Hi All,

I am about to attempt my first RTW in J. I'm an AA EXP and would like to include SYD, ZRH, CMN and BOS in my itinerary, starting in ATL. I'm looking for comments and advice from the veterans among you.

My priorities are the following:
1 - Maximize comfort (fly AA and upgrade to F using VIPOWS, fly BA in the near-flat-bed J, whenever possible?)
2 - maximize service (avoid IB?)
3 - minimize total trip length (I'd gladly do it under the 10 day minimum that RTW requires, if I could)
4 - and of course, more Q-miles/Q-points wouldn't hurt...

So, I was thinking:

ATL-ORD-ZRH on AA (upgrade to F w/ VIPOW or miles)
ZRH-MAD-CMN on IB
CMN-LHR-SYD on BA
SYD-LAX on QF, LAX-BOS on AA (upgrade to F w/ stickers on AA)
BOS-ORD-ATL on AA

Any comments on the above? Would a westbound route be better? I read about the great service on CX and the possibility of upgrading using miles. Any thoughts? Any way to include it such an itinerary?

Thanks!