Yup, 1 year from 1st flown segment.

Thanks. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/cool.gif

Well, one could always start to cultivate the possibilities slightly west of CAI. I can't remember if the thread was here or on the *A forum, but there were tales of ludicrusly cheap tickets; RTW and more plain varieties.

If course it would be an interesting exercise to take a holiday in Disney World after using this venue for tickets http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

Price increases do seem to be in the works but the rate of 23320 for a DONE4 was still good as of today.

The advantage for Star Alliance tickets is that these can still be issued in Canada whereas Oneworld tickets need to be issued at country of origin.

The big disadvantage of *A tickets are that they're not good on Cathay,BA, or even Qantas, and they insist on counting the miles flown instead of segments.

If you can purchase your ticket starting in CAI without going to CAI. Can you then not have your travel agent purchase it for you ex CAI and then pick it up at a later date while in CAI? I do not see any difference other than having a middle person you trust making shure you get what you want and your money goes into the right hands. You give them the money they buy the ticket you pick it up. Is it any different than having a friend purchase a ticket for you? I mean if you know the agent really well isn't there some sort of loop hole?

The problem is finding a good Egyptian travel agent in Cairo.

Has the price increase been confirmed?

Would the RTW F ticket be fully refundable should none of the coupons be used?

There is a 10% penalty if an Americas originated trip (IATA Area 1) is cancelled within 7 days of the scheduled departure. There is no penalty if the trip originates outside the Americas, however some airlines may impose a "service fee" for their work (I believe BA charges EGP300 in CAI).

I can live with losing EGP300. The reason I asked this is that I have a job interview on January 2nd. Obviously, should I be offered the job, I would take it and would not be able to use the RTW ticket. Otherwise, it would be fun to do, even if by myself.

How would one go about getting a refund for an ex-CAI ticket if they hadn't picked the ticket up yet?

Obviously, it depends on how and from whom you bought the ticket. If the BA CTO, just have them cancel the ticket and refund your credit card charge less the service fee.

If anyone needs help with this, shoot me an email

Does AA offer award tickets to CAI?