I have a business trip coming up leaving from PHX I was about to book PHX-SFO-HKG-BKK-HKG-SFO-PHX with CX in I price for this trip would be around $6K. The same week I discovered one AONE tickets and felt a sudden urge to take a couple of days off and go around the world, flying in the A380 first class, going to CDG for a couple days to see my familly etc.
The following is the itenarary I came with What can be improve knowing the following:
-I need to be in BKK from 05/01 in the am (meeting all day) to 05/06 in the PM (meeting all day)
-I need to spend 3 days in CDG
-I need/want to do Quantas 380 first/suites (either SYD-LHR or SYD-LAX).
-I want as many true A/first class flight as possible
-I can only take from the 04/27 in the PM (work all day) to the 05/09 or 05/10 to complete this trip.
-Which product would choose between QX and BA in A on long haul? (I am trying to accumulate some BA flights but would like to try both).

This is the flight details:
Phoenix, AZ to London

Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Departure: 19:25 Phoenix, AZ, USA - Sky Harbor International
Arrival: 13:10 +1 day(s) London, United Kingdom - Heathrow


Airline: British Airways BA288 E Boeing 747-400


Fare type: First


London to Paris

Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Departure: 16:20 London, United Kingdom - Heathrow
Arrival: 18:35 Paris, France - Charles De Gaulle


Airline: British Airways BA318 E Airbus Industrie A320-100/200


Fare type: Business


Paris to London

Saturday, May 01, 2010
Departure: 16:50 Paris, France - Charles De Gaulle
Arrival: 17:00 London, United Kingdom - Heathrow


Airline: British Airways BA319 E Airbus Industrie A320-100/200


Fare type: Business


London to Bangkok

Saturday, May 01, 2010
Departure: 22:00 London, United Kingdom - Heathrow
Arrival: 15:15 +1 day(s) Bangkok, Thailand - Suvarnabhumi International


Airline: British Airways BA9 E Boeing 747-400


Fare type: First


Bangkok to Tokyo

Thursday, May 06, 2010
Departure: 23:00 Bangkok, Thailand - Suvarnabhumi International
Arrival: 07:10 +1 day(s) Tokyo, Japan - Narita


Airline: Japan Airlines JL718 E Boeing 777-200/300


Fare type: Business


Tokyo to Sydney

Saturday, May 08, 2010
Departure: 11:00 Tokyo, Japan - Narita
Arrival: 15:35 Bangkok, Thailand - Suvarnabhumi International


Airline: Japan Airlines JL717 E Boeing 777-200/300


Fare type: Business



Change of plane required. Time between flights = 2:30.

Saturday, May 08, 2010
Departure: 18:05 Bangkok, Thailand - Suvarnabhumi International
Arrival: 06:05 +1 day(s) Sydney, Australia - Kingsford Smith


Airline: Qantas Airways QF2 E Boeing 747-400


Fare type: First


Sydney to Phoenix, AZ

Monday, May 10, 2010
Departure: 13:05 Sydney, Australia - Kingsford Smith
Arrival: 09:45 Los Angeles, CA, USA - Los Angeles International


Airline: Qantas Airways QF11 E Airbus Industrie A380-800


Fare type: First



Change of plane required. Time between flights = 2:10.

Monday, May 10, 2010
Departure: 11:55 Los Angeles, CA, USA - Los Angeles International
Arrival: 17:00 Dallas, TX, USA - Dallas Ft Worth


Airline: American Airlines AA2440 E MC Donnell Douglas MD-83


Fare type: First



Change of plane required. Time between flights = 2:00.

Monday, May 10, 2010
Departure: 19:00 Dallas, TX, USA - Dallas Ft Worth
Arrival: 19:30 Phoenix, AZ, USA - Sky Harbor International


Airline: American Airlines AA2047 E MC Donnell Douglas MD-83


Fare type: First



Let me know what you guys think?

Couple of questions: have you tried plugging this in to the One World Itinerary interactive site? You can book it all right there, but I'm wondering with your fairly imminent dates and desire for particular flights, will there be availability? And second, do you care about maximizing EQP, or is that not important?

I'm sure the same great FTers that helped me will be chiming in

this comes from the oneworld interactive site (Book now print out)
not what EQP stands for I am just trying to achieve as many TP on BA as possible while still enjoying trying other good/better product.

Presumably you're okay with the fact that the AONE4 will cost twice as much as the CX fare you were originally contemplating.

If status in the BAEC is your goal, then you also need four BA-metal flights per tier (Blue > Silver, Silver > Gold) and your itinerary only has four, so if you want to max out TPs (and need a two status tier bump) you'll also need to fly more BA segments once your TP total has reset to nil after the first tier has been achieved. (Hope that makes sense.)

In any event, you might plug something like this into your schedule to see if it could be made to work:

PHX AA ORD BA LHR BA CDG BA LHR BA BKK JL NRT JL SIN QF SYD QF JFK CX YVR AA DFW AA PHX.

The reasoning behind this is (a) lots more tier points; (b) A380 on Qantas (no "U") on SIN-SYD; (c) try out CX F from JFK to YVR; and most importantly (d) by starting out on AA metal AA issues the ticket. You will save (guessing) around $1000 by not paying the BA fuel surcharges that would be added if BA issues the ticket.

Iterations and refinements are numerous.

Some options for you to consider:

You can fly LHR-SIN on QF for the A380, then you'll need to get SIN-BKK on RJ direct or on CX via HKG. This can increase your chance of getting on this aircraft. Similarly, you can get back to SIN from BKK to hop on the A380 to continue onto SYD.

Alternatively, you can fly CDG-HKG on CX on F, rather than going back to LHR.

I thought you only needed to take 4 BA metal flights per year not per BAEC level? I've only ever taken 4 qualifying flights each year for the last few years and even when I was qualifying, I don't recall having to take 8 BA flights when moving from Blue to Silver to Gold?

Based on my recent F experiences across OW, I'd recommend you try to take CX or QF (non-380) for the F experience and if you need to add segments to make your 4 BA flights, do a quick LHR-MAN-LHR or some other set of shorthaul flights to get your status. Eurocheat with BA will also help you get to Gold much faster (and definately within the trip you've proposed).

Lately BA has been a bit of a letdown with their F product and service.

If you're going to do an AONE4, you should be able to sample the F product from all the major carriers (BA, CX, QF, JL, AA) which I would highly recommend as you probably won't get the chance to do so again unless the AONE becomes a regular habit...it can happen as I've now switched to ACIRC22&26 rather than DCIRC's

after hours of shifting thingd around and extending my trip I came with the following:
Phoenix, AZ to London
Friday, April 23, 2010

Departure: 19:25 Phoenix, AZ, USA - Sky Harbor International
Arrival: 13:10 +1 day(s) London, United Kingdom - Heathrow
Airline: British Airways BA288 E
Boeing 747-400
Fare type: First

London to Paris
Saturday, April 24, 2010

Departure: 17:00 London, United Kingdom - Heathrow
Arrival: 19:15 Paris, France - Charles De Gaulle
Airline: British Airways BA322 E
Airbus Industrie A320-100/200
Fare type: Business

Paris to London
Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Departure: 07:35 Paris, France - Charles De Gaulle
Arrival: 07:55 London, United Kingdom - Heathrow
Airline: British Airways BA303 E
Boeing 767-200/300
Fare type: Business

London to Singapore
Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Departure: 12:05 London, United Kingdom - Heathrow
Arrival: 08:00 +1 day(s) Singapore, Singapore - Changi
Airline: Qantas Airways QF32 E
Airbus Industrie A380-800
Fare type: First

Singapore to Hong Kong
Thursday, April 29, 2010

Departure: 11:00 Singapore, Singapore - Changi
Arrival: 14:55 Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR of China) - Hong Kong International
Airline: Cathay Pacific CX714 E
Boeing 777-200/300
Fare type: Business

Hong Kong to Osaka
Friday, April 30, 2010

Departure: 10:05 Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR of China) - Hong Kong International
Arrival: 14:45 Osaka, Japan - Kansai International
Airline: Cathay Pacific CX506 E
Boeing 747-400
Fare type: First

Osaka to Bangkok
Saturday, May 01, 2010

Departure: 18:30 Osaka, Japan - Kansai International
Arrival: 22:25 Bangkok, Thailand - Suvarnabhumi International
Airline: Japan Airlines JL727 E
Boeing 767-200/300
Fare type: Business

Bangkok to Sydney
Friday, May 07, 2010

Departure: 18:10 Bangkok, Thailand - Suvarnabhumi International
Arrival: 06:05 +1 day(s) Sydney, Australia - Kingsford Smith
Airline: British Airways BA9 E
Boeing 747-400
Fare type: First

Sydney to Phoenix, AZ
Sunday, May 09, 2010

Departure: 13:05 Sydney, Australia - Kingsford Smith
Arrival: 09:45 Los Angeles, CA, USA - Los Angeles International
Airline: Qantas Airways QF11 E
Airbus Industrie A380-800
Fare type: First

Change of plane required. Time between flights = 3:00.

Sunday, May 09, 2010

Departure: 12:45 Los Angeles, CA, USA - Los Angeles International
Arrival: 17:50 Dallas, TX, USA - Dallas Ft Worth
Airline: American Airlines AA1072 E
MC Donnell Douglas MD-80 All Series
Fare type: First

Change of plane required. Time between flights = 1:10.

Sunday, May 09, 2010

Departure: 19:00 Dallas, TX, USA - Dallas Ft Worth
Arrival: 19:30 Phoenix, AZ, USA - Sky Harbor International
Airline: American Airlines AA2047 E
MC Donnell Douglas MD-83
Fare type: First


starting AA metal was a $500 saving and would not fit my schedule, and also would make me take the 777 vs 747.

With this itinerary I get 2 BA in A, 2 QF (380) in A and one CX in A, the maximum I could come up with my schedule.

Any comments on how to make this AONE even better?

Well, your ticket is good for a year and you're only using 11 of 16 possible segments, including only 2 of 6 allowed in North America. One thing to consider is breaking the trip at LAX on your return, flying to PHX outside the RTW, then use your 6 remaining N.A. segments (but only one remaining stopover) sometime during the next eleven months. There are lots of tier point- or mileage-earning possibilities available in NA, so why throw them away by returning to the point of origin and having the ticket turn into a pumpkin?

I now have to be in Europe 3 days after being done with my AONE4, therefore I changed my routing again!!!(Sorry) to include my trip to Europe.
thanks to some of your comments I was able to use all of my segments (adding a trip to calgary in June to visit an old buddy!). PLease see below my itinerary:

04/30: PHX-LAX (separate ticket,$50 usair)
04/30: LAX-SYD, QF12, A, A-380.
any recomendation for SYD airport: the lounge, reserve a spa treatment, what to do...
05/02: SYD-BKK, BA10, A, b747.
05/06: BKK-NRT, JL718, D, b777
any recomendation on hotel, restaurant, what to do in TYO for the day,night?
05/08:NRT-SIN, JL719, D, b777
Any recomendation for SIN airport?
05/08: SIN-LHR, QF31, A, A-380
Any recomendation for arrival lounge? do I have access to any with QF?
05/08: LHR-CDG, BA308, D, A-320
Spend 5 days with familly, and eat a lot!
05/13: CDG-MAD-NCE
05/13: Helicopter to Monaco to see familly and more importantly the F1 race!!!!!!!!

This next section is booked aside from AONE4:

05/17: NCE-SKG (stoping somewhere on OS)
05/18: SKG-ZRH-GVA
05/18 to 05/20: Vitafood trade show we have a booth in the USA pavillon.
05/20: GVA-IST (TK) Vitamin & supplements Trade mission to IST organize by the US dept of commerce with complimentary room at the radisson blu
05/21:IST-CDG (TK)

Back to AONE4

05/22: CDG-LHR, BA307, D, b767
Any recomendation for LHR lounges etc (I have 3 hours)
05/22: LHR-PHX, BA289, A b747

Back home!

Then in june:

PHX-DFW-YYC-DFW-PHX in A with AA to use all of my segments!

Please let me know all there is to do to maximize my trip such as which lounge, how to get a massage, where to eat, etc...

Thanks in advance for your feedback