using the DB train on a LH flight number gives you the usual status miles (2000 in bus + exec. bonus).
currently, there is also an AIRail promotion running ("flying" STR <-> FRA by train), giving you an extra 6000 bonus miles per leg in C http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

Rudi, I think your are right in respect to a RTW: DB train is a (non-* A) codeshare partner and therefore probably is not eglible.

H class (* RTW lite) is indeed upgradeable on UA. The "sectors may not be upgraded to a higher class of service" deal relates to _paid_ upgrade(ie: $). upgrading segements with UA miles or certs (or e-upgrades, whatever) works just fine. UA won't bat an eyelid. An H class seat is an H class seat. So yes it is possible.

I got 24 segments on my last RTW. I think Rudi may beat this on his September trip?

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RichardMEL, UA 1K
A Star Alliance Member.

no - just equalizing your 24:[*]Fr 31. Aug LH 3639 ZRH-MUC 1810-1920 bus 1A[*]Sa 1. Sept LH 153 MUC-FRA 0630-0735 bus 1A[*]Sa 1. Sept UA 945 FRA-ORD 0835-1025 first 2A[*]Sa 1. Sept UA 109 ORD-LAX 1230-1451 first 2A[*]Sa 1. Sept UA 5308 LAX-SNA 1605-1639 eco[*]So 2. Sept UA 5309 SNA-LAX 1555-1626 eco[*]So 2. Sept UA 2562 LAX-LAS 1716-1819 first[*]So 2. Sept UA 720 LAS-ORD 2335-0454* first 3A[*]Mo 3. Sept UA 1748 ORD-SJU 0815-1359 first 2A[*]Do 6. Sept UA 1747 SJU-ORD 1440-1838 first 2A[*]Do 6. Sept UA 941 ORD-DEN 1925-2056 first 3F[*]Do 6. Sept UA 2953 DEN-COS 2220-2258 eco[*]Fr 7. Sept UA 2920 COS-DEN 0755-0837 first[*]Fr 7. Sept UA 5655 DEN-ASE 1010-1050 eco[*]Fr 7. Sept UA 5662 ASE-DEN 1800-1840 eco[*]Fr 7. Sept UA 2931 DEN-COS 1950-2027 first[*]Sa 8. Sept UA 2920 COS-DEN 0755-0837 first[*]Sa 8. Sept UA 5655 DEN-ASE 1010-1050 eco[*]Sa 8. Sept UA 5668 ASE-DEN 1525-1605 eco[*]Sa 8. Sept UA 1065 DEN-SFO 1645-1825 first 3A[*]Mo 10. Sept UA 853 SFO-NRT 1200-1430* first 2A[*]Di 11. Sept UA 875 NRT-BKK 1655-2115 first 9J[*]So 16. Sept LH 773 BKK-FRA 2305-0520* 81A[*]Mo 17. Sept LH 3684 FRA-ZRH 0700-0755 1A

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Rudi:

Can't you do SFO-HNL or SFO-LIH with a stopover, and then HNL-NRT? That would give you one more segment.

-David

no - such a stop would then put me over the 29'000 miles limit ...

... and this routing would it make difficult to get F cxns. There is a lot of caoch / biz flts. on those flts. - but very few offering F as well. So ... no triple miles, dbl. miles only.

What happens to the luggage?

Rudi posted the following legs:
COS-DEN 0755-0837
DEN-ASE 1010-1050
ASE-DEN 1525-1605
DEN-SFO 1645-1825

1.) Is it possible to check in the luggage for the complete routing (there could even be more legs than in the example above) so you can pick it up in SFO?
2.) The ground time in DEN for the last leg DEN-SFO is very short. No problem for the luggage to arrive in SFO with you?

the lugagge will probably not make the DEN-ASE-DEN detour but go directly (waiting in Denver) with my flights COS-DEN-SFO.

chances are anyway more than 50% that I will only have carry-on luggage on this rtw trip.