My travel agent send the rules - at least what they are in germany. This should answer some of the questions


FARES ONLY APPLY ON ANY AA/AY/BA/CX/EI/IB/LA/QF/DI/LP FLIGHT.

1/ TRAVEL MUST INCLUDE A MINIMUM OF THREE
CONTINENTS INCLUDING THE CONTINENT OF ORIGIN.

ITINERARIES WHICH INCLUDE EUROPE AND THE SW
PACIFIC MUST BE A MINIMUM OF FOUR CONTINENTS.

TRAVEL BETWEEN AUSTRALIA AND EUROPE ON A SINGLE
FLIGHT NUMBER IS CONSIDERED TRAVELING SW - PACIFIC
ASIA-EUROPE THROUGH THREE CONTINENTS.

2/ TRAVEL MUST BE TO/FROM/VIA ADJACENT CONTINENTS
IN A CONTINUOUS FORWARD DIRECTION -WITHOUT
BACKTRACKING - EXCEPT AS FOLLOWS--
A/ BACKTRACKING PERMITTED WITHIN A CONTINENT
EXCEPTION 1-- TRAVEL MAY NOT CONTINUE THROUGH THE
ORIGINAL POINT OF ORIGIN UNLESS INDICATED IN THIS
RULE.

EXCEPTION 2-- BACKTRACKING BETWEEN HAWAII AND THE
CONTINENTAL U.S./CANADA IS NOT PERMITTED.

B/ TRAVEL BETWEEN NORTH AMERICA AND SOUTH AMERICA
IS NOT CONSIDERED BACKTRACKING.

C/ TRAVEL BETWEEN EUROPE/MIDEAST AND AFRICA IS
NOT CONSIDERED BACKTRACKING.

D/ TRAVEL BETWEEN ASIA AND SOUTHWEST PACIFIC IS

NOT CONSIDERED BACKTRACKING.
E/ TRAVEL BETWEEN ASIA AND AFRICA IS NOT

CONSIDERED BACKTRACKING.

3/ WHEN TRAVEL IS VIA THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC
OCEANS ONLY ONE TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT AND ONE
TRANSPACIFIC FLIGHT PERMITTED.

4/ CIRCLE PACIFIC TRIP JOURNEYS COMPRISED OF TWO
TRANSPACIFIC FLIGHTS AND CIRCLE ATLANTIC JOURNEYS
COMPRISED OF TWO TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHTS ARE NOT
PERMITTED.

5/ ONLY ONE INTERCONTINENTAL DEPARTURE AND ONE
INTERCONTINENTAL ARRIVAL IS PERMITTED IN EACH
CONTINENT.

EXCEPTION 1-- TWO INTERCONTINENTAL ARRIVALS AND
DEPARTURES PERMITTED IN NORTH AMERICA.

EXCEPTION 2-- /APPLICABLE TO JOURNEYS COMPRISED
OF A MINIMUM OF FOUR CONTINENTS.
TWO INTERCONTINENTAL DEPARTURES AND TWO
INTERCONTINENTAL ARRIVALS ARE PERMITTED IN ASIA.
ONE OF THE INTERCONTINENTAL ARRIVALS/DEPARTURES
MUST BE A TRANSFER WITHOUT STOPOVER BETWEEN THE
SOUTHWEST PACIFIC AND EUROPE.

EXCEPTION 3-- /APPLICABLE TO JOURNEYS ORIGINATING
IN AFRICA EXCEPT SOUTH AFRICA AND ZIMBABWE/
TWO INTERCONTINENTAL ARRIVALS AND TWO

INTERCONTINENTAL DEPARTURES ARE PERMITTED IN
EUROPE. ONE OF THE INTERCONTINENTAL ARRIVALS/
DEPARTURES MUST BE A TRANSFER /WITHOUT STOPOVER/
IN LONDON OR MADRID ENROUTE BETWEEN AFRICA AND
ASIA/AUSTRALIA/NORTH AMERICA/SOUTH AMERICA.

6/ ONLY ONE INTERNATIONAL DEPARTURE AND ONE
INTERNATIONAL ARRIVAL FROM/TO THE COUNTRY OF
ORIGIN IS PERMITTED EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BELOW. FOR
THESE EXCEPTIONS TRAVEL MAY BE VIA THE POINT OF
ORIGIN PROVIDED NO STOPOVER IS TAKEN THERE.

EXCEPTION 1 - PASSENGERS ORIGINATING IN BRAZIL OR
US/CA - INCLUDING PR/VI - MAY HAVE TWO
INTERNATIONAL DEPARTURES AND TWO INTERNATIONAL
ARRIVALS IN THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN. ALSO- TRAVEL
BETWEEN THE U.S. AND CANADA IS NOT COUNTED AS
AN INTERNATIONAL ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE.
EXCEPTION 2 - PSGRS ORIGINATING IN AUSTRALIA MAY
HAVE TWO INTERNATIONAL DEPARTURES AND TWO
INTERNATIONAL ARRIVALS IN THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
WHEN AN ITINERARY INCLUDES TRAVEL VIA NEW ZEALAND/
TAHITI/NEW GUINEA.

7/ UNLIMITED ONLINE/INTERLINE TRANSFERS PERMITTED
BETWEEN AA/AY/BA/CX/EI/IB/LA/QF/DI/LP SUBJECT
TO FLIGHT SEGMENT RESTRICTIONS.

8/ INTERMEDIATE SURFACE SECTORS ARE PERMITTED AT
THE PASSENGERS EXPENSE. SURFACE SECTORS ARE
COUNTED AS ONE STOPOVER. WHEN CONTINENTS ARE
CROSSED BY SURFACE THE STOPOVER MAY BE COUNTED ON
EITHER CONTINENT.

9/ TRAVEL ON ANY AA/AY/BA/CX/EI/IB/LA/QF/DI/LP
CODESHARE SERVICE OPERATED BY AA/AY/BA/CX/EI
IB/LA/QF/DI/LP IS PERMITTED. ALL OTHER CODESHARE
FLIGHTS ARE NOT PERMITTED.

EXCEPTION-- TRAVEL NOT PERMITTED ON CX FLIGHTS
760-769/790-799/1000-1119/1290-1299/1748-1749.
GROUND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES OPERATED BY
BA/CX/QF/DI MAY NOT BE INCLUDED AS PART OF
THE ONE WORLD EXPLORER FARE.
ADDITIONALLY TRAVEL IS PERMITTED ON THE
FOLLOWING AIRLINES WHICH ARE AFFILIATED WITH
ONEWORLD--

AMERICAN AIRLINES
AMERICAN EAGLE
BUSINESS EXPRESS
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES
BRITISH AIRWAYS
DEUTSCH BA
BASE AIRLINES
BRITISH ASIA
BRITISH REGIONAL AIRLINES
BRYMON AIRWAYS
CITYFLYER EXPRESS
COMAIR
GB AIRWAYS
MAERSK AIR
NATIONAL JET ITALY
SUN-AIR
LOGANAIR
BRITISH MEDITERANEAN
IBERIA AIRLINES
AIR NOSTRUM
AVIACO
BINTER MEDITERRANEAN
LAN CHILE
LADECO
LAN PERU
QANTAS
AIRLINK
EASTERN AUSTRALIA
SOUTHERN AUSTRALIA
SUNSTATES AIRLINES
AER LINGUS
LAN CHILE

10/ A/ I/ FREE FLIGHT SEGMENTS WITHIN EACH
CONTINENT ARE LIMITED AS STATED BELOW.

II/ ADDITIONALLY THESE FLIGHT SEGMENTS ARE SUBJECT
TO THE MAXIMUM FREE STOPOVER ALLOWANCES DEFINED
IN THE STOPOVER CATEGORY OF THIS RULE.

III/WHEN THE STOPOVER MAXIMUM HAS BEEN REACHED ANY
REMAINING UNUSED FLIGHT SEGMENTS SHALL BE
FORFEITED.
AFRICA 4
ASIA 5
EUROPE/MIDDLE EAST 4 - NO MORE THAN 2
OF WHICH MAY BE TO/FROM THE MIDDLE EAST
NORTH AMERICA 6
SOUTH AMERICA 4
SOUTHWEST PACIFIC 4

B/WHEN STOPOVERS IN EXCESS OF THE MAXIMUM
PERMITTED IN THE STOPOVER CATEGORY ARE DESIRED
UNLIMITED ADDITIONAL FLIGHT SEGMENTS MAY BE
PURCHASED AT A CHARGE OF
FIRST CLASS USD450.00/GBP270.00/AUD710.00
CAD695.00/HKD3500/FIM2500/ESP75000
BUSINESS CLASS USD300.00/GBP180.00/AUD475.00
CAD455.00/HKD2300/FIM1800/ESP50000
ECONOMY CLASS USD100.00/GBP60.00/AUD160.00
CAD155.00/HKD770/FIM600/ESP17000

SO.STOPOVERS

NOTE -

1/ A STOPOVER IS A BREAK OF JOURNEY IN EXCESS OF
24 HOURS.

2/ THREE FREE STOPOVERS PERMITTED IN EACH
CONTINENT OTHER THAN THE CONTINENT OF COMMENCEMENT
OF TRAVEL.

3/ TWO FREE STOPOVERS PERMITTED IN THE CONTINENT
OF COMMENCEMENT OF TRAVEL. ONE OF THESE STOPOVERS
MUST BE AT AN INTERCONTINENTAL DEPARTURE/ARRIVAL
GATEWAY AND THE OTHER MAY BE ANYWHERE ELSE.
GATEWAY IS DEFINED AS LAST POINT OF DEPARTURE/
FIRST POINT OF ARRIVAL IN A CONTINENT.
ADDITIONALLY FOR TRAVEL ORIGINATING IN THE MIDDLE
EAST ONE ADDITIONAL FREE STOPOVER IS PERMITTED
ANYWHERE IN EUROPE/MIDEAST.

4/ UNLIMITED ADDITIONAL STOPOVERS - EXCEPT IN
CONTINENT OF COMMENCEMENT - PERMITTED IN
CONJUNCTION WITH THE PURCHASE OF ADDITIONAL
FLIGHT SEGMENTS.

TF.TRANSFERS/RTGS

NOTE -

UNLIMITED ONLINE/INTERLINE TRANSFERS PERMITTED
BETWEEN AA/AY/BA/CX/EI/IB/LA/QF/DI/LP.

i wish i'd known about some of these suggestions for getting the most miles on a rtw. i finished my run a couple of weeks ago, and could have apparently gotten many many more miles.

stealthflier

Unterwegs posts some rules for RTW fares but according to AA and the new oneworld brochure many of these rules have changed.

I will post the new brochure soon but it is not a complete rule listing. Anyone get the new rules?

This is wonderful info, so please excuse my silly question (due to the jetlag) but does 3544quebec's definition mean that "34 segment path: 110701 mi" qualify one for Exec Plat on AA? Has anyone actually done it and achieved the results?