Not explained in the wiki (since the best starting points change as fares are adjusted), but if you spend enough time around here, you'll see various starting points mentioned disproportionately. In the EU, your best options are likely departing from OSL and BUD.

I think it's your Jetstar segment for DPS-SIN, while it should be allowed on a DGLOB34, it may be the hiccup. The tool doesn't like economy segments sometimes.

Try changing that to DPS-HKG-SIN or DPS-KUL-SIN and see if it prices. If that still fails it might be the DRW-DPS as well but there aren't great alternatives for that since you'll already have used your allotted Australia transcon on SYD or BNE-DRW.

If you call AA's RTW desk they should be able to ticket it as a DGLOB34 as you have it (or from OSL-LHR-ORD with the 2000 euro savings), they'll want their code on the LHR-ORD and / or DFW-SYD to ticket it, but that should be a much lower YQ than prime BA or QF codes on those two anyway.

Thanks everyone for your help. I will take your advice dvs7310 and call AA. OSL is an interesting option but not sure I can be bothered to get there from here.

If you haven't already found it from the other thread the number for AA RTW is 800-247-3247. You'll want to use that rather than their general reservations number. The RTW desk are senior agents who know the rules of these tickets quite well.

Thanks!

Your circumstances are your circumstances, but BRU-OSL is a two-hour flight and costs €160 or so, maybe €300 RT. That flight would save you over €2,000.

:tu:

Its true but $2K is a low number given the amount I travel, given I have to leave home on Sundays to get to meetings on Monday, and given that I might have to leave home on Saturday to do an overnighter in Oslo to make sure I get a flight to LHR in time to connect to my US bound flight. Time is simply more important.

Thanks so much for sharing your story - I feel this any many threads here often skew massively in favor of “how much can I get and how little can I pay” and often ignore the value of time and going places you actually want to go.

I just finished my (first pre-devaluation) ex-CAI DONE5 and it was a great value. I didn’t do the maths on miles earned of qualifying points but got to do lots of flights I’ve wanted to do for years - and do it for much cheaper than buying them on their own.

I had so much fun I just started a devaluation-based ex-CAI explorer yesterday. Sadly going to have to change at a minimum the dates for segments 6-16 and might also change the routing because the more I think about it 7+ days in CXI might drive me insane.

I’ve done dozens of CAI fares over the years (they’re often convenient for me too as I transit between Southern Africa and Europe) so if anyone has CAI questions feel free to ask. Just as a heads up: anything in Egypt targeted at foreigners has already been repriced for the devaluation. When I started the previous fare about 6 weeks ago I noted several prices (hotels, Ubers, meals, etc) and without exception they’re all 50%+ higher in EGP just a month later.

Absolutely agree. Also, many threads skew in favor of accruing mileage in a specific program or only on specific airlines, which further limits the scope of discussion. Not everyone wants to fly via DOH on QR, and it's OK to fly on AA long-haul flights. It's also OK to start the RTW ticket in US.

especially if someone else is paying 😆

(I did a few of these on multi stop work trips because it was significantly cheaper than buying a few one-way biz fares)

Of course! Everyone has different reasons for flying these fares. Some are to rack up as many miles as possible, and that's fine. Mine have mostly been about wanting to fly US-AU in J and discovering that it's not much more expensive to book an entire RTW and structure it around existing travel plans instead of using miles. I brought up the OSL example for the prior poster just to ensure that they didn't miss out on €2000 - if their time is more valuable than repositioning to OSL, it sounds like they're doing just fine!

So I do appreciate the reference to the $2K saving and if it was purely my money for a vacation I would probably take advantage of it. Having said that, since I am a part owner in the company that is paying for it, it is also my money. But it is a different kind of money because it is heavily tempered by a lack of time and the great fatigue one gets when flying too much (18 years of monthly cross-Atlantic plus the bi-annual RTW has that affect...oh how I loved the Covid years).

Thanks for all the feedback.

About 3 months into Covid I thought the same thing - my body was definitely telling me “see how great you can feel when you’re not putting 200,000+ miles a year and constant time zone changes” - I seem to have forgotten that lesson…and combined with another five years younger I’m thinking my higher mileage years are also in the rear view mirror.

no matter how much we love this “hobby” it definitely takes a toll!

Ha "hobby" love it. I think that is what most people think it is (even the ones close to us). Anyway, no point in complaining :D

Hi all - this is pretty embarrassing, but can someone point me to the Wiki itself? I have navigated the forum from the beginning but can't find the actual information and am driving myself crazy here...

Relatively new to FlyerTalk, so I appreciate the patience :)

It's at the top of this page. Click "Show more" to expand it.

I may be crazy, but I'm still not seeing it - between the first post and the top navigation bar, I don't see the Wiki (where it typically appears on other forums - see screenshot below). Anyone else having this issue / is it limited to folks with a certain # of posts/time on FlyerTalk?

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...10edc03e7f.png

Do you have hide wikiposts selected in your options? Have you clicked the Hidden button at the top right?

I double checked and the "hide wikiposts" is not selected. I also don't see a "Hidden" button anywhere but never saw anything except what is in the screenshot (I've used other Wiki pages on here before, and was confused when it didn't appear).

I booked 2 DONE3 tickets in one order(booking reference), most of the time we will travel together, but now we found that in US we might have differenent routing. Can I change these tickets separately?

Who issued the tickets/PNR? Ticket number AA=001, QF=081, etc
Your current PNR (6 character reference) will have 2 e-tickets associate with it. In my opinion would need to split the PNR so each e-ticket has its own PNR. Will depend a *lot* on the airline that issued the tickets.

Example QF--> https://help.qantas.com/support/s/ar...from-a-booking

For some unknown reason wiki is showing as locked to me. Am 95% sure was unlocked a few days and could be edited. I was the last to edit the wiki,doing a little formatting of lists.
Using an old laptop [windows 8] & firefox [latest version]

Yes, the Wikipost for this thread is currently locked.

Hi folks,
I need a RTW ticket,
I'm usually pretty good at booking tickets etc. However I've never booked a RTW, I need maybe someone to help me.
I'm based in the uk but willing to travel ex eu.
I need to fly out next month.
you can also drop me a message if you're a travel agent or a RTW booking guru
Thanks so much

And it was locked for me also
But then I noticed I had an "Unlock" option, which I clicked
and now it is unlocked, for me at least.

welcome to FlyerTalk - there’s lots of great info in this thread and you can likely find most of your answers there. People are happy to help, however, this is not a booking service and you’ve provided no specific questions. Good luck

if you have nothing to add then keep quiet.
I've helped many people here on FT to book TP runs over the years via dropping them a DM.
my answers are not on here. That is why im asking...
I'm not sure why there are so many stuck-up people on here. Anyways.....
I need some help as this is a big trip.
I need to be in India next month,
the stops I make along the way doesn't really matter hence why i need help there are so many great options out there I can pay cash or avios, I've never booked a RTW so it's overwhelming for me, but happy to answer any questions

Ha Ha Ha!!

Our tickets were issued by QF, so I can seperate the ticket online?

Not sure about that - you might need to call. Since the QF agents often have a bit of a dearth of skill it might be helpful to ensure you use the correct terminology with them:

you already have separate tickets - assuming you used 16 segments you’ll each have tickets with four ticket numbers.

these tickets are attached to one reservation (often referred to as a PNR) - what you’re looking to do is split the reservation/PNR so they can be modified separately.

i am having the same issue as well, no where for me to click "more"
I was referring to it frequently when i want to book my RTW last month.

is there a lock/unlock, hide/unhide icon? i cant seem to find

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...de21296f32.png

Start by downloading the rules. And have a good read on them. Are restrictions.
And getting A-D-L fare class seats on some routes can be challenging at times
https://www.oneworld.com/world-travelWhere do you want to go? UK(EU)-India-? (a zillion or what ever combinations)
Try a simple route in the RTW tool as a practice---> https://rtw.oneworld.com/rtw/
say LHR-HKG-SYD-LAX-JFK-LHR
Then OSL-LHR-HKG-SYD-LAX-JFK-LHR-OSL
Then LAX-JFK-LHR-HKG-SYD-LAX

I'm not sure why you're being rude. You have shown up here and have asked for help with no details for what you want. Plenty of people, myself included, have been happy to help others with our experiences + booking processes.

So far, all we know after your second post is that you need to be in India next month and that you're willing to either leave from the UK or the EU. This thread and others like it have quite a few details on the most cost-effective departure destinations. Reading them would inform your initial thoughts on where to leave from (likely OSL), how you would pay (there's no option to pay for an RTW with Avios), and whether or not this option makes sense for you (you can't end your trip in India, so you'll need to either travel to India and then make your way back separately to the UK before heading back to India for the remainder of your trip OR go around the world between now and next month, end up in India, and then use your flight home from India to get back to the UK before dropping the final leg to OSL). All of that would be quite clear if you had actually read this thread or the others in the Oneworld section as opposed to being dismissive and antagonistic.

Just to update, i do not have the edit/lock button, may be it's the user access level.
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...954e4731d5.jpg

but the wiki page is showing up now, on top, before your first post.
I do not know why or what changed though, i am using the same browser.

About to book OW RTE 4 continent- please lmk major issues/oops/know-before-you-go/etc
 

Hi - am about to book the following RTW itinerary in business class via AA RTW desk going westward from BOS->BOS - this was a very challenging routing to validate - most likely because of relatively short fuse on departure.....took nearly 1.5hrs on phone with them to find this routing that worked with the dates you see below. Most important dates are to arrive in PER the same day (or one day earlier) and to be in HAM same day (or one day earlier). Lots of segment choices out of PER were sold out or not avail in business. While I know I can make changes w/out penalty for most of this, the cities can't change once ticketed w/ out incurring a change penalty and not expecting other cities to offer better options. Turns out a 3 continent routing wasn't generating a valid route but switching to 4 continent did, and @ same fare. One major question is whether I will receive full AA Loyalty credit(s) when flying non AA airlines and any issues w/ airports and or lounge access in those locations. Only airport I haven't been thru before is AUK for this trip.

Thanks in advance for any help!

================================================== ================================================== ========================
Thank you for choosing American Airlines. Here is the itinerary you requested.

Flight 1: Republic Airways as American Eagle 4289
Departure Date: May 3, 2024
Departure Airport: BOS
Scheduled Departure Time: 11:47AM
Departure Terminal: --
Departure Gate: --
Arrival Airport: JFK
Scheduled Arrival Time: 1:14PM
Arrival Terminal: --
Arrival Gate: --


Flight 2: Qantas 7264
Departure Date: May 3, 2024
Departure Airport: JFK
Scheduled Departure Time: 7:20PM
Departure Terminal: 8
Departure Gate: 5
Arrival Airport: AKL
Scheduled Arrival Time: 5:00AM
Arrival Terminal: --
Arrival Gate: --


Flight 3: Qantas 7264
Departure Date: May 5, 2024
Departure Airport: AKL
Scheduled Departure Time: 7:00AM
Departure Terminal: --
Departure Gate: --
Arrival Airport: SYD
Scheduled Arrival Time: 8:35AM
Arrival Terminal: --
Arrival Gate: --


Flight 4: Qantas 653
Departure Date: May 5, 2024
Departure Airport: SYD
Scheduled Departure Time: 6:30PM
Departure Terminal: --
Departure Gate: --
Arrival Airport: PER
Scheduled Arrival Time: 9:35PM
Arrival Terminal: --
Arrival Gate: --


Flight 5: Cathay Pacific 170
Departure Date: May 11, 2024
Departure Airport: PER
Scheduled Departure Time: 11:55PM
Departure Terminal: --
Departure Gate: --
Arrival Airport: HKG
Scheduled Arrival Time: 7:40AM
Arrival Terminal: --
Arrival Gate: --


Flight 6: Cathay Pacific 251
Departure Date: May 12, 2024
Departure Airport: HKG
Scheduled Departure Time: 10:40PM
Departure Terminal: --
Departure Gate: --
Arrival Airport: LHR
Scheduled Arrival Time: 5:40AM
Arrival Terminal: --
Arrival Gate: --


Flight 7: British Airways 964
Departure Date: May 13, 2024
Departure Airport: LHR
Scheduled Departure Time: 7:15AM
Departure Terminal: --
Departure Gate: --
Arrival Airport: HAM
Scheduled Arrival Time: 9:50AM
Arrival Terminal: --
Arrival Gate: --


Flight 8: British Airways 975
Departure Date: May 16, 2024
Departure Airport: HAM
Scheduled Departure Time: 4:40PM
Departure Terminal: --
Departure Gate: --
Arrival Airport: LHR
Scheduled Arrival Time: 5:20PM
Arrival Terminal: --
Arrival Gate: --


Flight 9: American Airlines 141
Departure Date: May 16, 2024
Departure Airport: LHR
Scheduled Departure Time: 7:55PM
Departure Terminal: 3
Departure Gate: --
Arrival Airport: JFK
Scheduled Arrival Time: 10:35PM
Arrival Terminal: 8
Arrival Gate: --


Flight 10: Republic Airways as American Eagle 4315
Departure Date: May 17, 2024
Departure Airport: JFK
Scheduled Departure Time: 9:59AM
Departure Terminal: --
Departure Gate: --
Arrival Airport: CMH
Scheduled Arrival Time: 11:53AM
Arrival Terminal: --
Arrival Gate: --


Flight 11: Envoy Air as American Eagle 3727
Departure Date: May 20, 2024
Departure Airport: CMH
Scheduled Departure Time: 8:00PM
Departure Terminal: --
Departure Gate: B19
Arrival Airport: BOS
Scheduled Arrival Time: 9:59PM
Arrival Terminal: --
Arrival Gate: --

Little strange AA ticketed
Flight 2: Qantas 7264 JFK-AKL (AA 7264 on QF3)
Flight 3: Qantas 7264 AKL-SYD (AA 7264 on QF3)
Could have been ticket as JFK-SYD. The date line may have confused the agent. Or QF not offering D JFK-SYD, and only JFK-AKL and AKL-SYD as D class.
But may get more AA miles.

Will need a NZeTA, even though doing an airside transit-->https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ocea...w-zealand.html

Will have lounge access everywhere based on class of service (business)

AA thread for RTW earnings-->https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/amer...age-miles.html

A map from the Great Circle Mapper - Great Circle Mapper

With a little planning you could have had a (free) trip to Alaska or where ever 3-6-9-11 months after your return to USA. Allowed 6 USA flights

With luck you will not be going to AUK, Alaska ;)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alakanuk_Airport

I don't understand this:DONE3 and DONE4 at the same fare from the same departure point?

I don't think it's normal, but remember the old ex-CAI fares, the difference between DONE3, DONE4, and DONE5 was absolutely negligible. We've also had one poster recently who wanted ex-BRU, in their case the DONE4 and DGLOB4 were identical priced. I know ex-USA fares aren't like that but there's always a chance.

But it wasn't really clear what the OP did to trigger the pricing. Maybe it was actually a DONE4 all along? (Europe to Australia without a transit / stopover in Asia?) The OW tool does weird stuff.

DONE4 ex-US is ~$700 more than DONE3 before you start adding in ++.

I agree that the OP probably had a DONE4 to start.