Originally Posted by
Bitterroot
Yup -- I think you're on to something with this strategy. Even if you buy a domestic First Class ticket across the USA (in order to close the SQ RTW gap) at, say US$985 or so one way on VX, AA, or UA, the total is still $8100 -- far less than the *A or OneWorld RTWs in First.
Actually, I never minded BOS-SFO/LAX in coach during the day, even before I hit EXP and got free upgrades and increased chances of one, too. And, in coach, this is really cheap.