Originally Posted by
jsloan
You're conflating several different things here. Yes, RTWs are cheaper when starting abroad, just as roundtrips to the US are often cheaper than roundtrips from the US to the same destination.
Being able to price out a one-way ticket from Japan to the US in MXN is entirely different, and may be related to either inventory or fare restrictions on a US point-of-sale. However, UA won't sell you that ticket unless you have a credit card with a billing address in Mexico; you'd need a Mexican travel agent to get that price.
I did suggest a travel agent in a previous post to the OG.
I’m holding a 574EUR base fare biz OW BCN to US using a VPN and a US CC. I’m currently in Mexico, without access to my VPN on this site that is the only reason my quote was in MXN - I didn’t feel like converting currency… - that’s cuz I was too lazy to start and stop my VPN… and gave an approximation it was under a grand. that fare in MXN was NOT on UA but OZ via ICN. (*A)