Originally Posted by
jswitch
Any thoughts on how to go about trying to determine the best RTW trip? I couldn't imagine doing this trip in coach therefore I'm willing to spend the miles for a first class ticket... I had thought that business class would work but is it true that we'd be in coach when there isn't business class on a particular flight. As you can tell... I'm so new to this that I desparately need some guidance. Any help is greatly appreciated.
First class availability is almost non-existent. I wouldn't even waste the miles to try.
You'll spend 220k per ticket for Biz class, and I would budget about 10-20 hours at a minimum in planning it. You can download the Skyteam software showing which flights are available. In most cases you must fly on a Skyteam airline. I have seen Delta people have a bit more latitude than NWA (Fly via AS within US, open jaw, etc), but make sure you really plan out your trip.