Round the World Qualifying
Oct 12, 2003 | 5:24 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Kettering, Ohio USA
Posts: 554
Round the World Qualifying
Any suggestions on itineraries that would earn me 30,000 qualifying miles on AA? I need a little more than 30k qualifying miles on AA to earn EXP status.
How much does a round the world coach ticket cost including the southern hemisphere?
How much does a round the world coach ticket cost including the southern hemisphere?
Oct 12, 2003 | 5:54 pm
#2
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Brooklyn, NY, US
Posts: 2,311
check out the links at
http://members.shaw.ca/fewmiles/oneworld/rtw.html
IMHO, for 30K Q-miles, you really don't need a RTW- from JFK, for instance, a ~$1000 ticket to SIN or BKK will net around 20K Q-miles, and ~$350 can get you over 10K to Europe if you route through ORD or MIA (maybe DFW, if routing allows).
Oct 13, 2003 | 9:37 am
#3
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: TUL Lifetime Plt AA 2.8m
Posts: 154
If you are just flying for the miles then I agree with landspeed - a RTW trip will run about $3,500 + taxes for a 3 continent trip.
If you want to take the time to see a bit of the world, however, then the RTW can be a great value. The problem is timing - it's not worth it to fly into a city, only to fly out that night or the ext morning.
The ideal RTW trip is one where you can get a map of the world and start sticking pins on places you really want to see and build the trip up from there.
If you want to take the time to see a bit of the world, however, then the RTW can be a great value. The problem is timing - it's not worth it to fly into a city, only to fly out that night or the ext morning.
The ideal RTW trip is one where you can get a map of the world and start sticking pins on places you really want to see and build the trip up from there.