Hi,

My name is Skip and I'm going to begin a 34,000 mile RTW ticket with *A. I understand all of the rules fully. However when it comes to how many miles each flight counts, I am not sure how things work. If I layover (defined as staying less than 24 hours, correct?) from one city to the next, because there are no direct flights, do the miles from both the flights count toward the 34,000 or does it only count toward it as much as the Great Circle distance, the distance if there were a direct flight? I hope it's the great circle direct distance and not the two flights becasue I am right on the cusp, but I would really like to know. Please let me know if you know.

Also, relatedly but a diferent question, does anybody know which companys' miles and in what ratio do they transfer to United's frequent flyer program?

Cheers!
Skip