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Originally Posted by JackZ
Have about 130K miles each in AA and united.
Plan for a RTW trip- take about a month , start from US, like to cover
- Europe (mainly UK &France)
- Mideast (Mainly Dubai and Cairo)
- Asia (Bankok, Japan and NZ-Auckland))
If possible ,
- South America (Rio and/ or Buenos)
think I can get mixed economy and business class if plan right and lucky
Any suggestions (best time of the year to book, sequence of visit, stopovers...) appreciated!
How soon can you book? AA's award chart is changing in March.
Be aware that AA no longer offers free stopovers on its awards. And UA only offers free stopovers on its
roundtrip awards.
For travel in Economy using AAdvantage miles, be sure to check the dates for off-peak award travel (offered on certain routes) to save some miles.
AA award chart here:
http://www.google.com/search?client=...hannel=browser
AA
Partner award chart here:
http://www.aa.com/i18n/disclaimers/a...rtnerChart.jsp
You might also consider getting some BA Avios, which could be useful for shorter legs like UK-France; intra-South America; and even Japan-Thailand. In addition to the Chase/BA card which earns BA Avios directly, Amex MR points, Chase UR points, and Starwood points can all be converted to BA Avios.