round-the-world ticket?

Posted by holmes1953 (493 days ago)

Does anyone understand how those work? What should I be thinking about, are there better carriers, deals etc. I will be trying to head to NYC and needing to stop in Europe on the way.

(I am based in Hong Kong)

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Posted by woods99 (493 days ago)

The most important restriction is that you need to fly east-west or west-east, and you cannot backtrack.

I suggest that you map out a rough itinerary along these lines and talk to a good travel agent. RTW tickets are usually good value IF you want to go to several cities.

(I am based in Hong Kong)

Posted by SA (493 days ago)

All airline alliances offer these - take a look on their site. Pricing depends on how many stops and how many per continent. The Flyer Talk forum can be very useful.

(I am based in Hong Kong)

Posted by Ed (493 days ago)

Moved to travel

(I am based in Hong Kong)

Posted by Dive bum (493 days ago)

Make sure you check out the cost of RTW tickets departing from nearby countries. For instance, when we wanted to get OneWorld RTW tickets departing from UK, we found that most Euro locations were cheaper to start from than the UK and Gibralter was the cheapest of all. So, we bought the RTW ticket from Gib (saved over GBP1,000 each for a business ticket) and bought a separate ticket to get to Gib. In Asia, I've heard that starting from Bangkok or Tapei is cheaper than other places such as HK but I've not looked into this. FlyerTalk will have all sorts of tips.

(I am based in Hong Kong)