Beginning to Plan a ONE
Mar 1, 2005 | 9:43 pm
#1
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Beginning to Plan a ONE
I think that I'm at the starting stages of planning a one world RTW ticket and wanted to run some ideas by the resident gurus of this board to ensure I don't start off on the wrong path...
This summer I need to travel from the US to the Czech Republic then back to the US then to Japan and finally back to the US in the course of two months. I would like to travel in either Business or First (I'm hoping a RTW ticket around $6000 is a reasonable goal) and one of my goals for this year is to earn EXP (I'm already at 35k, so I think it's certainly possible).
In achieving all of these ends, I'm thinking a One World RTW ticket would be the best way to go. I'm thinking it would be cheapest to purchase a regular ticket from US to Czech and return and use the RTW ticket to travel Czech-US-Japan-Czech. Finally returning to the US on the second portion of my purchased (non-RTW) ticket. Is this reasoning sound? I can nest a RTW within a regular ticket, correct?
I realize that it will likely be cheaper if I begin the RTW in Czech, but can I still ticket it through American Airlines in the US (or must I actually ticket it with someone in the Czech republic?).
Also, how far in advance (ideally) should I be booking to have a good amount of flexibility for these fare classes (A for First and D for Business, correct?) I know that the flexibility of a OWE allows very short notice, but I'm sure that's not always practical from an availabiilty standpoint. I should, though, expect considerably more availability on the premium flights (say a CX flight in First) than would be available for award tickets, right?
Thanks for your time,
FlyerBeek
This summer I need to travel from the US to the Czech Republic then back to the US then to Japan and finally back to the US in the course of two months. I would like to travel in either Business or First (I'm hoping a RTW ticket around $6000 is a reasonable goal) and one of my goals for this year is to earn EXP (I'm already at 35k, so I think it's certainly possible).
In achieving all of these ends, I'm thinking a One World RTW ticket would be the best way to go. I'm thinking it would be cheapest to purchase a regular ticket from US to Czech and return and use the RTW ticket to travel Czech-US-Japan-Czech. Finally returning to the US on the second portion of my purchased (non-RTW) ticket. Is this reasoning sound? I can nest a RTW within a regular ticket, correct?
I realize that it will likely be cheaper if I begin the RTW in Czech, but can I still ticket it through American Airlines in the US (or must I actually ticket it with someone in the Czech republic?).
Also, how far in advance (ideally) should I be booking to have a good amount of flexibility for these fare classes (A for First and D for Business, correct?) I know that the flexibility of a OWE allows very short notice, but I'm sure that's not always practical from an availabiilty standpoint. I should, though, expect considerably more availability on the premium flights (say a CX flight in First) than would be available for award tickets, right?
Thanks for your time,
FlyerBeek
Mar 1, 2005 | 10:41 pm
#2
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Join Date: Feb 2002
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Start by reading the stickys at the top of this board. Yes, you could easily go to Europe on a normal ticket, buy your RTW there, travel on it back home and on to Asia, then end the RTW in Europe, returning home on the original RT ticket.
As you'll see from the sticky thread on pricing, the Czech Republic is not the cheapest place in Europe to buy xONEx tickets, but it's close to Poland, which is one of the cheapest, so only a slight modification to your plan would save you money.
Happy planning.
As you'll see from the sticky thread on pricing, the Czech Republic is not the cheapest place in Europe to buy xONEx tickets, but it's close to Poland, which is one of the cheapest, so only a slight modification to your plan would save you money.
Happy planning.
