Around the world on OW for less than $10K starting in SYD

[simongr]

OK guys. It is time to get back on the trolley so to speak. I have a meeting in the UK for 3-4 days next year and I am trying to work out how to make that into a RTW type trip for the same price.

My base price for comparison is the base fare I have been quoted of $9,800 for syd-hkg-lhr-bkk-syd including stops in HKG and BKK (I plan to meet with my team there). I might also try and squeeze a day in DEL as well to visit the business there which will increase my base cost for comparison.

At the same sort of time there is a professional conference in Atlanta that I would like to attend...

Soooo the question is - can I manage to make a SYD-LHR-SYD into a RTW trip for a similar price (the conference costs comes from a different budget so not a consideration).

Any thoughts on a practical way to do this?

My initial thought is an ex-NZ DONE4 along these lines:

SYD-AKL I will come back to this in a second

AKL-hkg-bkk-del-lhr-lca-lhr-jfk,lga-atl-dfw-nrt-syd-mel-syd-akl (well it wouldnt be me if I didnt make it a little interesting).

Is there a cheaper option than this?

I could roll the syd-akl cost into another trip possibly or at least have part of teh cost offsetting the cost of a syd-mel-syd trip. In addition I could really use the final syd-akl flight for another trip to AKL the following year.

Any thoughts?

S

 

[serfty]

I think Ex NZ is your best option.

 

[simongr]

I think I talked myself into it as I typed...

I am now trying to work out a way to combine multiple trips into a number of fares that can be suitably nested.

I know I will have multiple syd-mel-syd trips next year. I know we will be going to NZ in the year at some point.

So when considering some nesting (working on the assumption that I am "happy" to start my trip in whY) can anyone work through the logic for me of how I can combine tickets and trips?

Cheers

S

 

[tuapekastar]

OK guys. It is time to get back on the trolley so to speak. I have a meeting in the UK for 3-4 days next year and I am trying to work out how to make that into a RTW type trip for the same price.

My base price for comparison is the base fare I have been quoted of $9,800 for syd-hkg-lhr-bkk-syd including stops in HKG and BKK (I plan to meet with my team there). I might also try and squeeze a day in DEL as well to visit the business there which will increase my base cost for comparison.

At the same sort of time there is a professional conference in Atlanta that I would like to attend...

Soooo the question is - can I manage to make a SYD-LHR-SYD into a RTW trip for a similar price (the conference costs comes from a different budget so not a consideration).

Any thoughts on a practical way to do this?

My initial thought is an ex-NZ DONE4 along these lines:

SYD-AKL I will come back to this in a second

AKL-hkg-bkk-del-lhr-lca-lhr-jfk,lga-atl-dfw-nrt-syd-mel-syd-akl (well it wouldnt be me if I didnt make it a little interesting).

Is there a cheaper option than this?

I could roll the syd-akl cost into another trip possibly or at least have part of teh cost offsetting the cost of a syd-mel-syd trip. In addition I could really use the final syd-akl flight for another trip to AKL the following year.

Any thoughts?

S

Does OW fly BKK-DEL (I can't find any, doesn't mean I'm right)?

If not, you've got a segment up your sleeve, and may have to go BKK-HKG-DEL instead for example.

 

[simongr]

Does OW fly BKK-DEL (I can't find any, doesn't mean I'm right)?

CX fly BKK-DEl.

 

[straitman]

CX fly BKK-DEl.

Another thread I scanned in the last little while was discussing a Fiji departure for around $7500. I don't have the time togo and look it up just now.

 

[simongr]

I thought about that - the only problem I found (apart from explaining why I need to go to Fiji...) was getting from Fiji to HKG.

 

[anat0l]

There is an extremely easy way to get less than $10K ai.



Just travel in WHY.



Not sure how you can get less than $10K ai for a RTW let alone the base price without taxes is already in excess of that amount.

 

[simongr]

Well the NZ base price converts to a shade under $10K...

 

[Keith009]

I think ex-NZ would be the way to go in terms of being within budget, and easiest to justify.

 

[dajop]

(apart from explaining why I need to go to Fiji...) was getting from Fiji to HKG.

Global Explorer is only product that can be purchased ex-Fiji, but can include Air Pacific, so could go via AKL to HKG .... doesn't help explain why you need to go to Fiji though .....

 

[tuapekastar]

I think there is a 10% discount on all OW products/fares bought/ticketed by early (3rd?) November, so certainly now is the time to be planning and purchasing.

 

[winfred]

I am doing a similar exercise now. Need to go to Paris in Oct and try to do a RTW to visit some relative in the US. I found exNZ DONE4 airfares a little bit cheaper.

I would avoid any flights longer than 4hrs to or from Fiji as Air Pacific is quite bad especially when it comes to J class.

Have you looked at Star Alliance RTW products?

 

[anat0l]

Have you looked at Star Alliance RTW products?

That would go against the grain of this thread title.

Plus, on the whole they are also more expensive.

 

[winfred]

Sorry I forgot about the OW bit.

I just went to the OW website and saw the 10% discount promo running from 26 Aug for 10 weeks.

 

[simongr]

One of the reasons for trying for a RTW is to maximise status credits

 

[simongr]

A couple of follow ups on this.

If I plan to book ex-AKL can that be done through an Australian TA or do I have to do it through an NZ based TA?

In order to "avoid" the cost of a SYD-AKL ticket I am thinking of nesting this in a planned trip. Does this logic work (rough dates used):

Tix 1 (in whY) - syd-akl (26 May) akl-syd (30 Aug)

Tix 2 (DONE4) - akl-hkg-lhr-usa-hkg-syd (26 May through to 8 Jun) syd-akl (15 Aug)

Does that logic work?

Could I also do the DONE4-syd (stop) syd-mel-syd (stop) syd-akl?

Cheers

S

 

[serfty]

In my experience, all that should be fine.

However, in regard to SYD-MEL-SYD, There's a new rule regarding travel in the country of origin. However, this should not apply, but it could cause a headache if you had been originating in Oz.

1. Maximum two stopovers permitted in the continent of origin of which a maximum of one stopover is permitted in each direction in the country of origin.

 

[drron]

Yes the new wording in the xONEx rules creates some problems.I am switching the next trip to a Globalex as still only 2 stopovers but no restriction as to when.An extra $A1000 but a couple of J sectors would cost more than that.
Ex NZ the Global product in J is just scraping under the $A10000 but as said dearer than the DONE4.