There are a number of round the world tickets (also referred to as RTW) and multi stop flights available and it can be a confusing job trying to find the most appropriate round the world ticket. Below is a guide of the tickets available.

Before you do anything you need to decide where in the world you want to go, you may well be limited by price and a key to maximising you budget is finding a cheap round the world ticket or multi-stop flight.

For many round the world tickets you have to play by certain rules, such as travelling in one direction, limitation on miles and number of stops that can be had. Another difficulty can be combining different continents if you don’t want to do the normal Asia and Australasia.

How to book multi stop flights online

Its not always that easy to book RTW flights online, but here are some options:

• Lastminute.com - You can get a multi stop quotes online
• BA World Discovery - Ticket can be booked online with BA
• STA Travel UK - Get a quote with Sta Travel, from £625 + VAT

If you know any other good places add your comments on best place to buy RTW tickets, previously we bought round the world tickets from The Traveller

Multi Stop flights in detail

The Escapade

Airlines: Singapore Airlines / Virgin Atlantic / Air New Zealand /Silk Air + more
Good for: Round the world tickets with lots of stops in Asia or the Pacific or those linking Africa and Asia
Cost: from £830 plus taxes
Website: www.thegreatescapade.com

The Star Alliance

Airlines: Singapore Airlines / Air New Zealand / United Airlines / Thai Airways /
Lufthansa / Air Canada / Varig / All Nippon / South African Airways /
Austrian Airlines / Scandinavian Airlines + more
Good for: Most Round the World routes and for those not going through Australia. Can fit almost any round the world route in this ticket
Cost: from £1480 plus taxes

Website: www.staralliance.com

The World Discovery ticket

Airlines: British Airways / Qantas
Good for: Trips to Oz/NZ with one or two stops en-route or internal flights in Oz)
Cost: from £856 plus taxes

Now bookable online with BA!

The Global Explorer

Airlines: BA / Qantas / Air Pacific / Cathay Pacific / American Airlines / Iberia / Gulf Air / Lan Chile + more
Good for:ound The World trips which include South America and those that link Africa and Asia)
Cost: from £1389 plus taxes

The OneWorld

Airlines:BA / Qantas / Cathay Pacific / American Airlines / Lan Chile / Iberia / Finnair + more
Good for: Round The World trips with lots of stops and those that do not take the ‘conventional route’ as this ticket is not based on mileage - but zones). You can have up to 2 stopovers within Europe. Then, depending on the number of continents your ticket allows, you can have up to 4 flight sectors within Africa, 4 flight sectors within Asia, 4 flight sectors within South America and 6 flight sectors within North America plus 4 flight sectors within Australasia.
Cost: Continent fares from £1179 plus taxes, 4 continents from £1389 plus taxes, 5 continents from £1709 plus taxes and 6 continents from £1929 plus taxes.
Website: www.oneworld.com

Now bookable online with BA!

The World Journey

Airlines: KLM, Continental, Emirates, Malaysian, North West, SAA, Air Pacific, Transavia,Kenya Airways, Jetair, Alaska Airlines, Copa,
Good for: If your planning to include a visit to African and/or Central & South American countries. This flexible ticket offers travellers the chance to combine a wide range of stopovers which are not easily combined on many other Round The World fares.
Cost: Fares start at £1199 + Applicable Taxes.