Originally Posted by headinclouds
A rough cut at an itinerary is somthing like this:
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.
First, who should I call to book this? I found a very helpful fare spreadsheet that quoted the price for this economy ticket as 2,500 USD originating in london ? Is that correct? If so, that's awesome , because AirTreks gave me a quote of $5000 for the same itin.
Thanks for the advice. I am planning on flying Economy (i'm graduating from college in December, so dont think it's a great idea to spend all my savings). Is there a way for me to accrue more miles? Also, when I try to do the ticket on the OneWorld planner that you download from their site, it says I have one too many Asia segments (five instead of four ... looks like they're counting my overland china segment as one). Is there a way to fix that?
Also, can I make a stop in Europe somewhere on the way back from North/South America before I head back to Edinburgh? Meaning can I go to some random European city to use my other "original continent" stop-over?
Again, thanks for all your help