST//ESB*-LHR-DXB//MCT-LHR-YVR-JFK-SJU-DFW-ANC-DFW-JFK-HKG-NRT-HKG-SIN-(BKK-KUL-SIN)-HKG-LHR-NBO
LONE4 picks up again here NBO-LHR-ARN-MAD-ATH-LHR-LAX
return with UA p.s. F LAX-JFK
end of summer (mid sept).
*during IST//ESB we go down to visit DAM and AMM by land
We then have remaining segments for winter/spring travel next year BOS-AUA-BOS-SDQ-BOS-LAX-AKL-ADL-PER-MEL-(AKL-SYD-LAX-BOS) using UA fare mistake to return in F
Just wanted to thank the FT community and especially the people on this board for making this possible. Will hopefully be posting trip reports and pictures as the trip progresses.
May 25, 2007, 6:09 am
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May 26, 2007, 5:38 am
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What an amazing trip. Bring back a great trip report and many happy memories. Good luck with UA.
May 27, 2007, 2:52 pm
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Don't mean to Hijack..... Our RTW
But Kiwi and Canarsie ask for others in their blog.
My bride (of 10 years) and I are currently doing OW Business Class Award ticket (151 US taxes ea) TVC-BOS-SNN>LHR-HKG-SYD-HNL-TVC. From Shannon came to Bergen, Norway for fjiord tour today and then on to Venice and Brussels on Ryanair. Sydney to Cairns side trip on Virgin Blue. (440US)
My costs were under 2300 US for flights and hotels using miles for the OW ticket and hotel points from Choice Privileges (Cairns) cc signup, Kauai Hilton (entertainment card rate 105us per nite) 2 nites Sydney (Goldpoints-Shutterfly promo), 3 nights Paramatta Australia Marriott Courtyard cc signups,
BOS 2 nights SPG cc signup, 2 nites hostel Killarney 42 per nite, 4 nites Bergen Norway Scandic 40,000 Hhonors (booked prior to points increase), 2 nites Hotel Carletto 56us per nite Treviso, Italy, 3 nites Katoomba AU hostel 60US per nite, HKG Ramada 80US per nite.
Is it the trip of a lifetime? I hope not. With all FT has taught me and the "JUMBO" fares that keep popping up, who knows what the trip of a lifetime will be? Maybe it is the SFO-AKL trip next year? Or maybe a mistake in the future? I'll keep coming back
Thanks FT
Gratefully been to Iceland, Romania, Hawaii (twice), Europe (3 times), Costa Rica, Palm Springs, Charlotte, Portland,ME and numerous BRG all on FT deals
INGY
My bride (of 10 years) and I are currently doing OW Business Class Award ticket (151 US taxes ea) TVC-BOS-SNN>LHR-HKG-SYD-HNL-TVC. From Shannon came to Bergen, Norway for fjiord tour today and then on to Venice and Brussels on Ryanair. Sydney to Cairns side trip on Virgin Blue. (440US)
My costs were under 2300 US for flights and hotels using miles for the OW ticket and hotel points from Choice Privileges (Cairns) cc signup, Kauai Hilton (entertainment card rate 105us per nite) 2 nites Sydney (Goldpoints-Shutterfly promo), 3 nights Paramatta Australia Marriott Courtyard cc signups,
BOS 2 nights SPG cc signup, 2 nites hostel Killarney 42 per nite, 4 nites Bergen Norway Scandic 40,000 Hhonors (booked prior to points increase), 2 nites Hotel Carletto 56us per nite Treviso, Italy, 3 nites Katoomba AU hostel 60US per nite, HKG Ramada 80US per nite.
Is it the trip of a lifetime? I hope not. With all FT has taught me and the "JUMBO" fares that keep popping up, who knows what the trip of a lifetime will be? Maybe it is the SFO-AKL trip next year? Or maybe a mistake in the future? I'll keep coming back
Thanks FT
Gratefully been to Iceland, Romania, Hawaii (twice), Europe (3 times), Costa Rica, Palm Springs, Charlotte, Portland,ME and numerous BRG all on FT deals
INGY
Last edited by ingy; May 27, 2007 at 2:56 pm Reason: spelling as usual