That's anywhere from a shocking price (LONE3, for example) to an absolute steal (AONE5, for example).

How many "continents" in the routing?

Currently ExpertFlyer indicates the DONEx base fare for Norway is

3 Continent - NOK52398
4 Continent - NOK57959
5 Continent - NOK66185
6 Continent - NOK75022

You need to add taxes, levies and surcharges to whatever the base fare is.

DONE3 is 54000 NOK plus 13000+ in taxes/fees.

rbAA,

Plating carrier AA or BA?

That's is very high for DONE3.

It is ex-OSL so it would be BA. I thought it was high there I tried ex-BKK it was much higher.

The lowest at the moment are ex-OSL and ex-Japan. Ex-CMB isn't a whole lot higher and could make a compelling case as well.

There's actually another thread for pricing discussion though https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/onew...periences.html

If you just want a 3 continent then ex Japan may be worth considering, given the lower surcharges. DONE4 is much cheaper ex osl though, probably outweighing whatever you save. Though honestly most people factor in what carriers they want to fly which will determine where they start.

We booked ex-OSL on QR

I tried searching but couldn't find an answer....

I'm planning a DONE3, and when using the OneWorld booking tool, once I get into the flight selection screen (after it tells me my itinerary is valid) it is telling me that a maximum of 5 stopovers are permitted on itineraries under 26,000 miles (I have 8). Unless I'm blind, I don't see this listed in the actual rules document and I don't see that listed in the wiki. Is this a tool bug or is this an actual rule?

Again, the oneworld tool online is faulty.
This has been stated many times across this forum that the tool is not reliable for anything rule-based.
Please consider using a travel agent or contacting an airline (AA is one option).

The booking tool is thinking you are booking a *GLOB* distance based RTW ---> https://www.oneworld.com/round-the-world
That may or may not be a real error. That error message can also show when you have a error in *ONE* itinerary.
What is your route / airlines?

Wasn't actually trying to book - just wanted to get a fare estimate with taxes and fees, which I know can vary significantly. I figured it was probably a tool bug but wanted to check with the experts here, in case I was missing something.

Thank you, now that message makes sense in that context!

I will certainly not attempt to book on my own when it is time to book it, but will work with an agency.

Sector 1. OSL HEL 03/Sep/2025. 474 miles

OSL HEL AY918

2030 2255 (operated by Finnair)

Stops : 0 Via : Booking Class: Business

Sector 2. HEL SIN 04/Sep/2025. 5759 miles

HEL SIN AY131

0025 1825 (operated by Finnair)

Stops : 0 Via : Booking Class: Business

Sector 3. SIN LAX 08/Sep/2025. 3327 miles and 5436 miles

SIN LAX JL712/JL62

0805 1130 (operated by Jet Linx Aviation/ operated by Jet Linx Aviation) not sure why its stating a private Jet ?

Stops : 0 Via : TYO Booking Class: Business/Business

Sector 4. LAX HEL 10/Sep/2025 + 1 day

LAX HEL AA2091/AY20. My issue here is AA flight number 1231 miles Ay is 5597

1035 1045 (operated by American Airlines/ operated by Finnair)

Stops : 0 Via : DFW Booking Class: Business/Business

Sector 5. HEL OSL 12/Sep/2025. 474 miles

HEL OSL AY917

1920 1945 (operated by Finnair)

Stops : 0 Via : Booking Class: Business. Total miles is AY and JL 21067 AA is 1231

I want to credit to BA but not sure what the nTPs would be. I think if I rang BA to process it would the mileage be 21067/2 =10,533.5 =307 for the AA flight = 10840 total for a cost of £4,179.00 /10840 getting a very respectable 0.3855p per tier point. ??????????

Is this a Oneworld RTW *ONE* fare? (the topic of this thread)
Better to ask in BA forum as your question is about earning to the BA ffp

Yes it is a done3 I'm not sure if anyone is going to be able to tell me, I'm really not sure BA would even be able to assist:) thanks anyway.

BA Tier Pts for AA flight would be based on price in £ for that sector. You can estimate that amount by taking the (Miles for AA segment / Miles for entire trip) x Base Price in £ of DONE3 Ticket.

For the other airlines here's a link to BA's Avios and tier point flight calculator.

There may be members with greater specific BA nTP earn experience who frequent the BA Club forum more than here.

Maybe ask your query in these largeish threads on nTP earning:

https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/brit...l#post37072389

https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/brit...-airlines.html

I had a similar case on my recent DONE3:

My xONEx calculator is reporting about 10554 nTPs on your itinerary, but it may differ based on your starting point (base fare, actually).

Best to discuss this in the ba forum.

Saw that the latest rules now have Fiji Airways added:
Along with HA being absorbed into AS next year, constructing a route is going to be even easier - just add a stopover in Fiji, or Hawaii, with plenty of connections to both!

That happened 31 March 2025 ----> https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/onew...l#post36995396
OW Rules changed at same time---> https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/onew...l#post36994806

Quick question:

I've started a DONEx with the following flights NRT-HKG-CMB (transfer within 24h); is it possible for me to (change my ticket) to fly CMB-HKG (>24h visit) and then connect to next segment leaving the Asia region?

From my understanding, this should be fine, but appreciate if the experts could confirm before I contact CX :)

What does the rest of your trip look like

You can make any change that leaves you ending in a valid routing. Changing a connection to a stopover can result in an invalid routing if it's in the continent of origin where only two stopovers are allowed. Also, there's a fair chance this will be viewed as subject to the $125 fee for a route change. Finally, the taxes and surcharges are likely to change and you'll pay that difference.

RTW itinerary to hit BA gold renewal.
 

Advice please - I’m BA gold and thanks to some fortuitous legacy BA holiday trips, I currently have 13,870 new tier points - so I’m not far off the 20,000 needed to keep that status.

I’m assuming that a RTW DONE3 ticket is now my cheapest way to hit the 20k target?

I’ve never bought a RTW ticket before but I think a simple 5-sector business class trip would be enough if booked through AA?

I have to take time off work so I’m looking for as quick a trip as possible bearing in mind the two stopover rule and positioning to/from OSL. Something like OSL-LHR-LAX-HND-LHR-OSL with stopovers in airport hotels at LAX and HND maybe?

Can you experienced folk tell me if I am on the right track with this? Advice welcomed!

I'm not as knowledgeable in the new BA program as I am with AA, AY, and QR but I do remember when everyone was panicking about the new BA program I posted a sample itinerary in one of these forums with a DONE3 that would earn the full 20k plus a bit.

So personally I think a DONE 3 for just over 6k points is WAY overkill unless you max it out and fly half this year and half next year. (BA years, not calendar year). If you watch the premium fares thread you should be able to find something for way less. Might not be as quick if you don't have time, but I don't think you need to spend the necessary $5-6k on an ex-OSL DONE3.

Edit, found it: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/36781132-post13.html

That was an ex-TYO version, but focus on avoiding any AA, BA, IB codes. When looking for cheaper flights in the deals thread ex-Europe, focus on anything with AY, JL, QR, or even EI codes (typically those EI's are to North America so shorter distance overall). All of those earn 25% on cheap business class and 50% on higher tier business class. I'll probably take you 2 long haul trips to do it since the ones usually posted in the premium fares thread will be lower fare bucket biz, but they're quite often anywhere from $1-2k round trip from various points in Europe. I don't see anything on the first page that jumps out as being fantastic right now, but they do come up frequently enough. You still have 3/4 of the year to go.

jcmurray since you don't care that much for more than 7000 nTPs, then you can possibly do this one
OSL-LHR on BA
LHR-DOH on QR
DOH-LAX on QR
LAX-NRT on JL
NRT-DOH on QR
DOH-OSL on QR

It's priced at £4,358.36 and will award you more than 13000 nTPs. Achievable in even 5 days

Thanks!

OW Rule 3015The OW RTW tickets can have up to 16 segments. Get best value if use all, in the 12 month validity. A stopover is more than 24hrs
You could put other flights between LHR OSL. Have a long stop over in London - for months, with some other later EU flights. Do the last segment on day 365. DOH is EU for RTW rules.
https://www.oneworld.com/round-the-world

It's unclear how time constrained you are for planning/ticketing, but you might consider just getting to the US for your 7k ntp needs and then using the rest in the next earning year and/or for fun later, nesting a return to London in between.

Eg Osl-doh-lhr-doh-jfk (presumably stopping in lhr) gets you 7k ish i believe. Then fly back to London on points and complete the rtw next year.

Or Osl-doh-lax-jfk gets you very very close to your needs if a qr code share on lax-jfk is possible (I'm unsure) which would likely require using a travel agent.

I would see how much a Lhr hel sin return in D class on AY that would get you the amount of points you need, getting a RTW is pointless for that amount of points you need. Unless you were trying for GGL.

Hel-Sin return is going to het you 5500+ miles not sure about the LHR HEL bit but I pretty convinced you will be a few points over 20000 after, given your time restraints you could do it over 3 day weekend.

LAX-JFK can be coded as QR, AY, or JL depending on the flight, some overlap, others don't.

Thank you! I’ve just looked at a LHR-HEL-SIN-HEL-LHR run which would return 6643 miles for just over £2.5K and is doable within 4 days. That ticks my boxes.

Presumably this has to be booked with FINNAIR but credited to my BA Club number?

Or you could go DUB-HEL-SIN-HEL-DUB for 2500 euros and 5 days.

Good afternoon

I have a couple of questions please.

I see in the wiki and the rules that: Generally, the ticket will be issued by whichever airline flies your first segment.
1.Does this mean that if i call BA cause the 1st flight might be with them, all flights will receive a BA codeshare number or each flight will have its primary flight numbers as oneworld's rtw site?
2. Has anyone used BA to make a rtw ticket a BA holiday or it's not possible?

Thanks!

Thank you izzik

Two things actually. Not having BA codeshares to maximize my TP income to BAC and to price the ticket in £ than NOK

as long as it's booked with a AY and under D,C or J then yes credited to BA you can do it in 3 days with no hotel costs and you could be home for Sunday roast. 🤪

Perfect! 😁

Try emailing [email protected]. It's been a couple of years since I last used it but the people responding were helpful and familiar with the RTW fares.

Fantastic! Much appreciated R2 andy to be honest 30' ago i reached the always helpful BA team in X and provided the relevant information