Originally Posted by danielsan
Are there any suggestions for good RTW travel agents in BKK? I've been using Eight & Nine travel (corner of Silom and Narathiwat) for personal travel. I might consult with our Amex travel agent this week, however.
I'm just struggling to find all the rules and interpretations for RTWs - on backtracking, stopovers, over-land trips, etc.
Hi, I haven't really looked at travel agents yet, as I have been putting the itinerary together with the Mileage Calculator that you can download from the Star Alliance website. However, I have looked on the internet and came in contact with an agent called Chawla Travel on Patpong 1 road. They seem to specialise in RTW fares, although their website still mentions old fares. I might visit them on my next trip to Bangkok.
As for rules, you'll be able to find all the details in various posts on this forum. But the most important ones ex-BKK are as follows:
- Maximum 24 flights
- Maximum 15 stopovers
- Max 3 stopovers per country, except USA (5)
- Max 1 stopover per city (stopover is more than 24 hours)
- Max 3 transfers per city (transfer is less than 24 hours)
- An overland (surface) sector does not count as a segment of the trip, but does count as 1 stopover.
Hope this helps. I have just finished my itinerary and will post it here, so you can get an idea of the possibilities. I managed to get very close to 24 flights and 29,000 miles...b
Planning a RTW is a lot of fun, and I am sure doing it much more!