Originally Posted by
leftpinky
AA is the best for RTW, IMHO. I think it's something like 140-170k miles for RTW in business class, depending on how far you go plus you can get upto 16 stops. Ask on the AA forum and they'll be able to help. I havent seen anything that is even close to this.
Good call, I hadn't looked at that. Their award listing is at
http://www.aa.com/i18n/disclaimers/oneworld_awards.jsp, and it would definitely be fewer miles. The problem I see with that is that neither Amex or Chase UR transfer to AA, so you're limited in earning options. Of course, that can change and probably would if this merger happens.