Originally Posted by 20schwarz
By the way, in case anyone is wondering, there is an AKL-xSYD-BKK flight, but I was told I couldn't return to my point of origin (i.e. SYD).
Well, strictly you can return to your point of origin, but once you have re-entered your country of origin you can't leave it again.
Originally Posted by 20schwarz
- Yes, I'm doing LHR-xLAX-SFO on AA for the AAdvantage credit.
Well for maximum miles wouldn't you be better off doing LHR-MEX-ORD-SFO or something?[/quote]
Originally Posted by 20schwarz
- I appreciate the additional ideas for maximizing my 20 segment allowance!
The above plus two roundtrips to anywhere in North America.
Originally Posted by 20schwarz
- I called the AA RTW Desk again today to inquire about "purchasing tickets in Australia" and was told that both the credit card billing address and physical mailing address for paper tickets have to be in Australia. I appreciate the suggestion to start in AKL rather than SYD (I would actually prefer to do this as it might fix some of my routing issues), but unfortunately I don't have any friends on the ground in NZ who can help me.
This is just plain wrong (and quite surprising from the AA RTW desk, who are usually pretty good). The tickets just have to be bought from an entity in Australia. I have bought many AONE3s from Egypt, France, Taiwan, and (imminently) Qatar using a HK-based credit card and having tickets either e-ticketed or pick-up at the airport on departure.