Route notes
Why this routing works
This round-the-world routing starts in London, includes an overland segment into New York City, and then resumes by air through Albany and San Francisco before crossing the Pacific to Beijing. From there it continues west through New Delhi and finishes in Dubai, keeping the trip moving in one direction across North America, Asia, South Asia, and the Middle East.
The overland notation between London and New York City means that segment is separated from the flight ticketing and the onward flights begin from New York City. That setup can be useful when part of the trip is handled outside the air itinerary while still preserving the larger RTW sequence from the US domestic stops onward.
With just 3 weeks total, this is a fast-paced business-class itinerary with multiple long-haul sectors and two domestic US flights grouped early in the trip. Placing San Francisco before Beijing creates a clear transpacific handoff, while Beijing, New Delhi, and Dubai form a logical westbound finish across Asia into the Middle East.
For timing, a September departure fits the stated July-September season window and keeps all sectors inside a compact trip length. On a route with this many stops in 3 weeks, connection planning and stop order matter more than adding extra points, so the sequence is built around clean progression rather than backtracking.