Need some ideas
Jun 17, 2009, 5:08 am
#1
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Need some ideas
Hi I am about to start planning my trip for next year when I turn 45 yrs young. I have 120,000 air Canada points. I would like to do a RTW trip. Here are some places i would like to visit. Russia, South africa, china. Can anyone help me construct a route for this?? I want to get the best bang for my points. Is this route doable??
Jun 17, 2009, 5:18 am
#2
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Russia and China yes, I think, South Africa maybe not. You might be better off doing SA by flying SAA when they have their deep discount help-our-currency-is-in-the-toilet sales.
And the consensus on the list seems to be, burn the extra miles and go for first class.
And the consensus on the list seems to be, burn the extra miles and go for first class.
Jun 17, 2009, 6:38 am
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a few ideas
Would suggest adding Stockholm and Singapore to any RTW...two great places to visit..Malaysia might also be a good stop...
Jun 17, 2009, 9:28 am
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I was in Sinapore last year as i used 100000 in business class to fly there in SQ airlines. Then to Thailand and to Japan all in business class. Now I would like to cross the Atlantic and see some other countries in Europe or somewhere in the Baltic then make my way to China and back to Toronto. This is my plan at the moment. In terms of stopovers. is what I am trying to deal with and how to make the best of long haul flights.
Jun 17, 2009, 9:46 am
#6
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Unless you're on a true RTW award ticket which are way more that 120,000 points, you're going to be limited to 2 stopovers + "your point of return"...generally the furthest point from your origin. You also have be within MPM or using a valid routing.
Off the top of my head I would say South Africa is out if you want to include China or Russia...unless you can find a routing rule that includes SA as a valid stop on the way to China ( I doubt this is possible) I don't think Russia will be easy either.
Generally you can do North America - Europe/Middle East - Asia - North America on a standard award. Anything else would most likely have to be a RTW ticket.
Off the top of my head I would say South Africa is out if you want to include China or Russia...unless you can find a routing rule that includes SA as a valid stop on the way to China ( I doubt this is possible) I don't think Russia will be easy either.
Generally you can do North America - Europe/Middle East - Asia - North America on a standard award. Anything else would most likely have to be a RTW ticket.
Jun 17, 2009, 6:00 pm
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The Star Alliance "Europe pass" includes Moscow and St Petersburg. My suggestion is to strategically choose your stopover points and buy a separate Europe pass for Europe and buy separate tix in China (from either SHA or PVG).
Jun 18, 2009, 5:05 am
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Jun 18, 2009, 6:44 am
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These are very good deals. I've found that in Europe, reputable carriers require a return flight to give you a cheaper seats. With the Europe pass, I got the cheap rates but was able to fly from city to city without have to do return flights to the hub. In my case, FCO-CPH-OSL-BLQ and then took the train back to Rome so didn't have to fly and actually got to see some countryside for once.
Book the request through the Star Alliance website and it will be sent to a carrier for ticketing. I booked mine through LH who were really great to work with (I had date changes to make along the way.)
Book the request through the Star Alliance website and it will be sent to a carrier for ticketing. I booked mine through LH who were really great to work with (I had date changes to make along the way.)
Jun 18, 2009, 4:45 pm
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Unless you're on a true RTW award ticket which are way more that 120,000 points, you're going to be limited to 2 stopovers + "your point of return"...generally the furthest point from your origin. You also have be within MPM or using a valid routing.
Off the top of my head I would say South Africa is out if you want to include China or Russia...unless you can find a routing rule that includes SA as a valid stop on the way to China ( I doubt this is possible) I don't think Russia will be easy either.
Generally you can do North America - Europe/Middle East - Asia - North America on a standard award. Anything else would most likely have to be a RTW ticket.
Off the top of my head I would say South Africa is out if you want to include China or Russia...unless you can find a routing rule that includes SA as a valid stop on the way to China ( I doubt this is possible) I don't think Russia will be easy either.
Generally you can do North America - Europe/Middle East - Asia - North America on a standard award. Anything else would most likely have to be a RTW ticket.