Route notes
Why this routing works
This 8-week business-class round-the-world itinerary starts in New York City and moves west through East Asia, Oceania, South Asia, the Middle East, and Southern Africa before returning to the USA in Albany. The sequence uses two overland breaks: Seoul to Osaka and Tokyo to Auckland, which can help separate the ticket into longer flight arcs rather than forcing a flight on every city pair.
The pacing is concentrated around several defined stays, including 4 nights in Seoul, 5 in Melbourne, 6 in Colombo, 5 in Kathmandu, 2 in Doha, and 5 in Cape Town. Japan and New Zealand are each split across two points, with Osaka to Tokyo and Auckland to Queenstown positioned as internal legs within the broader trip flow. That structure makes the ticket work as a true multi-continent routing while leaving room for non-ticketed surface planning where noted.
From a ticketing standpoint, this is a complex RTW built around business class and a December departure within the October to December season window. Pricing for the sold routing falls between USD 13,947 and USD 18,258. The order of stops keeps the trip moving in one global direction, which is typically how these longer round-the-world itineraries stay practical across many regions and flight segments.