{"id":575124,"date":"2026-01-09T13:22:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T12:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/?p=575124"},"modified":"2026-01-27T22:49:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T21:49:53","slug":"fly-around-the-world-in-business-class-for-e5000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/en\/blog\/fly-around-the-world-in-business-class-for-e5000\/","title":{"rendered":"Fly around the world in business class for \u20ac5000"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Fly around the world in<br \/>\nbusiness class for \u20ac5000<\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">How round-the-world tickets work<\/h2>\n<p>Did you know that you can fly around the world in business class from \u20ac5000, with up to sixteen stops within one year?<\/p>\n<p>One ticket, no miles needed. This RTW ticket is the smartest way to travel in luxury without a luxury price tag.<\/p>\n<p>Most people who book two or three separate business class tickets easily spend \u20ac5,000 up to \u20ac20,000. With a round-the-world ticket, you do not visit three destinations, but up to sixteen. Starting from \u20ac5000, if you do it smartly.<\/p>\n<p>And no, this is not a points system.<br \/>\nYou do not need miles.<br \/>\nNo status.<br \/>\nNo credit cards.<\/p>\n<p>This blog is about official round-the-world tickets that already exist. All you have to do is understand the rules and use them intelligently.<\/p>\n<p>I am currently traveling on such a ticket myself. I flew the first four flights in the highly sought-after Qatar Q-suites. I even received a pyjama on every flight. I still can\u2019t quite believe it, so much value for such a relatively low price. Because I get so many questions about this, I explain here how it works.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4804-EJ-business-class.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-575126 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4804-EJ-business-class.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"773\" height=\"1017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4804-EJ-business-class-200x263.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4804-EJ-business-class-228x300.jpeg 228w, https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4804-EJ-business-class-400x526.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4804-EJ-business-class-600x789.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4804-EJ-business-class-768x1010.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4804-EJ-business-class.jpeg 773w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 773px) 100vw, 773px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>What is a round-the-world ticket?<\/h2>\n<p>A round-the-world ticket, often called RTW, is a single flight ticket that allows you to travel around the world within one year, in one global direction. You make multiple stops along the way. In this case, you fly everything in business class, with lounge access, extra baggage, and flexibility.<\/p>\n<p>It sounds complicated. It is not. You just need to understand how the system works.<\/p>\n<h2>The four rules that determine everything<\/h2>\n<p><b>1. You choose one airline alliance<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Your entire ticket must be flown within one alliance. The most commonly used and flexible one is <strong>Oneworld<\/strong>. This includes airlines such as American Airlines, Qatar Airways, Iberia, and British Airways.<\/p>\n<p>Other alliances exist, but Oneworld usually offers the most freedom in terms of routes and stops.<\/p>\n<p><b>2. You can make up to sixteen stops<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Maximum sixteen stops in total<\/li>\n<li>Maximum four stops per continent<\/li>\n<li>In the United States, up to six stops<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Every landing counts as a stop, including layovers.<\/p>\n<p><b>3. You\u00a0travel in one global direction<\/b><\/p>\n<p>You are not allowed to fly back and forth between continents.<br \/>\nWithin a continent, you can move around freely, as long as you stay within the allowed number of segments.<\/p>\n<p>Europe \u2192 North America \u2192 Pacific \u2192 Asia \u2192 Europe is allowed.<br \/>\nGoing back and forth between continents is not.<\/p>\n<p><b>4. The price is determined by two things<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The number of continents: three, four, or five<\/li>\n<li>Your starting point<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here are examples of 2025 prices, in Euro.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RTW-prices.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-575140\" src=\"https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RTW-prices.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"362\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RTW-prices-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RTW-prices-200x196.jpg 200w, https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RTW-prices-300x293.jpg 300w, https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RTW-prices-400x391.jpg 400w, https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RTW-prices-600x587.jpg 600w, https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RTW-prices.jpg 634w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 362px) 100vw, 362px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As you can see, the starting point is the real game changer.<\/p>\n<p>For example, a three-continent ticket costs:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>From the USA \u20ac9831<\/li>\n<li>From Oslo about \u20ac4483<\/li>\n<li>From Pakistan even around \u20ac4034<\/li>\n<li>From Amsterdam around \u20ac7000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Exactly the same ticket. Thousands of euros difference.<\/p>\n<p>I bought a four-continent ticket myself for \u20ac5700<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/EJ-RDW-ticket.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-575128 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/EJ-RDW-ticket.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" srcset=\"https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/EJ-RDW-ticket-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/EJ-RDW-ticket-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/EJ-RDW-ticket-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/EJ-RDW-ticket-600x451.jpg 600w, https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/EJ-RDW-ticket-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/EJ-RDW-ticket-800x601.jpg 800w, https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/EJ-RDW-ticket.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>My\u00a0own route, around the world in 101 days<\/h2>\n<p>I wanted to go to New Zealand. An economy return ticket was already close to \u20ac3500, and you arrive completely exhausted.<\/p>\n<p>A friend had been talking about RTW tickets for years. So I asked him whether this could work for me as well.<\/p>\n<p>It could.<\/p>\n<p>My route became:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Start in Oslo<\/li>\n<li>Visit family and friends in Canada, the US, and Hawaii<\/li>\n<li>Discover new islands in the Pacific: Tonga, Samoa, and Fiji<\/li>\n<li>New Zealand<\/li>\n<li>Japan<\/li>\n<li>Back to Europe<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And then came the fun part.<\/p>\n<p>Around Christmas, I actually wanted to spend a week in Puglia. An economy ticket was almost as expensive as adding an extra business class flight to South Africa to my RTW ticket.<\/p>\n<p>For \u20ac700 extra, I flew return to South Africa, business class.<\/p>\n<p>These are choices you can only make with this type of ticket.<\/p>\n<h2>Why\u00a0almost nobody knows about this<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Airlines hardly promote these tickets<\/li>\n<li>Online booking sites barely show them<\/li>\n<li>The booking system on the Oneworld Alliance website works poorly<\/li>\n<li>Building routes there is so complicated that people get stuck<\/li>\n<li>People give up before they understand how it works<\/li>\n<li>It sounds exclusive, while it is not<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The system is not complex. The explanation is simply missing<\/p>\n<h2>What you get with an RTW ticket<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Business class on all long-haul flights<\/li>\n<li>One ticket valid for one year<\/li>\n<li>Free date changes<\/li>\n<li>Destination changes cost \u20ac45<\/li>\n<li>Up to sixteen stops<\/li>\n<li>The freedom to adjust your route along the way<\/li>\n<li>You do not need to be a member of anything<\/li>\n<li>No miles, no status, no hassle<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>You\u00a0do not have to figure this out yourself<\/h2>\n<p>You can research all of this yourself, but you do not have to.<\/p>\n<p>I learned this from Jaume, who is currently working on a book in which he goes much deeper into:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The rules, step by step<\/li>\n<li>Smart routing ideas<\/li>\n<li>Less-known use cases<\/li>\n<li>Concrete examples of trips under \u20ac5000<\/li>\n<li>How to truly get everything out of your sixteen stops<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>More info on the book, workshops and his availability for one-on-one consultations: <a href=\"https:\/\/rtwblueprint.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rtwblueprint.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Feel free to send him a message on Instagram: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ubiest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@ubiest<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Traveling around the world in business class is not a trick.<br \/>\nIt is simply using what already exists, in a smart way.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This blog is about official round-the-world tickets that already exist. 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