Round The World flight ticket - anyone done it ?

VWPolecat

I did a round the world trip in 1989 so no internet to help so I went through the bin at the back of a travel agent and got an out of date copy of the ABC flight guide . This is what they used for creating connections etc. I used a mix of Quantas and Continental to create my trip . Manchester-Singapore-Sydney-Tokyo -Guam- Pohnpei- Majuro-Johnston Atoll-Hawaii- LA-JFK- Man.
I wrote all the flight numbers down and went to a decent travel agent who got the same book out and said give me £1200 each and off we went.

Murphy_The_Cat

Its really useful to hear from people who have actually done a RTW ticket and snippets like "look at starting from Paris".

We have quite a lot of pre-bookingbprep to do (time of year, length of time away) and then once that is done, we can get down to more of the nitty gritty.

The more RTW experiences that can be posted, the better !

Ngozi

Jetlag is something to consider and how well you cope with it, probably feel worse if travelling East but that depends on how long your stops are.
With the RTW tickets, check if you can have "surface breaks." Thinks thats what it was called when I did my RTW and basically means you're allowed to fly out from a different place that you flew into as say you're doing China (or Australia), you might fly into Hong Kong but it a big place to explore so might want to fly out from a different airport.
Also worth asking about domestic flights as it might be worth paying for more miles if you can add domestic flights as part of the itinerary.

If you've already travelled a bit you probably know all that you need to.
Planning ahead is a must with regards to VISAs etc... as sometimes getting a VISA say for a UK passport when in a foreign country can be a bit of an !!!!!! at times, depending where you are or where you previously visited.
When planning your dates and flying into a new country, check that everything operates as normal on that date, sometimes the attractions/museums etc... might be closed.
Visiting a country or been to a country that requires proof of a Yellow Fever Certificate?
Travelling in Business Class will help as you won't have to worry about lounge access at airports.

mattyprice4004

Murphy_The_Cat said:

Voyager2002 said:

Not something I would choose to do: I mean, how many destinations could you enjoy before you get bored with travelling? And a RTW ticket would involve flying across the Pacific, which is probably too long a flight to enjoy.

Rather, I would suggest a long-haul ticket that allows at least one decent stop-over.Then both the destination and stop-over point can serve as hubs, and you could get a regional air-pass based in either or both hub. For example, Oman Air would allow an unlimited stop-over in the Gulf on the way to/from the Far East, and they also offer a regional air pass centred on Muscat. Similarly, Ethiopian service a range of long-haul destinations via Addis Ababa with a free Addis stop-over.

congratulations, you win tonights award for the most irrelevant non- answer to a post.

 

Your attitude is appalling, considering people give up their free time to try and offer their own insights.
They spent their time trying to help your trip - you should be ashamed of yourself for such a rude reply. 

Murphy_The_Cat

mattyprice4004 said:

Murphy_The_Cat said:

Voyager2002 said:

Not something I would choose to do: I mean, how many destinations could you enjoy before you get bored with travelling? And a RTW ticket would involve flying across the Pacific, which is probably too long a flight to enjoy.

Rather, I would suggest a long-haul ticket that allows at least one decent stop-over.Then both the destination and stop-over point can serve as hubs, and you could get a regional air-pass based in either or both hub. For example, Oman Air would allow an unlimited stop-over in the Gulf on the way to/from the Far East, and they also offer a regional air pass centred on Muscat. Similarly, Ethiopian service a range of long-haul destinations via Addis Ababa with a free Addis stop-over.

congratulations, you win tonights award for the most irrelevant non- answer to a post.

 

Your attitude is appalling, considering people give up their free time to try and offer their own insights.
They spent their time trying to help your trip - you should be ashamed of yourself for such a rude reply. 

Matty.  If Voyager2002 had answered my question, tried to answer my question, or even got close toanswering my question, I'd have relied to her, or given a "thanks" like I have to (nearly) every other contributor to this thread. But rather than do that, she chose to go off at a tangent to suit her own agenda.  Again.  She didn't give her own insight trying to help about a RTW ticket, she wrote about an open jaw trip to the Far East or a trip with an Ethiopian stopover.

I'm having a good day today.  Possibly the best day that I've had for a long time. in fact, I'm positively bouncing with joy. If today was the first time that I'd seen voyager2002's post, I maybe/possibly/probably wouldn't have replied to her - I'd have cheerily said to my self "look at Voyager2002, being a complete ********** , again" and happily gone on my way.  Spreading my own particular blend of charm, happiness and joie du vie as I went.

Have a wonderful rest of the night Matty.  I'm going to lift a dram of 25 yo Macallan in your direction, in an attempt to lighten up and to reassure you that my attitude is turned up to 11.

jimbo6977

VWPolecat said:

I did a round the world trip in 1989 so no internet to help so I went through the bin at the back of a travel agent and got an out of date copy of the ABC flight guide . This is what they used for creating connections etc. I used a mix of Quantas and Continental to create my trip . Manchester-Singapore-Sydney-Tokyo -Guam- Pohnpei- Majuro-Johnston Atoll-Hawaii- LA-JFK- Man.
I wrote all the flight numbers down and went to a decent travel agent who got the same book out and said give me £1200 each and off we went.

That's a lot of interesting stops in the Pacific! 


To the OP, are there any areas you are particularly interested in? 

Murphy_The_Cat

jimbo6977 said:

VWPolecat said:

I did a round the world trip in 1989 so no internet to help so I went through the bin at the back of a travel agent and got an out of date copy of the ABC flight guide . This is what they used for creating connections etc. I used a mix of Quantas and Continental to create my trip . Manchester-Singapore-Sydney-Tokyo -Guam- Pohnpei- Majuro-Johnston Atoll-Hawaii- LA-JFK- Man.
I wrote all the flight numbers down and went to a decent travel agent who got the same book out and said give me £1200 each and off we went.

That's a lot of interesting stops in the Pacific! 


To the OP, are there any areas you are particularly interested in? 

Yes there are plenty, but we have to pin down the time of year first.  If its going to be in the Winter, it'll be more Southern Hemisphere and around the Equator.  If its Summer, it'll be more Northern Hemisphere and around the Equator.  Once we've nailed down the time of year, we can then start pinning down the particular countries that we'd like to visit.  It has been somewhat easier deciding where we DON'T want to go to - Africa isn't on the list of places to visit.

p.s. We also need to decide how long we're going for.  Mrs Cat has no interest in 2/3 days in a place and then off again ! 

Doshwaster

Murphy_The_Cat said:

p.s. We also need to decide how long we're going for.  Mrs Cat has no interest in 2/3 days in a place and then off again ! 

I suppose the other critical factor to consider is the total budget. I've known some people head off with the ambition of travelling around the world in 6 months but have had to give in after a few weeks when they ran out of money.
From the sounds of it, you don't want to be travelling at the cheapo end of the market but you will still need to watch your spending. A few months of hotels, flights and eating out all adds up. £100 a day is £36,500 a year.
There are lots of blogs from people who have done it and recorded every penny they have spent
Here are some for starters
https://alittleadrift.com/rtw-budget-travel-around-the-world/
https://www.neverendingfootsteps.com/cost-to-travel-the-world-for-a-year/
https://loveandroad.com/1-year-travelling-around-the-world-travel-costs-travel-tips/

CKhalvashi

Murphy_The_Cat said:

Its really useful to hear from people who have actually done a RTW ticket and snippets like "look at starting from Paris".

We have quite a lot of pre-bookingbprep to do (time of year, length of time away) and then once that is done, we can get down to more of the nitty gritty.

The more RTW experiences that can be posted, the better !

Looked at something for my mother recently and if you're looking at Star Alliance, Poland was the cheapest option (if it's a LOT destination).

Also at the moment (but not directly relevant to RTW), legacy carriers are often cheaper than budget carriers for positioning. I fly to Belarus a few times a year, usually Wizz to Vilnius (with WDC) and Belavia to Minsk was the cheapest way, however last December and again at the moment, LOT and Austrian are coming out cheaper on most dates than the 'traditional' mix (this is for hand luggage only fares, taking into account the cost of a budget 'Priority' booking.

Murphy_The_Cat

Doshwaster said:

Murphy_The_Cat said:

p.s. We also need to decide how long we're going for.  Mrs Cat has no interest in 2/3 days in a place and then off again ! 

I suppose the other critical factor to consider is the total budget. I've known some people head off with the ambition of travelling around the world in 6 months but have had to give in after a few weeks when they ran out of money.
From the sounds of it, you don't want to be travelling at the cheapo end of the market but you will still need to watch your spending. A few months of hotels, flights and eating out all adds up. £100 a day is £36,500 a year.
There are lots of blogs from people who have done it and recorded every penny they have spent
Here are some for starters
https://alittleadrift.com/rtw-budget-travel-around-the-world/
https://www.neverendingfootsteps.com/cost-to-travel-the-world-for-a-year/
https://loveandroad.com/1-year-travelling-around-the-world-travel-costs-travel-tips/

Our plan will definitely be more of the weeks variety, than months.  When the time comes, i'd anticipate that a lot of our costs will have been "front loaded" and saved up for a period beforehand.  I'll now have a look at the blogs that you've linked for me. Cheers.