Did you know you can purchase an “Around the World” plane ticket? There are a number of options available with the different airline alliances and they all offer something a little different.
Online planning tools are available and it’s too easy to go down a rabbit hole planning your RTW adventure!
Star Alliance (eg. Air Canada)
- Round The World
- Single ticket valid on all Star Alliance members
- Journey must start and end in the same country
- Follow one global direction (East or West)
- Have minimum 2 stops
- Cross the Atlantic Ocean once
- Cross the Pacific Ocean once
- Duration of stay: 3 days to 1 year
- Between 2 and 15 stops
- Maximum Flight Coupons: 16
OneWorld
- Round The World
- oneworld Explorer ~ continent based travel
- Global Explorer ~ distance based travel
- oneworld Circle Pacific ~ multi-continent fare
SkyTeam (eg. KLM)
- Round The World
- Looks like SkyTeam has suspended their RTW offering for now
A RTW adventure is on my bucket list and I’m leaning heavily towards Star Alliance because they have the most members including Air Canada (I’m an Aeroplan points crazy person earner).
I’m always planning a RTW itinerary that takes me to a number of places where I can stay for a couple days, see the attractions I want to see, and hop back onto my flight to the next destination.