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Hello Ricky, I have been enjoying your videos since I subscribed to your channel. I did mini RTW in November 2018. 210,000 Aeroplan miles. YYZ- VIE-BKK-NRT-YYZ. Stopped in BKK with a side trip to Myanmar to run Marathon Bagan. Your recent video about AMEX platinum card helped me to substantially discount the price of the tickets Downunder. I hope that covid will be well under control prior to our departure next February. Thanks!
Just did a trip from Toronto to the Bahamas using WestJet $ on the way down (still had to pay about $100 in taxes) and a free flight back using the sign up bonus from a new Scotiabank Passport card (no transaction fee card). With the new knowledge I will be aiming for a business class flight to Europe this summer - thanks for all the info!
I just found out about you a few weeks ago and I'm hooked. Dude, first off, THANK YOU for the content and incredible value. Second, if you're ever in Calgary, drinks on me! Cheers!
Beautiful job! Yet another reason why I need to move to Toronto from Alberta.. all these easily accessible global links from the busiest hub in the entire country to reap the full power of AP.
Nice video with lots of relevant information, thanks for always providing quality content. Your S. America mini RTW itinerary is one I'd love to take as SA has been on my list now for a few years.
In general I'd say it's a lot easier to find availability to Asia/Europe via the USA (especially since you tend to have more options for who to fly with since United doesn't impose YQ). My tip to add would be to search for routes in/out of the USA when planning your route and then just find some Air Canada or United flights to go between those US airports and your Canadian hub. ORD, EWR/JFK, LAX, SFO, IAD, etc. are all good places to look. The other thing is that Aeroplan honors "sister airports" in the same city as being the same airport for stopover/layover purposes, so you can (for example), fly into NRT and out of HND, into JFK and out of EWR, etc. This can also make it easier to find availability.
Air Canada flights within North America don't incur very much fuel surcharges (about ~$30), so you could fly Air Canada or United to places like Toronto, Montreal, New York, Chicago, San Francisco etc. and then catch a transatlantic flight on one of the no-surcharge airlines.
If you're looking for more content to create, since there's not much travel right now... can you make more videos like these with hypothetical sample itineraries and the cards to get there? These are so helpful!
Thanks Ricky for another great video. Would you please do another complex example of RTW trip but in more details? For example of a trip I'm planning for Jan 2021 but don't know if it's possible with aeroplan. EXP: 1st segment YYZ-JFK-AUH-MLE(stay 1wk) 2nd segment MLE-AUH(stopover few nights)-ICN(stay 1wk) 3rd segment ICN-TPE(stopover few nights)-SGN(stay few wks) from here I'll pay out of pocket with Emirate first class back to London and from here 4th segment LHR-IST(stopover few nights)-YYZ. I already checked individually that all these flights are available on aeroplan website (excluding the Emirate portion). But not sure if I can book multiple segment like that and still allow a stop over for an extra 5000point within each segment or if this is the best way of using the aeroplan point. Any suggestions? I'm probably going to reach out to you via your website to consult this when you are back to Canada. Stay safe, hope to talk to you soon.
I hope to book a business class mini-RTW to Australia with Japan and Germany as my stopovers. I’ve never done this before, and there’s limited time left before Aeroplan nerfs the whole thing. I don’t know if I’ll be able to pull it off. Any assistance would be appreciated!
So very interesting video. My dream Mini-RTW would start in Montreal and include New-Zealand, Japan and Paris as a last stopover before returning home in Montreal. Now, if this is feasible, would it be better to book now or wait for the new set of rules in November ? Merci
I just stumbled upon your Channel today and I love your content! Question~ if I may~ I heard my friends would be buy economy class flight ticket and then use their pts to upgrade to business class - apparently that's smarter and saves more pts? IDK if that's true.
Can't say I agree. Often times you can't upgrade the cheapest economy class tickets, so you must buy slightly more expensive tickets to be able to upgrade them, which eats away at the value of using the points. Best to redeem for business with points directly.
@@MrLeoZhang I flew J (777-300ER) from ORD - HND this May as part of my mRTW (booked 6 months in advance) and weirdly, the J cabin was over half empty on a Sunday. It does take some searching but it is possible to find seats.
@@lancer011 Yeah, I found JFK- NRT first class with ANA at the beginning of next year, I guess they do exist but needed book at least half year in advance haha
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Very helpful video! Just got off a 2.5 hour call and booked a 16-leg RTW! First agent was a dud but the second was willing to grind through it all.
Hello Ricky, I have been enjoying your videos since I subscribed to your channel. I did mini RTW in November 2018. 210,000 Aeroplan miles. YYZ- VIE-BKK-NRT-YYZ. Stopped in BKK with a side trip to Myanmar to run Marathon Bagan. Your recent video about AMEX platinum card helped me to substantially discount the price of the tickets Downunder. I hope that covid will be well under control prior to our departure next February. Thanks!
Glad to hear it Alexei!
Just did a trip from Toronto to the Bahamas using WestJet $ on the way down (still had to pay about $100 in taxes) and a free flight back using the sign up bonus from a new Scotiabank Passport card (no transaction fee card). With the new knowledge I will be aiming for a business class flight to Europe this summer - thanks for all the info!
I just found out about you a few weeks ago and I'm hooked. Dude, first off, THANK YOU for the content and incredible value. Second, if you're ever in Calgary, drinks on me! Cheers!
Bark Industry I’ll join y’all
I love what you are doing. Keep up the great videos.
Beautiful job! Yet another reason why I need to move to Toronto from Alberta.. all these easily accessible global links from the busiest hub in the entire country to reap the full power of AP.
Ok i booked a nutty S.America trip thanks to you. Got down to the wire on last day even...
Nice video with lots of relevant information, thanks for always providing quality content. Your S. America mini RTW itinerary is one I'd love to take as SA has been on my list now for a few years.
Can you make a video on the different apps you use and how you organize your cellphone .
Love this channel Richard - if you're in Toronto let's link up for some ZTeca.
Love me some Z-teca!
In general I'd say it's a lot easier to find availability to Asia/Europe via the USA (especially since you tend to have more options for who to fly with since United doesn't impose YQ). My tip to add would be to search for routes in/out of the USA when planning your route and then just find some Air Canada or United flights to go between those US airports and your Canadian hub. ORD, EWR/JFK, LAX, SFO, IAD, etc. are all good places to look.
The other thing is that Aeroplan honors "sister airports" in the same city as being the same airport for stopover/layover purposes, so you can (for example), fly into NRT and out of HND, into JFK and out of EWR, etc. This can also make it easier to find availability.
Great tips!
Thank you your videos are very entertaining I have yet to try your techniques they do look good
Aeroplan better than ANA or Cathay's programs for RTW? Hoping to take mom on a big trip in 2023! Thanks for this helpful info.
Super-simple explanation and amazing video editing quality.
What do you recommend for us West-coasters to avoid fuel surcharges to get to Europe?
Air Canada flights within North America don't incur very much fuel surcharges (about ~$30), so you could fly Air Canada or United to places like Toronto, Montreal, New York, Chicago, San Francisco etc. and then catch a transatlantic flight on one of the no-surcharge airlines.
If you're looking for more content to create, since there's not much travel right now... can you make more videos like these with hypothetical sample itineraries and the cards to get there? These are so helpful!
Thanks for the suggestion!
Thanks Ricky for another great video. Would you please do another complex example of RTW trip but in more details? For example of a trip I'm planning for Jan 2021 but don't know if it's possible with aeroplan. EXP: 1st segment YYZ-JFK-AUH-MLE(stay 1wk) 2nd segment MLE-AUH(stopover few nights)-ICN(stay 1wk) 3rd segment ICN-TPE(stopover few nights)-SGN(stay few wks) from here I'll pay out of pocket with Emirate first class back to London and from here 4th segment LHR-IST(stopover few nights)-YYZ. I already checked individually that all these flights are available on aeroplan website (excluding the Emirate portion). But not sure if I can book multiple segment like that and still allow a stop over for an extra 5000point within each segment or if this is the best way of using the aeroplan point. Any suggestions? I'm probably going to reach out to you via your website to consult this when you are back to Canada. Stay safe, hope to talk to you soon.
I love your videos Ricky Zhang.
I hope to book a business class mini-RTW to Australia with Japan and Germany as my stopovers. I’ve never done this before, and there’s limited time left before Aeroplan nerfs the whole thing. I don’t know if I’ll be able to pull it off.
Any assistance would be appreciated!
So very interesting video. My dream Mini-RTW would start in Montreal and include New-Zealand, Japan and Paris as a last stopover before returning home in Montreal.
Now, if this is feasible, would it be better to book now or wait for the new set of rules in November ?
Merci
11:17 when is this video coming?
Thanks. Great video.
Great video and content!
Are Mini-RTW still a thing now? using Aeroplan miles? or is it no longer possible?
When are you creating the video on how to search and actually book?
This week!
I just stumbled upon your Channel today and I love your content! Question~ if I may~ I heard my friends would be buy economy class flight ticket and then use their pts to upgrade to business class - apparently that's smarter and saves more pts? IDK if that's true.
Can't say I agree. Often times you can't upgrade the cheapest economy class tickets, so you must buy slightly more expensive tickets to be able to upgrade them, which eats away at the value of using the points. Best to redeem for business with points directly.
Aeroplan now has a new program which works differently and doesnt seem as good. Can you comment on this please?
Just got an email that makes some of these points invalid...it’s unfortunate that Aeroplan is cracking down on RTW trips
Book before September 1, my friend!
@@PrinceofTravel why sept 1st
That’s when the changes happen and you can only have two stops instead of three
Should you pay for airline ticket taxes with Aeroplan miles or is there another way to reduce them?
Nope, that's usually a terrible value. Best to pay with cash and save the miles for future redemptions.
Hi !
Is this possible from somewhere else than Canada?
I am french and i would very much would like to give aeroplan a try :D
Yes! As long as you have Aeroplan miles you can make it happen.
What would of been the price if you would of taken economy instead of business?
Probably around the region of 75,000-90,000 miles instead of 150,000-160,000 miles.
Really hard to book ANA flights through aeroplan, guess everyone wants to flight with them and they get full very quickly
You do need some flexibility to find ANA flights, although they certainly do exist! I recently booked an ANA 787 flight about ~5 months out.
@@PrinceofTravelhaha, I guess Economy is ok to book but Bussiness/First is kind hard to find :)
@@MrLeoZhang I flew J (777-300ER) from ORD - HND this May as part of my mRTW (booked 6 months in advance) and weirdly, the J cabin was over half empty on a Sunday. It does take some searching but it is possible to find seats.
@@lancer011 Yeah, I found JFK- NRT first class with ANA at the beginning of next year, I guess they do exist but needed book at least half year in advance haha
@@PrinceofTravel Looks like you have to book at least 6 months in advance.
How do you book open jaw. In addition to multi-city option?
You can use the multi-city option, but for more advanced itineraries you'll need to call Aeroplan to book it over the phone.
@@PrinceofTravel Thank you so much, I wish i had known about your channel before. Hopefully, I can still utilize this option before Sept 1st.
Aeroplane charge more than 300 for air china
That's awesome Richie I like it how you pulled out that that's one F-bomb in the video can like you saw your ex wife cheating on you again