We are thinking along the same lines tt7. It just occurred to me a few minutes ago that this type of ticket is very flexible. The problem will be understanding all of the rules so that I may make full use of it. For example, if I do the routing I mentioned, why not stay in HKG for a day or two on the way back from DXB as we must stop there anyway. What I meant by reasonable fare is the savings seem so large I wanted to be sure I was not missing some hidden cost. No doubt I will have more questions as I read further on this. Thanks for suggesting I look into this sort of thing.