How to Read an RTW Route
Breaks down route strings into sectors, stopovers, transfers and surface gaps.
How to Read an RTW Route
RTW routes are often written as a sequence of airport or city codes. For example, BNE-SIN-LHR-JFK-LAX-BNE means the traveller departs Brisbane, travels via Singapore and London, crosses to New York, continues to Los Angeles, and returns to Brisbane.
Each dash usually represents a travel sector. The advisor must then decide whether each point is a transfer, stopover, surface sector, open jaw or turnaround point.
Always rewrite the route in plain English before pricing. If the route cannot be explained clearly, it has not been qualified properly.
Advisor note
Make the advisor write the route in both code format and plain English. If the route cannot be explained without confusion, it is not ready for pricing.