Round the World Suggestions Wanted

[opus9743]

We are seeking RTW tickets departing Oz July 5 for Europe, UK, Canada, US and back to Oz. Can't seem to price this online as most sites only offer point to point. Any suggestions?

 

[NM]

The OneWorld Website allows you to book OneWorld Explorer fares on-line. Some other on-line travel agencies sell ATW fares that are specific to combinations of airlines that may work out cheaper than the OneWorld Explorer, but you will need to deal with the agency offering the fare.

 

[coco50]

You can do what NM suggests or talk to one of the OW airlines (e.g. Qantas or AA) or try *Alliance (perhaps NZ or SQ)

 

[hayden]

I just booked mine using the oneworld website... very easy to do. No waiting on phone queues or anything, pick your dates and destinations and away you go. Remember you can be creative with your starting point / carrier to save some $$$

 

[opus9743]

Thanks for the replies. I'll check out the 'oneworld' site.

 

[oldbold]

If you are going to more than one place in Canada, Oneworld is not the complete solution as they have only international flights there.
I used the internal Canadian airline Westjet for flights within Canada. Also within the USA, American Airlines (part of Oneworld) does not always have the best connections - worth checking some of the other combinations of airlines on offer through agents.
Our international flights are a mixture of Oneworld and Star, and the cost was better than either.

 

[SeaWolf]

Star Alliance offers a sort of 'lite' RTW economy ticket that's a good deal cheaper than oneworld's offerings, though the cheap comes with extra restrictions. It might be useful for you though, worth having a look at
Australian Travel Agent : Best Flights - discount travel - Travel Agent Australia
Don't book through BestFlights though, build it online using Star Alliance's tool and send it to one of the carriers directly to book. Unfortunatley Star Alliance doesn't offer online booking yet.