Travel Round Asia and Australasia with oneworld Circle Fares

oneworld® Circle Asia & South West Pacific makes it simple to plan an intercontinental "grand tour". This fare is only for travel originating and terminating in:

• North East Asia (Taiwan, China, Japan, Korea)
• South East Asia (Hong Kong, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia)
• South West Pacific (Australia, New Zealand)

The price depends on the country where your journey begins and ends, the class you fly in² and the mileage that you fly.

If you are a member of any oneworld airline's frequent flyer programme, you will earn miles/points on eligible flights³. You will also enjoy all the privileges to which your membership status entitles you⁴.

Planning Your Trip

Routing

Travel must be on the services of British Airways, Cathay Pacific, JAL Japan Airlines, Qantas or their affiliates. Your journey must include travel to all three regions and must include one direct flight between the following regions and must return to your country of origin.

• North East Asia - South West Pacific
• South East Asia - South West Pacific
• North East Asia - South East Asia

There are two different mileage-based fares. An introductory 13,000-mile fare and a more flexible 17,000-mile fare. A maximum of eight flight segments are permitted for the entire journey.

Flights and stopovers

Four free stopovers are allowed with the 13,000-mile product and five with the 17,000- mile product. A minimum of two stopovers must be taken. Additional stopovers can be purchased at economical rates. Up to eight flight sectors can be taken in total.

Class of travel

You can book a oneworld Circle Asia & South West Pacific journey in First, Business or Economy Class².

For an extra charge a Circle Asia & South West Pacific fare can be booked in World Traveller Plus, British Airways Premium economy cabin; Qantas premium economy cabin.

Fares

The country where you originate your journey, the number of miles you fly and the class you fly in determines your fare.

Fares apply all year round.

Duration

Your journey can be a minimum of three days for First and Business Class or five days for Economy Class. All travel must be completed within twelve months.

Reservations

The first sector needs to be booked seven days before departure.

All reservations and ticketing can be handled by any oneworld airline.

Change of plans

oneworld Circle Asia & South West Pacific offers plenty of flexibility, should you unexpectedly need to alter your travel arrangements. A charge is payable for this service and if your ticket needs to be re-issued this may take up to 24 hours. When making changes to your itinerary, please plan accordingly.

oneworld affiliate airlines

When you are planning your oneworld Circle Asia & South West Pacific trip, you are not restricted to our member airlines. You can also use the oneworld affiliates of the following oneworld member airlines participating in the oneworld Circle Asia & South West Pacific product: Cathay Pacific, JAL Japan Airlines, Qantas.

Example Itineraries

Every oneworld Circle Asia & South West Pacific journey is unique. There are endless combinations to be explored. But, to give you an idea of how a Circle Asia & South West Pacific journey could look, here are a few itineraries for travel originating in the South West Pacific.

13,000 MILES

Sydney-Tokyo-Hong Kong-Singapore-Perth-Sydney

17,000 MILES

Melbourne-Singapore-Bangkok-Hong Kong-Beijing-Narita-Melbourne

Fare Estimate  

Please refer to the rule sheet for the full technical product details: oneworld Circle Asia & South West Pacific rule sheet (53kb, PDF)

Booking Your Trip

Booking cannot currently be made on-line because of the complexity of building and pricing individually itineraries. Bookings can be made using a reservations office of any oneworld member airline or a travel agent. For contact information for oneworld airlines, click below on carrier of your choice:

Terms and Conditions

• All information, routings, available destinations and fares are subject to change without notice. These fares are limited to availability and capacity control. Some penalties may apply concerning re-bookings, re-routings, cancellations and refunds.
• All destinations you wish to travel to must be stated at time of purchase, before departure from country of origin. Local fees may apply when booking open-dated segments.
• Rebooking and Rerouting allowed at a charge. A fee may apply in case of no-show.
• Children and infants: Children pay 75%. Infants pay 10%.
• Minimum stay: 5 days economy class fares, three days first and business class fares. Maximum stay: 12 months.
• A maximum of 8 flight and surface segments will be permitted for the entire journey. Intermediate surface sectors between two airports are permitted at passenger's expense. Surface sectors must be included in the total mileage.
• Conditions of carriage and regulations. The carriage of passengers, baggage and cargo is subject to the conditions of carriage and regulations of the carriers concerned, copies of which may be requested from each oneworld airline.
• Further conditions apply. Please speak to any of the participating oneworld member airlines (American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, Iberia, Japan Airlines, LAN, Malév, Qantas and Royal Jordanian) or a travel agent if you have further queries.

1. oneworld Circle Asia & South West Pacific Fare is available on scheduled flights that are both operated and marketed by a oneworld airline, or on a oneworld member airline affiliate. (Marketed means there must be a oneworld airline flight number on the ticket.)
2. If an aircraft serving part of your itinerary does not have a first or business cabin, customers will be booked into a lower class cabin. Mileage and tier points can only be accrued from eligible fares from in the cabin flown.
3. Class of travel restrictions apply. Some programmes exclude earning in economy class. Check with your programme for details. Each oneworld alliance airline reserves the right to change its frequent flyer programme rules, regulations, travel awards and special offers, and to end its frequent flyer programme in accordance with its relevant frequent flyer programme rules. Miles/points may be earned only on purchased, published fares.
4. At peak periods, access to certain lounges may be restricted due to capacity constraints. Access is available on the day of departure when the next onward flight is with a oneworld airline. Access may not apply at a limited number of third party operated lounges.
5. Only one stopover is permitted at any point. A maximum of one stopover is permitted in the country of origin. Where a passenger disembarks at one point and re-embarks at a subsequent point enroute, the points count as a single stopover. Additional stopover cannot be purchased for the country of origin. Additional stopovers restricted to two stopovers per region.

Further rules and conditions may apply.

All information contained herein is correct as at 01 May 2009 but is subject to change without notice.

American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, Iberia, JAL, LAN, Malév, Qantas and Royal Jordanian are trademarks of their respective companies.