Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Boston, Jo'burg, HK
Programs: AA EXP, Hyatt Lifetime Diamond, CX Gold, Mrs. Pickles travels for free
Posts: 13,869
I use RTW tickets fairly regularly to get from the East Coast of the US to Hong Kong. Given that it equidistant from the East Coast either transpac or transatlantic, I'll usually travel in the direction of the tailwinds (BOS-LHR-HKG-JFK-BOS) and cut total travel time substantially (on top of nice savings and the "free" segments to boot).