After lurking on this board for some time I now feel brave enough to ask for help. The plan is to purchase 2 RTW DONE 4 ex BKK ( using FF points to get to BKK). Then BKK-PEK, PEK-KIX, surface NRT- MEL. Then over the course of the next few months, MEL-DRW, DRW-MEL, MEL- BME, BME-MEL and then the final part of the trip MEL-JFK ( transit HKG), JFK-DFW, DFW-BOS, BOS-SFO, SFO- LHR, LHR-CAI, CAI-LHR, LHR-IST, IST- LHR, LHR-BKK.
The plan is to buy the tickets from CX in BKK paying with AMEX to activate their travel insurance. If I contacted CX prior to arrival in BKK would they hold seats on the Asian part of the trip, as I am concerned re availability in D. The rest of the trip I would leave open. Would I then have to book the other sectors through CX in Australia? The main purpose of the trip is a holiday, split into 3 segments, but I would also like to maximise status credits with Qantas. Any comments gratefully received.