Can anyone help with done3 from oslo?

Thanks

What kind of help do you want? Where do you want to go? When?

BTW, you might want to look at prices ex-BUD before settling on OSL.

Thank you, that's an important distinction.

oops, price for both please.

Base Fares (source ExpertFlyer)
ex-OSL DONE3 NOK52,398 (~USD5,223)
ex-BUD DONE3 HUF2,030,399) (~USD5,117)

Japan is sub-US$5K at present.

A contact of mine is trying to book a DONE3 ex-Oslo and tried to get AA's RTW desk to help put the trip together. Sadly (but consistently with what I've read here) they had great difficulty in making the agent at the RTW desk understand why they wanted to start in Norway when their home is in Chicagoland. Then a period of 40 minutes of hold ensued, then the line went dead. Sound familiar?

Anyway, on a hunch, I just phoned Alaska Airlines' 800 number and asked a representative if there's anybody at AS who knows anything about the RTW or CPAC products, and she immediately said that their international/partners desk has been trained up and is capable of making bookings on the phone. I didn't pursue it right away, but if it's true, what great news! If anybody is in the process of putting a trip together, and has the courage to see if AS can do the booking, please leave a note on this thread. Thanks.

I had booked ex-OSL DONEx twice via AA RTW desk. They did not ask me that question. But if they did, I'd answer, "Well I am in Europe and want to book something to get me home". But quietly, I'd say, "None of your business"!
Seriously, my second ex-OSL DONEx did get me home after I completed the first RTW, by flying OSL-xDOH-LAX (on DONEx ticket), then separate ticket LAX-SFO on AA award.

Good to know. I can't seem to find the phone # for International/Partners Desk!

You have to go through the regular reservations line.

Least Expensive Location from which to Start a Business Class RTW
 

Is anyone keeping on the least expensive locations from which to start an RTW?

Japan

Pakistan is about the same as Japan

Norway is a little more than either Japan or Pakistan

Business RTW fares ex-Japan are about USD5,000 cheaper than ex-USA, about USD3,000 cheaper than ex-UK

In USD a DONE3 ex-Tokyo is $405 cheaper than one originating in Hungary and $597 cheaper than one originating in Norway. A DONE4 is $10 more expensive in Hungary than from Japan.

Note this changes all the time with currency fluctuations and remember these are BASE fares, before taxes, surcharges and fees.

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Ah, I had forgotten about Hungary
It's a good example of currency fluctuations (in its case devaluation, not appreciation)
The Florint has fallen ~33% against the USD over the last year, thus making ex-Hungary fares more competitive