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Waste to collect Delta miles. Practically speaking, you can't redeem them for anything but "standard" rewards, which is 50,000 miles for a domestic coach ticket.

marketingmike said:Waste to collect Delta miles. Practically speaking, you can't redeem them for anything but "standard" rewards, which is 50,000 miles for a domestic coach ticket.I just booked 3 tickets @ 35K each from Hawaii to the West Coast

The same tickets were priced $1,5XX. EACH at Delta.com

tooshy said:marketingmike said:Waste to collect Delta miles. Practically speaking, you can't redeem them for anything but "standard" rewards, which is 50,000 miles for a domestic coach ticket.I just booked 3 tickets @ 35K each from Hawaii to the West Coast

The same tickets were priced $1,5XX. EACH at Delta.com

How far out?

Sorry I misunderstood...two months

Winter travel is very tight according to Delta's desk.

Several weeks ago, we tried the same dates, but there were no skysaver. I think they opened a new flight.

undefined said:Besides - why fly within the US when the rest of the world awaits you?I know, can't wait to have the peace of mind to take very long trips abroad. That's another reason to keep building skymiles. Never know when or where...

undefined said:tooshy said:I know, can't wait to have the peace of mind to take very long trips abroad. That's another reason to keep building skymiles. Never know when or where...

140,000 Skymiles gets you a round the world ticket....

Also, travel creates a peace of mind itself, no need to have it in order to begin a trek.Round the world ticket??? I didn't know you could buy something like that? Wow, not sure if I would want to....and no, traveling abroad would be very stressful if you don't know the language or area well enough. How was Costa Rica? Heard it is beautiful and a popular retirement destination for Americans.

undefined said:tooshy said:Round the world ticket??? I didn't know you could buy something like that? Wow, not sure if I would want to....and no, traveling abroad would be very stressful if you don't know the language or area well enough. How was Costa Rica? Heard it is beautiful and a popular retirement destination for Americans.

Yes, Round the World (RTW) ticket. Essentially, no less than 3 stops, no more than 6, travel in one direction (all East or all West).

As for language - English is understood by a huge percentage of the world. Language differences are seldom an issue, I assure you. I've been to 17 countries so far, and never has language been a problem.

Costa Rica is amazing. The people are kind, the countryside is magnificent, and the weather is perfect. We almost didn't come back. In fact, we came very close to sticking around and giving corporate America the bird. We're back, but not for too long.Thanks!! 3-6 stops and how long can you break at each stop? I'm very interested....sorry to take this OT, but I wasn't aware of this!

This might be something we'd be interested in one day. Just hearing you speak about Costa Rica and RTW trips is getting me....(excited and impatient)

undefined said:tooshy said:Thanks!! 3-6 stops and how long can you break at each stop? I'm very interested....sorry to take this OT, but I wasn't aware of this!

This might be something we'd be interested in one day. Just hearing you speak about Costa Rica and RTW trips is getting me....

tooshy,

You generally have one year from start to finish. You can, of course, do less than one year. And, for what it's worth, you can buy similar tickets for <$2500 each (as in, per person). RTW travel need not be expensive.

My wife and I are planning 1 yr RTW to be followed by 1 - 3 years of travel + study abroad. The total cost is less than a nice luxury car, and we won't be living in roach motels or hostels.

Think of the RTW Reward like this - 140,000 miles (equal to 4 RT flights to Central America) can take you to multiple continents. Take 2 or 3 months off, if one year seems too much, and see the beaches and temples of SE Asia, eat curry chicken and see the Taj Mahal, climb Mt. Kilimanjaro, eat french bread in Paris, see Big Ben in London, and catch a broadway play in NY.

Obviously, Paris + London + NYC are very expensive, so replace these with "rappel down the side of a waterfall in Costa Rica, hike through a lost city in Peru, and party till sun rise in Rio" as needed.Thank you for explaining and oooh making it sound so tempting. Good luck on your travels. But really we need to be retired before we go on one of those trips. What's stressful is the planning and scheduling before a trip. So I've found a way around it...just schedule the soonest flight out!! We did that last year and that was the best trip ever. Don't know if you can do that for RTW jaunts, must take a lot of planning huh? Like how long you'll be in each of countries 3 - 6!!