RTW airfare education and route logic

Understand the route before you quote it.

A cleaner reference for RTW airfare concepts, example routings, fare products, stopovers, surface sectors and advisor planning checks.

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What is a RTW Airfare?

A plain-English explanation of round-the-world airfares and when they make sense.

RTW vs Multi-City

Explains the difference between a formal RTW fare and a normal multi-city booking.

How RTW Tickets Work

High-level workflow from traveller brief to fare construction and ticketing.

How to Read an RTW Route

Breaks down route strings into sectors, stopovers, transfers and surface gaps.
Main pathways

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Build or explain a route

Use public example routes without pricing. Surface sectors and open jaws are shown as planning logic, not hidden inside fare text.

Compare fare products

Review alliance RTW products, circle fares, constructed options and legacy references with clear status labels.

Check rule concepts

Find stopover, transfer, mileage, direction, surface-sector and backtracking explanations from one rules index.
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Westbound Advisor training

Adelaide Business Class AY RTW example via Melbourne, Tokyo Narita, Tokyo Haneda and Helsinki + 2 more

ADL-MEL-NRT // HND-HEL-CDG-HEL-LAX-MEL-ADL

Example business class RTW route ex Adelaide: ADL → MEL → NRT // surface to HND → HEL → CDG → HEL → LAX → MEL → ADL. Public training example only; no price or current availability is implied.
Westbound Advisor training

Perth Premium Economy QF RTW example via Hong Kong, Tokyo Haneda, London Heathrow and Madrid + 2 more

PER-HKG-HND-LHR // MAD-JFK-SYD-PER

Example premium economy RTW route ex Perth: PER → HKG → HND → LHR // surface to MAD → JFK → SYD → PER. Public training example only; no price or current availability is implied.
Westbound Advisor training

Adelaide Premium Economy QF RTW example via Hong Kong, Tokyo Haneda, London Heathrow and Madrid + 2 more

ADL-HKG-HND-LHR // MAD-JFK-SYD-ADL

Example premium economy RTW route ex Adelaide: ADL → HKG → HND → LHR // surface to MAD → JFK → SYD → ADL. Public training example only; no price or current availability is implied.
Westbound Advisor training

Sydney Premium Economy QF RTW example via Hong Kong, Tokyo Haneda, London Heathrow and Madrid + 1 more

SYD-HKG-HND-LHR // MAD-JFK-SYD

Example premium economy RTW route ex Sydney: SYD → HKG → HND → LHR // surface to MAD → JFK → SYD. Public training example only; no price or current availability is implied.
Westbound Advisor training

Melbourne Premium Economy QF RTW example via Hong Kong, Tokyo Haneda, London Heathrow and Madrid + 2 more

MEL-HKG-HND-LHR // MAD-JFK-AKL-MEL

Example premium economy RTW route ex Melbourne: MEL → HKG → HND → LHR // surface to MAD → JFK → AKL → MEL. Public training example only; no price or current availability is implied.
Westbound Advisor training

Brisbane Premium Economy QF RTW example via Hong Kong, Tokyo Haneda, London Heathrow and Madrid + 2 more

BNE-HKG-HND-LHR // MAD-JFK-AKL-BNE

Example premium economy RTW route ex Brisbane: BNE → HKG → HND → LHR // surface to MAD → JFK → AKL → BNE. Public training example only; no price or current availability is implied.
Advisor note

Public pages teach structure. Advisor work still needs validation.

All examples are intentionally presented without pricing. Before anything is quoted, current fare rules, booking classes, taxes, stopovers, ticketing conditions, baggage and plating logic must be checked.

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