After success with building my own ONE here with your help... (thanks
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I am trying to build a RTW for my parents, as they will be retiring soon and get a few months of hotel stays and car rentals courtesy of their company (about 65 days worth). They are in JNB but will have paid travel to Europe and eventually North America as part of retirement in first class (although they will settle down near Cape Town). My parents are both elite with BA.
They would like to visit the following, starting either in Africa or Europe: Dubai, India, Vietnam, Thailand, Australia and New Zealand. All to sort of celebrate retirement. I've put together the following:
CAI-LHR - BA
LHR-SVQ - BA - stopover & drive
LHR-AMS - BA
LHR-DXB - BA - stopover
DXB-BOM - CX - stopover & drive/train maybe a sidetrip to Bhutan with A&K??
DEL-HKG CX - stopover
HKG-BKK CX - stopover & maybe a sidetrip to Vietnam??
BKK-SIN CX - stopover
SIN-PER QF - stopover & drive to Alice Springs, or somewhere else in Australia
ASP-SYD QF
SYD-CHC QF - stopover & travel up to Wellington
WLG-SYD QF - stopover
SYD-LAX QF - stopover & drive up PCH to Seattle
SEA-ORD AA - stopover
ORD-ANC AA
ANC-DFW AA
DFW-JFK AA - stopover
JFK-SEA AA - stopover
SEA-LHR BA
LHR-???
I remember that Vietnam is a problem, so did not include it here and will suggest they find a cheap internal flight.
I used the fare explorer and of course the problem is the last leg. If they fly back to CAI they violate the UK-Middle East/East Europe rule, but if they fly anywhere else they violate the requirement to return to country/region of origin. What exactly constitutes a region anyway?
CAI-LHR-SVQ,AMS-LHR-DXB-BOM,DEL-HKG-BKK-SIN-PER,ASP-SYD-CHC,WLG-SYD-LAX,SEA-ORD-ANC-DFW-JFK-SEA-LHR-CAI
Rule violated!!!! [LHR-CAI] Max 2 segment(s): UK <--> Middle East/Eastern Europe/North Africa
They could start in continental Europe somewhere instead, but it would cost more. Maybe downgrade to a DONE4, as there will not be very much first class anyway?
Any comments, including on alternate itineraries are welcome and very much appreciated!! I may tweek the itinerary a little, so hope people do not mind...