Flight options

[vertisol]

I have a colleague looking to take 11 people on an itinerary of:

MEL - LAX - JFK - HNL - MEL with a possible side trip up to Canada.

Would this qualify for a RTW ticket?

Interested in the collective wisdom.

 

[JohnPhelan]

No, RTW requires you to go around the world in the same direction.

In your colleague's case, that would mean coming home from JFK via UK/Europe/Asia/Africa.

They could do the HNL stop on the way to LAX.

 

[medhead]

It might qualify for a circle pacific fare.

Some airlines do offer a RTW product that doesn't require going around the world. Swiss springs to mind but obviously they product is about Europe. Not sure if an US airline has similar.

 

[Sprucegoose]

What are you trying to achieve and is there a preference for Alliance?

 

[vertisol]

I guess the real question is whether there's a smarter way to book this other than straight point to point fares.

There is no real need to be chasing points/ lounge access etc so it's a bot of an open book.