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Feb 14, 2017 | 10:46 pm

#1942

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Quote:

Originally Posted by pandaperth

As wandering_fred posted, your itinerary is a Circle Trip Explorer, not a Oneworld Explorer.

You didn't say what fare class you'd be in, so I'm going to assume Business Class

Circle Trip Explorer

If South America is included, then the fare basis is DCIR29SA
Maximum Permitted Miles = 29,000
Minimum stopovers = 2
Maximum free stopovers = 6
Additional stopovers USD150ea
Base Fare ex-Japan JPY859,300
Easter Island is allowed
Cannot be booked on-line
Your itinerary is valid - NRT-xDFW-SCL-IPC-xSCL-SYD-NRT

OneWorld Explorer

Fare basis DONE4 (4 continents: Asia, Nth America, Sth America, Europe/Middle East)
Minimum stopovers = 2
Base Fare ex-Japan JPY780,400
Easter Island is allowed
Can be booked on-line
Possible itineraries:
NRT-xDFW-SCL-IPC-SCL-LHR-NRT or NRT-xDFW-SCL-IPC-SCL-MAD-NRT

Awesome. Thank you for an excellent, concise answer. Surprising but I guess DONE4 is a better deal in this case! I'll check into it, thank you!