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Feb 1, 2025 | 1:05 pm

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Mwenenzi

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Originally Posted by stan1162

So Many Questions...
We are a retired couple who travel. End of 2025 or Jan 2026 we are starting to explore Asia. We think a RTW is the way to go.
1. OneWorld Global Explorer vs One World Explorer. We will be buying Business Class tix. We would like the most bang for the buck ( cost). Is one better than the other. We plan to us all 16 segments.
2. We can start the ticket any North American city. I've read Canada is a good place to start ( lower fees)?
3. We would like to go to Japan, Viet Nam, Thailand, Singapore, at least. We have unlimited time. Great Circle Mapper is a good resource, I've been playing around with it. Any Asia experts think of a good order we should go?
4. We have been toying with making it a two trip ticket. Asia in early 2026, coming back to US for Spring, then heading back out later in the year, using the full 12 months time limit.
5. We dont mind zig zagging and backtracking.
6. Maximizing mileage and minimizing $$$.
7. Should we status match with AA right before we but the tickets? We have no AA status.
8. Use AA credit Card or Chase Saph Reserve? Thoughts?

I'm not asking for anyone to make a route, really just asking if I'm on the right track in what I should be paying attention to in order to make a RTW work and work it to its full advantage. And are these questions/thoughts in my head important, not just the route, but the other piddly things like status matching and which CC matter.

Oneworld offer

OneWorld Global Explorer is distance based and has more allowable airlines. More airlines in the Pacific
One World Explorer is continent based. Most posts on FT are about OW Explorer
Circle Pacific may match your plans

None is "better: than the other. All have different rules on stop overs. Just what matches your intineray-plans
Starting in Asia with a long stopover in USA and back to Asia may suit. Would need USA-Asia (start) and Asia USA(end) positioing flights

My understanding AA do not status match, but may offer a challenge.
What ffp's are you a member of now?
Flying business class status does not do much extra for you.

https://www.oneworld.com/round-the-world
Rules are in "What are the Round the World rules"

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oneworld Explorer
Continent-Based Air Travel
No matter where business or pleasure takes you, oneworld's vast network means your Round The World trip via oneworld Explorer fare makes it easy to travel from city to city, and continent to continent. And, for every dot you connect, you earn more miles and points to spend across the oneworld Alliance.

Global Explorer
Distance-Based Air Travel
For an even wider choice of where to travel, book your Round The World trip via Global Explorer, which grants you access to an even more extensive list of airlines, including Aer Lingus, Bangkok Airways, oneworld connectpartner Fiji Airways, Jetstar, Jetstar Asia, Jetstar Japan, Jetstar Pacific, WestJet, and Qantas code-share flights operated by Air Tahiti Nui.

Circle Pacific
Multi-Continent Air Travel
If you prefer to visit multiple continents without actually flying all the way around the world, our Circle Pacific fare lets you explore the continents that border the Pacific Ocean. You can choose to start and finish your journey in one of the following continents:

Asia (Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam)
Southwest Pacific (Australia and New Zealand)
North America (USA and Canada)
South America

Last edited by Mwenenzi; Feb 1, 2025 at 1:18 pm

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