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Round the World Tickets: The Ultimate Guide (Updated 2024)

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Y ou've probably heard about round the world tickets, a one-stop shop approach to cross-continental flying. But let's be real: it's never been easier to book flight tickets yourself, and round the world tickets are pricey. So why do people book round the world tickets, and are they  actually worth the cost?

The quick answer is, it depends . If you're pressed for time, have a seriously fixed itinerary with many international stops to make, it can be cost-wise. However, if you have a whimsical, budget-conscious trip in mind, or are focusing on just one part of the world, there are cheaper options out there that you should know about  (like finding fares yourself on Skyscanner on Kiwi.com ).

So, here's everything you need to know about round the world tickets, followed by our DIY approach that could save you even more money!

  • 1 How do Round The World tickets work?
  • 2 How to book a round the world ticket
  • 3 What are the restrictions and/or setbacks?
  • 4 The alternative: book separate flights yourself
  • 5 How to book your own round the world trip
  • 6 So, what's the cheapest option?
  • 7 A Thrifty Case Study: A Round the World Trip from New York City
  • 8 What are the alternatives?
  • 9 So, is a round the world ticket worth it?

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How do Round The World tickets work?

Round the world (RTW) tickets are flight packages that let you visit a number of destinations around the world for one price. These tickets are offered by airline alliances like SkyTeam, Oneworld, and Star Alliance. All the flights in your itinerary must be served by airlines within the chosen alliance.

RTW tickets require you to select your destinations and departure dates in advance. This means you prepay for the pass and book all of your flights before your trip. Note: you don't have to actually fly “around the world” with these tickets , they're also sold as multi-city flights, continent-based travel, or by miles.

The perk of RTW tickets is the ability to book all flights at once at a discounted price, plus ensures a mass accumulation of frequent flyer miles since you'll only be flying partner airlines. You can even purchase part or all of your RTW ticket with relevant miles, where permitted.

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How to book a round the world ticket

Round the world tickets can be purchased directly with airline alliances or via  travel agents .

Airline Alliances

  • OneWorld Alliance
  • Star Alliance

Each alliance offers an online trip planner that allows you to put in every stop of your itinerary and get a price quote. It also makes it easy to work around the restrictions of round the world tickets, warning you when your planned route doesn't meet the requirements. All alliances offer online booking, or you can call one of the participating alliance airlines directly.

Travel Agents

  • AirTreks (U.S. – our top choice & has 32+ years experience in RTW planning)
  • Liberty Travel (U.S.)
  • Flight Centre ( Australia , U.K. , Canada )
  • RoundAbout Travel (Australia)
  • Student Flights (Australia)
  • A travel agent local to you

Travel agents have exclusive access to flight deals, plus receive discounts accessible only via their IATA code. They also save a great deal of time and money whilst adhering to your budget and needs. Find an agency that specializes in round the world tickets, so they're aware of the restrictions and can secure the best price.

What are the restrictions and/or setbacks?

RTW tickets often more expensive than a DIY approach (covered later), especially given they exclude budget airlines. Furthermore, there are restrictions to follow, so ensure you've read the fine print. Such restrictions typically include:

  • A minimum number of flights to book (typically three), as well as a maximum
  • Flights usually must be within the same airline alliance. This can sometimes result in obscure stopovers to stay with partner alliances.
  • Restrictions on the direction of travel (e.g. East to West only) and/or requiring you to cross both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans at least once
  • All flights must end in the city you started from and connect from city-to-city (i.e. you can't fly into London, then take a train to fly out of Paris)
  • A minimum number of stopovers
  • Additional surcharges for itinerary changes and/or flying to certain destinations
  • Missing a flight in your itinerary could result in the remaining flights being cancelled, even if days or weeks away

Whew! Though there are many restrictions, most will come up when making your booking . Simply use the round the world ticket planners provided by each alliance, put in your desired destinations, and the options and costs will be presented automatically.

The alternative: book separate flights yourself

The value of a round the world ticket depends on the route you're taking and the flexibility needed. More often than not, you'll find it's cheaper, easier, and more flexible to book your own round the world trip online across several bookings using multi-destination flight search engines like Kiwi.com  and Skyscanner . You also can mix and match airlines, and aren't confined by the restrictions that accompany an actual RTW ticket.

Credit card points programs also allow multi-city flight bookings, effectively allowing you to book your own round the world trip via points or a combination of cash and points. You can readily rack up a significant amount of miles just by hitting the minimum spend within a set time. The Chase Sapphire Preferred is our top pick as a beginner card. On hitting its minimum spend, you can earn up to 60,000 points worth $750 – more than enough for an international flight .

Flight deal subscriptions like Scotts Cheap Flights compile discounted airfare to your inbox, based on the desired departure airports. Whilst this doesn't include RTW flights, this could help you cover some of the legs of your trip, as it has majorly discounted international flights departing the U.S. For those outside America, similar services exist in the U.K. ( Jack's Flight Club ) and Canada ( Next Departure ).

The only major drawbacks with booking a RTW ticket yourself is the time and patience needed to make the booking. Additionally, you may end up with frequent flyer miles spread across a variety of programs, without enough miles in any program to use them. Most likely though, you'll come out ahead financially doing it yourself.

How to book your own round the world trip

Kiwi.com  and Skyscanner are the two flight search engines we recommend for booking your own tickets for a round the world trip. They include budget airlines and let you search multi-destination flights, letting you see prices for your entire itinerary at once.

The key difference between the two is that Skyscanner prefers results from partner airlines , while Kiwi.com will always  mix and match airlines (including budget airlines) for the cheapest price . Either booking site can be beneficial depending on your trip, so to get the best price, be sure to compare results and follow these tips:

  • Experiment with  the order of your destinations for the best price. Just because a flight is shorter doesn't mean it will be cheaper.
  • Experiment with the  dates of each flight . This can be time consuming, but if you're dedicated, you can shave hundreds of dollars off your total cost by simply finding the cheapest dates for each flight.
  • Multi-city and  return flights are often better value than booking many one-way flights when they can all be fulfilled by the same airline/alliance. For example, Virgin Atlantic has routes from New York to London, London to Shanghai, and Shanghai to New York, so making one multi-city booking with this single airline will be cheaper than several individual bookings with different airlines.
  • Skyscanner prefers partner airlines that can fulfil the entire itinerary you submit, which doesn't always get you the best price on complex itineraries. So if you have a lot of destinations, split your searches into 3-4 destinations at a time . For example, instead of submitting New York > London  > Paris > Beijing > New York as a single search, try searching New York > London > Paris as one search, and Paris > Prague > Beijing > New York as a second search. You don't have to worry about this on Kiwi.com , which always mixes and matches airlines to get the best results.

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So, what's the cheapest option?

In our tests, the DIY approach is always cheaper, but it depends on the kind of trip you're taking. Round the world tickets can cost anywhere from $1,500 USD to $20,000 USD . The price varies greatly, and depends on your departure point, number of flights, distance flown, continents flown to, and flight class.

On the other hand, regular flight ticket prices are all over the map, dependent mostly on supply and demand. Sometimes a flight across continents can be even cheaper than a flight within your own country. Since regular flight tickets include budget airlines , sale and error fares , and you can still take advantage of discounts with partner airlines,  booking your own flight tickets has always been cheaper for us .

The only way to know for sure is to compare. Use the links provided in this guide and see what gives you the best result!

A Thrifty Case Study: A Round the World Trip from New York City

As an example, let's find the best price for the following round the world trip:  New York City > London > Paris > Prague > Beijing > Hong Kong > New York City . We want to go in  April and May , and we are booking now in  January . We'll start on Tuesday, April 10, and schedule each consecutive flight for the following Tuesday.

Option 1: A round the world travel agent

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Booking with AirTreks also gives you a team with over 32 years of experience in RTW planning, all your tickets in one spot (instead of many confusing separate bookings), 24/7 support, and better routes (less layover time, more baggage, etc.) If you do find a cheaper fare yourself, let them know – AirTreks tells us they're confident they could beat it!

Option 2: A round the world ticket booked directly with airline alliances

Putting in the same itinerary into each of the airline alliances' round the world trip planner gives us the following totals:

  • OneWorld: $3,738.86 USD
  • SkyTeam: $3,904.28 USD
  • Star Alliance: $4,543.84 USD

Not exactly thrifty, and up to 3x the advertised price of the travel agent! True round the world tickets require strategic planning, so using a travel agent's expertise can save you time and money. But let's take a look at booking regular airline tickets yourself…

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Option 3: Book your own tickets using Kiwi.com and Skyscanner

Using the Kiwi.com multicity search feature, we enter our full itinerary, and within minutes, we have a variety of options from $1,390 – $1,434 USD .

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As we mentioned, Skyscanner usually just shows results from  partner airlines that can fulfill a ticket for the entire route. This route is pretty complex, and it's unlikely one airline alliance could fulfill it all, so let's  break it up .

After half an hour of trying different combinations of multi-city and one-way searches, the cheapest combination I could find for these dates was

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  • New York City > London > Paris > Prague: $390 USD
  • Prague > Beijing: $283 USD
  • Beijing > Hong Kong: $119 USD
  • Hong Kong > New York City: $493 USD
  • TOTAL TRIP COST: $1,285 USD

This is the cheapest option, beating Kiwi.com by only $105. What's going on here? In short, trial and error. The first batch of airlines aren't partners, but Skyscanner sometimes lets you mix and match airlines by using Kiwi.com for booking. And although there are partner airlines to fulfill the rest of the route, Hong Kong Airlines is an independent budget airline with competitive pricing, so it ended up being cheaper to book the flights separately in order to include their fares.

You can take this even further by testing different dates in your itinerary, as well as the order of your flights. As you can see, the process can be time consuming, but a little time rewards you with hundreds or thousands of dollars saved!

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What are the alternatives?

Regional flight passes.

While not a round the world ticket in itself, this type of flight pass might be more sensible for your trip, depending whether you'll be flying a lot in one region versus globally. For instance, if you are planning to take more flights around South America than across continents, then you may be better off investing in one of their regional passes (check our guide here ).

Some examples of regional flight passes include:

  • OneWorld single-continent passes: available for Africa, Asia, Japan, Australia & New Zealand, Malaysia, South America, Europe, North America, Middle East, South Asian Sub-Continent
  • OneWorld multi-continent passes: rather than flying all the way around the world, these passes let you fly in a circle around one smaller area of the world
  • SkyTeam regional passes : available for Asia & Southwest Pacific, Africa, Asia, Europe, Greater China, Russia, and USA & Canada
  • Independent airline passes in South America : these work within specific South American countries (check our comprehensive list and guide here )
  • Qantas Explorer pass : a flight pass for exploring Australia and New Zealand

Building your own stopover

A stopover – that is, an extended layover where you can actually leave the airport for 1 or more days or weeks – can be added for cheap or free to any trip, all by yourself. Our how-to guide here explains exactly how to do this.

Essentially, you find a flight fare that includes a layover, but instead of rushing to your connecting flight, you spend days or weeks in the layover destination, visiting 2 destinations for the price of 1. Whether you go round the world or not, it's a great way to squeeze more travel value out of your flight costs.

So, is a round the world ticket worth it?

In short, for most travellers, the answer is probably no. There are a certain set of criteria where it could be more cost-effective, and some travellers may prefer the ease of having all of their tickets booked in one pass anyway. However, the fixed timing, many restrictions, and high price are likely to be unappealing to those who are seeking a thriftier approach, especially when it's so easy to book yourself for less with Kiwi.com and Skyscanner .

The Thrifty Gist

  • Round the world tickets are usually pricier than self-booking, but offer peace of mind and a pre-set itinerary
  • A dedicated RTW agent such as AirTreks can save you a lot of time, with the added benefit of 24/7 support, having all of your flights in one place, established airlines with shorter routes, and over 32 years of experience in RTW planning. AirTreks tells us they're confident they could beat the other prices in this post, so if you find a cheaper fare yourself, let them know!
  • Round the world tickets can be booked with airline alliances or travel agents, while self-booking regular flight tickets can be booked using the multi-destination features of Skyscanner and Kiwi.com
  • Self-booking is usually the cheapest approach to a round the world trip, but can also be more tedious
  • Reasons to self-book include the abundance of available error/sale fares , budget airlines, the ease with which self-booking can be done, and that stopovers can easily be added to any trip

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trying to fin d the cheapest country to start a Oneworld 4 continent ticket July 2022, it used to be South Africa or Jordan, any update links?

Please send complete information for my round the world travel for 2 – up to a year.

Skyteam RTW tickets are not available currently, and haven’t been since the start of COVID. The Star Alliance RTW business ticket I just booked was half the price of using the DIY method.

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How to book a ’round the world’ trip with Qantas Points

Searching for the very best way to use Qantas Points? Look no further.

Booking a round the world trip (also known as the oneworld Classic Flight Reward) is the ultimate redemption of choice for savvy frequent flyers.

And while it might seem complicated, with careful planning, jetting around the world on Qantas Points is entirely achievable.

I’ve personally completed an epic trip from Australia to the USA, Europe, Asia, New Zealand and back home using this strategy.

In this post, we’ve compiled the information that’s needed to lock in the ultimate redemption. After all, loyalty deserves to be rewarded, right?

Table of Contents

What is the oneworld classic flight reward.

The oneworld Classic Flight Reward offers Qantas Frequent Flyers the ability to travel across the globe in any class of travel, across a range of airlines – at a fixed points cost (plus additional taxes/carrier fees).

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The award allows for a maximum of 35,000 miles of travel in one of four classes of travel, flying Qantas and oneworld partner airlines:

  • premium economy

Stopovers are permitted in up to five cities over a 12-month period, with 16 sectors of travel allowed within the same time frame. So, with some careful planning there’s a tremendous opportunity to lock in an impressive itinerary.

How many Qantas Points do I need?

The Qantas Points needed to redeem this RTW fare increment upwards, based on the class of travel.

The table below sets out the Qantas Points pricing across the four award classes (excluding taxes and carrier fees):

So which class of travel is worth aiming for?

We think that business (318,000 Qantas Points) is arguably the ‘sweetspot’ to aim for, offering a premium class of travel and pre-departure lounge access. Under oneworld, it’s possible to access an array of impressive business class offerings, including Qatar Airways QSuites, Japan Airlines, Finnair and more.

Of course, if you have enough points and the ability to be flexible, a journey in first class is most definitely worth aiming for. Just bear in mind that first class award space can be hard to find and the number of routes on offer may be limited.

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As an example, Cathay Pacific and Japan Airlines both offer first class, but not on flights from Australia.

oneworld Classic Flight Reward: Digging into the detail

To effectively book the equivalent of a RTW trip, there are a number of rules that your booking will need to meet, in order to qualify. Here’s what you need to know:

Which airlines can you fly?

To satisfy the requirements of the oneworld Classic Flight Reward, you must construct an itinerary flying two or more partner oneworld airlines.

There are currently 14 oneworld airlines including Qantas:

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Which airlines can’t you fly?

Qantas partners with a range of airlines outside the oneworld alliance, including Emirates, Jetstar and China Airlines. Unfortunately, travel booked on these airlines isn’t eligible for the award.

The same goes for oneworld connect airlines, such as Fiji Airways.

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How far can you fly?

The Zone 10 Oneworld Classic Award allows for a cap of up to 35,000 miles of travel .

When calculating your itinerary of 35,000 miles, you’ll need to bear in mind the following:

  • The total miles are calculated by adding the distance of each flight in the itinerary, plus any surface sectors (more on this below), and
  • If your final destination differs from your port of origin, you must also factor in the distance in miles between these two ports.

Is there a set direction of travel?

No. Unlike a traditional ‘around the world’ itinerary, there is no specific direction that you need to travel with the oneworld Classic Flight Reward.

The only caveat is that you may only depart the first country on your booking once – you cannot backtrack through that country to get to another international destination.

Stopover vs transit (what’s the difference?)

Since the oneworld award allows up to 16 segments of travel (including transits) and 5 stopovers , it’s important to understand how these are defined.

A stopover: classified as a deliberate interruption of a journey by the passenger for more than 24 hours, at a point between the place of departure and the destination, which is shown on the passenger’s ticket. Only one stopover in each port is permitted.

A transit: classified as a scheduled stop by the passenger, for less than 24 hours. Up to two transits through the same port are permitted.

Our tip: to maximise value from the 16 allowable segments, it’s possible to schedule in an overnight transit for less than 24 hours between two destinations (i.e. flying into Rio in the afternoon, then out the next day at lunchtime) in order to avoid this ‘stop’ being classified as a stopover. Of course, the idea of jetting to destinations for less than 24 hours may not appeal to everyone!

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What is a ‘surface sector’?

A surface sector is any land-based travel you might embark on as part of your trip, such as flying into London, then making your way via Eurostar train to Paris and flying out of Charles De Gaulle airport. This travel will still count towards your cap of 35,000 miles, so you need to factor this into your overall planning.

Mixing different classes of flights within the one Award

It’s entirely possible to book a different class of flight within the oneworld award, and in many scenarios, it is necessary to do so.

As an example, a traveller constructing a first class award may need to fly several segments on the award in business class. This could be the case when travelling from Australia into Asia, where first class flights flown by oneworld airlines are limited.

However, note that the booking is charged at the highest cabin of travel. As an example, if you have booked ten economy flights and one business flight as part of your award, you’ll be charged the full 318,000 Qantas Points for the business award!

Making changes to an itinerary

It’s possible to make changes before the trip has commenced. In fact, many travellers constructing an itinerary look to add or modify elements of the journey as more award space opens up.

Bear in mind that each time you change any elements of your booking during the planning process, you will incur a Qantas ‘change fee’ of 6,000 Qantas Points per person.

We recommend you keep a small stash of additional points aside to cater for any changes to your booking (we’ll cover off the reasons you might need to incur a ‘change fee’ further down in this post).

What is the maximum window of travel?

Once your journey has commenced with your first flight, you then have 12 months to complete the booking.

How to book the oneworld award via Qantas

After familiarising yourself with the rules, and setting aside time for planning, there are several ways to lock in this redemption:

  • You can attempt to book via the Qantas website (utilise the multi-city search option for this) or
  • You can ring up the Qantas call centre and ask the operator to book each segment for you (depending on the complexity of your itinerary and how experienced the call centre operator is, we recommend you set aside at least one hour for the booking to be made)

While the Qantas website can be difficult to navigate, high wait times and training issues via the Qantas call centre mean that it’s probably best to try to book online in the first instance.

Do I have to book all the flights at once, or can I book in stages?

You don’t need to book the whole award at once, and in many cases, it’s impossible to do so.

To book in advance as early as possible, many travellers choose to lock in the initial sectors (depending on the airline, this is usually possible to do around 330 days in advance of travel), then add additional segments as they become available.

Qatar Airways QSuites business class

Any additions will need to be made via the Qantas call centre. Note that each time you make a change, you will be charged 6,000 points as a ‘change fee’.

Provided any sectors you add to your itinerary meet all the rules, the Qantas Points cost will cap out at the redemption cost of the oneworld Classic Flight Reward.

Tips for minimising carrier fees and taxes

In order to minimise the payment of fuel surcharges for your oneworld Classic Award booking, we suggest you check the applicable co-payment for each flight sector before you book.

For the OneWorld Classic Award, given that you can fly up to 16 sectors, airline-imposed fees for each flight can result in a significant co-payment for your overall booking. It’s possible to minimise accompanying co-payments, simply by choosing carriers that pass on very low fees. Finnair is one such example.

How to add up the mileage of your route

Since the oneworld Classic Flight reward booking is capped at 35,000 miles of travel, it’s very important to keep track of mileage as you plan your trip.

You can tally up your mileage easily using a number of airline mileage calculators available online. It’s possible to use the Qantas Points Calculator to research selected flights, but bear in mind that this resource may not be updated to include all current routes.

Classic Flight Rewards vs oneworld Classic Flight Reward compared

Booking flights outright under a Qantas Classic Flight Reward offers solid value, but how does it compare to the oneworld RTW award?

The fact is, you’ll almost always come out ahead when choosing the oneworld Classic Flight Reward.

Let’s look at the example of Sydney to London: A standard Classic Flight Reward redemption on Qantas costs 318,000 Qantas Points return in business. That’s the same price you’ll pay for the oneworld RTW redemption in business, which could take you significantly further.

An around-the-world (RTW) itinerary booked as a oneworld Classic Flight Reward is unquestionably one of the best ways to use a stash of hard-earned Qantas Points .

While booking this redemption with Qantas Points can be challenging, by following the rules and showing flexibility, it’s entirely possible to achieve.

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14 thoughts on “How to book a ’round the world’ trip with Qantas Points”

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Hi Adele, As part of my RTW booking on the qantas booking engine, I am attempting to book a direct flight from Venice to Helsinki with Finnair. But It will only allow me to do this with a stop-over in Heathrow eventhough Finnair does this direct flight. Is there anyway to get around this? Thankyou Libby

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Hi Libby, it may be that the direct flight from Venice to Helsinki isn’t offered as a reward seat for the date(s) you seek, which is why you are seeing a connected flight. Depending on the cost, if you don’t wish to use two flight segments in this way, it might be worth considering purchasing a cheap flight outright. Best of luck booking in your trip.

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My wife and I are looking at purchasing a RTW trip with reward points in feb to may of next year. Would you accept payment for booking the trip for us?

Hi Nick, unfortunately I don’t offer a reward flight booking service. However, if you’d like to send me an email, I’d be happy to send some recommendations of services you could look to access.

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I have successfully found RTW flights in Business from Denpasar returning to Denpasar but point are still showing at 402,000. When does the cap if 318,000 kick in?

Hi Karen, in order to access the OneWorld Classic pricing, you’ll need to make sure that you are meeting all the rules and conditions of the itinerary. If the pricingn you’re seeing is higher, chances are that you have a non-complying element of your itinerary (such as carrier, segments, transits, stopovers). Best of luck locking in your redemption.

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Regarding your mention of the call centre staff’s experience – realistically how easy or difficult is it to make changes and add sectors with them as the itinerary becomes more complex?

My past interactions with them on more basic queries have often been quite challenging so I’m worried about relying on that, and in the worst case them losing my already confirmed sectors.

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Hello Adele

I wonder if I can get Qantas to book my RTW trip using my points as I am having a lot of trouble getting the flights and dates that I want. I am happy to pay them for this service, do you know if they offer this service and if so do they charge?

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I have enough qantas frequent flyer points for rtw flights for my wife and myself in business class. There doesn’t seem to be any easy way to do it. Ideally I would go Sydney – Perth – Heathrow – New York – San Francisco – Sydney over a period of 5 weeks. My preferred times are August Sept 2020.

Any advice?

Hi John, it can be very difficult to find availability for two people on popular routes in business class, such as Perth to London and San Fran to Sydney. With the Oneworld Classic award, flexibility (both in terms of dates and routings) is key. Have you considered looking at alternative routing into Europe and out of USA? Carriers like Finnair (Singapore and Hong Kong into Helsinki) and some more creative USA routings via Asia often have better availability. Best of luck booking your trip!

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Thank you so much for this information! Would you mind sharing your legs from Australia and the trip you’ve done? Many thx!!

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Hi do you have the same information for a RTW Star Alliance Booking. My outbound sector gets booked out early but I am going for 3 months so not all sectors will be available. Am travelling in South America so Star Alliance seems the obvious choice now (Avianca). Open to other options as using AMEX points. Currently PPW and Qantas Gold.

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Hi Adele We are frequent travellers, usually in cattle class, but this option of a around the world trip is fantastic. Your advice and info will hopefully get us there. Many thanks Frank Wyer

Hi Frank, I hope our guide has inspired you! A RTW trip is definitely one of the best ways you can use Qantas Points. All the best for your future points-based travels 🙂

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How to fly round-the-world in business class with Qantas Points via the oneworld award [2024]

Kris

Many people dream about flying round-the-world in business class but believe it’s a goal that’ll forever be out of reach.

In fact, this ‘bucket list’ experience is more attainable than you may think, thanks to a unique and highly rewarding way of using Qantas Points.

The ‘oneworld award’ is a special type of booking that allows you to fly with oneworld member airlines up to 35,000 miles. That’s enough for a round-the-world journey (though you don’t have to fly RTW if you don’t want to – more on that later).

This booking costs a relatively modest 132,400 points in economy, 249,600 points in premium economy, 318,000 points in business class or 455,000 points in first class, plus taxes and fees.

Business class is the sweet spot, as it’s a higher-value use of points than economy.

Premium economy isn’t available on many airlines, so it’s quite difficult putting together a full itinerary in this class of travel.

As for first class, that’s also very hard to book because the number of routes with this cabin is small.

Since you can spend up to 318,000 Qantas Points on a return business class fare from Australia to Europe or the USA, flying 35,000 miles with 5 stopovers for a similar price is superb value.

The main ‘catch’ is that it can be time consuming and difficult to research and book flights, so here are some tips to make the job easier.

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Here are the specific rules you must follow for a valid booking:

  • maximum total distance of 35,000 miles
  • maximum of 5 stopovers (a stopover is when you have 24+ hours between flights; if you land in one city and depart from another, it counts as just one stopover)
  • a maximum of 16 individual segments – a segment is each individual flight AND any journey you make over land yourself. These land segments are also counted towards the 35,000 mile maximum
  • no more than one stopover and two transits through a single aiport
  • you must fly with at least two oneworld airlines that are not Qantas (in fact, you don’t have to fly Qantas at all – just two or more other oneworld airlines – see below for the list)
  • you have 12 months to complete the travel
  • once you return to your country of origin you can’t leave it again
  • you must finish booking all flights in the itinerary before the first flight takes off.

The oneworld member airlines are:

  • Alaska Airlines
  • American Airlines
  • British Airways
  • Cathay Pacific
  • Fiji Airways
  • Japan Airlines
  • Malaysia Airlines
  • Oman Air (joining in 2024)
  • Qatar Airways
  • Royal Air Maroc
  • Royal Jordanian
  • S7 Airlines (currently suspended)
  • SriLankan Airlines

Possible itineraries

You can fly anywhere and in any direction you want, so long as you comply with the above rules.

There are no restrictions on how many continents you can visit or regarding backtracking (which are limitations in most paid round-the-world fares).

If you make some land segments on your own, you can actually visit more than five destinations. That’s because when you land in one city and take off on your next flight from another city, it doesn’t count as two stopovers – just one. The land segment is counted towards the 16 maximum and the distance towards the 35,000 mile maximum.

To illustrate: here’s an example where you fly from Sydney to Tokyo (first stop), make your own way to Hong Kong, fly to Helsinki (second stop), make your own way to Paris, fly to Marrakesh (third stop), make your own way to Casablanca, fly to New York City (fourth stop), make your own way to Montreal, fly to Lima (fifth stop) make your own way to Santiago, and fly home.

Also, there’s no requirement to fly round-the-world, though that’s how most people use this award. You could do a loop around a specific region or criss-cross between continents – it’s totally up to you.

For example, here’s one of my past itineraries, which started in Singapore and took me to the USA, followed by Australia, Japan and back to Australia.

oneworld award itinerary

How to book

Now, here’s the catch: it can be very time consuming to book this award because finding business class seats on popular routes is often tricky and the booking process usually requires several phone calls to Qantas.

Here are some tips:

  • start planning early – ideally more than a year in advance – and research which specific flights you want to book, and when you can expect the seats to become available for the dates you want (more on that below)
  • be flexible with your dates
  • explore the different flight and route options at the oneworld alliance route map  here
  • use Qantas’ website to search for award seats for each individual leg . Use the multi-city tool (yes, it’s designed for multiple flight searches, but it works for single flight searches as well and has the advantage of giving you results in a handy monthly calendar view unlike the default search tool on Qantas’ homepage.) Make sure to select “Use points – Classic Flight Rewards only” and “Flexible with dates for all flights”.
  • be flexible with cities in Australia for departures and arrivals – ie. if you can’t find a long-haul flight ex-Adelaide, try Perth or Sydney. Don’t assume that the search results on Qantas’ site will have considered this option along with a domestic connection from your home city
  • book the initial flight(s) online yourself on the Qantas site. Use the multi-city tool if you can book multiple flights. It’s very unlikely all the flights in your itinerary will be available to book at the same time, since airlines release reward seats at different times. Also, Qantas’ site isn’t capable of handling complicated itineraries, and you may get an error message.
  • once you’ve booked what you can online, to add more flights, you’ll have to call Qantas on 131313
  • you cannot make a series of individual bookings online with different reference numbers and then ask for them to be “stitched” together
  • you’ll be charged 5000 points per person each time you make a change via the Qantas call centre, like adding flights – this is an extra cost to factor into your planning
  • if you call Qantas to make a change, make sure you receive a new e-ticket within 24 hours. If it’s not in your inbox by then, it’s essential to call Qantas to get the ticket issued properly otherwise you may lose your seats.
  • to calculate the total miles flown to make sure you don’t exceed the 35,000 mile limit, use this mapping tool.  Just type in the airport codes separated by hyphens (for example, MEL-LAX-JFK-LHR-HKG-MEL). You can search for the codes on the site or use google.
  • you don’t have to finish in the city you started, but the booking system will calculate the distance back to the original departure airport  in determining whether you’re within the 35,000 mile limit
  • book seats as soon as they become available, otherwise someone else may snap them up. Airlines release award seats at different times, usually 330-360 days ahead. They also sometimes release them in batches. You’ll need to keep your eye out.
  • you can only fly with oneworld member airlines , which does not include some Qantas partners like Emirates – so be careful when looking at search results on Qantas’ site
  • airlines have varying taxes and charges they levy on reward fares, which must be paid with money, not points. Airlines with lower charges include Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, SriLankan Airlines and Japan Airlines. On the other hand, high charges are most often found with British Airways, Qatar Airways and Royal Jordanian.
  • if you mix different classes, the highest class will be used to calculate the cost – i.e. just one first class flight in an otherwise all-business class itinerary will make the cost jump to the first class level. You can include lower classes if you wish with no price change
  • if you decide to cancel your itinerary, you can get a full refund of points and money paid less the cancellation fee of 6,000 points per person.

The oneworld award is easily one of the best uses of Qantas Points. While booking it is complex, it’s definitely worth the effort given what you get to experience: flying in style, visiting a range of destinations and having bragging rights for years!

Remember to plan carefully, be patient, and familiarise yourself with all the rules. That way, the booking process will go as smoothly as possible.

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Hi Kris, if I use the Qantas multicity tool to book a business class RTW trip using points, and I book each flight over say a week, I presume that each time I book a leg it will charge me the points for that leg. Once I have booked the final leg and meet all their requirements for the RTW ticket, does it then charge me the 318,000 points, rather than the points for each leg? The article suggests it can be booked in stages

Hi Sue, you can only use the multicity tool once. To add further flights to an existing booking, you’ll have to call Qantas. They will charge you for each leg added, until such time as you have at least two airlines other than Qantas in the booking (i.e. you meet the requirements for the oneworld award), at which point they’ll continue to charge you for each leg until you hit the 318k cap and no more after that.

Hi Kris, It appears they’ve changed the rules on the flights now, requiring you to: – Your trip must be in a continuous forward direction – You must cross both the Atlantic ocean and the Pacific ocean in your journey

Is this news to you as well?

Hi Osh, there’s been no change. You must be referring to the rules for paid RTW bookings.

Thanks for all the information. I don’t have enough points for two business class tickets. Can I pay cash to make the shortfall?

While it is possible to buy points from Qantas to top up your account, it’s very expensive and not recommended. There are many better ways to build your points balance (eg buy wine from Qantas Wine that comes with bonus points, or get a new credit card with a bonus offer). Check out: https://thehighlife.com.au/beginners-guide-qantas-points/

hi chris do you know of any body or agency that can organise a business class ticket around the world as i have the required points if i provide dates and destinations as i find it very difficult to do, if you know any organisation that handles these complex bookings for a fee let me know steve.

Hi Steve, try this service: https://frequentflyer.com.au/member/award-flight-assist/

Hi Kris! Great article. I see that the points costs was 132k/318k/455k in late September 2019, but do you know where I can check to see the current point cost for RTW in business on OW?

Hi Chris, the points cost is the same – 318k for business class.

Hi Kris Thank you for putting all the work into writing the info so clearly, really appreciate it!

I am in the process of trying to book a trip from Melbourne to the US and flights throughout the States. I’m having a little trouble keeping to 2 x surface sectors. The first itinerary above appears to have 3 surface sectors (first 3 stops), is there away around this, Qantas seems to only let me do 2. Ideally, my itinerary we be something like below: MEL – LAX (Stopover 1 / Surface sector 1) LAS – ORD (Stopover 2) ORD – JFK (Stopover 3) JFK – BNA (Stopover 4 / Surface 2) AUS – LAX (Stopover 5 / Surface 3) LAX – MEL

Wondering if you have any suggestions? Possibly I should book JFK – BNA separately?

Thank you 🙂

Hi Steph, I’m not aware of any rule that there must be a max of 2 surface sectors. If that’s the case, then yes booking one of the flights separately is your best bet. You may be able to get some more advice from the seasoned pros at AFF by posting in this thread: https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/community/threads/oneworld-award-132-4k-249-6k-318k-455k-planning-the-definitive-thread.8228/

Can’t have 2 stopovers in LAX, that’s why your booking didn’t work.

Is it possible to get Qantas to book my RTW trip for me using my points and is there a charge for this?

If you know exactly which flights you want you could call Qantas and book them over the phone. But if you need help finding flights, they won’t do that for you.

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Qantas Round The World Points Booking Guide

Rose Cooney | 24/02/2020

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Round the World (RTW) Award Booking Guide with Qantas Points

Booking Round the World (RTW) ticket with points is one of the best uses of Qantas Frequent Flyer points. RTW booking using Qantas points is called “Oneworld Classic Flight Rewards”. Oneworld Classic Flight Rewards are award redemptions based on the total distance travelled (a maximum of 35,000 miles of travel) that covers over a 12-month period, with stopovers in up to 5 cities and up to 16 segments of flights.

Unlike other Qantas Classic Flight Reward options which are based on one-way trips, you could use Oneworld Classic Flight Rewards to book around the world trips as long as the total distance travelled is within the maximum allowable miles of 35,000.

The Qantas Frequent Flyer points required to book Oneworld RTW award are 132,400 points in Economy , 249,600 in Premium Economy , 318,000 points in Business and 455,000 points in First Class . It is worth noting that Premium Economy and First Class redemptions can be challenging to find availability on every one of your flight due to many flights not offering Premium Economy or First Class cabin. You can book mixed cabin but you will be charged at the highest cabin cost for your RTW booking, i.e. if you book some Business Class flights and some First Class flights for your RTW booking, you will still be charged 455,000 points.

In this post:

Why book RTW Award Ticket?

Current oneworld airlines are:, what are the oneworld rtw award rules, fees and taxes, how to book oneworld rtw award flights, checking availability, booking the flights, making changes to rtw booking, other sample itineraries.

As mentioned, Oneworld RTW is one of the best uses of Qantas points. You can see from the comparative table below that booking Oneworld RTW award represents great value compared to point-to-point or return award redemptions:

It costs the same amount of Qantas points to travel up to five cities and 35,000 miles on Oneworld airlines as it is to book return flights to New York or London with Oneworld airlines.

Which Airline Can you fly with?

Oneworld Airlines

Only Oneworld airlines can be included in a Oneworld Classic Flight Reward redemption. That means non-Oneworld Qantas partners such as Jetstar, Air France, El Al and Emirates are not eligible.

Oneworld is an alliance of 13 airlines, with a network connecting over 1,000 destinations in more than 150 countries. LATAM will depart from the alliance in October and Moroccan flagship carrier Royal Air Maroc will join the alliance in April 2020. Alaska Airlines has just recently announced they will be joining Oneworld Alliance from summer 2021.

  • Alaska Airlines (from summer 2021)
  • American Airlines
  • British Airways
  • Cathay Pacific
  • Japan Airlines
  • LATAM (until May 2020)
  • Malaysia Airlines
  • Qatar Airways
  • Royal Air Maroc (from April 2020)
  • Royal Jordanian
  • Sri Lankan Airlines
  • The maximum total distance is 35,000 miles.
  • The maximum number of stopovers is 5 cities.
  • The maximum number of individual segments is 16.
  • You can’t have more than one stopover and two transits in a single airport ( a stopover is any stop between flights for more than 24 hours and a transit is a scheduled stop for less than 24 hours between flights)
  • You need to include travel on at least two Oneworld member airlines other than Qantas (you could include Qantas in your itinerary or not at all)
  • The trip must be completed within 12 months
  • The trip will end once you return to the original country of departure
  • All flight bookings for the trip must be finalised before the first flight takes off

As the award is calculated on total mileage, you can fly anywhere and in any direction you want (backtracking is permitted).

  • Transits of under 24 hours are not counted towards the five stopovers limit.
  • You can use “surface sectors” visit more destinations. A surface sector is when you fly into one airport and make your way (via bus, train or cheap airfare) to another airport to fly out of. By using surface sectors, you can actually visit more than five destinations because it is counted as one stopover (instead of two). For example: You could fly from Perth to Zurich, make your own way to Madrid, to then fly our of Madrid. In this case, it is counted as 1 stopover, 2 segments (Perth to Zurich and Zurich to Madrid), and the distance between Zurich and Madrid is counted towards the maximum 35,000 miles.

The fees and taxes may vary depending on the airlines, routes and airports. As you could see in the sample itinerary below, you could expect to pay over $1,000 in fees and taxes for RTW trip with five stopovers.

Some airlines also add fuel surcharges, also called “carrier-imposed surcharge” on top of the government/airport authority charged fees and taxes. British Airways, Qantas, Malaysia Airlines, Royal Jordanian and Qatar Airways charge high fuel surcharges, while Cathay Pacific and Japan Airlines charge moderate fuel surcharges and no fuel surcharges are charged by Finnair, Fiji Airways and American Airlines.

While in general European countries charge high fees and taxes, passengers departing the UK are charged Air Passenger Duty (APD) which can be quite expensive. The trick to avoid APD is to take the next flight sector (it could be a transit flight) within 2,000 miles radius of UK departure airport (APD for within 0-2,000 miles is very low) OR to make an international connection through a UK airport within 24 hours of incoming flight.

You could check Google’s ITA Matrix for the estimated fees and taxes for each leg of your flights:

Qantas RTW Booking tax example

Pre-planning your trip

  • Pick your destinations As you can have a maximum of five stopovers, I would suggest that your start with general region that you would like to visit and be flexible with the cities, e.g. for this particular sample itinerary I would like to visit Asia, South Africa, Europe and USA .  I am flexible which city I use as my travel base in Europe as it depends on the flight award availability and it is easy to travel internally within Europe.
  • Planning your routes The next step is to check Oneworld interactive network map to see possible the cities, routes and Oneworld airlines that operate on specific routes.

One World Round The World trip planner

For example, from the interactive map it shows Oneworld airlines operate flights from Sydney to Johannesburg in South Africa. Upon checking the route, I know that I could fly with either Qantas or Cathay Pacific (via Hong Kong) to Johannesburg.

I continue a similar process for my destinations in Europe and North America.

The draft route that I came up with for my sample RTW trip is as follows:

  • Sydney – Hong Kong (with Cathay Pacific)
  • Hong Kong – Johannesburg (with Cathay Pacific)
  • Johannesburg – Madrid via Doha (with Qatar or British Airways)
  • Madrid – New York (with Iberia or British Airways)
  • New York JFK – Los Angeles (with American Airlines)
  • Los Angeles – Sydney (with Qantas or Japan Airlines)

round the world trip qantas

  • Keeping tab of the total miles

To make sure you don’t exceed the 35,000 mile limit, use the Great Circle Mapper tool to calculate the total miles as you go.

If you don’t know the IATA code of an airport, you could search the codes on the site – see below:

calculate air mile distance

Then type in the airport codes separated by hyphens (for example, MEL-LAX-JFK-LHR-HKG-MEL) and click “Map” or “Distance”:

One World RTW miles calculation

  • Be reminded to count any surface sector you have in your itinerary. For example: if you fly into London then catch a train to Paris and fly out of Paris, then the mileage between London and Paris will be calculated as part of this award.
  • When you end the trip in a port other than the port of origin, the distance between your final destination and your port of origin will be counted in your total miles travelled. For example: if you end your trip in Melbourne but you start the RTW trip in Bali, you will need to count the distance between Melbourne and Bali in your total miles calculation.

Airlines release award seats at different times. Here’s how many days in advance you can usually book:

  • Qantas – 353 days (reduced to 297 days for Bronze and 323 days for Silver members)
  • American Airlines – 331 days
  • British Airways – 354 days
  • Cathay Pacific – 353 days
  • Finnair – 361 days
  • Iberia – 361 days
  • Japan Airlines – 330-360 days
  • LATAM – 330 days
  • Malaysia Airlines – 354 days
  • Qatar Airways – 361 days
  • Royal Jordanian – 362 days
  • S7 Airlines – 330 days
  • Sri Lankan – 361 days

The  Qantas Multi-city search tool is the best way to search for individual flight that will make up your itinerary. It is highly recommended you search for each flight individually . Do remember to ignore non-Oneworld alliance flights in the search results, e.g. Jetstar, Emirates, Fiji Airways, Alaska Airlines, Westjet, etc.

Note: For flights that are not visible on Qantas rewards search engine, you could try using British Airways Executive Club search engine or Award Nexus (paid subscription) or Expert Flyer (paid subscription, offers a free five day trial period for “Pro” subscription, not available for searching Cathay or Qatar award space)

Qantas multi city search tool

It is also recommended that you use a planner, s uch as this one , to record flight details, total miles, transit/stopover points. This will help you check if you meet all the requirements of the Oneworld Classic Rewards rules and it will come in handy if you need to call Qantas to make the booking over the phone.

round the world trip qantas

As you search for individual flights, record the information on the planner when you find the availability on the flight you want.

qantas RTW planner

Then search for the second stopover leg: Hong Kong to Johannesburg.

round the world trip qantas

Repeat the process for all the flights* until the itinerary is complete:

round the world trip qantas

*The availability search for these flights were done on 19 th January 2020

Once you have found availability online for most or all your RTW flights, it is advisable to lock in the booking straight away as availability may change unexpectedly.

You can book a Oneworld RTW trip either online using the Qantas website or over the phone. When you book online via Qantas Frequent Flyer website, the system automatically prices it according to the Oneworld Classic Flight Award Chart when you meet all the Oneworld Classic Flight Rewards rules. However, if the system thinks you have breached one of the rules, it will provide pricing by individual flight and it will exceed the required RTW points of 132,400 (E)/249,600 (PE)/318,000 (B)/455,000 (F). If this happens, you may need to book over the phone by calling Qantas Call Centre (13 11 31). Qantas’ Reward Assistance Fee of 7,700 Qantas Points or $77 per passenger applies to all bookings made over the phone.

To book you Oneworld Classic Flight Rewards (RTW) trip, use the “Multi-City” tool ( NOT “Round the World):

round the world trip qantas

Then make sure you choose “Use points – Classic Flight Rewards only” , enter the all the destinations and dates as per the availability we have previously checked and click “Search”:

qantas multi city round the world booking tool

Check total points required and all the details are correct before proceeding to book the flights.

qantas points required for round the world flight

You don’t need to book the whole Award at once. You could book a couple of sectors as they open up and add additional sectors at a later stage. These additions will need to be made via the Qantas call centre – please be mindful of long waiting times when calling. You will be charged a 5,000 points change fee each time you make changes to your itinerary, so try to lock down as many flights and dates as you can at the start.

There is another possibility of using Oneworld Classic Flight Reward – by breaking it into two trips on one ticket.

There are two things to note if you would like to use this option:

  • Your ticket finishes if you return to the city or country of origin (you can’t leave it again once you return to your country of origin). Therefore the trip must start somewhere else other than your country of residence.
  • As previously mentioned, when you end the trip in a port other than the port of origin, the distance between your final destination and your port of origin will be counted in your total miles travelled.

Tip: As the journey needs to start outside of your country of residence (in this case, Australia), pick a port that is within a short flight from Australia, such as Singapore or Bali, where you can get relatively cheap positioning flight to start your RTW trip.

Example #1 if you are based in Perth (Total – 31,468 miles):

  • Singapore to London via Doha (with Qatar Airways), make own way to Barcelona
  • Barcelona to Perth via Doha (with Qatar Airways) for some time at home (for any number of weeks or months)
  • Perth to Hong Kong for a second holiday (with Cathay Pacific)
  • Hong Kong to Tokyo for another stop on the way home (with Cathay Pacific or Japan Airlines)
  • Tokyo back to Perth via Sydney to end the journey (with Qantas)

round the world trip qantas

Or Example #2 if you are based in Melbourne (Total – 34,837 miles):

  • Bali to HKG (with Cathay Pacific)
  • Hong Kong to San Francisco (with Cathay Pacific)
  • SFO to NYC (with American Airlines)
  • NYC to Mel via LAX (with Qantas)
  • Mel to Tokyo (with Japan Airlines or Qantas)
  • Tokyo back to Mel (with Japan Airlines or Qantas)

round the world trip qantas

  • You can fly anywhere and in any direction you want as long as it is within 35,000 miles requirements
  • You can have up to 5 stopovers and 16 flight segments within 12 month period.
  • Plan early – ideally start the planning process a year in advance.
  • Be flexible with your dates, routes and departures/arrivals cities – ie. try Brisbane or Sydney if you can’t find flight ex-Adelaide and if there is no availability try coming back from USA instead of visiting USA at the start of your journey.
  • Do not delay booking your trip once you have found availability for most of your flights.
  • Try to  book the flights online on the Qantas site. But be prepared for the possibility that you can’t book all the flights all at once

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Rose grew up in South East Asia but she calls Australia home. She loves travelling, photography, learning new cultures and languages. Rose has been to 29 countries and hopes to travel to many more. Ideally in business or first class!

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Your complete guide to booking around-the-world tickets with points and miles

Andrew Kunesh

With everything that has happened over the past 2 1/2 years, many of our readers are itching to get back out there and see the world. But what if you can't decide on a single destination? Enter around-the-world award tickets.

These awards let you see multiple destinations across multiple regions in one go. You can stay for extended periods of time in multiple cities and sometimes take alternate transportation between destinations to maximize your trip. These trips typically cost a lot of miles, but you'll almost always save when compared to booking tickets separately and piecing together your own itinerary. This is especially true if you book business-class around-the-world award tickets.

These complex itineraries are generally made possible by leveraging alliance route networks. So not only are you seeing amazing new cities, but you can fly interesting new airlines too.

You can book around-the-world award tickets with transferable currencies like American Express Membership Rewards points, Bilt Rewards points, Capital One miles, Chase Ultimate Rewards points and Citi ThankYou points — but again, it's not easy. You need to know where to look to find a transfer partner that works best for your specific around-the-world needs. In this article, I'll show you all your options for your post-pandemic around-the-world adventure.

This article is broken down by airline alliances. I'll cover each around-the-world award option for said alliance and discuss the rules and pricing for each around-the-world option.

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Oneworld around-the-world awards

Oneworld is the home of American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Japan Airlines and many other reader favorites. Here are your options for booking around-the-world tickets on Oneworld partners.

Booking around-the-world trips with Cathay Pacific Asia Miles

round the world trip qantas

Cathay Pacific's Asia Miles program offers a quasi-around-the-world award option called "Oneworld Multi-Carrier Awards." These awards are priced based on distance flown and your cabin of travel. You can book these awards in any class you'd like, including first class.

These itineraries are confusing initially, but it's easier to visualize once you're familiar with the award chart's rules . Here's a look:

  • Must fly at least two Oneworld carriers, three if flying Cathay Pacific.
  • Maximum of five stopovers.
  • Maximum flight distance of 50,000 miles.
  • You must return to the original point of departure.
  • Two connections (in addition to stopovers) are permitted.
  • Two open jaws are permitted.
  • Backtracking is usually permitted but varies based on the phone representative you work with.

Other than that, there aren't many restrictions to worry about. Prices are as follows:

round the world trip qantas

You will pay moderate fuel surcharges, if applicable, but few Oneworld partners have high surcharges. The exception to this rule is British Airways, which is notorious for charging $500-plus for a one-way business-class ticket to London. Thankfully, Asia Miles has lower surcharges on BA flights when compared to other Oneworld loyalty programs.

You can generally backtrack on these awards as there's nothing in the terms and conditions that prohibits it. However, you may need to talk with multiple representatives to book one of these tickets. I've seen reports of Asia Miles representatives not allowing backtracking award tickets in some cases. If this happens to you, politely end the call and call back.

Asia Miles Multi-Carrier Awards are generally the best way to book first-class around-the-world awards. That's because Oneworld has the most carriers that still offer a true first-class cabin, like American Airlines , British Airways , Japan Airlines and others. Here's an example of an around-the-world ticket mostly operated in first class and clocking in at 21,224 miles. It will cost 280,000 miles, since the business-class segments are charged like first class.

Here's a sample itinerary you could book as part of a single around-the-world award:

  • New York to London: British Airways first class.
  • London to Madrid: Iberia business class.
  • Madrid to Doha, Qatar: Qatar Airways business class.
  • Doha to Hong Kong: Qatar Airways business class.
  • Hong Kong to Tokyo: Cathay Pacific first class.
  • Tokyo to Los Angeles: Japan Airlines first class.
  • Los Angeles to New York: American Airlines Flagship First .

How to book: Map out your trip with Great Circle Mapper and find award space with your favorite Oneworld search tool . Then, call Asia Miles to book your award ticket.

Earning Asia Miles: Cathay Pacific is a 1:1 transfer partner of Amex, Bilt Rewards, Capital One and Citi, and a 3:1 transfer partner of Marriott Bonvoy.

Related: Book this, not that: Oneworld award tickets

Booking around-the-world trips with Qantas Frequent Flyer

round the world trip qantas

Qantas ' around-the-world award program can be difficult to find since it's named "Oneworld Classic Flight Reward." You can only fly on Oneworld airlines (not other Qantas partners like Emirates or El Al), and you must fly at least two non-Qantas Oneworld airlines to use this award chart.

That said, these awards have interesting rules. Here's a look:

  • Must fly at least two Oneworld carriers, three if flying Qantas.
  • Maximum flight distance of 35,000 miles.
  • One stopover is allowed in any one city.
  • Two connections are allowed at any one city in the itinerary.
  • If your destination city is different than your origin, you will be charged based on the distance to return directly from your destination to your origin.
  • Ground transfers are allowed, but you will be charged for the distance between the two cities.
  • Backtracking is usually permitted.

Pricing is as follows:

round the world trip qantas

This award chart isn't as generous as Cathay Pacific's, but there is still some decent value in business class. If you max out the five stopovers, you'll likely pay 240,000-280,000 miles for a business-class around-the-world award. That means you're effectively purchasing each flight for 40,000-45,000 miles each. You are liable for paying fuel surcharges when carriers charge them.

Here's an example itinerary I built. It covers 31,279 miles and costs 280,000 miles in business class.

  • Los Angeles to Sydney: Qantas, stopover.
  • Sydney to Hong Kong: Cathay Pacific, stopover.
  • Hong Kong to Johannesburg: Cathay Pacific, stopover.
  • Johannesburg to Doha: Qatar Airways, stopover.
  • Doha to London: Qatar Airways, stopover.
  • London to Los Angeles: American Airlines.

How to book: Map out your trip with Great Circle Mapper and find award space with your favorite Oneworld search tool . Then, either book online by creating a multicity award ticket or call Qantas to book.

Earning Qantas miles: Qantas is a 1:1 transfer partner of Amex, Capital One and Citi. You can transfer Marriott points to Qantas at a 3:1 ratio.

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SkyTeam around-the-world awards

SkyTeam is the world's second-largest alliance based on the number of members. It includes some of the most well-known airlines, like Air France, Delta, KLM and Korean Airlines. Here are your options for booking around-the-world award tickets with SkyTeam airlines.

Booking around-the-world trips with Aeromexico Club Premier

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Aeromexico Club Premier's SkyTeam around-the-world pass is an attractive deal and is relatively simple in comparison to other around-the-world award options. These awards cost 224,000 miles in economy or 352,000 in business class no matter how many miles flown. With Amex's 1:1.6 transfer ratio, you'll need just 140,000 Membership Rewards for economy and 220,000 for business class.

The following terms apply:

  • Travel must continue in the same direction, east or west.
  • Travel must begin and end in the same country.
  • A minimum of three or a maximum of 15 stopovers are allowed.
  • No more than five stopovers per continent.
  • All flights must be booked in the same class of service.
  • Pass is valid for one year from the date of issue.

An allowance of 15 stopovers is among the most generous of any around-the-world programs and there are no mileage limits to worry about. You can squeeze in some long-haul flights if you don't backtrack. This is a great deal for booking long around-the-world trips with lots of stopovers. Even if you don't max out the 15 stopovers, you may save miles by booking through Aeromexico rather than a similar itinerary with ANA Mileage Club .

Another great thing about Club Premier is that an around-the-world ticket is good for 365 days, meaning you could you can spend an entire year traveling the globe. It doesn't get any better than this.

Here's an example itinerary:

  • Atlanta to Mexico City: Delta Air Lines, stopover.
  • Mexico City to Tokyo: Aeromexico, stopover.
  • Tokyo to Seoul, South Korea: Korean Airlines, stopover.
  • Seoul to Hong Kong: Korean Airlines, stopover.
  • Hong Kong to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: Vietnam Airlines, stopover.
  • Ho Chi Minh City to Jakarta, Indonesia: Vietnam Airlines, stopover.
  • Jakarta to Amsterdam: Garuda Indonesia, stopover.
  • Amsterdam to Paris: KLM, stopover.
  • Paris to Madrid: Air France, stopover.
  • Madrid to Sao Paulo: Air Europa, stopover.
  • Sao Paulo to New York: Delta Air Lines, stopover.
  • New York to Cleveland: Delta Air Lines, stopover.
  • Cleveland to Atlanta: Delta Air Lines.

You are liable for paying fuel surcharges on Aeromexico around-the-world tickets, but they're usually reasonable.

How to book: Map out your trip with Great Circle Mapper and find award space with your favorite SkyTeam search tool . Then, call Aeromexico to book.

Earning Premier points: Aeromexico is a 1:1.6 transfer partner of Amex, a 1:1 transfer partner of Capital One and a 3:1 transfer partner of Marriott.

Related: Book this, not that: SkyTeam award tickets

Star Alliance around-the-world awards

With 28 member airlines serving over 1,300 destinations worldwide, Star Alliance is the largest of the three major alliances.

Here in the U.S., United Airlines is the major Star Alliance carrier. Other well-known carriers include ANA, Air Canada, Avianca, Lufthansa, SAS, Singapore and Turkish. These airlines have hubs all around the globe, making Star Alliance a great bet for around-the-world tickets no matter where you want to go.

Booking around-the-world trips with ANA Mileage Club

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ANA Mileage Club's around-the-world awards are flexible and — in my opinion — the best way to book a Star Alliance around-the-world ticket. Rules are relatively relaxed, but you'll want to keep the following in mind:

  • Flights must be used to cross both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans once.
  • You must fly east to west or west to east and can't backtrack.
  • Up to eight stopovers are permitted, up to three in Europe and four in Japan.
  • You can book a maximum of 12 flight segments.
  • You can also include up to four ground sectors (alternate transportation between two airports, even within the same city).
  • The departure date of the final international flight to return to the country of departure must be 10-plus days after the departure of the first international flight on the itinerary.

Pricing is fair too — here's a look at ANA's around-the-world award chart:

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One thing to note about ANA around-the-world awards is that you're liable for paying fuel surcharges, taxes and other fees if the operating carrier charges them. This can make booking tickets with carriers like Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines pricey. Thankfully, you can avoid these surcharges by booking with the following airlines that do not add fuel surcharges:

  • Air New Zealand.
  • Brussels Airlines.
  • Ethiopian Airlines.
  • LOT Polish Airlines (low surcharges).
  • Scandinavian Airlines.
  • Singapore Airlines.
  • South African Airways.
  • TAP Air Portugal.
  • United Airlines.

While first-class pricing is enticing for a long around-the-world trip, Star Alliance makes it hard to book. Singapore and Swiss don't release first-class award space to partners. Lufthansa only does within 15 days of departure, leaving ANA as one of the only Star Alliance carriers that will let you book first class with miles. Thankfully, Star Alliance has great business-class options for you to choose from.

Take the following example, which covers over 20,500 flight miles and includes seven stopovers. This ticket costs 125,000 miles, around what most carriers would charge for a simple round-trip business-class ticket to Asia.

  • Newark to Frankfurt: United, stopover.
  • Frankfurt to Prague: Lufthansa, stopover.
  • Prague to Warsaw, Poland: LOT Polish Airlines, stopover.
  • Warsaw to Singapore: LOT Polish Airlines, stopover.
  • Singapore to Hong Kong: Singapore Airlines, stopover.
  • Hong Kong to Seoul: Asiana, stopover.
  • Seoul to Tokyo: ANA, stopover.
  • Tokyo to New York: ANA.

How to book: Map out your trip with Great Circle Mapper and find award space with your favorite Star Alliance search tool . Then, call ANA to book your award ticket.

Earning ANA miles: If you're short on ANA miles, the carrier is a 1:1 transfer partner of American Express Membership Rewards and a 3:1 transfer partner of Marriott Bonvoy . Remember that Marriott also offers a 5,000-mile bonus for every 60,000 points you transfer to an airline.

Need to stock up on ANA miles? Consider applying for one of these American Express cards that can help you earn points with your everyday spending:

  • American Express® Gold Card: Earn 60,000 Membership Rewards points after you spend $6,000 on eligible purchases with your new card within the first six months of account opening. Earn 4 points per dollar on dining at restaurants , 4 points per dollar at U.S. supermarkets (on up to $25,000 per calendar year; then 1x points), 3 points per dollar on airfare purchased directly from airlines or American Express Travel and 1 point per dollar on all other purchases ($250 annual fee; see rates and fees ).
  • The Platinum Card® from American Express: Earn 80,000 Membership Rewards Points after you spend $8,000 on purchases within the first six months of card membership. Earn 5 points per dollar on airfare purchased directly from airlines or with American Express Travel (on up to $500,000 on these purchases per calendar year), 5 points per dollar on prepaid hotels booked with American Express Travel and Amex Fine Hotels + Resorts , and 1 point per dollar on all other purchases ($695 annual fee; see rates and fees ).

Related: How I booked an around-the-world ticket in business class for 170,000 miles

Booking mini around-the-world trips with Air Canada Aeroplan

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Air Canada's Aeroplan program doesn't have an official around-the-world award chart, but it allows stopovers on one-way tickets . This means you can effectively build a mini around-the-world itinerary by maximizing these stopovers. Routing rules are relaxed and you can stop over in a different region than your final destination.

Here are a few rules to know :

  • Stopovers cost an additional 5,000 points.
  • Up to one stopover per one-way ticket.
  • No stopovers in the U.S. or Canada.
  • Up to six segments per one-way ticket.
  • You cannot book tickets that are 100% or more physical miles over the direct distance between two cities.
  • Itineraries within a single region must stay within said region.
  • There are no maximum permitted mileage restrictions for flight rewards on partners.
  • Open-jaw tickets are only permitted between one-way tickets, not between connecting cities or stopovers.
  • All flights are priced on a one-way basis.

Aeroplan prices flights based on the region you're flying to/from and the total distance of your flight. You can view the full award chart on Air Canada's website (PDF link). Further, the program no longer adds fuel surcharges to award tickets , so you can book carriers like Austrian Airlines and Lufthansa without breaking the bank.

You can maximize your Aeroplan tickets further by adding long layovers in up to six cities per one-way ticket. So if you're flying from Newark to Dubai via Frankfurt, you can stop over in Frankfurt for up to 24 hours without using your one stopover. This can be powerful for quick visits to a city you've already been to — just ensure the connection times work out.

Here's an example of a round-trip award ticket with a stopover on both the outbound and return tickets. There's also a long-layover connection on the outbound leg for a daylong visit to Frankfurt. This ticket costs 180,000 points round-trip according to the North America-to-Pacific award chart.

  • Newark to Frankfurt: Lufthansa, layover.
  • Frankfurt to Munich: Lufthansa, stopover.
  • Munich to Singapore: Lufthansa, outbound final destination.
  • Singapore to Tokyo: ANA, stopover.
  • Tokyo to New York: ANA, inbound final destination.

How to book: Map out your trip with Great Circle Mapper and find award space with your favorite Star Alliance search tool . Then, call Air Canada to book your award ticket.

Earning Aeroplan points: Amex, Bilt and Chase points and Capital One miles transfer to Aeroplan at a 1:1 ratio. Likewise, you can transfer Marriott points at a 3:1 ratio.

If you want to earn Capital One miles, you can open a Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card . The Venture card offers 75,000 bonus miles when you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first three months from account opening.

Related: Capital One announces new 1:1 transfer tier, additional travel partners and more airport lounge details

Booking around-the-world trips with Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer

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Singapore Airlines' around-the-world awards are poorly advertised and relatively limited. That said, if you want to include a premium-cabin segment on Singapore Airlines, you have to book through its KrisFlyer loyalty program . The carrier generally doesn't release premium-cabin award space to partners.

For Singapore around-the-world award tickets:

  • Travel must continue in the same direction (east or west) with no backtracking.
  • Must begin and end in the same country.
  • Maximum of seven total stopovers, with a maximum of two in each country.
  • Maximum of 16 flight segments.

Thirty-five thousand miles is a shallow ceiling to place on around-the-world awards. And the pricing is mediocre at best — especially when compared to ANA Mileage Club. Here's a look:

  • Economy: 200,000 miles.
  • Business: 280,000 miles.
  • First: 405,000 miles.

Further, you're liable for paying fuel surcharges if charged by the partner airline. Thankfully, Singapore Airlines doesn't charge these on its own tickets.

One way to maximize these around-the-world tickets is by building an itinerary that includes Singapore Airlines' fifth-freedom routes . Here's an example of a business-class around-the-world itinerary that costs 280,000 miles:

  • New York to Frankfurt: Singapore Airlines, stopover.
  • Frankfurt to Istanbul: Turkish Airlines, stopover.
  • Istanbul to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Ethiopian Airlines, stopover.
  • Addis Ababa to Singapore: Ethiopian Airlines, stopover.
  • Seoul to Tokyo: Asiana, stopover.
  • Tokyo to Los Angeles: Singapore Airlines, layover.
  • Los Angeles to New York: United.

How to book: Map out your trip with Great Circle Mapper and find award space with your favorite Star Alliance search tool . Then, call Singapore Airlines to book your award ticket.

Earning KrisFlyer miles: Singapore is a 1:1 transfer partner of Amex, Capital One, Chase and Citi . It's also 3:1 transfer partner of Marriott.

If you're under 5/24 , your best bet is to apply for a Chase card with one of these heightened welcome bonuses:

  • Chase Sapphire Preferred Card – Earn 60,000 bonus points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first three months from account opening.
  • Ink Business Preferred Credit Card – Earn 100,000 bonus points after you spend $8,000 on purchases in the first three months from account opening.
  • Chase Sapphire Reserve – Earn 60,000 bonus points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first three months from account opening.

Related: Book this, not that: Star Alliance award tickets

Bottom line

Around-the-world awards are not for the faint of heart, nor are they an option for every traveler.

They often require multiple weeks (or even months) to enjoy the stops, which requires commitment. That doesn't even consider the time needed to research and book the flights to make it work. That being said, if you're able to embark on a multistop trip, these awards can let you do it for just a fraction of the cost of booking tickets separately. Even "shorter" trips of only three or four destinations can benefit from this booking option in the right circumstances.

For rates and fees of the Amex Gold Card, click here . For rates and fees of the Amex Platinum Card, click here .

Additional reporting by Ehsan Haque.

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Buying a multi-destination ticket has never been simpler.

Do you want to travel the world? Are you excited to discover and experience different countries and cultures? Are you looking for the best value for travelling to the world’s top iconic cities?

Our Star Alliance Book and Fly tool helps you plan and book multi-destination fares online. Certain exceptions apply. Alternatively, contact a member airline or your travel agent.

One Star Alliance ticket. Limitless travel possibilities.

Imagine embarking on a journey that takes you all around the world. Picture all the places you will go, the sights you will see, the people you will meet. Now imagine doing all of that and more, with just a single ticket.

The Star Alliance Round The World ticket offers you a travel experience unlike any other.

Journey across the world and visit up to 15 cities, while enjoying the kind of seamless flexibility and outstanding value for money that only the world’s largest airline network can offer. Where will your Round The World journey take you? Imagine your trip and make it a reality—all in just a few clicks with our Star Alliance Book and Fly tool. Certain exceptions apply. Alternatively, contact a member airline or your travel agent.

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  • Single ticket valid on all Star Alliance members
  • Every journey is different
  • Follow our tips and reminders while booking

How to Map Your Journey

  • Start and end in the same country
  • Follow one global direction (East or West)
  • Cross both the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean
  • Have a minimum of 2 stops and maximum of 15 stops
  • Travel between 10 days to 1 year
  • Transits must be less than 24 hours
  • Stopovers are more than 24 hours
  • Check the terms and conditions for detailed inclusions

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  • Save your itinerary at any time
  • Contact support 24/7
  • Accrue frequent flyer points or miles
  • Upgrade your flight or entire itinerary at any time, subject to availability

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Select your destinations.

Start by entering your Origin City. Then add destinations by entering the city name or by selecting cities on the map.

Choose Your Flights

The system will automatically select the flights for each segment, but you may also pick flights from the Star Alliance network that best cater to your needs.

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Provide the necessary travel details such as your contact information and identification documents to help us secure your booking.

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  • USA: +1 866-900-5018 (USA domestic Toll-Free)
  • Japan: (Between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday) +81 3-6837-6690
  • Australia: +61 292 535 888

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Book multi-city flights with one world member airlines.

With the  one world Alliance, Round The World travel is smart. And convenient. And affordable.

Our Round The World tickets give you unprecedented access to hundreds of destinations in 170 territories. We offer three types of Round The World trips:

one world Explorer: a continent-based fare,

Global Explorer: a distance-based fare,

Circle Pacific: an inter-continental journey to explore continents that border the Pacific Ocean.

Where to first? The whole wide world is waiting for your Round The World trip.

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Continent-Based Air Travel

No matter where business or pleasure takes you,  one world's vast network means your Round The World trip via  one world Explorer fare makes it easy to travel from city to city, and continent to continent. And, for every dot you connect, you earn more miles and points to spend across the  one world Alliance.

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Distance-Based Air Travel

For an even wider choice of where to travel, book your Round The World trip via Global Explorer, which grants you access to an even more extensive list of airlines, including Aer Lingus, Bangkok Airways,  one world  connect   partner  Fiji Airways , Jetstar, Jetstar Asia, Jetstar Japan, Jetstar Pacific, WestJet, and  Qantas  code-share flights operated by Air Tahiti Nui.

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Circle Pacific

Multi-Continent Air Travel

If you prefer to visit multiple continents without actually flying all the way around the world, our Circle Pacific fare lets you explore the continents that border the Pacific Ocean. You can choose to start and finish your journey in one of the following continents:

Asia  (Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam)

Southwest Pacific  (Australia and New Zealand)

North America  (USA and Canada)

South America

Contact a  one world member airline or your travel agent to plan and book your Circle Pacific trip now.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a round the world ticket.

The one world Alliance offers a way to visit many countries, around the world, all in a single itinerary.

On oneworld.com, you can choose to book either one world Explorer, where the fare depends on the number of continents you visit, or Global Explorer, where the fare depends on the distance you travel.

Circle Pacific, an inter-continental journey to explore continents that border the Pacific Ocean, can be booked by your travel agent and is not currently available for booking on oneworld.com.

Where Can I Fly With Round The World?

For one world Explorer and Global Explorer, one world member airlines and affiliate airlines cover six continental regions: Europe/Middle East (including Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Egypt, Georgia, Libya, Moldova, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia, and Yemen); Africa (excluding countries listed above); Asia (including the Indian subcontinent, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, but excluding countries named above); Australia, New Zealand, and the South West Pacific; North America (including the Caribbean, Central America, and Panama); and South America. Book both one world Explorer and Global Explorer on oneworld.com.

Through the one world Circle Pacific fare, one world member airlines and affiliate airlines cover four continental regions: Asia (including the Indian subcontinent, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan); Australia, New Zealand, and the South West Pacific; and North America. Ask your travel agent about booking a one world Circle Pacific fare. Routes are subject to change.

Where Can I Travel Now, Given COVID Restrictions?

View entry restrictions and COVID-19 travel requirements for countries around the world on our the one world Travel Requirements Information Portal . Use the map to get information on travel restrictions by country, including entry restrictions, as well as COVID-19 vaccination, testing, and quarantine requirements.

Is Round The World Ticket Business Class An Option?

Yes, Round The World tickets are available in Economy, Business, and First class. On our oneworld.com booking tool, there is a drop-down menu to select your preferred cabin class. Premium economy upgrades will show where available when you select flights.

Is Round The World Ticket First Class An Option?

How much does a round the world ticket cost.

Your Round the World fare is based on a few factors: the number of continents you visit or pass through or the distance travelled, the travel class selected, and the number of travelling passengers. Read on for more information about full fare rules and conditions [Note: Links open PDF in browser]:

What Are The Round The World Rules?

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What Should I Know To Help Me Plan My one world Explorer Itinerary?

When planning your one world Explorer itinerary, here are tips to keep in mind:

Destinations are grouped into three zones and six continents:

Zone 1: North & South America

Zone 2: Europe, the Middle East and Africa

Zone 3: Asia and the South West Pacific

Your trip must be in a continuous forward direction, East or West, between Zone 1, Zone 2 and Zone 3. Backtracking within a continent is generally permitted, however some exclusions apply.

Your adventure can last from 10 days up to a year. Travel must be completed within 12 months of your original departure date.

Your trip must start and finish in the same city.

You must cross both the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean on your journey.

Your journey can include three to six continents, and anywhere between three and 16 flights.

Review complete one world Explorer fare rules and conditions .

Can I Change Or Update My Round The World Itinerary?

Yes, one world Explorer, Global Explorer and one world Circle Pacific itineraries can be modified to accommodate changes to your Round The World plans.

If you booked your Round The World trip through oneworld.com, contact the ticketing airline (the airline you are flying on the first leg of your journey) to make changes to your itinerary.

If you booked your Round The World tickets through a travel agent, please contact the travel agent to make changes to your itinerary.

Will I Earn Frequent Flyer Points On A Round The World Trip?

Short answer: Yes, you will earn frequent flyer points on your Round the World trip.

Long answer: Yes. one world works in collaboration with all of our partner and member airlines to ensure that you’re rewarded no matter where you travel. On all eligible flights, you will accrue points or miles toward the airline of your choice and toward your one world tier status .

How Can I Pay For A one world Round The World Trip With Frequent Flyer Points?

Currently, it is not possible to use frequent flyer points to pay for a one world Round The World trip.

Does Your one world Explorer ticket include checked-in baggage?

Two free pieces of 23 kilos each shall be permitted. Additional allowances may apply. Refer to individual carrier websites.

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Can I use my Qantas points to pay for my round the world booking? 

No. You must pay with a credit card for your round the world booking . 

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Round the world airfare options.

You might be thinking, “why is there so few airline options when it comes to round the world airfares”? well that’s because there are only a few airlines that do these types of airfares well. The around the world airfares that originate in Australia are mostly all designed for the Australian market, these airlines have spent years perfecting their airfares for the Australian traveler.

Lufthansa Group

Lufthansa is the national carrier of Germany and the Lufthansa Group is also the parent company of Austrian Airlines, Swiss International Airlines , Brussels Airlines, and Eurowings. Amazingly, this makes them larger than Singapore Airlines, Qantas, Thai Airways, Cathay Pacific and British Airways combined!! Lufthansa don’t actually fly to Australia, but they have teamed up with just about every quality airline that departs from our shores. It doesn’t matter if you’re flying around the world from Melbourne or Rockhampton, they have you covered.

Finnair don’t have the fleet size of Lufthansa but they know how to use what they do have. Finnair is a full oneworld member and because of this, their reach goes fare and wide. As an example, you can use a Finnair fare to travel from Australia to South America, all the way from there to North America and only when you depart from the USA will you board your first Finnair aircraft. The team at Finnair are so in tune with what Australians are looking for!

Qantas has some very good looking RTW airfares , that have routes via South or North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Qantas has teamed up with British Airways, LATAM, American Airlines and Iberian Airlines to get you to places that Qantas don’t fly to. They can be very good value when Qantas has a sale but outside of sale periods, there are better options if you’re looking to save money. If you are a Qantas Frequent Flyer this could be a great option for you.

Emirates is another excellent airline for round-the-world airfares , with plenty of options if you’re interested in visiting the Americas, Europe, and Asia. The airline flies direct to many European cities from its hub in Dubai, offering some of the best round-the-world airfare deals available today. As a bonus, you can earn Qantas Frequent Flyer miles on international flights from Emirates.

Cathay Pacific

As the flag carrier of Hong Kong, Cathay Pacific is definitely worth considering if you’re looking for round-the-world airfares from Australia. If you choose Cathay Pacific for your round-the-world trip, you’ll get an incredible onboard experience, no matter if you choose economy, premium economy, or business class. You’ll also have the ability to earn Qantas Frequent Flyer miles on your world travel.

How Do Round-the-World Airfares Work?

Whether you’re planning the holiday of a lifetime or need to travel to multiple countries for business, round-the-world trips are your best bet. When you buy one of these airfares, you can customise every facet of your trip - including where you go, how you get there, and how long you stay.

To get the most for your money, Airfare Geeks recommends choosing a direction (either east or west) and following it all the way around the globe. Along the way, you’ll have the chance to visit multiple continents and explore them at your own pace. For example, you could travel from Australia to the Americas to Europe to Asia and back to Australia.

During these stop-overs, you can choose which cities you visit. In many cases, you can depart from a different airport to that which you arrived, giving you the opportunity to travel around a country without having to fly in and out of the same city. As an example, you could fly into London as part of your round-the-world ticket, spend time exploring the UK before taking the train to France, and catch your next flight from Paris.

Types of Round-the-World Tickets

At Airfare Geeks, we cater to all types of travel budgets. Whether you’re looking for cheap flights or a luxury business class experience, we’re here to bring your travel dreams to life. You can even mix and match different fare types on your round-the-world itinerary. Here’s an explanation of the cabin types that you can book with us.

Business Class

If you want the journey to be just as enjoyable as the destination, business class is the perfect choice. Whether you’re travelling for work or simply want an upgraded flight experience, Airfare Geeks offers a variety of business class flight deals to multiple destinations around the globe.

Premium Economy

As the name would suggest, premium economy is an elevated version of economy class. Specific perks vary by airline, but in general, you can expect a more comfortable flying experience, with extra legroom and a wider seat than experienced in economy. Depending on your carrier, you may also get priority boarding, additional baggage allowance, or extra amenities.

Economy class is an excellent option for the budget-conscious world traveller. Because we work with the top airlines in the world, our economy travellers can expect a pleasant flight with key perks like food and beverage service, baggage, and entertainment all included.

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Qantas promises long-term service improvements as half-year profit falls to $873 million driven by lower airfares

Qantas CEO Vanessa Hudson stands in front of a Qantas plane in a hanger, with the Flying Kangaroo logo prominently visible.

Qantas has recorded a 13 per cent fall in its post-tax profit to $873 million in the six months to December 2023, largely driven by lower airfares as its capacity returns to normal after the COVID-19 pandemic.

The airline's preferred profit measure of underlying profit before tax also fell by 13 per cent to $1.25 billion in the six months to December 2023.

It follows the airline reporting an annual profit of $1.7 billion last financial year — its first since before the COVID-19 pandemic grounded the aviation industry.

Its half-yearly results are the first delivered under chief executive Vanessa Hudson, who replaced Alan Joyce in September after he fast-tracked his planned exit from the company after a series of scandals plagued the airline.

Ms Hudson said the results follow months of work on its services after "loud and clear" feedback, and the airline has seen a significant improvement in customer satisfaction.

"There's a lot of work happening to lift our service levels and the early signs are really positive," she said in a statement.

"Our customer satisfaction scores have bounced back strongly since December, and we have more service and product improvements in the pipeline.

"We understand the need for affordable air travel and fares have fallen more than 10 per cent since peaking in late 2022."

People with suitcases using computer terminals at an airport with a Qantas sign behind them

Ms Hudson said the airline has also seen fewer cancellations and delays, and the return of international travel has benefited its costs.

"The journey we're on will take time, but the spirit [our people] are bringing is fantastic and it's made us optimistic about what we can achieve together," she said.

"We need to deliver a service that is consistently better in order to succeed long term, and that's what we're focused on."

In its results, Qantas reported carrying more than 26 million passengers between July 1 and December 31 last year — an increase of 3.3 million passengers compared to the same time a year ago.

Jetstar, its lower cost airline, saw an 84 per cent increase to its pre-tax profit of $325 million, up from $177 million compared to last year's half-year results.

Its domestic network contributed $175 million to Jetstar's overall pre-tax profit, with its international network adding $150 million.

The tail of a Jetstar plane with its logo parked at an airport on a sunny day.

However, both Qantas' domestic and international offerings saw a drop in profit: its domestic airline profit before tax fell from $785 million to $641 million, while its international flight business dropped by 31 per cent to a pre-tax profit of $322 million.

Ms Hudson told an investor briefing that Qantas is focused on investing in Jetstar as a result of its increase in demand as travellers seek out lower airfares.

As Qantas' capacity returns to pre-COVID levels, the airline expects it will be managing higher industry costs in the second half of the financial year.

The company said rising fuel costs are also having an impact on the airline, and expects fuel costs will total $5.4 billion in the 2024 financial year.

Qantas will not pay a dividend to shareholders, but instead will return money to investors through its share buy-back program, worth up to $400 million.

Despite its multi-million-dollar profit, Qantas' earnings will come under pressure as the airline plans to spend $3 billion by the end of the financial year, with the bulk put towards renewing its fleet.

As part of its long-term performance, Qantas is investing in new Airbus A220 jet aircraft to replace its fleet of Boeing 717s.

Qantas Link Boeing 717 inside the maintenance hangar at Canberra Airport

The airline has also ordered another eight Airbus A321XLRs for its Qantas domestic fleet, in addition to its previous order of 20 aircraft, to steadily replace its fleet of Boeing 737 aircraft beginning in early 2025.

Qantas had initially forecasted the first planes would arrive by the end of 2023, but manufacturer Airbus has twice delayed the aircraft's entry-into-service, which is now expected between July and September this year.

Qantas has also committed to employing more staff at its call centres to improve customer wait times, and upgrading wi-fi speeds on all its international flights later this year.

Legal costs on the horizon

Qantas' half-yearly earnings results come as the airline faces an uphill battle to restore its reputation after a series of scandals saw its former boss depart two months ahead of schedule.

In May last year, Qantas named Ms Hudson — then its chief financial officer — as Alan Joyce's replacement, who was retiring from the company in November after 15 years.

But by August, the airline was hit with a class action lawsuit, alleging it had breached consumer laws by failing to issue refunds for cancelled flights in 2020 and only offering flight credits with "strict conditions".

(A month earlier, Qantas had launched a campaign to encourage customers to use their flight credits before they expired at the end of 2023.)

A close-up of the Qantas logo on the tail of one of its planes. The sky behind it is clear.

Later that same week, Qantas announced its annual profit of $1.7 billion — a record turnaround from an airline that saw losses of $4.5 billion during the pandemic, despite receiving $2.7 billion in federal government assistance, including $855 in the JobKeeper wage subsidy.

Meanwhile, Qantas was facing questions about whether it had any influence in a decision made by the federal government to reject additional flight requests made by Qatar Airways.

A week later, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) launched legal action against the airline, alleging it had sold more than 8,000 tickets for "ghost flights" — flights that had already been cancelled in 2022.

ACCC chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb told the ABC that the record penalty for a breach of consumer law was $125 million, with a spokesperson from the watchdog later clarifying the fine could potentially be hundreds of millions of dollars.

Qantas has denied the allegations, and filed its defence with the Federal Court in November stating customers don't buy tickets, but instead a "bundle of rights".

That same day, Qantas removed the expiry date on $570 million worth of flight credits owed to customers, and offered cash refunds.

On September 4, Mr Joyce announced he would depart the airline the following day so it could focus on renewal.

Later that month, the High Court ruled that Qantas had illegally sacked 1,700 ground crew staff members during the COVID-19 pandemic. A final compensation amount has not yet been determined.

Speaking to investors after the release of its results for the first half of the 2024 financial year, Ms Hudson said she was "not concerned" about how the potential outcome of the legal actions would affect the airline's spending and investment plans.

In October, Qantas chairman Richard Goyder announced he would step down from the role before next year's AGM.

The turbulence resulted in Qantas' board being placed on notice by its shareholders at its annual general meeting in November, with an overwhelming 83 per cent protest vote against its remuneration report, also referred to as a "first strike".

It was one of the largest protest votes in Australian corporate history, and warned the board it could be spilled if the airline fails to improve before its next AGM.

On Wednesday, Qantas announced former Telstra chairman John Mullen would succeed Mr Goyder before its next AGM at the end fo the year.

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