Originally Posted by DirtyWhiteBoy

I fly economy most of the time however sometimes buy Around The World tickets where I will fly business or first class for every leg. Those end up being KILLER deals where you can pay around $3000 for the biz or 1st class seats for many different destinations, so long as you fit your tour into their rules. Though the more you want to be flexible, the more it will cost you.

ATW tix usually are good for a year, so if you travel often, it is the way to go if you want to have better seats for a much cheaper price.

For example, for about $2500 USD, last year I flew from Chicago >> Bangkok >> Hong Kong >> Hawaii >> LA >> Chicago. I could have had more stops, but that is what fit into my plan, ALL business and first class seats. It took en entire year to do it and you can stay at any stop for as long or little as you like. You can also take side trips unrated to your ATW ticket once you're at a stop. So say once you're in Bangkok, you can visit Vietnam and Singapore on a discounted Asian airline and then back to Bangkok in time for your departure date.

Pretty bad ass.