With FlyerTalk having provided many helpful tips for my first RTW (a GLOBEX26) back in 2004, I'm now hoping this board can help me out with planning a LONE4 for May 2006.

I'm a QFF flying out of Perth. Essentially:

I want to travel to New York and Athens, for the finale of The Amazing Race and the Eurovision Song Contest respectively. The latter will occur on May 18 & 20, but the TAR finale date will remain nebulous for quite some time, therefore requiring me to come up with eastbound and westbound itineraries.

I've just attained Silver status on QFF and would like to try and get the 300 points to maintain this from this particular RTW.

I also want to go to Dubai for the first time, which is causing a few problems with the LHR/Middle East rule.

With limited accommodation budget, I don't want to use all 20 segments.

Anyway, here's my eastbound itinerary (more time in North America):

PER-MEL-LAX-JFK-MIA-DCA-ORD-BCN-ATH-LHR-DXB-HKG-SIN-PER

and my westbound itinerary (longer stops in Asia and DXB):

PER-SIN-HKG-DXB-HEL-ATH-MAD-LHR-JFK-LAX-BNE-PER

Apart from trying to fit some sort of AY flight in and out of HEL on the eastbound (difficult to do on the dates I have in mind), are there any extra stops on the westbound that could help me out?