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Round-the-World

Round-the-World Award

Definition

A single award ticket that includes multiple long-haul segments across multiple continents. Available on a few programs (Star Alliance, oneworld).

Why it matters

Star Alliance RTW: starts at 180k points for 6 segments, max 39,000 miles total. Often the most points-efficient way to take a multi-stop premium-cabin trip across continents.

Related terms in booking

Saver Award

The cheapest published points price for a flight or hotel night. Award charts publish two tiers: saver (lower, capacity-controlled) and standard (higher, more available).

Saver-Level Inventory

Award seats released at the cheapest published price. Typically 0-4 saver seats per flight, often released 11 months out and then closed within hours.

Stopover

An overnight (or longer) layover on an award ticket, usually allowed once per direction on certain programs. Effectively two destinations on a single award.

Open Jaw

An award ticket where the outbound destination and return origin (or outbound origin and return destination) are different cities.