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Old Dec 21, 2001 | 9:32 pm
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Hagbard Viking
 
Join Date: May 2001
Programs: AA PLT 2MM, LH SEN *, HH Gold
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Here's one idea (I'm assuming DFW as the starting point):

Get a cheapo ticket dfw (AA) lhr (BA) jnb= 20,728 mls roundtrip = 10,364 Q-points

Get an F OWE ex-JNB with a routing like jnb-hkg-bom-hkg-del-hkg-jfk-sju-lax-dfw-anc-dfw-lax-lhr-dxb-lhr-hel-lhr-cpt-dur-jnb = 59,857 mls = 89,785 Q-points.

Total Q-points = 100,149 = EXP!

The fare is much lower ex-JNB than ex-USA, and you get your two parts of the trip automatically. You can do the outbound cheapo DFW-JNB + the OWE JNB-DFW in one (looong) weekend, stay in the US a while, then do the OWE DFW-JNB + the homebound cheapo JNB-DFW in another (looong) weekend.

If westbound travel is easier on your jetlag you can of course do the RTW in the opposite direction.

Have fun!
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