Round the World Flights (~$1600)

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extremedeal on 22/07/2015 - 22:10 imgur.com (3279 clicks)
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Firstly, a big thanks to the folks at Australia Frequent Flyer, particularly wjohn, whose post let me find this.

It's a bit difficult to explain, so bear with me (it's worth it!)

Legs

1 - Into Asia
2 - Asia to Europe
3 - Europe to America
4 - America to Australia

Dates

I've been looking at late November (post uni exams), and early December. However, with a few quick search there seems to be availability in October, March, and April. There's so many different options, so search and try your luck!

Leg 1 - Into Asia ($309)

Book a one-way flight on a budget carrier (e.g. JetStar).

Leg 2 and Leg 4 - Asia to Europe + America to Australia ($734)

There is an amazing deal for leg 2 and 4 on Etihad.
Searching for a multi-city flight on www.skyscanner.com.au:
1) Bangkok (BKK) - London (LHR)
2) New York (JFK) - Melbourne (MEL)

NOTE - These cities may be altered to suit you better!
Instead of Bangkok, another option is Tokyo (similar price). Instead of London, you can pick any European city that Etihad flies to (they are all similarly priced). Instead of New York you can try Los Angeles (similar price). Instead of Melbourne you can pick your Australian city of choice.

Leg 3 - Europe to America ($555)

Find the cheapest flight you can from your European city of choice to your American city of choice.

With my example:

Melbourne - Bangkok - London - New York - Melbourne
MEL - BKK - LHR - JFK - MEL
Total = $1597

P.S. You could potentially throw in a stop-over in Abu Dhabi if you alter the multi-city search :)

More Examples

Bangkok - London + New York - Melbourne (14th October - 28th October): https://imgur.com/zq8fx3o

Tokyo - London + New York - Melbourne (19th November - 8th December): http://imgur.com/3ESHPdE

Bangkok - Amsterdam + New York - Melbourne (9th March - 22nd March):
http://imgur.com/A1z2lF2

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  inherentchoice on 23/07/2015 - 10:44

  +4

  This is NOT actually a round-the-world flight. The "Leg 4" flight from New York to Melbourne on Etihad actually comes back the SAME way around the world, because it comes back via Abu Dhabi. That is actually longer than if you got a flight to come back via LAX. So the route OP has outlined NEVER crosses the pacific ocean or the date line.

  BUT if you did want to go around the world you could get a cheap flight from NY to Vegas or LAX, then fly on Allegiant Air to Honolulu, and Jetstar from HNL back to SYD/MEL/BNE…

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    extremedeal on 23/07/2015 - 11:04

    +1

    It is around the world in the sense that you are visiting 3 continents:
    Asia, Europe, and North America?

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      inherentchoice on 23/07/2015 - 11:06

      You've found a great deal but I wouldn't want people to be disappointed thinking that they would actually circle the globe by booking with your steps.

      It's half-way around and then back the same way.

      For people who do actually circle the globe eastwards they actually get one fewer sunrise and sunset than if they stayed home. If you go the other direction then you get one extra, like Phileas Fogg.

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        extremedeal on 23/07/2015 - 11:26

        Fair enough

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        inherentchoice on 23/07/2015 - 11:29

        +3

        @extremedeal: If visiting three continents was considered to be around the world, that would mean a visit to Istanbul (both sides) from Cairo is an around the world trip!

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    Dorz1977 on 23/07/2015 - 11:09

    They offer other fares that are slightly more than original deal posted that actually do travel round the world. Plus on one ticket with baggage and not flying on low cost carriers like Jetstar.

    http://www.flightplanet.com.au/airfare/LXRTWSpecial

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    wizzlesticks on 23/07/2015 - 17:08

    +2

    Agreed. This is a heavily misleading post that will only serve to confuse and disappoint people. It's simply a return journey to the USA via Europe. It also likely involves open-jaw segments which will add on to the total price. It cannot and should not be compared to One World or Star Alliance round-the-world fares which are mostly mileage based.

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  datamile on 23/07/2015 - 11:04

  So are there options for avoiding asia leg as my wife doesn't want to fly over asia over xmas due to weather.

  Brisbane->LA
  LA->New York
  New York->London
  London->Brisbane via anywhere in the states.

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    edy4eva on 23/07/2015 - 11:08

    Via Johannesburg.

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  Daniel15 on 23/07/2015 - 12:57

  +3

  Please don't book flights through either eDreams or Travelgenio (as shown in the Skyscanner screenshots). They both very shady sites with a negative reputation. Use something like Google Flights to search instead. Ideally book directly through the airline wherever possible, or use a reputable site (such as STA Travel, Webjet, Cheapoair, or Kayak)

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    DealzEddy123 on 23/07/2015 - 14:27

    Gflights or Bing Flights are excellent

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    Donaldhump on 23/07/2015 - 17:13

    airtickets r a scam too….

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    oz-dave on 23/07/2015 - 21:04

    What makes you recommend CheapoAir Daniel15 - have you used them, and had a good experience ?
    I would be interested to hear your perspective, because I have mainly heard bad things about them.

    A quick Google will indicate a plethora of dissatisfied people, which you could go on reading for days. I became suspicious about them when some of their prices were significantly different to all the other sites. As I investigated, I noticed that, in numerous instances, CheapoAir continued to advertise and take payment for itineraries that all the other search sites listed as "sold out" or special pricing "expired".

    If you read the pages of complaints, a lot of them centre around CheapoAir advertising out of date airfares, taking your payment for said fares, and then neglecting to inform you that they never actually booked the tickets for you.
    Even in many scenarios where people have been told (sometimes long after the fact) that CheapoAir didn't actually secure the tickets, CheapoAir are often accused of then asking for additional funds from the customer to purchase new tickets (that are almost always more expensive) and/or refusing to give the customer's money back in a timely manner if they don't want to proceed.

    Based on what I read about them, I wonder if they deliberately engage in "bait and switch" tactics to help them make some extra sales, and rely on the fact that people will panic about their forthcoming trip, and pay over the odds, just so their holiday is not disrupted.

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      Daniel15 on 25/07/2015 - 03:09

      I've booked through Cheapoair two times and both experiences were pretty positive. The flights were only San Francisco to New York though, not long haul. The price of the tickets directly through the airline went up significantly, but Cheapoair still had the cheaper price. I booked through them and everything went fine. Got my tickets via email within a day, and the confirmation code worked on the airline's site (so the tickets were properly issued).

      I wouldn't really use them (or any other online agency other than STA Travel) for expensive long-haul flights. In general I'd suggest only going with STA Travel (if you're under 26) or directly through the airline, unless it's significantly much more expensive to do so. Paying a little bit more to book directly through the airline is worth it.

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      Last Seen on 25/07/2015 - 17:40

      Booked my wife's trip to the US through them a month ago.. They were fine for us.

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  random101 on 23/07/2015 - 15:21

  Anything near august?

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  Coops1 on 23/07/2015 - 18:03

  Anybody know the fare class and the actual status and points earn (Velocity) on these flights….? Eg Bangkok-Copenhagen and New York-Melbourne? Going to do this just for a fun trip, never been US Or Europe, and need to go to Asia in August.

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  jdogg on 23/07/2015 - 21:20

  Does anyone know the approximate taxes for RTW Oneworld Explorer ticket for the 140k points in ecomomy and 280k points in business?? Thanks

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  aec on 04/08/2015 - 12:51

  mark

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