The Best Premium Economy Class Tickets on the market
Qantas Premium Economy 3 Stops from £1539 plus tax of £320-£490*
Qantas now have a Premium Economy class that allows you to visit Downunder via the Far East - within a variety of itineraries using the joint Qantas route networks, in a lot more comfort Its a great way of combining Asia and Australia For more details on Premium Economy click here
Flight Costs:
Departure Dates |
Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Cairns, Darwin via Asia |
16 January- 15 April |
£1677 |
16 April - 15 June |
£1539 |
16 June - 30 June |
£1677 |
01 July - 14 August |
£1882 |
15 August - 30 November |
£1677 |
1 December - 09 December |
£1769 |
10 December - 23 December |
£2071 |
24 December - 15 January |
£1882 |
Business Class |
from £2375 |
First Class |
from £4399 |
London, Manchester, Edinburgh, Glasgow or Newcastle are common-rated (ie you can fly from any of them for no extra flight cost), although extra taxes will apply |
Only fares to Sydney and Melbourne are in Premium Economy both ways - more details |
*Tax varies massively and is around the £320 - £490 mark depending on where you stop - ask your consultant for details. For details of airport tax - click here |
Example Routes: - please note only fares to Sydney and Melbourne are in Premium Economy both ways.
- UK - Bangkok surface Singapore - Perth - Hong Kong - UK (or vice versa)
- London - Tokyo - Sydney - Bangkok - UK (or vice versa)
- UK - Bangkok surface Singapore - Perth surface Melbourne - Hong Kong - UK (or vice versa)
- Manchester - Bangkok - Sydney surface Cairns - Tokyo - UK (or vice versa)
- London - Tokyo - Perth - Hong Kong - UK (or vice versa)
- Glasgow - Hong Kong surface Singapore - Perth - Tokyo - UK (or vice versa)
- UK - Bangkok - Sydney surface Darwin - Singapore surface Bangkok - UK (or vice versa)
- UK - Tokyo - Sydney surface Brisbane - Hong Kong - UK (or vice versa)
- Manchester - Singapore surface Bangkok - Sydney surface Cairns - Tokyo - UK (or vice versa)
- Newcastle - Hong Kong - Perth surface Sydney - Bangkok - UK (or vice versa)
- UK - Bangkok surface Hong Kong - Melbourne surface Darwin - Singapore surface Bangkok - UK (or vice versa)
- London - Bangkok surface Singapore - Sydney - surface Cairns - Tokyo - UK (or vice versa)
- Edinburgh - Hong Kong - Perth surface Sydney - Bangkok surface Singapore - UK (or vice versa)
- UK - Tokyo - Cairns surface Sydney - Bangkok - UK (or vice versa)
- UK - Bangkok - Melbourne surface Brisbane - Hong Kong - UK (or vice versa)
- UK - Hong Kong - Adelaide surface Sydney - Bangkok - UK (or vice versa)
Now this is where it gets tricky - Only fares to Sydney and Melbourne are in Premium Economy both ways. There are some odd rules on specific routings that need heeding, but there are thousands of ways of doing this. However, we are the specialists; so call your consultant on 0844 844 2540 on how you can max out this great Multi-Stop ticket.... Need more stops in Asia? eg Bangkok - Luang Prabang surface Saigon - Bangkok - Koh Samui - Phuket surface Krabi - Bangkok is only £298 including tax. Click Asia Airpass for details
The Small Print:
Asia Stopovers: Singapore, Bangkok, Hong Kong or Tokyo
Only fares to Sydney and Melbourne are in Premium Economy both ways.
Premium economy will include a self-service bar offering a selection of refreshments throughout the flight. A state of the art seat manufactured by Recaro, which makes seats for Aston Martin, Audi and Porsche.It will offer extra width and recline, more legroom, a fully adjustable, in arm, digital wide screen television as well as lap top power connection.
Other key features include:
• Dedicated check in
• World's best Premium Economy seat recline and leg room - 9 inch recline and up to 42 inch seat pitch
• Extra wide19.5 inch width
• Ergonomic cushioning
• Ergonomic seat and adjustable headrest and integrated leg rest with fold out footrest.
• Wide centre console with fixed cocktail table and in-arm dining table
• Noise cancelling headset, PC power, USB and RJ45 ports
• Literature pocket and water bottle holder
Premium Economy will be located on the main deck of B747 aircraft with 32 seats in a two-four-two configuration. The A380 cabin will be located on the upper deck with 32 seats in a a three-two-three configuration.
Premium Economy will be progressively introduced on selected B747-400 flights for travel throughout 2008 departing Sydney to London, Singapore, Bangkok and Johannesburg, for travel from August 2008 departing Sydney to Hong Kong, and for travel from May 2008 departing Melbourne to London, Singapore and Hong Kong.
Details may change without notice. In the event that a last minute aircraft change is necessary, it is possible that a substitute aircraft that does not have Premium Economy installed may operate on these routes
Airlines: Qantas & BA.
Date Changes: Return dates can be changed for approx £50
Maximum Stay: 12 month ticket
Mileage: Total journey must not exceed 29,000 miles
Children (under 12): 75% of adult fare
Infants (under 2): 10% of adult fare
Insurance for 3 months is just £84. Click here for details
Choose your own Route!
There are no standard routes and there are no limits to where you can go.We can construct any itinerary you want - feel free to call us on 0844 844 2540 or email us
Plan it your way!
With our unique round the world route planner, you create the trip you want. Use this interactive tool as much as you want to find the trip that's right for you.
Talk with the experts!
One of our expert travel consultants who will then work with you to get the most for your pound.
Pick your dates!
Once you've decided on a preferred route, your Roundtheworldflight.com specialist will finalize the dates for each leg of your trip.
What Gear will I need?
Check out roundtheworldflights.com handy checklist
Check out our Exclusive RTW Hotels!
Check out our roundtheworldflights.com hotels online - from 3 star to 5 star luxury!
| Decent 5* in Sydney? |
| Try the 5* Quay West Suites from £73pppn |
 |
Tailor-Make your own RTW brochures for 2009
We've given up on big papery brochures - they cost a fortune to produce and they're rubbish for the enviroment. But we still have got some superb Hotels, Tours and land product for 2009 and we have two new and innovative ways of seeing our brochures.
1. You can custom-make your brochure by selecting only the pages you want to see. Just click on one of the thumbnails below, browse our bochures online, and your chosen pages will then be emailed to you via our ebrochure service
2. We can email you any of our RTW brochures. Just click here
Virgin and Air New Zealand 5 Stop Premium Economy RTW Plus ticket from £1749 plus £290-£490 tax*
This round the world ticket is one of the best value Premium Economy RTWs you can get. Covered in sumptuous purple leather the new Premium Economy seat from Virgin Atlantic, is now more luxurious than ever. With ample leg room (the seat pitch is 38 inches) and an additional two degrees of recline, you can happily stretch out and notice the extra comfort. Combined with laptop power and a redesigned table, the new Premium Economy seat is the perfect place in which to work or relax. Air New Zealand’s Pacific Premium Economy is the biggest in its class with ultra-comfortable seats and a very generous 38-40" seat pitch. It also offers extra seat recline with full leg rest and foot rest. There's an exciting menu designed to reflect New Zealand’s rich culinary landscape, and if you get peckish outside of meal times you can take advantage of a new Premium self-service refreshment area. Travelling in Pacific Premium Economy makes light work of long-haul trips, enabling you to sit back, take a nap or watch a movie on demand
Flight Costs:
Seasonal Departure Dates |
Australia |
New Zealand |
Sydney Brisbane
Melbourne Adelaide Cairns |
Auckland Christchurch
Wellington |
Premium Economy
|
01 February - 09 December |
£1871 |
£1749 |
10 December - 31 January |
£2099 |
£1999 |
*Tax varies hugely but budget for taxes of between £250 - £450. |
Example Routes:
- London - Shanghai surface Hong Kong - Sydney - Auckland - LA - UK (Auckland fare)
- London - Hong Kong - Sydney - Auckland - Vancouver surface Los Angeles - London (Auckland fare)
- London - Los Angeles - Auckland - Hong Kong - London (Auckland fare)
- London - San Francisco - Auckland - Christchurch - Sydney - Hong Kong - London (Auckland fare)
- London - Hong Kong via Auckland - Melbourne - Auckland - Los Angeles - London (Melbourne fare)
- London -San Francisco surface Los Angeles - Fiji - Auckland - Sydney - Hong Kong - London (Auckland fare + £110)
- Dublin - Hong Kong - Sydney - Christchurch - Auckland - San Francisco - Dublin (Auckland fare +£100)
- Manchester - Hong Kong - Sydney - Christchurch - Auckland - San Francisco - Manchester (Auckland fare +£100)
- Scotland - Hong Kong - Sydney - Christchurch - Auckland - San Francisco - Edinburgh (Auckland fare +£100)
- Belfast - Hong Kong - Sydney - Christchurch - Auckland - San Francisco - Belfast (Auckland fare +£100)
- Leeds - Hong Kong - Sydney - Christchurch - Auckland - San Francisco - Leeds (Auckland fare +£100)
- Glasgow - Hong Kong - Sydney - Christchurch - Auckland - San Francisco - Glasgow (Auckland fare +£100)
- London - Hong Kong - Auckland - Cook Islands - Los Angeles - London - NZ Fare (Auckland fare + £220)
- London - Tokyo - Auckland - Cairns - Auckland - Christchurch - Los Angeles - London (Cairns fare)
- London - Los Angeles surface Vancouver - Auckland - Sydney - Hong Kong - London (Auckland fare)
- London - Hong Kong - Sydney - Christchurch surface Auckland - San Francisco - London (Christchurch fare)
- London - Hong Kong - Auckland - Cairns surface Sydney - Auckland - Vancouver surface San Francisco - London (Cairns fare)
- London - Tokyo surface Hong Kong - Sydney - Christchurch surface Auckland - The Cook Islands - Los Angeles - London (Christchurch fare +£220)
- London - Shanghai surface Hong Kong - Auckland - Cairns surface Adelaide - Auckland - The Cook Islands - Los Angeles surface San Francisco - UK (Adelaide fare +£220)
- London - San Francisco - Auckland - Beijing - Hong Kong - London (Auckland fare + £100 Dragon Air Add on)
- London - Shanghai - Hong Kong - Sydney - Auckland - Vancouver surface Los Angeles - London (Auckland fare + £100 Dragon Air Add on)
We can construct any itinerary you want - feel free to call us on our local rate number 0844 844 2540, email us (in our experience the phone is a lot quicker than email when it comes to giving you the RTW information that you need and unlike a lot of our competitors we are open 7 days a week!) or create your own round the world itinerary 24/7 by using our unique round the world route planner. Need more stops in Asia? eg Hong Kong - Koh Samui - Bangkok - Luang Prabang - Vientiane - Hanoi from only £295 including tax....Click Asia Airpass for details
The Small Print:
Airlines: Virgin Atlantic and Air New Zealand.
Stops:
1 Stop allowed in the Far East: choose from Hong Kong, Tokyo or Shanghai.
Plus
1 Stop in the USA: choose from San Francisco or Los Angeles
Plus
Pacific Island stopovers are also allowed for an additional fare of £110 per stop on the Southbound journey (London to Auckland) or £220 per stop
on the Northbound trip (Auckland to London). Choose from The Cook Islands (Raratonga), Tonga or Western Samoa (Apia).
If you pay the higher Australia fare, then you can have the option of visiting both Australia and New Zealand. However if you only want to visit Sydney in Australia you can pay the lower New Zealand Fare and still visit the two countries. e.g. London - Hong Kong - Sydney - Auckland - San Francisco - London is an Auckland fare
Additional Stopover options
In addition to the stopovers shown above there are other stopover options possible provided you are prepared to make your own way between certain cities - for example Air New Zealand operate from Vancouver to New Zealand but you would need to fly into Los Angeles and make your own way to Vancouver. This means a surface sector between them. The same thing applies to Shanghai. With Virgin Atlantic you can fly into Shanghai and then make your own way to Hong Kong to carry on to Sydney or New Zealand.
Extra flights
For travel between Los Angeles and San Francisco on any NZ flight a surcharge of £55 will be added to the applicable fare.
For travel between Hong Kong and Shanghai on any KA flight a surcharge of £100 will be added to the applicable fare.
For travel between Beijing and Hong Kong on any KA flight a surcharge of £100 will be added to the applicable fare.
The places you can visit on your Virgin and Air NZ RTW special either direct or with a surface sector are:
Los Angeles, San Francisco, Vancouver, Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Osaka, Sydney, Melbourne, Cairns, Adelaide, The Cook Islands, Samoa, Tonga
Date Changes : Return dates can be changed for £20.
Regional Departures : Manchester, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Belfast, Leeds Teesside or Dublin for an additional £100 return or from Aberdeen or Inverness for an additional £110 return.
Maximum Stay:This ticket can be valid up to 12 months
Children (under 12): 75% of adult fare
Infants (under 2): 10% of adult fare
Choose your own Route!
There are no standard routes and there are no limits to where you can go.We can construct any itinerary you want - feel free to call us on 0844 844 2540 or email us
Plan it your way!
With our unique round the world route planner, you create the trip you want. Use this interactive tool as much as you want to find the trip that's right for you.
Talk with the experts!
One of our expert travel consultants who will then work with you to get the most for your pound.
Pick your dates!
Once you've decided on a preferred route, your Roundtheworldflight.com specialist will finalize the dates for each leg of your trip.
What Gear will I need?
Check out roundtheworldflights.com handy checklist
Insurance: for 12 months including baggage is just £212. Click here for details
Tailor-Make your own RTW brochures for 2009
We've given up on big papery brochures - they cost a fortune to produce and they're rubbish for the enviroment. But we still have got some superb Hotels, Tours and land product for 2009 and we have two new and innovative ways of seeing our brochures.
1. You can custom-make your brochure by selecting only the pages you want to see. Just click on one of the thumbnails below, browse our bochures online, and your chosen pages will then be emailed to you via our ebrochure service
2. We can email you any of our RTW brochures. Just click here
What does ‘surface’ mean?
This means you will fly in and out of a different city or country. In other words
you will travel between them by other means; perhaps by train, bus or boat. These
surface sectors ensure that you get to see and experience more of a country - more
What tax - is it V.A.T?
The tax is airport tax, money that the airport is charging you to use its facilities.
This used to be collected at the airports, but is now payable in advance when you
purchase your ticket. There are still a few countries in which your taxes are collected
at the airport upon departure.
Recently there have been two additional charges added – Security Charges and
Fuel Surcharges - more