flying around the world options?
 

what are the most economical options for flying around the world?

Usually RTW fares are cheaper than just a number of one-way tickets. However, if you are willing

- to combine different (non-allied) carriers, and perhaps
- even different travel classes

a number of one-way tickets can become more economical. A friend of mine, for instance, booked the cheapest airline one-way for each route and used business class only for the really long and overnight segments. Like this he saved a couple of thousand dollars compared to a business class RTW ticket.

Six threads for the same topic? :confused::td:

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/onewo...l#post15894356
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/skyte...l#post15894327
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/star-...l#post15894308
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/miles...l#post15894293
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/milea...l#post15894273