Plan your Around the World or Complex Trip
Enter at least 3 stops (up to 25).
We’ll design the most time and cost efficient path.
Around-the-World since 1987
Round-the-World Tickets & Complex Multi-Stop Travel, handled
AirTreks builds round-the-world and multi-stop airline tickets the major search engines often can't price, and are not able to ticket. Tell us where you want to go, we'll handle the rest.
How it works
Three steps from idea to ticketed itinerary.
Step 01
Build your trip
Our TripPlanner scopes your trip in plain English: cities, dates, class, traveler count.
Step 02
Get a real price
We estimate against the same fare data our human agents use - not generic OTA prices that can't combine carriers across alliances.
Step 03
Hand off to a human
When the route looks right, send it to an AirTreks agent. They confirm fares, hold seats, and ticket the itinerary.
Round-the-world tickets
AirTreks vs oneworld and Star Alliance Comparison Table
Two airline alliances still sell round-the-world tickets, oneworld Explorer and Star Alliance Round the World. SkyTeam closed its program. Both passes may be of value when your trip fits their rules. Sydney to Bali and then back down to Auckland doesn't. It doubles back between continents, and neither alliance allows that. A custom AirTreks ticket has no such rule, and we can and do book oneworld and Star Alliance routes when appropriate and of value to them.
AirTreks custom ticket
Best for: Your route crosses alliances, backtracks, or needs an airline no alliance covers
- Airlines
Any airline (no restriction)
Mixing alliances and independents such as Emirates and Icelandair
- How it's priced
By your actual route
Quoted for your cities and dates
- Flights and stops
No fixed limit (no restriction)
- Direction
Any order (no restriction)
Backtracking included
- Oceans
No requirement (no restriction)
A multi-stop trip that never circles the globe works too
- Start and finish
Anywhere (no restriction)
Same city, or start and end in different places
- Someone to call or email
Yes (no restriction)
Your own consultant, by phone or email, before and during the trip
oneworld Explorer
Best for: Your route fits oneworld's network and you want its miles
Book oneworld Explorer with us- Airlines
oneworld members only (restricted)
American, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Qantas, Japan Airlines and partners
- How it's priced
By continents visited
3 to 6 continents
- Flights and stops
3 to 16 flights (restricted)
- Direction
One way around (restricted)
East or west. Backtracking only within a continent
- Oceans
Must cross both (restricted)
The Atlantic and the Pacific
- Start and finish
Same city (restricted)
- Someone to call or email
No (restricted)
Changes go through the airline that issued the ticket
Star Alliance Round the World
Best for: Your route fits Star's network and you want its miles
Book Star Alliance RTW with us- Airlines
Star Alliance members only (restricted)
26 airlines, including United, Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines and ANA
- How it's priced
By total miles flown
Bands of 26,000, 29,000, 34,000 or 39,000 miles
- Flights and stops
2 to 15 stopovers (restricted)
16 flights at most
- Direction
One way around (restricted)
East or west. Backtracking only within a continent
- Oceans
Must cross both, once each (restricted)
The Atlantic and the Pacific
- Start and finish
Same country (restricted)
- Someone to call or email
No (restricted)
Changes go through the airline that issued the ticket
We can book either alliance pass for you too. Alliance rules checked October 2026.
Round-the-world routes, priced
Sample itineraries that go all the way around. The range is the economy fare per person at our last price check. Your dates and cities will move it.
Tampa to Paris, Hong Kong, Honolulu & Los Angeles Multi-Stop
This four-week east-to-west loop spaces four seven-night stops across Europe, East Asia, Hawaii, and the US mainland before returning to Tampa on one economy ticket.
Estimated
$1,327–$2,024
Philadelphia to Melbourne, Osaka, Frankfurt & Portugal RTW
A 16-week economy round-the-world routing from Philadelphia via Melbourne, Osaka, and Frankfurt, with an overland segment to Porto before flying from Lisbon back to Philadelphia.
Estimated
$2,479–$3,781
Westbound Across Asia: NYC → Tokyo → Bangkok → Delhi → London → NYC
Westbound RTW with three Asian stops on a single ticket. NYC transpacific to Tokyo, south to Bangkok, west to Delhi, north to London, home. Star Alliance routing keeps one PNR throughout. Plan 5–10 weeks; October–December avoids the South Asia monsoon.
Estimated
$1,500–$2,289
Round-the-world ticket questions
What is a round-the-world ticket?
A round-the-world ticket is a single booking for flights across multiple continents, traveling in one direction with an Alliance, or any direction with AirTreks. Alliance RTW tickets work when the traveler has flexibility on timing and books 6 to 9 months in advance.
What is a multi-stop ticket?
A multi-stop ticket is one itinerary that takes you to three or more cities and prices the whole trip together, instead of as separate one-way flights. It doesn't have to circle the globe, and it can mix airlines and overland legs between cities.
How is AirTreks different from airline alliance RTW tickets?
Alliance tickets (Star Alliance, oneworld) restrict you to one airline group, limit stops, and only allow backtracking within a continent. AirTreks builds routes across all airlines with no alliance restrictions, no stop caps, and full flexibility to backtrack or add surface segments.
Is a round-the-world ticket cheaper than booking flights separately?
Often, yes. A multi-stop ticket priced as one through-fare frequently beats stitching together separate round-trips or one-ways to the same cities. Separate one-ways can win for short-haul hops, but multi-stop pulls ahead once you add long-haul legs and multiple continents.
How many stops can I have on a round-the-world trip?
As few as 3, to as many as 50 or more. Alliance RTW tickets cap you: oneworld Explorer allows 3 to 16 flights, Star Alliance Round the World 2 to 15 stopovers. AirTreks builds custom routes with no fixed stop limit - your budget and routing logic set the boundaries, not airline rules.
Explore the site
Built from 38 years of RTW bookings.
Everything below is consultant-grade reference material - the same intelligence our specialists use to ticket your trip.
Real answers
FAQ
52 questionsSpecific answers from 35+ years booking RTW tickets - pricing, ticketing rules, airlines, visas.
ExploreTrust tiers
Airlines
85 carriersConsultant intelligence on the carriers that fly the RTW world - Favorite, Trusted, OK, Limited.
ExploreWho we are
About AirTreks
9 specialistsRound-the-world specialists since 1987. Meet the consultants who actually build the routings.
ExploreMulti-city
Multi-City Flights
Up to 25 stops in any order, with overland legs between cities, priced and ticketed as one trip by our consultants.
ExploreWhy AirTreks
Top reasons to use AirTreks.
Multi-stop and round-the-world tickets are a different animal from point-to-point fares. Here's why travelers send us their drafts instead of fighting metasearch alone.
One-minute overview of how AirTreks builds multi-stop tickets.
Made for complex, multi-stop + RTW trips
AirTreks' TripPlanner + consultant workflow is built specifically for multi-stop and round-the-world itineraries. Most sites bolt a multi-city checkbox onto a flight search and call it done.
Human experts untangle tricky routes
After you sketch a route, a Personal Travel Consultant pressure-tests connections, seasons, visas, and fare rules to reduce risk and avoid gotchas.
Advice beyond airfare
Expect guidance on timing, surface sectors, open-jaws, and sensible sequencing - the stuff price engines don't explain.
Handles bespoke constraints
Long layovers for sightseeing, avoiding certain aircraft or overnight connections, cabin mix, and other edge cases are normal requests.
Better odds of one workable ticket
Keeping more of your journey on coherent tickets simplifies changes and IRROPS handling versus stitching lots of separate bookings.
TripPlanner speeds price discovery
Rapid pricing for your draft route, then a human refines it - faster than manually repricing dozens of permutations.
Safety-first routing
Consultants steer you away from risky hacks (e.g. hidden-city, self-transfer pitfalls) that airlines may penalize.
Continuity and support
You have a named contact familiar with your full itinerary - useful when plans shift mid-trip.
Audience fit
Ideal for honeymoons, sabbaticals, big-number birthdays, retirements, or bucket-list trips where reliability and curation matter more than shaving the last $20.
US + UK/EU presence
AirTreks services travelers from multiple regions, helpful for non-US origin trips.
Honest fit
Top reasons not to use AirTreks.
We're a specialist shop. If your trip doesn't fit, we'll tell you - and point you somewhere better.
You're going to Vegas for the weekend.
Use insteadUse a metasearch engine and book direct with the airline - KAYAK multi-city or Skyscanner.
You want to self-tinker across many sites for hours in hope of shaving the last $10–$100.
Use insteadGo straight to Google Flights, Skyscanner, and the airlines themselves. We don't compete on rock-bottom DIY.
You're committed to an airline-alliance RTW pass for status perks.
Use insteadBook directly with Star Alliance Round the World or oneworld Explorer. SkyTeam closed its round-the-world program. (We can book these for you too - just ask.)
You want one cart for flights + hotels + cars.
Use insteadUse an OTA ecosystem such as KAYAK or Kiwi.com. AirTreks tickets flights only.
You insist on filtering very specific aircraft types yourself.
Use insteadMetasearch tools (e.g. KAYAK) surface aircraft filters prominently. We'll honor preferences, but the granular UI is theirs.
You have years of runway and prefer to book each flight along the way.
Use insteadTravel slowly, book locally. No advance itinerary needed - and no consultant value to add.
Traveling with a group?
We coordinate international flights for teams, retreats, conferences, and student groups of 9 or more, up to an entire airplane - including coordinating and booking travelers leaving from different cities.
What travelers say
Real travelers, real itineraries.
Marin did a fabulous job helping with a complicated international trip. Organized and efficient - saved me many hours of frustration and helped me save money.
Donna E.
2026
If I could give Marin 10 stars I would. This is the second time we've used AirTreks and couldn't be more pleased.
Elizabeth
2026
I went around the world over a period of 3 months. Air Treks provided low-cost airplane tickets which were around 1/2 of what I would have paid myself. The tickets were great ! Had no issues with the airlines or flights.
Gregory Cron
2026
Start your trip
Sketch your route - we’ll ticket it.
Tell Vanessa where you want to go, or open TripPlanner directly. A real AirTreks specialist picks it up from there.