Continental order in RTWs
May 5, 2004 | 6:50 am
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Continental order in RTWs
This seems like such a basic question 
, but my searches haven't turned up the answer.
In a RTW itinerary involving both N and S America, is S America considered to be "east" of N America? To put it another way, in a westbound RTW must you do S America first, followed by N America, or doesn't it matter?
Similarly, is Africa "east" / "west" / neither of Europe & Middle East?
, but my searches haven't turned up the answer.In a RTW itinerary involving both N and S America, is S America considered to be "east" of N America? To put it another way, in a westbound RTW must you do S America first, followed by N America, or doesn't it matter?
Similarly, is Africa "east" / "west" / neither of Europe & Middle East?
May 5, 2004 | 7:01 am
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Without delving into the rules, it shouldn't matter. AFAIR, for the xONEy fares, it is possible to travel into Nth America, down to Sth America, then back up to Nth America and onwards (if one is a transit).
This link:
http://www.christen.demon.co.uk/CXRule/
has rules ex HKG.
The "circle" to go round world can zig-zag all over the place especially within continents. Eg: SYD-JFK-LAX-LHR is permitted in One World Explorer fares (xONEy).
This link:
http://www.christen.demon.co.uk/CXRule/
has rules ex HKG.
The "circle" to go round world can zig-zag all over the place especially within continents. Eg: SYD-JFK-LAX-LHR is permitted in One World Explorer fares (xONEy).
May 5, 2004 | 7:50 am
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My understanding was there's basically three zones - North and South America, Europe and Africa, and finally Asia and SW Pacific. So as OG has already said, it doesn't matter which order the continents are done, apart from making sure you match the zones (so you couldn't fly SYD-JHB-HKG, but SYD-HKG-JHB or HKG-SYD-JHB are both fine).
Within the zones and continent restrictions, anything goes. So for instance, you could fly MAD-SCL-IPC-SCL-NYC if you wanted to wander to the extremes of the zones and still stay legal (and I'm sure you could stretch things much further than this too
). No doubt others can clarify on my late night ramblings, but hopefully you get the basic gist of things 
Within the zones and continent restrictions, anything goes. So for instance, you could fly MAD-SCL-IPC-SCL-NYC if you wanted to wander to the extremes of the zones and still stay legal (and I'm sure you could stretch things much further than this too
). No doubt others can clarify on my late night ramblings, but hopefully you get the basic gist of things
May 5, 2004 | 9:11 am
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From that rules link : "Travel must be in a continuous forward direction between TC1-TC2-TC3." If TC* are the zones described by GibSpmuh, then at last I get it!
As I said, this seems such a basic question from somebody who has just completed an AONE4 (and is already thinking about future OWEs
), but I thought the forward progression rule applied at the level of the six continental zones.
Hmmm, this is even better than I thought
As I said, this seems such a basic question from somebody who has just completed an AONE4 (and is already thinking about future OWEs
), but I thought the forward progression rule applied at the level of the six continental zones.Hmmm, this is even better than I thought
May 5, 2004 | 12:25 pm
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You can do SA at the beginning or end of your journey thru NA.
17N . 2. TRAVEL MUST BE IN A CONTINUOUS FORWARD
18N . DIRECTION BETWEEN AREA 1-AREA-2-AREA 3.
19N . BACKTRACK WITHIN A CONTINENT IS PERMITTED
20N . EXCEPT AS FOLLOWS:
21N . -TRAVEL VIA THE ORIGINAL POINT OF ORIGIN NOT
22N . PERMITTED.
23N . - - -BACKTRACK BETWEEN HAWAII AND THE
24N . CONTINENTAL U.S./PR/VI/CANADA NOT PERMITTED.
25N .
26N . 3. 1 INTERCONTINENTAL DEPARTURE AND 1
27N . . INTERCONTINENTAL ARRIVAL PERMITTED IN EACH
28N . CONTINENT EXCEPT AS FOLLOWS:
29N .
30N EXCEPTIONS:
31N .
32N .
33N . A. 2 PERMITTED IN NORTH AMERICA. 1 MUST BE A
34N . TRANSIT WITHOUT STOPOVER BETWEEN SOUTH
35N . AMERICA AND ANOTHER CONTINENT.
18N . DIRECTION BETWEEN AREA 1-AREA-2-AREA 3.
19N . BACKTRACK WITHIN A CONTINENT IS PERMITTED
20N . EXCEPT AS FOLLOWS:
21N . -TRAVEL VIA THE ORIGINAL POINT OF ORIGIN NOT
22N . PERMITTED.
23N . - - -BACKTRACK BETWEEN HAWAII AND THE
24N . CONTINENTAL U.S./PR/VI/CANADA NOT PERMITTED.
25N .
26N . 3. 1 INTERCONTINENTAL DEPARTURE AND 1
27N . . INTERCONTINENTAL ARRIVAL PERMITTED IN EACH
28N . CONTINENT EXCEPT AS FOLLOWS:
29N .
30N EXCEPTIONS:
31N .
32N .
33N . A. 2 PERMITTED IN NORTH AMERICA. 1 MUST BE A
34N . TRANSIT WITHOUT STOPOVER BETWEEN SOUTH
35N . AMERICA AND ANOTHER CONTINENT.