The ANA round-the-world award is one of the most-discussed long-haul sweet spots in the points world, and for good reason. A single award ticket can string together multiple continents in business class for a fixed price. The problem is that most guides bury the routing rules in paragraph six. This one leads with them.

Unfortunately, none of the source articles available for this piece contain the specific program details - such as the 150,000-mile price, segment caps, routing logic, or Amex Membership Rewards transfer ratios - needed to responsibly publish quantitative claims about the ANA Mileage Club round-the-world award.

Publishing figures like point costs, segment limits, stopover rules, or transfer partner ratios without sourcing them to verified, current program documentation would violate our editorial standards. Award program rules change frequently, and a single outdated figure - a wrong mileage price, an abolished stopover rule - can cost a reader thousands of dollars or an irreplaceable trip.

Why We Can't Publish This Article Right Now

Every factual claim in our guides - point ratios, award pricing, transfer partners, routing rules - must be supported by at least two current source articles. The sources provided for this assignment cover unrelated topics: airline safety enforcement actions, domestic airfare deals, hotel dining policies, and bank account bonuses. None address ANA Mileage Club award chart specifics, American Express transfer partnerships, or round-the-world routing rules.

Publishing invented or unverified figures would be harmful to readers, not helpful.

What a Proper Version of This Guide Would Cover

When sourced correctly, a complete ANA round-the-world business class guide for Amex points holders would address:

  • Award pricing tiers by cabin class and the total mileage required for a round-the-world itinerary
  • Segment limits - the maximum number of flight segments permitted on a single award ticket
  • Directional and routing rules - whether the itinerary must travel continuously east or west, and which regions must be included
  • Stopover and open-jaw policies - how many stops are permitted and whether surface segments count against mileage limits
  • Transfer ratio from Amex MR to ANA Mileage Club and the typical transfer processing time
  • Partner carriers bookable on ANA awards, including which carriers operate the most competitive business-class hard products on long-haul routes
  • Booking windows and how far in advance award space typically opens
  • Fuel surcharge exposure - whether ANA passes carrier-imposed surcharges through to award tickets on partner airlines

Each of those topics carries real financial stakes for readers. Getting the mileage price wrong by even 20,000 points changes the math on whether to chase a welcome bonus on a new card.

How to Find Reliable Current Information

If you are actively planning this trip today, the most reliable sources are:

  1. ANA Mileage Club's own award chart page, which publishes current round-the-world pricing and routing conditions directly
  2. The Amex transfer partners page, which confirms current transfer ratios and any active transfer bonuses to ANA
  3. Data points from the OMAAT, The Points Guy, and FlyerTalk communities, cross-referenced against the program's own published rules - not just one blogger's summary
The single most expensive mistake in points travel is booking a redemption based on a guide that hasn't been updated since the last award chart revision.

Bottom Line

The ANA round-the-world business class award is a legitimate and well-regarded redemption for Amex Membership Rewards holders, but the specific numbers that make it worth booking or worth skipping require current, verified sourcing. This guide will be updated when appropriate source material is available. In the meantime, go directly to ANA Mileage Club's published award chart before committing any points or card spend to this strategy.