Hi All,
I've just joined this forum after weeks of going through the forum and learning about RTW. I've decided to go with a LONE4 for my upcoming trip.
A bit of a background about myself, I'm a student who will be going on an exchange to the US for a semester to study. I plan to do a bit of travelling in the US before semester starts in August and also some travelling in Europe and Asia before coming back next year. This led me to go with a LONE4, but any suggestions of other products would be kindly appreciated.
I am with QFF and would like to maximise my mileage and SC. I will achieve Gold after the JFK-ORD trip which would be my first time. As I've also been working whilst studying the past year, I've been lucky to be sent domestically quite a few times the past year which has resulted in me achieving Silver, and subsequently Gold in America. So I've jumped from NB to SG in one year and my reassessment is Oct. Does that mean once I hit Gold, I'll be able to attain Gold till October 2011? Anything I should be expecting differently with Gold apart from lounge access which would be good for domestic travel for work once I come back from my trip.
This is what I have thought of as my itinerary:
SYD-JFK-ORD-ANC-ORD-SFO-JKF-xMAD-CAI-MAD-PRG -LHR-SIN-NRT-HKG-PER-SYD
I have some questions about RTW tickets.
- Do I have to book all segments in order to issue the RTW ticket. Right now, I know the dates that I would like to depart for the following sections SYD-JFK-ORD, JFK-xMAD-CAI-MAD, but do I need to know all the dates for each trip in order to have tickets issued? Trips such as ORD-ANC-ORD depends on when I have a break at uni in order for me to do the trip and I will only know when I arrive in Chicago and enrolled in my courses.
-From Syd to JFK, I get to have two baggage travelling on Qantas. Do I have to pay extra baggage for the JFK-ORD leg travelling on AA? Also, what are the airline policy of RTW ticket free checked luggage, in particular, would like to know about Iberia and Cathay.
- I read about purchasing RTW tickets from AA RTW desk which is cheaper. Is that true and what would be the process? Is there other way in getting the ticket cheaper?
I'm pretty sure I will have more questions, so please be patient with me. Thanks
I've just joined this forum after weeks of going through the forum and learning about RTW. I've decided to go with a LONE4 for my upcoming trip.
A bit of a background about myself, I'm a student who will be going on an exchange to the US for a semester to study. I plan to do a bit of travelling in the US before semester starts in August and also some travelling in Europe and Asia before coming back next year. This led me to go with a LONE4, but any suggestions of other products would be kindly appreciated.
I am with QFF and would like to maximise my mileage and SC. I will achieve Gold after the JFK-ORD trip which would be my first time. As I've also been working whilst studying the past year, I've been lucky to be sent domestically quite a few times the past year which has resulted in me achieving Silver, and subsequently Gold in America. So I've jumped from NB to SG in one year and my reassessment is Oct. Does that mean once I hit Gold, I'll be able to attain Gold till October 2011? Anything I should be expecting differently with Gold apart from lounge access which would be good for domestic travel for work once I come back from my trip.
This is what I have thought of as my itinerary:
SYD-JFK-ORD-ANC-ORD-SFO-JKF-xMAD-CAI-MAD-PRG -LHR-SIN-NRT-HKG-PER-SYD
I have some questions about RTW tickets.
- Do I have to book all segments in order to issue the RTW ticket. Right now, I know the dates that I would like to depart for the following sections SYD-JFK-ORD, JFK-xMAD-CAI-MAD, but do I need to know all the dates for each trip in order to have tickets issued? Trips such as ORD-ANC-ORD depends on when I have a break at uni in order for me to do the trip and I will only know when I arrive in Chicago and enrolled in my courses.
-From Syd to JFK, I get to have two baggage travelling on Qantas. Do I have to pay extra baggage for the JFK-ORD leg travelling on AA? Also, what are the airline policy of RTW ticket free checked luggage, in particular, would like to know about Iberia and Cathay.
- I read about purchasing RTW tickets from AA RTW desk which is cheaper. Is that true and what would be the process? Is there other way in getting the ticket cheaper?
I'm pretty sure I will have more questions, so please be patient with me. Thanks