Taking the long-way-round
 

Sometime in the new year, I will be traveling LAX-SIN for work. On the way back, I have the option to retrace my outbound path or kick in a little extra money and just keep heading west on a USA carrier/codeshare.

For those that have done it, is there enough justification to shell out $400 essentially for RTW bragging rights?

If not, I will probably stop in Tokyo for a weekend, take in the sights, and make my US-bound semi-otaku friends happy.

Depends how jetlag affects you too. Travelling west is generally easier for me. As for bragging rights, yup, I'd say it's worth it.

Also, you probably will get more points if you keep heading west from SIN.

Go for it.

Next question: is it possible?:mad:

Just looked at Kayak and aa.com & no USA-only flights to Europe / Mid East are showing.

BA to LON

Can't unfortunately. Work says it must be a USA airline on the ticket (metal doesn't matter). Otherwise very bad for me.

Little frustrating as it appears I can't get an AA/UA/DL/US ticket from SIN direct to any of the gateways that fly west to the USA. Anybody know of any routes I may have overlooked? I tried the usual suspects.

Can you stop somewhere good on the way around?

SOL...

Try booking the whole trip as RTW with a US alliance.

What does that mean, exactly? Do you mean the ticket has to be purchased from and issued by a US-based airline, or that all flights on the ticket must have a codeshare with a US-based airline, or something else entirely? The former is very easy to achieve, and even codeshares should be doable (although perhaps not with a carrier or routing you prefer)

I can stop on the way if I'm heading westbound (not too many places though).

Work requires that it be a USA carrier flight number, they don't care who sells or operates it.

If UA operates a flight SIN-DXB or SIN-LHR and the tickets says UA- Great.

If if DL sells me the ticket but it says AF- No Go.

If AA sells me a ticket on QF but it says AA24689 on the ticket- OK.