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Round the World Ticket-NZ via India

  • 29-03-2009 9:22pm
    #1
    SunSeaSand
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28 ✭


    Hi, Can anyone advise me/give me more info/ideas on the whole concept of the round the world (RTW) ticket. Rang trailfinders and was not clear at the end of the conversation whether the route I was proposing to travel was possible on one of these tickets. Suppose communication breakdown can easily happen in phone conv. like that but also was afraid I was bein stupid! Basically, I would like to travel to NZ via India. She mentioned the RTW ticket then i thought she said it was not possible to take in India on the ticket.... Got a bit embarassing to ask for the third time to clarify it... If anyone has any ideas on the CHEAPEST (RTW working out no not not cheap- nearly 2000!) way of doing this would really appreciate.


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  • #2
    dory
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,574 Mod ✭✭✭✭dory


    I would say ring Trailfinders again and hope you get to speak to someone else.
    I know with USIT Mumbai is on the RTW package (when I looked into it in 2007 anyway).

    It should be a pretty straight forward thing to book; a return ticket to NZ, with a stop over in India. You'll probably have to stop over in Singapore as I don't know of any direct flight from India so you'll have to tell the person on the phone if that's ok with you.
    If you can't get a straight answer out of someone on the phone then why don't you call into a Trailfinder office or USIT? My guess is you got a new person.


  • #3
    Ritchi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 319 ✭✭Ritchi


    Delhi is on the around the world ticket, as I've just done it. But if you're just going to NZ, and not anywhere in America, just book the flights seperately. Take a look at AirAsia, Tiger, Jetstar, Virgin Blue etc. for gettng from India to NZ, may take a few flights, but I reckon you could get to NZ for a lot less than 2k.


  • #4
    RATM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,591 ✭✭✭RATM


    Agree with above. OP if India is the only stop you are taking on the way to NZ ( and not stopping on the way home ) then the best thing to do is buy a return ticket Dublin-NZ which allows you to stopover in Asia somewhere. Then if you find yourself in somewhere like Bangkok, Singapore or Kuala Lumper you can simply take a couple of days in the city you are in, go to a local travel agent and buy a return ticket to India to coincide with your onward flight to NZ. Im not sure about KL or Singapore but I know you'd usually get a return from BKK to Delhi for around $250 or so.
    www.attitudetravel.com is a good place to look for airlines that do it.

    I'd guarantee that doing it that way will cost less than the 2k you're being asked for a RTW ticket.

    I'd also add that if Trailfinders can't sort you out with what you want then give www.statravel.co.uk a ring. They have loads of RTW possibilities that go through India and paying in £STG has some good potential savings. The only thing you'd need to do then is get a Ryanair cheapie to London.


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