I've perused the forum quite a bit and have come up with the following itinerary, which the validator says is OK:

NRT-BKK-SIN-HKG-LHR-YVR-JFK-ORD-SFO-LAX-NRT

I'm assuming from reading around that NRT is one of the better places to issue an AONEx ticket at the moment (I've discounted MRU as I don't particularly want to go there, and Africa is not on my list of places to see).

It's not purely a mileage run, although the Tier Points would be very useful. I'd book 2 solo award tickets to get me to and from NRT at the start and end.

The Asian legs would be in March next year and the US legs probably August time (I'm resident in London so can break easily at LHR).

I'm assuming it's best to use the AA ticket desk to set the itinerary up and give me the record locator. My question is, how do I go about actually getting and paying for the ticket itself (forgive me if this seems obvious - to me it's just not clear). Do I then telephone the AA ticket desk in NRT and give CC details over the phone ?

I'd also appreciate any comment on the routings - suggestions for changes or optimisations.

Many thanks in advance - and please be kind to me

BAH