My first post, I would like to let people know that I have booked a RTW Business Class flight in September for AUD $6,960.00 Incl Taxes which is approx $4,500.00 USD - I booked and paid on 7th January 2009 & was ticketed the following day with all seats prebooked thanks to Seat Guru advice.

Details are - Syd - Lax - Fra - Budapest- Fra - Lax - Syd.

Syd- Lax & Lax - Syd is United 747 new configuration, whilst Lax- Fra- Bud-Fra- Lax will be Lufthansa.

The fare is/was available at travel.com.au.

Looking at United website the Syd- Lax - Syd leg costs $8,900.00 USD for the same trip that I am taking, this of course does not include the fare from Lax - Europe.

Fare Class is Z, however I am not complaining as the miles earned is x 2 on both airlines total points 56,000 .

Regards.