Originally Posted by
ritesa
I'm not talking about a RTW ticket or fare, but a RTW trip or journey. I consider a RTW trip to be the same as a circumnavigation, and this is usually defined as a journey around the world (which means in one general direction) including crossing the equator, or even as passing through two points antipodean to each other.
Well, I don't consider crossing the equator to be a necessary part of it. I certainly had to be with boats years ago, before canals. But planes have changed that. And I do give a lot of value to airline definitions since this is how almost all of us travel now and this is a frequent flyer forum.