Round the World Flights & RTW Tickets from UK

Going on a round the world trip is a fantastic experience with unlimited possibilities.

Before you set off, it is natural to imagine just being in all of those far away places you have always wanted to visit. What is often harder to anticipate are the fantastic people, both locals and other travellers, you will meet along the way. This social interaction is made all the more enjoyable by you being able to relax and shed your skin in a way that is rarely possible at home. It is very likely that your travelling days will stand out as some of the best in your life.

Once you have decided to do a round the world trip, you will need of course to work out where you want to go, how long for, and on what budget. This can be a mind-boggling process, especially if you have either lots of time, or have a healthy budget as you literally have the whole world to choose from.

All of the staff at Travel Nation are especially well travelled and, thanks to the generosity of many of our suppliers and a staff travel fund, all continue to get ‘out there’ every year. We also only recruit travel consultants with several years experience in the travel industry. This means that when you book your trip with us, you will be dealing with someone who has the skills and experience to help you get it right.

See the You said it! section on this website for examples of customer feedback and the About Us section for details of the people who you will be booking your trip with.

Tip 1 Jot down all of the places you want to visit.

Tip 2 Tell us where you really want to go! Read more

Whilst you may well end up having to alter your route to save money, don't assume that what you really want to do isn't possible or will be too expensive. We can give you a quote for any route and will also be able to tell you what changes need to be made to save you money if your ideal route is over budget.

Also don't assume that because another travel agent has told you that your route can't be done that this is the case. This can usually be translated as 'I have only ever booked very simple round the world trips and I don't have the skills to do this'

Tip 3 Get them into a rough order of importance. Read more

Have an idea of which destinations are ‘must sees' & which are ‘might be nice to pop in while I am in the area’. It is handy to know which places can be cut out if your ideal route comes in over budget.

Tip 4 Arrange your destinations into rough geographic order. Read more

You don't have to keep going in the same direction. Some zig- zagging or back-tracking is OK (e.g. London - Beijing overland to Hong Kong - Bangkok - Sydney is fine, whereas London - Bangkok - Cairo - Sydney wouldn't work so well ..)

Don't assume that you have to 'round the world' i.e..e. you can go out and back via the same part of the world or out say via Africa and back via Asia.

Though most RTW trips take in Australia and or New Zealand , you don't have to go via these countries.

Tip 5 Work out what your budget for your flights is. Read more

Including pre-payable taxes, prices for economy class round the world tickets range from well under £1,000 for basic routes up to £3,000 for massive ones.

It is worth noting that unlike lots of other products, with round the world tickets, if you spend more, you tend to get proportionately more for your money – e.g. a trip costing £2,000 will almost certainly have more than double the number of stops and will contain less compromises than one costing £1,000.

Tip 6 Call us for advice and a quote on 0845 3444 225 or, if you are furtively planning your trip at work, send us an email via our quote form. Read more

If you call, it would be handy if you have a world map at your fingertips. Also try to call us when you won’t be distracted as there may be a lot of information to take in. There really are people who call us to plan their big trip while they are in a check-out queue in Tesco’s! Click here for full details of how to book.