It pays to do travel planning.
This week, I read about Alissa, who basically used a bit of planning to achieve a deal of a lifetime. She flew around the world for under $1400 including taxes, and flying no less than business class.
Original article: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/travel/travel-advice/alissa-haupt-flew-around-the-world-in-business-class-for-1340/story-fni0bfok-1226741522627
90,000 miles purchased using a special buy one get one free day + opening special.
This is what she did:
Minneapolis to Chicago on United, (15 hour layover in Chicago).
Chicago to Frankfurt on Lufthansa, (24 hour layover in Frankfurt).
Frankfurt to Istanbul on Lufthansa, (Eight hour layover in Istanbul).
Istanbul to Bangkok on Turkish Airways, (20 hour layover in Bangkok).
Bangkok to Seoul on THAI, (Three day stopover in Seoul).
Seoul to Shanghai on Asiana, (My final destination).
And then in December:
Shanghai to Zurich on Swiss, (24 hour layover in Zurich).
Zurich to Munich on Swiss, (24 hour layover in Munich).
Munich to Chicago on Lufthansa, (12 hour layover in Chicago).
Chicago to Minneapolis on United, (Home for two-weeks over Christmas).
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