Round the World Club
Jul 6, 2014 | 9:05 am
#46
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Ontario, Canada
Programs: Aeroplan
Posts: 84
I'm sitting on a bunch of Aeroplan points which I'm planning to use for a Mini RTW or two in Business class, such as my current route obsession:
YYZ -> LHR (stop) -> SIN - BNE (stop) -> BKK - NRT(HND) (stop) -> YYZ
YYZ -> LHR (stop) -> SIN - BNE (stop) -> BKK - NRT(HND) (stop) -> YYZ
Jul 6, 2014 | 9:29 am
#47
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: SF Bay Area
Programs: UA GS MM, Marriott Life Plat, Hyatt Globalist, Southwest Alist pref, various others of little note
Posts: 2,873
I've done a few:
SFO-HNL-DPS-CGK-PEK-(trans mongolian railroad)-DME-CAI-JNB-HRE-VFA-(safari)-KHW-FBCO-MUB-JNB-LHR-ZRH-(TGV)-Paris-(Eurostar)-LHR-LAX
SFO-LHR-DXB-SEZ-NBO (on a BA 747 no less!)-(ground transfer)-WLN-MRE-WLN-(ground transfer)-NBO-DXB-BKK-HKG-SFO
SFO-TPE-BKK-NBO-BJM-KGL-NBO-LHR-SFO
SFO-FRA-PRG-ARN-FRA-HKG-FRA-SFO (not technically RTW, but sure seemed long enough)
SFO-HNL-DPS-CGK-PEK-(trans mongolian railroad)-DME-CAI-JNB-HRE-VFA-(safari)-KHW-FBCO-MUB-JNB-LHR-ZRH-(TGV)-Paris-(Eurostar)-LHR-LAX
SFO-LHR-DXB-SEZ-NBO (on a BA 747 no less!)-(ground transfer)-WLN-MRE-WLN-(ground transfer)-NBO-DXB-BKK-HKG-SFO
SFO-TPE-BKK-NBO-BJM-KGL-NBO-LHR-SFO
SFO-FRA-PRG-ARN-FRA-HKG-FRA-SFO (not technically RTW, but sure seemed long enough)
Last edited by Boghopper; Jul 6, 2014 at 10:34 am
Jul 6, 2014 | 9:39 am
#49
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 23
Being nosy but are you still with the boy you met in BKK?
I confess, I am a bit of a romantic.
Jul 6, 2014 | 9:48 am
#51
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Fort Lee, NJ
Programs: continental one pass, delta skymiles, platinum american express
Posts: 172
I did a 1st class air, 5 star hotel rtw trip leaving NYC with the first stop in Tokyo and the final one in Rio de Janeiro. You can see my route, pictures and experience on [email protected]
Jul 6, 2014 | 9:55 am
#52
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 23
My wife and I were thinking about one on Star Alliance for next year, to celebrate the three months between our anniversary (May) to my birthday (July). We had it all planned out but then with US Airways (our primary airline) leaving Star and merging with AA and oneWorld, we are re-evaluating and seeing what we can get with oneWorld. Our itinerary was:
GSP-DXB-MUC* -- *LHR-SIN-SYD-HKG-NRT-DEN-IAD-GSP
* we were planning to purchase a BMW in Munich and drive around Europe for about three week, then take the Chunnel to London and continue our trip from there.
Strange question, perhaps, but if anyone has done RTW with both oneWorld and Star Alliance, how do the two compare? Especially with Business class?
GSP-DXB-MUC* -- *LHR-SIN-SYD-HKG-NRT-DEN-IAD-GSP
* we were planning to purchase a BMW in Munich and drive around Europe for about three week, then take the Chunnel to London and continue our trip from there.
Strange question, perhaps, but if anyone has done RTW with both oneWorld and Star Alliance, how do the two compare? Especially with Business class?
Jul 6, 2014 | 10:43 am
#54
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: IAH/BTR/MSY
Programs: AA PP, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott LTP, Hilton Gold
Posts: 1,360
I did my first and probably only RTW back in 2012, in combination of CX and SQ First. Link to my trip report is in my signature.
IAH-LAX-SFO-HKG-SIN-DME-IAH
IAH-LAX-SFO-HKG-SIN-DME-IAH
Jul 6, 2014 | 11:12 am
#55
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 414
Round the World Club
Two years ago, I had two months off work and back-packed my way around the world:
CLT-GIG-LHR-CDG-FCO-DXB-BKK-SIN-DPS-HKG-SYD-NRT-SFO-CLT
28 days, 12 countries and a lot of money!! Coach all the way for me! Still had lots of fun- one of the best times of my life. I was in each city for two days.
CLT-GIG-LHR-CDG-FCO-DXB-BKK-SIN-DPS-HKG-SYD-NRT-SFO-CLT
28 days, 12 countries and a lot of money!! Coach all the way for me! Still had lots of fun- one of the best times of my life. I was in each city for two days.
Last edited by Piedmont767; Jul 6, 2014 at 11:19 am Reason: Spelling!
Jul 6, 2014 | 11:51 am
#57
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: YVR
Posts: 2,175
I've done 2 full circumnavigations:
In 2011: YVR-LAX-ICN-SIN-(xKUL-HKT-BKK-REP-BKK-CNX)-xCEI-BKK-CDG-MUC-(train to Vienna and Prague)-ZRH-YUL-YYZ-YVR
w/ stops <24hr in LAX, ICN, BKK, CDG, ZRH, YUL full stops in SIN/KUL, HKT, REP, CNX/CEI, MUC over 6 weeks.
In 2013: YVR-YYZ-JFK-*FRA*-JNB-VFA-(xJNB-CPT-xPLZ-DUR)-xJNB-PER-(BME)-PER-SIN-SFO-YVR
w/ stops <24hr in JFK, FRA (both unintended, due to direct JFK-JNB going mechanical), SIN and full stops in VFA, JNB, CPT, PLZ, PER, BME over 7 weeks
Bracketed portions were purchased separately from the original award.
In 2011: YVR-LAX-ICN-SIN-(xKUL-HKT-BKK-REP-BKK-CNX)-xCEI-BKK-CDG-MUC-(train to Vienna and Prague)-ZRH-YUL-YYZ-YVR
w/ stops <24hr in LAX, ICN, BKK, CDG, ZRH, YUL full stops in SIN/KUL, HKT, REP, CNX/CEI, MUC over 6 weeks.
In 2013: YVR-YYZ-JFK-*FRA*-JNB-VFA-(xJNB-CPT-xPLZ-DUR)-xJNB-PER-(BME)-PER-SIN-SFO-YVR
w/ stops <24hr in JFK, FRA (both unintended, due to direct JFK-JNB going mechanical), SIN and full stops in VFA, JNB, CPT, PLZ, PER, BME over 7 weeks
Bracketed portions were purchased separately from the original award.
Jul 6, 2014 | 1:11 pm
#59
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: LHR, SAN
Programs: BA GGL, AA PLT, VS-curious
Posts: 1,507
Jul 6, 2014 | 3:52 pm
#60
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Philadelphia
Programs: HH Diamond, IHG Plat, SPG & Marriott Gold, CC Silver
Posts: 541
In April, we did our first. PHL-ORD-NRT-FCO(train)FLR-BCN-PHL in 17 days. Nine days in Japan. It got a little tiring toward the end when we spent 3 days in Rome, 1 in Florence, 1 Siena and 1 Barcelona. We won't do such a big trip again until at least 2016.