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Plan a long visit during a flight stop
I heard someone talking about taking a long visit (6 weeks, for example) at one of the flight's stops.
For example, a flight departes from Amsteram, heading to Bangkok, but it has a stop in Kuala ...
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RTW-ticket or self buying on a world trip?
We're planning a 2-person, 10-month world trip. We want to visit at least two continents; South-America (Peru, Ecuador) and Asia (Jordan, Israël but also the southeast, say Laos, Vietnam)
The exact ...
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What does a surcharge for departure dates mean for an round the world ticket?
I was looking for around the world tickets and I noticed the following text:
Valid for departures 16 Jan 2012 - 3 Jun 2012 & 4 Oct 2012 - 2 Dec
2012. ADD $140* for departures 4 Jun 2012 - 3 ...
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Should I buy an around the world ticket from Australia or a nearby country?
I have heard that the price of around the world ticket varies greatly depending on the country you are booking from and that sometimes it is better to buy a cheap flight to another country and an ...
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Fastest route around the world on regularly scheduled transportation?
After a heated internal discussion about whether it was possible to go around the world within a day (24 hours), I thought I'd ask this question.
Using regularly scheduled flights, it is possible to ...
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How to collect Oneworld frequent flyer benefits from an RTW trip?
I took an RTW trip earlier this year with several long flights that were all/mostly Oneworld companies:
1 x British Airways
1 x American Airlines
3 x Quantas
(Also 2 medium-haul flights with ...
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What should I know about “Around The World” flights?
I have heard rumours of such things, and have had a difficult time find information on "around the world" flights. Are they worth it (do you have a limit between usage, do you save money.. etc.) and ...
