The Beginning
I had an Around-the-World trip on my list for sometime. At one point I had a travel agent tell me not to do it, something about clients who had had problems. Although the tickets come in flavors, the general rule is that you continually go either east or west. What constitutes back tracking varies a bit with the ticket you buy.
Then I learned that Delta Airlines was going to quit offering the ability to buy the ticket using SkyMiles miles, the ticket needed to be purchased by December 31, 2014. 280,000 miles got me the ticket in Business Class.
I had my list of places I wanted to go, originally planned on flying west with my first stop in New Zealand. Speaking with the agent on the phone she was having trouble getting me across the Pacific anywhere near the date I wanted to leave. I switched directions, starting in Peru. Now the only problem was the Minneapolis to Atlanta let so I said if that's the only problem I'll buy a ticket to Atlanta (note, I never said Delta is a good airline). A couple hours later I had my around the world ticket. A couple hours is good for these tickets, I'd been advised to allow 4 and the agent said she had one that took 10.
Hello, TERRELL SkyMiles #******* > Your Trip Confirmation #: ******
Award Receipt
Tue, 17FEB DEPART ARRIVE DELTA 151
BUSINESSELITE® (O)
ATLANTA
5:21pm
LIMA
12:05am
**Wed 18FEB
Thu, 26FEB DEPART ARRIVE KLM ROYAL DUTCH AIRLINES 744
(O)
LIMA
9:15pm
AMSTERDAM
3:30pm **
Fri, 27FEB DEPART ARRIVE KLM ROYAL DUTCH AIRLINES 1829
(O)
AMSTERDAM
4:20pm
BERLIN-TEGEL
5:35pm
Thu, 05MAR DEPART ARRIVE AIR FRANCE 1247
(O)
WARSAW
6:40am
PARIS-DEGAULLE
9:05am
AIR FRANCE 258
(O)
PARIS-DEGAULLE
1:40pm
HO CHI MINH
7:25am **
Wed, 18MAR DEPART ARRIVE CHINA SOUTHERN 368
(O)
HO CHI MINH
8:00am
GUANGZHOU
11:25am
CHINA SOUTHERN 335
(O)
GUANGZHOU
2:30pm
AUCKLAND
7:00am **
Tue, 31MAR DEPART ARRIVE CHINA AIRLINES 54
(O)
AUCKLAND
8:15pm
TAIPEI 1
5:55am **
Wed, 01APR DEPART ARRIVE CHINA AIRLINES 6
(O)
TAIPEI
5:10pm
LOS ANGELES
2:10pm
DELTA 1371
ECONOMY (N)
LOS ANGELES
6:35pm
MPLS-ST PAUL
12:07am
**Thu 02APR
**Arrival date is different than departure date.
1Stop in BRISBANE
Passenger Info
NAME
TERRELL BROWN
SkyMiles #*******
Gold
Award Flight Receipt
Ticket #: 0062189
Place of Issue: IRRRES
Issue Date: 06DEC14
Expiration Date: 06DEC15
METHOD OF PAYMENT Charged to TERRELL BROWN
AX***********1000
$314.34 USD
MILES SkyMiles #*******
Miles Redeemed
280,000 Miles
CHARGES Air Transportation Charges Taxes, Fees and Charges United States - September 11th Security Fee(Passenger Civil Aviation Security Service Fee) (AY)
$11.20 USD
Romania - Transfer Passenger Fee (DT)
$15.00 USD
Peru - Airport Departure Tax (HW)
$30.74 USD
Netherlands - Security Service Charge (CJ)
$9.00 USD
Netherlands - Passenger Service Charge (RN)
$8.40 USD
Netherlands - Noise Isolation Charge (VV)
$2.50 USD
Poland - Passenger Service Charge (ND)
$.20 USD
Poland - Airport Tax (XW)
$17.90 USD
France - Civil Aviation and Airport Tax (FR)
$25.70 USD
France - Air Passenger Solidarity Tax (IZ)
$56.20 USD
France - Passenger Service Charge (QX)
$35.50 USD
C4 Tax
$1.50 USD
Viet Nam - Passenger Service Charge (JC)
$20.00 USD
China - Airport Fee (CN)
$14.60 USD
New Zealand - Passenger Security Charge (IA)
$10.60 USD
New Zealand - Passenger Service Charge (KK)
$28.20 USD
United States - Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Fee (APHIS User Fee - Passengers (XA)
$5.00 USD
United States - Immigration and Naturalization Fee(Immigration User Fee) (XY)
$7.00 USD
United States - Custom User Fee (YC)
$5.50 USD
Taiwan; Province of China - Airport Service Charge (TW)
$9.60 USD
Total Charges $314.34 USD TOTAL TICKET VALUE 280,000 Miles and $314.34 USD
VALID ON DL/SM OAL
Then I learned that Delta Airlines was going to quit offering the ability to buy the ticket using SkyMiles miles, the ticket needed to be purchased by December 31, 2014. 280,000 miles got me the ticket in Business Class.
I had my list of places I wanted to go, originally planned on flying west with my first stop in New Zealand. Speaking with the agent on the phone she was having trouble getting me across the Pacific anywhere near the date I wanted to leave. I switched directions, starting in Peru. Now the only problem was the Minneapolis to Atlanta let so I said if that's the only problem I'll buy a ticket to Atlanta (note, I never said Delta is a good airline). A couple hours later I had my around the world ticket. A couple hours is good for these tickets, I'd been advised to allow 4 and the agent said she had one that took 10.
Hello, TERRELL SkyMiles #******* > Your Trip Confirmation #: ******
Award Receipt
Tue, 17FEB DEPART ARRIVE DELTA 151
BUSINESSELITE® (O)
ATLANTA
5:21pm
LIMA
12:05am
**Wed 18FEB
Thu, 26FEB DEPART ARRIVE KLM ROYAL DUTCH AIRLINES 744
(O)
LIMA
9:15pm
AMSTERDAM
3:30pm **
Fri, 27FEB DEPART ARRIVE KLM ROYAL DUTCH AIRLINES 1829
(O)
AMSTERDAM
4:20pm
BERLIN-TEGEL
5:35pm
Thu, 05MAR DEPART ARRIVE AIR FRANCE 1247
(O)
WARSAW
6:40am
PARIS-DEGAULLE
9:05am
AIR FRANCE 258
(O)
PARIS-DEGAULLE
1:40pm
HO CHI MINH
7:25am **
Wed, 18MAR DEPART ARRIVE CHINA SOUTHERN 368
(O)
HO CHI MINH
8:00am
GUANGZHOU
11:25am
CHINA SOUTHERN 335
(O)
GUANGZHOU
2:30pm
AUCKLAND
7:00am **
Tue, 31MAR DEPART ARRIVE CHINA AIRLINES 54
(O)
AUCKLAND
8:15pm
TAIPEI 1
5:55am **
Wed, 01APR DEPART ARRIVE CHINA AIRLINES 6
(O)
TAIPEI
5:10pm
LOS ANGELES
2:10pm
DELTA 1371
ECONOMY (N)
LOS ANGELES
6:35pm
MPLS-ST PAUL
12:07am
**Thu 02APR
**Arrival date is different than departure date.
1Stop in BRISBANE
Passenger Info
NAME
TERRELL BROWN
SkyMiles #*******
Gold
Award Flight Receipt
Ticket #: 0062189
Place of Issue: IRRRES
Issue Date: 06DEC14
Expiration Date: 06DEC15
METHOD OF PAYMENT Charged to TERRELL BROWN
AX***********1000
$314.34 USD
MILES SkyMiles #*******
Miles Redeemed
280,000 Miles
CHARGES Air Transportation Charges Taxes, Fees and Charges United States - September 11th Security Fee(Passenger Civil Aviation Security Service Fee) (AY)
$11.20 USD
Romania - Transfer Passenger Fee (DT)
$15.00 USD
Peru - Airport Departure Tax (HW)
$30.74 USD
Netherlands - Security Service Charge (CJ)
$9.00 USD
Netherlands - Passenger Service Charge (RN)
$8.40 USD
Netherlands - Noise Isolation Charge (VV)
$2.50 USD
Poland - Passenger Service Charge (ND)
$.20 USD
Poland - Airport Tax (XW)
$17.90 USD
France - Civil Aviation and Airport Tax (FR)
$25.70 USD
France - Air Passenger Solidarity Tax (IZ)
$56.20 USD
France - Passenger Service Charge (QX)
$35.50 USD
C4 Tax
$1.50 USD
Viet Nam - Passenger Service Charge (JC)
$20.00 USD
China - Airport Fee (CN)
$14.60 USD
New Zealand - Passenger Security Charge (IA)
$10.60 USD
New Zealand - Passenger Service Charge (KK)
$28.20 USD
United States - Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Fee (APHIS User Fee - Passengers (XA)
$5.00 USD
United States - Immigration and Naturalization Fee(Immigration User Fee) (XY)
$7.00 USD
United States - Custom User Fee (YC)
$5.50 USD
Taiwan; Province of China - Airport Service Charge (TW)
$9.60 USD
Total Charges $314.34 USD TOTAL TICKET VALUE 280,000 Miles and $314.34 USD
VALID ON DL/SM OAL
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