Around the world plane ticket.
Posted on: Tue, 2007-04-24 13:46
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Around the world plane ticket.
Can someone please explain to me how these work? How many stops do you get? Do you have to go 'around the world'? I have researched the net and found prices as low as $1,500. Wifey wants to go to Ireland and Europe with a couple of stops in between. Is this the most economical method.
Many thanks
In general I would say, the more specific you get the more expensive it will become.
I think those are based on left over tickets on not so frequently used routes, so if you have a special destination in mind the price will probably go up.
It may be best to talk to a travel agent directly and tell them exactly what you want to see and ask them if they can book you on such a ticket with those stops.
Overall I think its just a bunch of normal one-way tickets stapled together.
I have to agree with Top Traveler. When my friend had a world trip and asked if he could have a Morocco travel, his fare increased.
I think you will find that each one comes with different terms and conditions, covering things like number of stops, can you back track on yourself, maximum number of miles traveled, time frame of traveling, timing of flights etc. You may refer the airline information directory at www.flightpositive.com
Yes, you have to go around the world. They all have some rules that are similar, and one of them is that you can't backtrack. So once you are in Europe you have to continue on in the same direction. Some provide three internal flights within a region, so you could get three European flights. Then, at the bare minimum, you would have to fly to Asia and then to the US. That's a long way around.
Europe has a lot of budget airlines, so if what you want to do is fly around Europe, as opposed to taking the train, check them out. My suggestion would be to fly to Ireland, then fly from there to the continent or to London. From there, take trains (they aren't like American trains - they are fast, comfortable, and nearly always on time) because they get you into the city center rather than some remote airport. Fly into Morroco, then fly home. You can book what is called an 'open-jaw' ticket, flying into Ireland and out of Morocco.
To find budget airlines, try www.whichbudget.com. It will tell you what airlines fly between different destinations. Generally, the farther ahead you book, the cheaper the flight, but that takes away some flexibility in your trip.
How long a trip are you planning?