Around the World Tickets

On 2 Dec 2003 15:25:54 -0800, (Marcus Kern) wrote:

All,
YOUR OPINION PLEASE
I'm intersted in a multi-stop ticket and wonder if an Around the World
Ticket could work out cheaper. Here's what I'm looking for: (2 adults
33/29 years)
1) Start in London
2) 1st leg to India - Chennai/Madras or Kolkata/Calcutta

Wow. Of all the great places in India, those are near the bottom of my
list. Do you have friends there, or is there some other reason to
visit them?

Keith Willshaw wrote:

You cant go backwards on a RTW ticket

The BA scheme also works in zones, and doesn't stipulate direction.

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Ken Tough

Ken Tough wrote in message ...
Keith Willshaw wrote:

You cant go backwards on a RTW ticket

The BA scheme also works in zones, and doesn't stipulate direction.

Thanks everyone!

In the end I decided to drop India and Vietnam and only go for a Oz +
New Zealand trip. I went to Trailfinders and they gave me the
following deal:
1) Return with Japan Airlines London - Sydney GBP 549.00 + tax
2) Quantas Boomerang ticket Alice Springs-Perth, Perth-Brisbane,
Brisbane-Christchurch, Christchurch-Sydney GBP 420.00 + tax
3) The rest of local Sydney hopping I'll do with Virginblue.

This works out a nice trip at a very reasonable price.
Thanks again,

Marcus
http://www.marcuskern.com/

On 8 Dec 2003 16:51:03 -0800, (Marcus Kern) wrote:

Ken Tough wrote in message ...
Keith Willshaw wrote:

You cant go backwards on a RTW ticket

The BA scheme also works in zones, and doesn't stipulate direction.

Thanks everyone!

In the end I decided to drop India and Vietnam and only go for a Oz +
New Zealand trip. I went to Trailfinders and they gave me the
following deal:
1) Return with Japan Airlines London - Sydney GBP 549.00 + tax
2) Quantas Boomerang ticket Alice Springs-Perth, Perth-Brisbane,
Brisbane-Christchurch, Christchurch-Sydney GBP 420.00 + tax
3) The rest of local Sydney hopping I'll do with Virginblue.

I think you are making a mistake.

Drop Oz, and visit India, Vietnam and NZ instead. The scale of
Australia means you wont see much apart from some population centres.
NZ in comparison is compact, and a massive playground.

India and Vietnam are both well worth visiting.
---
DFM

On Tue, 09 Dec 2003 12:31:11 +1000, Deep Freud Moors
wrote:
On 8 Dec 2003 16:51:03 -0800, (Marcus Kern) wrote:

In the end I decided to drop India and Vietnam and only go for a Oz +
New Zealand trip.

I think you are making a mistake.

Drop Oz, and visit India, Vietnam and NZ instead. The scale of
Australia means you wont see much apart from some population centres.

??? I think there's so much more to see in India, and the scale and
speed of travel there takes so much more time, I don't see how you can
say that.

India and Vietnam are both well worth visiting.

Judging from his webpage, I think he already knows that.

Turby the Turbosurfer

"Marcus Kern" wrote in message
om...
Ken Tough wrote in message
...
Keith Willshaw wrote:

You cant go backwards on a RTW ticket

The BA scheme also works in zones, and doesn't stipulate direction.

Thanks everyone!

In the end I decided to drop India and Vietnam and only go for a Oz +
New Zealand trip. I went to Trailfinders and they gave me the
following deal:
1) Return with Japan Airlines London - Sydney GBP 549.00 + tax
2) Quantas Boomerang ticket Alice Springs-Perth, Perth-Brisbane,
Brisbane-Christchurch, Christchurch-Sydney GBP 420.00 + tax
3) The rest of local Sydney hopping I'll do with Virginblue.

This works out a nice trip at a very reasonable price.
Thanks again,


Sounds like a great trip, have fun.

Keith

On Tue, 09 Dec 2003 07:45:57 GMT, Turby
wrote:

On Tue, 09 Dec 2003 12:31:11 +1000, Deep Freud Moors
wrote:
On 8 Dec 2003 16:51:03 -0800, (Marcus Kern) wrote:

In the end I decided to drop India and Vietnam and only go for a Oz +
New Zealand trip.

I think you are making a mistake.

Drop Oz, and visit India, Vietnam and NZ instead. The scale of
Australia means you wont see much apart from some population centres.

??? I think there's so much more to see in India, and the scale and
speed of travel there takes so much more time, I don't see how you can
say that.

Yeah, travel in India is hard, but you are constantly overwhelmed by
the stimulation of it all that it doesn't seem to matter. Even just a
short trip to India can be life changing. Good value in my books, even
if lots of folks leave with their tail between their legs..

And IMO, you would get a lot better value out of visiting just NZ for
a longer time than combining it with Oz.
---
DFM

Can anybody tell me about the prices of an Around The World Ticket??

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Jared Pop wrote:

Hello,

I am looking to go on an Around the World trip. I've heard that KLM
offers around the world tickets in different "mile denominations" ie
25000, 35000 etc etc. Do any other airlines offer these types of
deals, and if so, where should I start looking?

Thanks,

Jared

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"Kathrin" wrote in message
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Can anybody tell me about the prices of an Around The World Ticket??


Yes , the people concerned are called travel agents

Keith

Kathrin wrote:

Can anybody tell me about the prices of an Around The World Ticket??

Your best bet is to talk to your travel agent, if you have a good
relationship with one. If you don't, go to a big agency and try to
convince them that you are serious. Travel agents don't like RTWs,
because they are complicated (i.e., a lot of work for them).

If you can't get a travel agent to take you through the main points,
then you can try one of the airlines--but you'll have to do some
research beforehand. There are at least four or five (maybe more)
airline partnerships or consortia that have RTW schemes, and any airline
you call will obviously only be able (and willing) to tell you about
their own.

Each plan has a number of levels or categories, and the price will
depend on such things as where you start/end your journey, how far you
go and/or how many stops you make, where you sit in the plane, etc.

You really need to have a basic understanding of what is involved before
you can even ask the right questions. Google is your friend.

cheers,

Henry