Originally Posted by
Nobby
But I could easily use points to get me to a starting location in East Asia, and go from there. .... I'll be going to a number of places in Southeast Asia and China/Japan, so a starting point somewhere in those areas wouldn't waste a segment.
Don't forget that you are allowed only two stopovers in the continent of origin; so if you start in Asia....
In any case, the fares differences for LONE* tickets are not that signficant