Cheap Travel

The popularity of round the world flight tickets (RTW) has grown since the beginning of the whole GAP year concept. For your average 20 something student, the idea of holding a plane ticket in the hand with names like Cairo, Capetown, Bangkok, Sydney, Los Angeles and back to London seems like a dream come true. They’ll travel the world, all in one go.

There is a catch though and it relates to a John Lennon quote about making God laugh by telling him your plans. You might fall in love in the first place you land and never want to leave. You might find that you want to travel somewhere else that you’ve heard about but can’t afford to change your itinerary.

On the other hand, when properly researched RTW tickets can come to the rescue in savings for journeys including many long hops or far flung destinations. For instance, big savings can be found incorporating a flight from New Zealand/OZ from South America into an overall package – since this leg alone is likely to cost more than $800 US if you buy it on location. RTW tickets also solve the problem of entry into countries with strict onward ticket entry rules. Finally, while Road Junky encourages you to travel as freely as possible with no schedule for returning, we realize this is simply not possible for all of us. RTW tickets allow you to see the world at one go saving you some money getting all the flights at once.

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