Yesterday ST launched a promotion with up to 30% off RTW fares but, as others have already pointed out, the online planner doesn't give fare information and, with this new offer ranging from 10 to 30% off depending on point of origin, I can see no info anywhere as to which origins are getting the biggest discounts.

Obviously the exact price changes with the route because of taxes and surcharges etc., but from what I recall over the last few years ST has *never* published a list of the base fare from each origin so you don't even an idea of whether it's cheap or not. The last time I tried booking something with ST it was 26,000 origin CAI and I went into the CAI office in Cairo, relevant person wasn't there, managed to get an email but after sending them my carefully worked out itinerary was eventually told that 26,000 mile itinerary isn't available starting in CAI... and yet that information doesn't appear to be published anywhere either

It just seems to me that ST want to make it as difficult as possible for me to find out even what ticket is available for sale, let alone what price it is, and thus they (sadly, because I quite like a number of their individual carriers) lose my business...