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Tilted Cat Head
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Originally Posted by Carno
The only place that I know of to get around-the-world tickets is www.airtreks.com |
Almost all carriers have around the world tickets... one just has to call to speak to a representative in order to get them...but the brokers generally have the discounted ones.
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Silver Cliff, CO: We would like to travel around the world spending about a month each in Australia, New Zealand, Africa, South America, and Central America. We would like to leave from San Diego next October and be back about 6 to 9 months later. Is there a way to purchase airline tickets with very flexible itineries and what airline(s) would be best for this type of extended trip? Thanks for your advice.
Budget Travel Editors: You'll get the best deal on a round-the-world airline ticket from a specialist like Airtreks (877/247-8735, airtreks.com) or Air Brokers International (800/883-3272, airbrokers.com). The tickets are valid for one year from purchase -- which means that if you're planning a long trip, wait pull the trigger until a month or two before you leave. They're also valid for travel in only one direction, so plot carefully. If you want more flexibility to go wherever the wind takes you, consider buying tickets for your first segment ahead of time (say, Denver to Sydney) and then booking the rest as you go along.
Gayle Forman traveled around the world for a year with her husband and wrote an excellent book about their journey: You Can't Get There From Here. She shared some of her best travel tips with Budget Travel in the March issue and contributed to a live chat. Anything not covered there is probably on her website gayleforman.com. It's chock-full of useful information on everything from airline tickets to visas to money.
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