Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: SCL, MCT, LGW and a variety of 1W lounges in between.
Programs: BA Mucci (Seigneur et Ingenieur des Appareils Volants (Gold)), QF (WP and LTG), AA EXP, GF Gold
Posts: 3,931
Ticket routes.
Perhaps you should look at ONE as a way to travel RTW and not just US domestic with a bit of pond hopping. Perhaps you should buy some of your US domestic tickets in Europe with a back to back transatlantic tickets if price is your main option and Y travel domestically is OK.
By including AMS and MAD in your plans, you miss out the joys of Higher Intermediate Fare destinations like London in your plans with the RTW allows. You may also be using NW and IB whereas the better carriers are not being used for some of the trips.
Just thoughts.