RTW fast as possible
#16
Original Poster
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: My childhood was typical: Summers in Rangoon, luge lessons.
Posts: 432
Actually. I would like to maximize miles as well (i.e. I'm thinking the 34K plan).
I have to visit friends in Cairo and just got to wondering if it would be worth a scream around the world in F to make 1K on ual this year. I'm based out of GVA this summer, so I could do most of the rtw asap, then hang out in gva until the rules allow me to complete the final leg. I need to nest the trip inside GVA-CAI Y fare.
If I had to do some 24 hour stopovers, would want Manila (business) and rochester, NY (wife).
On the LH egypt website it mentions the 10 day inter-con rule.
Thanks for the helpful replies!
I have to visit friends in Cairo and just got to wondering if it would be worth a scream around the world in F to make 1K on ual this year. I'm based out of GVA this summer, so I could do most of the rtw asap, then hang out in gva until the rules allow me to complete the final leg. I need to nest the trip inside GVA-CAI Y fare.
If I had to do some 24 hour stopovers, would want Manila (business) and rochester, NY (wife).
On the LH egypt website it mentions the 10 day inter-con rule.
Thanks for the helpful replies!
#17
Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: Sydney NSW Australia
Posts: 2,337
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by zvezda:
You're right. One cannot complete a Star RTW in 48 hours according to the rules. Most of my Star RTWs end up with two stopovers (>= 24 hours), but I've never tried to fly a RTW without any stopovers. I always want at least one.</font>
You're right. One cannot complete a Star RTW in 48 hours according to the rules. Most of my Star RTWs end up with two stopovers (>= 24 hours), but I've never tried to fly a RTW without any stopovers. I always want at least one.</font>
#18
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: EWR and KGL (with occasional home/work trips to NRT/ITM)
Programs: MP MM 1K, Sky Miles, Emirates Gold
Posts: 708
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Hagbard Viking:
I thought the Star RTW's required a minimum of three stopovers (>24 hours). How do you squeeze that into 48 hours?
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I thought the Star RTW's required a minimum of three stopovers (>24 hours). How do you squeeze that into 48 hours?
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You are absolutely right. I forgot about the rule too.
#19
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Melbourne, Vic., Australia.
Programs: QF Platinum One (LTG), UA Plat IHG Plat
Posts: 5,836
It's only been in the past year or so that the * carriers have actually enforced the 24 hour stopover rule. For example, I used to be able to get into a city 8pm one night and leave 9am the next morning and count it as a valid stopover. Now they will not issue the ticket unless there is a 24hour stopover - at least 3 of them I mean. It was so rigid that they wouldn't allow a 1050 arrival and 1025+1 departure on one stopover!
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#20
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Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: My childhood was typical: Summers in Rangoon, luge lessons.
Posts: 432
anyone have any idea why they enforce this rule? The only reason I can figure is to stop mileage runners.
But would they really go to all that trouble?
But would they really go to all that trouble?
#21
Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: Sydney NSW Australia
Posts: 2,337
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by jer:
anyone have any idea why they enforce this rule? The only reason I can figure is to stop mileage runners.
But would they really go to all that trouble?</font>
anyone have any idea why they enforce this rule? The only reason I can figure is to stop mileage runners.
But would they really go to all that trouble?</font>
There were also issues with interpretation of the rule by carriers, agents and customers themselves for ticketing and re-issuing, so it was clarified to a uniform standard by enforcing the IATA general rule on stopovers, allowing no confusion.
Cheers.