Originally Posted by
BrewerSEA
Would AA Canada ticket this trip for me? I'm in Vancouver frequently enough that it's not much of an issue to hop over to YVR, and the Canadian exception would allow me to purchase the ticket converted from SAR-CAD and then USD by my CC issuer
, right?
If you can take advantage of the Canadian exception, and can get the AA RTW desk to setup your itinerary for ticketing in Vancouver, I expect that you'll find that the ex-RUH trip will be
substantially cheaper than what is currently showing on the tool.
I hope that you are in possession of a credit card that has eliminated onerous FX add-ons. If not, I very much advise that you apply for one (i.e. Chase's BA, Hyatt, or Priority Club card, or Cap1). 3% of $11k is surely worth the trouble, and it will continue to save you lots while travelling.
P.S. I think that if you ask the AA RTW desk to choose the AA codeshare flight number for the HKG - JFK segment, that they'll be happy to facilitate the Vancouver ticketing.