Originally Posted by ShortTermParking

New to RTW travel and currently planning my first DONE4 (milestone birthday next year) -- ex-JNB in 2016 --with the following routing:

JNB-SYD-ADL-SYD-SFO-ORD-YUL-xDFW-SFO-MAD-IST-AMM-xDOH-JNB

JNB-SYD-ADL-SYD-SFO (all QF)
SFO-ORD-YUL-xDFW-SFO (all AA)
SFO-MAD (AA)
MAD-IST (IB)
IST-AMM (RJ)
AMM-JNB (QR)

I can't get the OW tool to price the route; I get an error that tells me to call QF customer service. Am I required to book with QF because they're the first carrier, or can I just call AA's RTW the desk to get things going and book the segments?

I've read in the wiki and earlier posts that I'll need an agent in SA to actually issue the ticket. I haven't used a travel agent in years, let alone one in another country! Is there a good resource in SA for this sort of thing?