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Alan posted good advice.Follow the links s/he posted!



Alan wrote in message . ..
On Mon, 20 Sep 2004 18:12:04 +0000, chelseablue
wrote:


can anybody tell me where is the best place to buy rtw tickets
my itinerary is
london - hong kong - sydney - christchurch overland auckland - fiji -
honolulu - san fran overland los angeles - toronto - london
for a total of one year

so if any body knows who is the best to buy the tickets with i would
greatly appreciate it ,

thanks in advance

kevin

Hi Kevin

Just a few web-sites to browse.

Personally, I think the One World Alliance fare may be best (I used it
last year), but you may have difficulty planning the Auckland-Fiji leg
there unless you return to Sydney with Qantas. BA is your local agent.
Download the timetable and itinerary planner for assistance there.
http://www.oneworldalliance.com/
Air New Zealand are part of Star Alliance, so they fly direct to Fiji,
but the rules are different.
http://www.staralliance.com/star_all...e/main_10.html
If you use them, or one of the others that is based on mileage rather
than legs, then this is a good calculator. Remember that some of them
include overland mileage in the calculations. Read the rules carefully.
http://gc.kls2.com/
This site has some good general info and links to other rtw systems:
http://www.airtimetable.com/around_world_fare-rtw.htm

HTH

Cheers, Alan
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Alan posted good advice.Follow the links s/he posted!



Alan wrote in message . ..
On Mon, 20 Sep 2004 18:12:04 +0000, chelseablue
wrote:


can anybody tell me where is the best place to buy rtw tickets
my itinerary is
london - hong kong - sydney - christchurch overland auckland - fiji -
honolulu - san fran overland los angeles - toronto - london
for a total of one year

so if any body knows who is the best to buy the tickets with i would
greatly appreciate it ,

thanks in advance

kevin

Hi Kevin

Just a few web-sites to browse.

Personally, I think the One World Alliance fare may be best (I used it
last year), but you may have difficulty planning the Auckland-Fiji leg
there unless you return to Sydney with Qantas. BA is your local agent.
Download the timetable and itinerary planner for assistance there.
http://www.oneworldalliance.com/
Air New Zealand are part of Star Alliance, so they fly direct to Fiji,
but the rules are different.
http://www.staralliance.com/star_all...e/main_10.html
If you use them, or one of the others that is based on mileage rather
than legs, then this is a good calculator. Remember that some of them
include overland mileage in the calculations. Read the rules carefully.
http://gc.kls2.com/
This site has some good general info and links to other rtw systems:
http://www.airtimetable.com/around_world_fare-rtw.htm

HTH

Cheers, Alan
--

On Mon, 20 Sep 2004 18:12:04 +0000, chelseablue
wrote:


can anybody tell me where is the best place to buy rtw tickets
my itinerary is
london - hong kong - sydney - christchurch overland auckland - fiji -
honolulu - san fran overland los angeles - toronto - london
for a total of one year

so if any body knows who is the best to buy the tickets with i would
greatly appreciate it ,

thanks in advance

kevin


Hi Kevin

I've obviously got too much time on my hands, so I did some playing
around with my One-World itinerary-maker. No, I don't work for them. I
wish.

First, fares:

These fares incorporate the services of British Airways along with Aer
Lingus, American Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Iberia, Finnair, Lan Chile,
Qantas and their affiliates.
http://www.britishairways.com/travel...0world%20fares
Example fares are shown below, however as these vary depending on the
season of travel you will need to contact British Airways for an
accurate quotation.
Economy Class:
3 Continents: from GBP1169.00
4 Continents: from GBP1319.00
5 Continents: from GBP1719.00
6 Continents: from GBP1919.00

I think yours would be three continents (Asia, Southwest Pacific, North
America). You're allowed a couple of positioning flights in your
continent of origin. You're allowed four legs in each continent except
America, where you're allowed six. Intercontinental flights don't count,
but the limit is a total of twenty. You're only using eight.

So, you'd have some spares: four in Asia, a couple in SW Pacific and
four in North America. Plenty of options to drop in on Bangkok,
Singapore, Brisbane, Las Vegas or NYC for no extra charge.

There is another bonus. Join the Frequent Flyers. I used the FF miles
from last year's trip to go to Fiji (from Oz) this year.

A quick itinerary, to show it's possible, obviously you would change the
times and dates:

21 NOV 04 Fly London (Heathrow) GB to Hong Kong HK
Cathay 252 Dep LHR 11:45AM Arr HKG 8:00 AM Dur:12h:15m

28 NOV 04 Fly Hong Kong HK to Sydney NS AU
Qantas 188 Dep HKG 7:55 AM Arr SYD 8:00 PM Dur: 9h:05m

5 DEC 04 Fly Sydney NS AU to Christchurch NZ
Qantas 45 Dep SYD 9:25 AM Arr CHC 2:20 PM Dur: 2h:55m

12 DEC 04 Fly Auckland NZ to Nadi FJ
Qantas 3091 Dep AKL 2:00 PM Arr NAN 4:05 PM Dur: 3h:05m
Operated by: AIR PACIFIC

19 DEC 04 Fly Nadi FJ to Honolulu HI US
Qantas 3019 Dep NAN 10:50PM Arr HNL 7:20 AM Dur: 6h:30m
Operated by: AIR PACIFIC

26 DEC 04 Fly Honolulu HI US to San Francisco CA US
AA 28 Dep HNL 2:25 PM Arr SFO 9:21 PM Dur: 4h:56m

2 JAN 05 Fly Los Angeles CA US to Toronto OT CA
AA 1586 Dep LAX 10:30AM Arr YYZ 6:11 PM Dur: 4h:41m

9 JAN 05 Fly Toronto OT CA to London (Heathrow) GB
BA 92 Dep YYZ 6:15 PM Arr LHR 6:25 AM Dur: 7h:10m

Cheers, Alan
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On Mon, 20 Sep 2004 18:12:04 +0000, chelseablue
wrote:


can anybody tell me where is the best place to buy rtw tickets
my itinerary is
london - hong kong - sydney - christchurch overland auckland - fiji -
honolulu - san fran overland los angeles - toronto - london
for a total of one year

so if any body knows who is the best to buy the tickets with i would
greatly appreciate it ,

thanks in advance

kevin


Hi Kevin

I've obviously got too much time on my hands, so I did some playing
around with my One-World itinerary-maker. No, I don't work for them. I
wish.

First, fares:

These fares incorporate the services of British Airways along with Aer
Lingus, American Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Iberia, Finnair, Lan Chile,
Qantas and their affiliates.
http://www.britishairways.com/travel...0world%20fares
Example fares are shown below, however as these vary depending on the
season of travel you will need to contact British Airways for an
accurate quotation.
Economy Class:
3 Continents: from GBP1169.00
4 Continents: from GBP1319.00
5 Continents: from GBP1719.00
6 Continents: from GBP1919.00

I think yours would be three continents (Asia, Southwest Pacific, North
America). You're allowed a couple of positioning flights in your
continent of origin. You're allowed four legs in each continent except
America, where you're allowed six. Intercontinental flights don't count,
but the limit is a total of twenty. You're only using eight.

So, you'd have some spares: four in Asia, a couple in SW Pacific and
four in North America. Plenty of options to drop in on Bangkok,
Singapore, Brisbane, Las Vegas or NYC for no extra charge.

There is another bonus. Join the Frequent Flyers. I used the FF miles
from last year's trip to go to Fiji (from Oz) this year.

A quick itinerary, to show it's possible, obviously you would change the
times and dates:

21 NOV 04 Fly London (Heathrow) GB to Hong Kong HK
Cathay 252 Dep LHR 11:45AM Arr HKG 8:00 AM Dur:12h:15m

28 NOV 04 Fly Hong Kong HK to Sydney NS AU
Qantas 188 Dep HKG 7:55 AM Arr SYD 8:00 PM Dur: 9h:05m

5 DEC 04 Fly Sydney NS AU to Christchurch NZ
Qantas 45 Dep SYD 9:25 AM Arr CHC 2:20 PM Dur: 2h:55m

12 DEC 04 Fly Auckland NZ to Nadi FJ
Qantas 3091 Dep AKL 2:00 PM Arr NAN 4:05 PM Dur: 3h:05m
Operated by: AIR PACIFIC

19 DEC 04 Fly Nadi FJ to Honolulu HI US
Qantas 3019 Dep NAN 10:50PM Arr HNL 7:20 AM Dur: 6h:30m
Operated by: AIR PACIFIC

26 DEC 04 Fly Honolulu HI US to San Francisco CA US
AA 28 Dep HNL 2:25 PM Arr SFO 9:21 PM Dur: 4h:56m

2 JAN 05 Fly Los Angeles CA US to Toronto OT CA
AA 1586 Dep LAX 10:30AM Arr YYZ 6:11 PM Dur: 4h:41m

9 JAN 05 Fly Toronto OT CA to London (Heathrow) GB
BA 92 Dep YYZ 6:15 PM Arr LHR 6:25 AM Dur: 7h:10m

Cheers, Alan
--

On Mon, 20 Sep 2004 18:12:04 +0000, chelseablue
wrote:


can anybody tell me where is the best place to buy rtw tickets
my itinerary is
london - hong kong - sydney - christchurch overland auckland - fiji -
honolulu - san fran overland los angeles - toronto - london
for a total of one year

so if any body knows who is the best to buy the tickets with i would
greatly appreciate it ,

thanks in advance

kevin


Hi Kevin

I've obviously got too much time on my hands, so I did some playing
around with my One-World itinerary-maker. No, I don't work for them. I
wish.

First, fares:

These fares incorporate the services of British Airways along with Aer
Lingus, American Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Iberia, Finnair, Lan Chile,
Qantas and their affiliates.
http://www.britishairways.com/travel...0world%20fares
Example fares are shown below, however as these vary depending on the
season of travel you will need to contact British Airways for an
accurate quotation.
Economy Class:
3 Continents: from GBP1169.00
4 Continents: from GBP1319.00
5 Continents: from GBP1719.00
6 Continents: from GBP1919.00

I think yours would be three continents (Asia, Southwest Pacific, North
America). You're allowed a couple of positioning flights in your
continent of origin. You're allowed four legs in each continent except
America, where you're allowed six. Intercontinental flights don't count,
but the limit is a total of twenty. You're only using eight.

So, you'd have some spares: four in Asia, a couple in SW Pacific and
four in North America. Plenty of options to drop in on Bangkok,
Singapore, Brisbane, Las Vegas or NYC for no extra charge.

There is another bonus. Join the Frequent Flyers. I used the FF miles
from last year's trip to go to Fiji (from Oz) this year.

A quick itinerary, to show it's possible, obviously you would change the
times and dates:

21 NOV 04 Fly London (Heathrow) GB to Hong Kong HK
Cathay 252 Dep LHR 11:45AM Arr HKG 8:00 AM Dur:12h:15m

28 NOV 04 Fly Hong Kong HK to Sydney NS AU
Qantas 188 Dep HKG 7:55 AM Arr SYD 8:00 PM Dur: 9h:05m

5 DEC 04 Fly Sydney NS AU to Christchurch NZ
Qantas 45 Dep SYD 9:25 AM Arr CHC 2:20 PM Dur: 2h:55m

12 DEC 04 Fly Auckland NZ to Nadi FJ
Qantas 3091 Dep AKL 2:00 PM Arr NAN 4:05 PM Dur: 3h:05m
Operated by: AIR PACIFIC

19 DEC 04 Fly Nadi FJ to Honolulu HI US
Qantas 3019 Dep NAN 10:50PM Arr HNL 7:20 AM Dur: 6h:30m
Operated by: AIR PACIFIC

26 DEC 04 Fly Honolulu HI US to San Francisco CA US
AA 28 Dep HNL 2:25 PM Arr SFO 9:21 PM Dur: 4h:56m

2 JAN 05 Fly Los Angeles CA US to Toronto OT CA
AA 1586 Dep LAX 10:30AM Arr YYZ 6:11 PM Dur: 4h:41m

9 JAN 05 Fly Toronto OT CA to London (Heathrow) GB
BA 92 Dep YYZ 6:15 PM Arr LHR 6:25 AM Dur: 7h:10m

Cheers, Alan
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"chelseablue" wrote in message
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can anybody tell me where is the best place to buy rtw tickets
my itinerary is
london - hong kong - sydney - christchurch overland auckland - fiji -
honolulu - san fran overland los angeles - toronto - london
for a total of one year

so if any body knows who is the best to buy the tickets with i would
greatly appreciate it ,

thanks in advance

kevin

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"chelseablue" wrote in message
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can anybody tell me where is the best place to buy rtw tickets
my itinerary is
london - hong kong - sydney - christchurch overland auckland - fiji -
honolulu - san fran overland los angeles - toronto - london
for a total of one year

so if any body knows who is the best to buy the tickets with i would
greatly appreciate it ,

thanks in advance

kevin

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Travelbag.co.uk offer round the world tickets



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On Tue, 21 Sep 2004 20:53:21 +0000, chelseablue
wrote:

thanks alan for the prices

do you know a contct number for oneworldalliance, ive been on the
website but cant any contact numbers,if you do know of any i will
greatly appreciate it

thanks kevin

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I'm in Oz. I ordered mine through a travel agent, but did all the
preliminary checking on the phone to Qantas. I would presume you're in
the UK, so I would ring the BA information line for international
travel.

Part of the rules on most rtw systems is that you can't usually shop
around among the various airlines. You'll be charged the rate applicable
to the airline that services your country of departure. So you pay the
BA rate, I pay Qantas, if you departed from LAX you'd have to buy
through American Airlines and so on. That's specified in Star Alliance
and it was mentioned on the phone to me when I was talking to Qantas for
One-World.




Cheers, Alan
--

On Tue, 21 Sep 2004 20:53:21 +0000, chelseablue
wrote:

thanks alan for the prices

do you know a contct number for oneworldalliance, ive been on the
website but cant any contact numbers,if you do know of any i will
greatly appreciate it

thanks kevin

--
I'm in Oz. I ordered mine through a travel agent, but did all the
preliminary checking on the phone to Qantas. I would presume you're in
the UK, so I would ring the BA information line for international
travel.

Part of the rules on most rtw systems is that you can't usually shop
around among the various airlines. You'll be charged the rate applicable
to the airline that services your country of departure. So you pay the
BA rate, I pay Qantas, if you departed from LAX you'd have to buy
through American Airlines and so on. That's specified in Star Alliance
and it was mentioned on the phone to me when I was talking to Qantas for
One-World.




Cheers, Alan
--

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"chelseablue" wrote in message
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can anybody tell me where is the best place to buy rtw tickets
my itinerary is
london - hong kong - sydney - christchurch overland auckland - fiji -
honolulu - san fran overland los angeles - toronto - london
for a total of one year

so if any body knows who is the best to buy the tickets with i would
greatly appreciate it ,

thanks in advance

kevin

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Travelbag.co.uk offer round the world tickets

Very true, but they didn't respond to my enquiries six months ago.

I ended up booking a World Discovery Ticket through Trailfinders which
was QF/BA only. It wouldn't do what the original poster wanted, but it
was a good fit for me[0] and (in business class) 1000 UKP cheaper than
the DONE4 OneWorldAlliance fare.

Oddly enough, the Economy version of this ticket is slightly more
flexible and allows some very limited CX flights. It is worth a look.

Iain

[0] LHR-HKG-SIN-SYD-MEL-CNS-AKL-LAX-PHX-LHR with the HKG-SIN paid for on
CX and the LAX-PHX paid for on WN. I depart 7 weeks from today :-)