Originally Posted by flapjackdg
I've heard that it is cheaper to book a RTW starting in the UK rather than the US, which is why that would make sense. Is this true? Does my plan make sense? Does anyone know how much this should cost, and whom I should order through to get the best service?
Also, I would have liked to be in South America before North America, but I dont think there are flights from Bankok to Lima or Argentina that do not stop in Australia. If I am wrong please let me know.
More generally -- What are peoples expirience using OneWorld for long trips of this sort? How early in advance should I book?
Anyway ... please help, and give any advice you have on booking this
A rough cut at an itinerary is somthing like this:
EDI-LHR-DEL-HKG-BJS//HKG-BKK-HKG-JFK-LIM-SCL-EZE-LHR-EDI
You can do South America before North America by using the transit without stopover to South America. Replace the ...HKG-JFK-LIM... with HKG-LAX-LIM just pick the CX flight that arrives in LAX after the departure of the LAN flight SCL-LIM. Then you would revise the EZE-LHR segment with EZE-USA-some flights in the US-LHR-EDI.
The lower cost for RTW starting from the UK are in economy class only, not business or first. If that is your intention, then the UK is a good place to start. And of course do you intend to accrue FF miles? If so, then many of these flight will earn 0 miles (CX) or 25% miles (BA/QF). And no it is not to early to start planning, booking for a January departure.