RTW TP Run in Jan 2026 – Prep

By Nige on January 15, 2026 at 6:09 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026 Category: Travel
Tags: AA | American Airlines | BA | British Airways | Cathay Pacific | CX | Fiji Airways | FJ | Japan Airlines | JL | Qantas Airways | Qatar Airways | QF | QR

This was probably the trip I’ve had the least involvement in organising — which, for anyone who knows me, will sound faintly unbelievable.

Rather than disappearing down the usual rabbit holes of fare rules, routings, and optimisation spreadsheets, I took a very different approach. I reached out to a friendly and highly capable travel agent, explained exactly what I wanted to achieve, and left him to work his magic.

He came back with an itinerary.

• I looked at it.
• I nodded.
• I had no meaningful comments at all.

So, after discussing in some detail with Mrs Bloggingham, I booked it. And just like that, the planning phase was over. All that remained was the small matter of actually flying it.

So… What Route Was I Taking?

For those who enjoy a bit of aviation geekery, below is the raw itinerary:

Part 1

LHR–OSL–DOH–LHR–LAX–JFK–DFW–SFO–NAN–AKL–HKG–DPS–HKG–CGK–NRT–CGK–HKG–DPS–HKG–SYD–NAN–LAX–DFW–JFK–LAX–LHR

Translated into something a little more human, that meant I would be visiting (in order):

Norway → Qatar → USA → Fiji → New Zealand → Hong Kong → Indonesia → Japan → Australia

Part 2

LHR–DOH–LHR–DXB–LHR–HND–FRA–DOH–OSL–LHR

Which added the following countries:

Qatar → United Arab Emirates → Japan → Germany → Norway

There were just two days across the entire trip when I would not be flying. TWO! Which said everything you needed to know about what lay ahead:

• It was going to be intense.
• It was going to be exhausting.
• And it was going to be absolutely brilliant.

Next up: Day 1 and the start of my Round The World trip of a lifetime, and the point at which this all stopped being theoretical and became very real.

Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026