Originally Posted by alect

I will PM your TA details.

I think it is essential to book first with an airline and then ticket - trying to do it from scratch with a TA would be futile as most don't have enough (any) knowledge of RTW rules). My main reason for going with a TA to ticket is that in BKK at least most of them offer a discount off the published price - 3-7%. As hvd points out later, the experience may be equally pleasant dealing with the airlines agent in the city - many have done so in CAI. I can't comment as I haven't done this so far.