Originally Posted by
IluvSQ
You are confusing reward RTW and revenue RTW. They are completely different creatures.
For reward ( points) RTW, you have to have your points in the programme that you want to redeem. If you are looking at Mileage Plus rewards, you must have mileage plus points. If you are looking at ANA rewards, you must have ANA points. Most reward RTWs have a maximum of 5 stops, which is very restrictive.
In what way am I confusing them? I believe I'm following the proper rules. From
ANA's reward page, they say:
Round-the-world flights:
For round-the-world itineraries only, the required number of miles is calculated based on the total itinerary distance (basic sector mileage total). You can make up to eight stopovers when using airplanes to cross the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans one time each until you return to your country of departure (however, only up to three stopovers can be made in Europe and four stopovers can be made in Japan). You must choose either an eastbound or westbound route, and cannot travel in the opposite direction. The final international flight to return to your country of departure must be boarded on or after the 10th day after boarding the first international flight
My itinerary has 6 stopovers, goes strickly Westbound (MCO-SNA-SJC is also Westbound**), and has only one stopover in Europe and one in Japan, and the trip is (much) longer than 10 days. And I have sufficient AmEx points, which are transferable to ANA Points.
So I *think* I'm doing everything right for a reward RTW. Is there anything specific you see me doing wrong?
** In addition to MCO-SNA-SJC being Westbound, I'm likely going to chose to just end the trip in SNA, since SNA-SJC requires a connection on Star Alliance and turns into a 5+ hour flight, where I'd rather spend $59 extra for a direct Southwest flight...