Originally Posted by steve32

Fall 2007 oneWorld Business award routed to be RTW, for 150,000 AA miles and $194 in taxes/fees, and an example of how to really use a oneWorld award:

DCA-(AA)-ORD-(AA)-YYZ-(BA)-LHR-(BA)-NRT [stop for 9 days]
NRT-(CX)-HKG [stop for 6 days]
HKG-(QF)-SYD-(QF)-MEL [stop for 3 days]
MEL-(QF)-SYD [stop for 5 days]
SYD-(QF)-CHC-(QF)-ZQN [stop for 3 days]
ZQN-(QF)-AKL [stop for 6 days]
AKL-(QF)-LAX-(AA)-IAD


I even managed to ride the upper deck of a 747 for the short MEL-SYD hop due to diligence in finding it and making the doubtful phone TA continue reading down her list of flights as it had the exact same departure time as a domestic QF flight MEL-SYD at the top of her list and she was more than skeptical that Qantas would have two flights between the same airports with exactly the same departure times. Routing it on the 747 also meant departing via the International terminal, and thus a much better lounge to wait in vs. the domestic terminal.

Steve32