Originally Posted by buddhaman
.....My itinery looks something like this!
Auckland - Sydney-Tokyo-Hong Kong- Singapore- kula lumpur- Bangkok - Dubai - London ( some of europe too ) - 2 stops in Canda, 3 stops in usa, 3 stops in South America and then Easter Island and back to Auckland!
Is this a viable route?
Have you a list on "must see" places and a 2nd tier list "visit if it works out" places?
Do you want to maximise miles and tier/status credits and frequent flyer points or have minimum travelling time
Your basic routing is SWP-Asia-Eu-NA-SA-SWP
Other options are allowable
eg SWP-Asia(transit)-Eu-NA(transit)-SA-NA-Asia-SWP
or
SWP-Asia(transit)-Eu-SA-NA-Asia-SWP
or
SWP-Asia-Eu-NA(transit)-SA-NA-SWP
For example selecting a few common NA cities AKL-SYD-NRT-HKG-SIN-KUL-BKK-DXB-LHR-YYZ-DFW-LAX-SCL-IPC-AKL will not comply Many problems. If you start adding segments in Europe, NA & SA you will exceed the 20 segment limit.
In Asia its Cathay Pacific (CX) hubbing of Hong Kong and the odd QF & BA flight.
Have not seen a KUL-BKK or BKK-DXB on any Oneworld carrier.
Not sure in SIN-KUL is available, but its so close its the waste of a segment. Take the train or buy a airline ticket locally
Dubai is usually done from London (LHR-DXB-LHR) on BA or from Helsinki (HEL-DXB-HEL) on Finnair.
In North America can only go on American Airlines (AA). To get to 2 Canadian cities probably need to go via USA. 6 flights are allowed in North America.
Easter Island (IPC) is a must go place. Cannot do SCL-IPC-AKL. Only way to Easter Island is SCL-IPC-SCL.
Getting any class of travel (A, D, or L) from SCL to AKL is difficult. Many people have been forced to go via USA due to lack of seat availability
Have a good read on the posts below 100's about RTW's itineraries
One World Distances has some routes but will not 100% accurate now