Hi - great thread and FAQ. This is my third time booking a OW RTW itinerary but still learning. I have two questions which I can't see in the FAQ.

Q1. (a) What's the current preferred way to book these? The first time I booked online, issued by Qantas, which was massively difficult to change (I'm in UK, no Qantas loyalty, inexperienced operators). Second time I got BA to book it for me (GCH), but that too was painful and took multiple calls over weeks. (b) Is using a travel agent recommended? This itinerary starts CMB-NRT -so (c) any good / bad experiences booking a RTW with Sri Lankan?

Q2. How easy is it to open date some of the later legs if they are outside the 330 days of availability but still within the 365 of the first leg, or do people just put in placeholder dates within the 330 window and then change them later?

Thanks for any hints / help.

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