Need suggestions for best overall experience
Dec 11, 2004 | 11:13 pm
#1
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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Dallas, TX
Programs: AA PLT/1MM, Hilton Dmd, Marriott GLD, SPG GLD, Global Entry
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Need suggestions for best overall experience
First time doing RTW, never flown QF or CX or BA before.
Flying in business, AA PLT.
DFW - LAS
LAS - BKK
BKK - NRT
NRT - SYD
SYD - DFW
Have prices for Circle Pacific and OWE4. Any advantages to coming back through, say, LHR instead of straight back?
Looking for ideas on best routing and best flight experience, especially if I'm can use miles on AA segments to upgrade to first.
Flying in business, AA PLT.
DFW - LAS
LAS - BKK
BKK - NRT
NRT - SYD
SYD - DFW
Have prices for Circle Pacific and OWE4. Any advantages to coming back through, say, LHR instead of straight back?
Looking for ideas on best routing and best flight experience, especially if I'm can use miles on AA segments to upgrade to first.
Dec 12, 2004 | 4:18 pm
#2
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Join Date: May 1998
Location: Portland OR Double Emerald (QF and AA), DL PM/MM, Starwood Plat
Posts: 19,593
The OWE is not mileage based but segment based (20 segs total, 4 per continent except 6 in North America), while the Circle fares are mileage based and you are likely to have some difficulty in keeping within the mileage limit for your proposed routing. You can get about 50% more miles for the same price using the OWE fare; the "drawback" is that you must fly around the world. The 6 NA segments could be used for 2 additional trips (DFW-LAX for example), which might make it worth considerably more for you (D books into first class on AA flights, and into Y on Eagle).
Dec 12, 2004 | 7:12 pm
#3
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Location: NYC
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Originally Posted by number_6
The 6 NA segments could be used for 2 additional trips (DFW-LAX for example), which might make it worth considerably more for you (D books into first class on AA flights, and into Y on Eagle).
Dec 12, 2004 | 8:42 pm
#4
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Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Hong Kong
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Originally Posted by ijgordon
Reminder/correction -- you don't get 6 N. America segments if purchasing tix/originating in N. Amer. You only get 2 stopovers.
Dec 13, 2004 | 7:29 am
#5
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Location: Dallas, TX
Programs: AA PLT/1MM, Hilton Dmd, Marriott GLD, SPG GLD, Global Entry
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Doesn't matter now
Looks like the want me to do this in an order that eliminates any RTW possibility:
DFW - LAS - BKK - SYD - NRT - DFW
Guess I'll get a JAL bonus and can use miles to upgrade to F on the trans-pac flights though.
DFW - LAS - BKK - SYD - NRT - DFW
Guess I'll get a JAL bonus and can use miles to upgrade to F on the trans-pac flights though.