"Round The World" Star from OZ for $A6539 ($US3925) + taxes
Feb 26, 2003, 10:17 am
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"Round The World" Star from OZ for $A6539 ($US3925) + taxes
http://www.bestflights.com.au/cgi-bi...indetails=2018
All long haul flights from Asia to Europe and internal European flights must be on Lufthansa.
All flights flying from/to Australia and America must be with United Airlines, the flights to and from Vancouver and Hawaii must be with Air Canada and the flights to/from Australia and Asia must be with Singapore Airlines
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All long haul flights from Asia to Europe and internal European flights must be on Lufthansa.
All flights flying from/to Australia and America must be with United Airlines, the flights to and from Vancouver and Hawaii must be with Air Canada and the flights to/from Australia and Asia must be with Singapore Airlines
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Feb 26, 2003, 1:04 pm
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Two more links about cheap RTWs ex OZ mainly based on offers of this and that
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January 2003
June – August 2002
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January 2003
June – August 2002
Feb 26, 2003, 9:58 pm
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I got really excited when I found the fares from Perth, and they were slightly cheaper....until I read the fine print that said travel via America is not allowed from Perth. 
Feb 27, 2003, 12:14 am
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SusieQ .... surely a RT to MEL is not too expensive?
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Feb 27, 2003, 12:49 am
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This fare is NOT new. It has been around for yonks. It is just the C version of the LH Y RTW cheapie discussed elsewhere. True, it does allow cheap C class travel on SQ/TG/QF to asia, then LH to europe and UA/AC from the west coast of the US back to Australia, however the big limit on this kind of fare is that if you want the US, you must fly LH FRA-SFO/LAX to connect with UA. Yes, you can stop there and get domestic add-ons (like a Star visit north america pass), but it's not the most flexable "RTW" fare out there. Indeed it really is a RUR fare that allows a return via an AP routing rather than EH both ways.
Just thought I'd mention that.
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Just thought I'd mention that.
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Feb 27, 2003, 8:24 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">SusieQ .... surely a RT to MEL is not too expensive?</font>
As RichardMel pointed out the fare gets you to the west coast of America, and any flights within America are extra. I need to go at least to Houston and Miami.
It's not worth it when I have to keep adding fares on. I can buy a RTWSTAR1 fare which will also include Vegas, Orlando. Not to mention Pittsburg for a day visiting with family