Originally Posted by
rtlaw
Thanks for the advice. I wanted the first leg to be NYC to Dubai since I wanted to try the A380's sky suites-is this product really worth doing;if not I think I will go to Brazil first from NYC. Also, is it feasible to land in Zurich and then take trains to Geneva, Monte Carlo, Florence, Venice, Lake Region and Milan before taking off from Milan for the Asian part of my itinerary (or is this area to travel in Europe better to do with some flights?
Unfortunately, the UA/EK round-the-world fare has been ended (according to
this Flyertalk post). But, in general, yes, the A380 is worth taking in business, so you could include it somehow either from JFK-DXB or DXB-Asia. (You can get a decent one-way price, e.g., MXP-DXB-BKK, on the B777-300 and then A380, for $1,670 in business for some random dates in May that I tried.)
In general, you can book a round-the-world itinerary that lands in Zurich and departs from Milan. For the Star Alliance round-the-world product, for example, this would be known as a "surface sector" and would cost one of the sectors (there is a limit to the number that you can use on a single ticket). Then, of course, you would book everything between Zurich and Milan on your own.