Round the World Club
Jul 5, 2014, 2:54 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: LON
Programs: AS MVPG, Marriott Titanium, UA Silver
Posts: 1,350
Round the World Club
Thought this would be a good opportunity for everyone who has made the trip around the globe to sound off about their routing, destinations, clubs, planes, and hotels.
Go!
Go!
Jul 5, 2014, 7:14 pm
#4
Original Poster
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: LON
Programs: AS MVPG, Marriott Titanium, UA Silver
Posts: 1,350
Just finished one myself, broken into 3 parts:
1. SEA - LAX - DXB (mix of AS and EK F)
2. DXB - ZRH - CPH - BKK - HKG (LX, SK, TG J)
3. HKG - SFO - SEA (CX, AS F)
26,875 miles in 8 days
1. SEA - LAX - DXB (mix of AS and EK F)
2. DXB - ZRH - CPH - BKK - HKG (LX, SK, TG J)
3. HKG - SFO - SEA (CX, AS F)
26,875 miles in 8 days
Jul 5, 2014, 9:25 pm
#5
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: SFOSJCOAK
Programs: AA-EXP & 1MM+, AS, MR-LTT, HH Gold
Posts: 7,581
Flew 4 so far. The two that I reported in the TR forum are:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trip-...dventures.html
AMM-xLHR-SIN-NRT-xDEL-HKG-JFK-SFO-DFW-ANC-xDFW-xORD-LAX-xORD-FCO-HEL-xLHR-DXB.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trip-...ga-pixels.html
SFO-xLAX-xLHR-KUL-PER-MEL-SYD-BNE-HKG-PEK-NRT-ICN-TPE-xHKG-PVG-LAX-SFO
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trip-...dventures.html
AMM-xLHR-SIN-NRT-xDEL-HKG-JFK-SFO-DFW-ANC-xDFW-xORD-LAX-xORD-FCO-HEL-xLHR-DXB.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trip-...ga-pixels.html
SFO-xLAX-xLHR-KUL-PER-MEL-SYD-BNE-HKG-PEK-NRT-ICN-TPE-xHKG-PVG-LAX-SFO
Jul 5, 2014, 10:24 pm
#6
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Phoenix area
Programs: AA, SWA, most hotel programs
Posts: 356
Round the World Club
In 2010 did RTW buying individual tickets...
LAX to Fiji (10 day stopover)
Fiji to Christchurch, NZ (3 weeks)
Queenstown to Syndney (2 weeks)
Melbourne to Kuala Lumpur
KL to Langkawi
Langkawi to KL
KL to Ho Chi Minh (2 weeks in Vietnam)
Hanoi to BBK
BBK to Amman (2 weeks in Jordan)
Tel Aviv to Athens (1 week in Greece)
Athens to Madrid (3 weeks in Spain)
Madrid to Lisbon (1 week in Portugal)
Lisbon to NYC
NYC to LAX
Total time traveling--5 months
LAX to Fiji (10 day stopover)
Fiji to Christchurch, NZ (3 weeks)
Queenstown to Syndney (2 weeks)
Melbourne to Kuala Lumpur
KL to Langkawi
Langkawi to KL
KL to Ho Chi Minh (2 weeks in Vietnam)
Hanoi to BBK
BBK to Amman (2 weeks in Jordan)
Tel Aviv to Athens (1 week in Greece)
Athens to Madrid (3 weeks in Spain)
Madrid to Lisbon (1 week in Portugal)
Lisbon to NYC
NYC to LAX
Total time traveling--5 months
Jul 5, 2014, 11:14 pm
#8
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: TLV
Programs: UA Platinum, Avis Chairman, Marriott Gold, Hilton Gold, GA Pilot
Posts: 3,225
LHR-FRA-KIX-NRT-HKG-BKK-USM-BKK-SIN-AKL-PPT-BOB-PPT-LAX-ORD-LHR 15 years ago for my honeymoon. I think the whole ticket cost something like $1,500 (not including the segments to USM and BOB) and I got upgraded on NRT-HKG and FRA-KIX because it was my honeymoon.
Jul 6, 2014, 12:00 am
#10
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: PER
Programs: BA Gold, QF Gold, VA Gold, IC Diamond Amb., HH Diamond
Posts: 777
I booked a few award and revenue flights back in March...
PER-SYD-DXB-DOH-LHR-IAH
IAH-DEN-ORD
ORD-PIA
PIA-DTW-BOS-JFK
JFK-DXB-SIN-PER
Over 2 weeks, mix of personal and work
All in F except for PER-SYD, SIN-PER and those little regional ORD-PIA and PIA-DTW
PER-SYD-DXB-DOH-LHR-IAH
IAH-DEN-ORD
ORD-PIA
PIA-DTW-BOS-JFK
JFK-DXB-SIN-PER
Over 2 weeks, mix of personal and work
All in F except for PER-SYD, SIN-PER and those little regional ORD-PIA and PIA-DTW
Jul 6, 2014, 12:25 am
#11
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Shanghai
Programs: BAEC (Gold), PC (Plat), HH (Gold), MR (Gold)
Posts: 2,729
In 2001 I spent a year doing London-Frankfurt-Mumbai//Chennai-Singapore-Hong Kong-Singapore-Denpasar-Darwin-Perth-Yulara//Sydney-Auckland//Christchurch-Singapore//Bangkok-Tokyo-Vancouver-Boston-London.
Then last year did a much-shorter Newark-Frankfurt-Bangkok-Haneda//Narita-JFK.
Currently in the middle of a JFK-London-Frankfurt-Seoul-Beijing-Hong Kong- JFK.
Thankfully the latter 2 mostly in F unlike my 2001 backpacking saga...
Then last year did a much-shorter Newark-Frankfurt-Bangkok-Haneda//Narita-JFK.
Currently in the middle of a JFK-London-Frankfurt-Seoul-Beijing-Hong Kong- JFK.
Thankfully the latter 2 mostly in F unlike my 2001 backpacking saga...
Jul 6, 2014, 12:32 am
#12
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 2,592
CDG-JFK-HKG-MNL-HKG-CDG.
2 nights in each city ( JFK, MNL, HKG). 7 days total.
Flew AF miles promo award to JFK in J
Use AA miles to fly CX F & J JFK-HKG-MNL and HKG-CDG
Cash for MNL-HKG and got opup to J
Got affected by jet lag only in MNL, took 3 hours to sleep.
A great trip.
2 nights in each city ( JFK, MNL, HKG). 7 days total.
Flew AF miles promo award to JFK in J
Use AA miles to fly CX F & J JFK-HKG-MNL and HKG-CDG
Cash for MNL-HKG and got opup to J
Got affected by jet lag only in MNL, took 3 hours to sleep.
A great trip.
Jul 6, 2014, 12:43 am
#14
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: LHR, SAN
Programs: BA GGL, AA PLT, VS-curious
Posts: 1,487
17 years ago, with a pack on my back, I bought one--LAX-CPH-LHR-PRG-BKK-PNH-BKK-TPE-LAX. Early in the trip i met a boy, and by the second BKK I decided to come back to London to see him and I'm still here now. So I guess I haven't finished it yet.
Jul 6, 2014, 12:53 am
#15
Join Date: Jun 2013
Posts: 8
Earlier this year I did jfk, Istanbul, tel aviv, Addis Ababa, Hong Kong, manila, Kuala Lumpur, Phnom Penh, siem reap, bangkok, chiang mai, Beijing, Chicago, jfk.
It was definitely the most fun thing I have ever done. Was a united award to and from asia with stopovers and open jaw, and air Asia and phillipine airlines filling the gaps.
Air asia is outstanding.
It was definitely the most fun thing I have ever done. Was a united award to and from asia with stopovers and open jaw, and air Asia and phillipine airlines filling the gaps.
Air asia is outstanding.