Definitely not confused with KMs.

Actually I think it's telling me that I have too many miles for a Global Explorer ticket, but OneWorld Explorer is still pricing with some tweaks. It's very poorly displayed on the OneWorld site, don't remember that last year when doing the planning.

Now trying to figure out how to incorporate AA into it somehow so they'll ticket it without adding $600 to the ticket. Assume that's a YQ somewhere getting added for an overwater AA flight. Extremely oddly with the same route using QF and BA codes aren't getting the $600 hike, only when adding AA coded flights. I guess I could try to get BA to ticket it once I settle on the itinerary. I think they are also competent in RTW tickets.

It's a problem with the Oneworld website. States that a ticket meets the eligibility of Oneworld Explorer. but exceeds the mileage for Global Explorer and will not progress. Still a very buggy system. I prefer the previous systems of years back, at least you know where you stood, even with its quirks.

Good to know. I won't book of that site again since it would stick me with QF ticket stock again and that's an experience I never want to repeat. I want either AA or BA ticket stock on the next one so I can get competent agents for changes. Looking like AA may be out of the question though since it's causing a massive price spike (YQ/YR I'm assuming), usually that's something I associate with BA, but it seems perfectly happy with BA codes without the price jumping.

That made me take a second look.

Can someone confirm that,xONEx are not mileage limited and the issue referred to relates to a buggy online booking tool.

Now I'm confused. I think I may be thinking of a QF oneworld award that's limited to 35K miles. My apologies. I can't see anything in the rule sheet that says the oneworld Explorer is mileage-limited.

The oneworld explorer ticket (XONEX) is not mileage based and has never been mileage based; the fare is based upon the number of continents you select. The global explorer (XGLOBX) is and always has been mileage based.

I've tried recently to raise the mileage error issue for Oneworld Explorer tickets booked through the Oneworld portal through the 'provide feedback' mechanism on the portal, as well as yesterday to the only email address I could locate on the very sparse Oneworld website (@press, in a press release). I don't expect anything, but worth a shot.

It is definitely a shame they are so opaque and have pretty much no method to reach anyone. Not that I want to book on their site again due to the fact it'll probably always stick me with a QF ticket on ex-TYO due to the routing I prefer getting out of Tokyo, but really would like to test out pricing with segments on various carriers / different stopovers before calling to book it through an a different OW airline or travel agent.

Who knows, as buggy and difficult as it is, maybe it's actually operated by Qantas. LOL

I'm not sure if this is an issue on FT's end or mine, but when I click on the icons or the "menu options" links at the top sticky, nothing opens. So I apologize if this question is answered up there (I'm sure it is):

I assume that booking a RTW ticket needs to be done with OW directly via the site and that I can't book one of these tickets with a third-party travel agent, correct? I was thinking that if there was a way to book through Chase UR, that would be an attractive way to crank up my point balance with them. But I would be very, very surprised if that were doable. Still - wanted to check.

Thanks!

It's certainly possible to book a oneworld Explorer with a travel agent.

The jump links apparently don't work until you click on the "show more" at the bottom of the text in the wiki. Once you open the entire wiki then the jump links work.

As noted by danger a travel agent can book OW rtw tickets. Your trouble will be finding a TA with the requisite expertise to issue the ticket.

Ahhh - thank you! Yes, clicking on "show more" did in fact resolve the problem, and the wiki said plain as day that travel agents can in fact book the tickets.

Of course, to your point, there will be just about zero chance that Chase UR will know how to do this, so if I do end booking one of these, I'll be doing it myself.

To be fair to Chase, they've gotten significantly better since they ditched Expedia, but yeah, agree there's no way they'd know how to book one of these.

You can also book via the airlines directly and which one tickets you will greatly affect how much you pay in YQ / YR. There's another thread for Pricing Experiences where you'll find loads of information about that. Each airline has different rules about being the ticketing carrier, some require being the first segment carrier, but not all do, some just require some of the segments on their code or being one of the long haul carriers. As far as I know, AS still won't allow ticketing on it's stock but everyone else seems to be fair game. I've also heard QR won't do it if you call them but travel agents seem to be able to plate on QR stock if QR is the first carrier (ex-CAI tickets mostly).

Oneworld Explorer Premium Economy
 

If a flight on an LONEx allows changing from L to premium economy for a surcharge, is this a ticket change so points and status credits are increased?
Or does the surcharge just allow sitting in Premium Economy?
My reading of the Oneworld Explorer rules would suggest that the fare class is changed to a Premium Economy revenue fare class, and so should generate higher FF points and status credits, but this is not clearly stated in the rules or in this Oneworld Explorer User Guide.
Can anyone clarify this?

The rules regarding the surcharge to travel in a higher cabin for individual sectors specify booking in the higher fare class. The rules also state how the surcharge is to be accounted for in the fare calculation. If adding the surcharge when booking it will be included with the original booking; if adding it later it seems to me that it will require that the ticket be reissued as it is a change to ticketed points and the higher class may result in higher taxes and other surcharges.

I don't see why you wouldn't receive miles and credits for the class flown as you are paying for this higher class -- it is not a promotional upgrade. I don't believe it gets much discussion here because the surcharge is only available on certain airlines and the rates for the surcharge aren't really that good of a deal. If one is going to pay the surcharge to fly in a higher class depending upon which surcharge is purchased it may be time to consider just purchasing a DONEX. The rules generally don't discuss the earning of miles and credits that would be for the program you are crediting to.