Another reason to be careful when booking your round-the world trip is not to choose an airline that has been banned in the EU because of safety. Especially within Asia and Africa. The latest list is here Okay we're biased, but forewarned is forearmed, and if  you’re going to go round the world by Low Cost Carrier (LCC) bear in mind the 100+ carriers that are now defunct. The latest list is here

As we've mentioned before , there's been a lot of vehement debate on various forums about whether it's cheaper to book a round the world (RTW) before you go or just buy Low Cost Carriers (LCC) as you go. Well we sell both types of tickets (including carriers that are cheaper and aren't going to go under)  and we do advise travellers to be cautious. Or they could have a fairly misreable and mega-expensive RTW year.... We also suggest you read this article - Prepaid RTWs versus Pay As You Go Low Cost Carriers (LCCs) here

One thing to emphasise is that every RTW that we sell does have SAFI (Scheduled Airline Failure Insurance) and is covered by ATOL or IATA. Also no major RTW carrier has gone bust in our memory....So if you want a carrier that will still be around in 12 months, with a Travel Agent who specialise in RTWs then give us a call on 020 7704 5700 for a quote. We're open 7 days a week. And we know what we're talking about...we've sent over 70,000 folk around the world and we're mentioned in over 50 guidebooks here

from roundtheworldflights.com