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Round-the-world, Circle Pacific, and distance-based award products across alliances.
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Install Round The World
$ npx skills add borski/travel-hacking-toolkit --skill round-the-world -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install borski/travel-hacking-toolkit round-the-world --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/borski/travel-hacking-toolkit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/travel-hacking-toolkit/skills/round-the-world .claude/skills/round-the-world && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "round-the-world" agent skill from https://github.com/borski/travel-hacking-toolkit/tree/main/plugins/travel-hacking-toolkit/skills/round-the-world into .claude/skills/round-the-world/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "round-the-world", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/borski/travel-hacking-toolkit/tree/main/plugins/travel-hacking-toolkit/skills/round-the-worldType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add borski/travel-hacking-toolkit --skill round-the-world -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install borski/travel-hacking-toolkit round-the-world --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/borski/travel-hacking-toolkit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/travel-hacking-toolkit/skills/round-the-world .agents/skills/round-the-world && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "round-the-world" agent skill from https://github.com/borski/travel-hacking-toolkit/tree/main/plugins/travel-hacking-toolkit/skills/round-the-world into .agents/skills/round-the-world/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "round-the-world", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add borski/travel-hacking-toolkit --skill round-the-world -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install borski/travel-hacking-toolkit round-the-world --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/borski/travel-hacking-toolkit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/travel-hacking-toolkit/skills/round-the-world .cursor/skills/round-the-world && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "round-the-world" agent skill from https://github.com/borski/travel-hacking-toolkit/tree/main/plugins/travel-hacking-toolkit/skills/round-the-world into .cursor/skills/round-the-world/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "round-the-world", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/borski/travel-hacking-toolkit.git --path plugins/travel-hacking-toolkit/skills/round-the-world--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add borski/travel-hacking-toolkit --skill round-the-world -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install borski/travel-hacking-toolkit round-the-world --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/borski/travel-hacking-toolkit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/travel-hacking-toolkit/skills/round-the-world .gemini/skills/round-the-world && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "round-the-world" agent skill from https://github.com/borski/travel-hacking-toolkit/tree/main/plugins/travel-hacking-toolkit/skills/round-the-world into .gemini/skills/round-the-world/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "round-the-world", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install borski/travel-hacking-toolkit round-the-worldInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add borski/travel-hacking-toolkit --skill round-the-world -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/borski/travel-hacking-toolkit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/travel-hacking-toolkit/skills/round-the-world .github/skills/round-the-world && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "round-the-world" agent skill from https://github.com/borski/travel-hacking-toolkit/tree/main/plugins/travel-hacking-toolkit/skills/round-the-world into .github/skills/round-the-world/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "round-the-world", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add borski/travel-hacking-toolkit --skill round-the-world -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install borski/travel-hacking-toolkit round-the-world --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/borski/travel-hacking-toolkit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/travel-hacking-toolkit/skills/round-the-world .opencode/skills/round-the-world && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "round-the-world" agent skill from https://github.com/borski/travel-hacking-toolkit/tree/main/plugins/travel-hacking-toolkit/skills/round-the-world into .opencode/skills/round-the-world/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "round-the-world", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
round-the-world- GitHub stars
- 688
- Token cost
- ~4.3k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 1,955 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 46
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Round-the-world, Circle Pacific, and distance-based award products across alliances.
- Works in 2 steps: Star Alliance RTW paid fare — a cash… → Member-program mileage RTW awards — each…
- SKILL.md covers Quick Decision Tree, Active Products, Discontinued Products… and Distance Calculation, plus 3 more sections
- Calls python3 and just
What it does
Round The World is an agent skill from borski/travel-hacking-toolkit. Round-the-world, Circle Pacific, and distance-based award products across alliances. Covers Star Alliance RTW, oneworld Explorer, Lufthansa M&M, Qantas, Cathay, JAL, Aeroplan, and Iberia charts.
Its SKILL.md is about 4.3k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
The repository describes itself as: AI-powered travel hacking and search with cash, points, miles, and award flights. Drop-in skills and MCP servers for Claude, Codex, and OpenCode. The licence is MIT.
Example prompts
- “/round-the-world”
Workflow steps
2 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Star Alliance RTW paid fare — a cash USD/local currency fare bookable directly at staralliance.com/en/book-fly, priced by distance band…
- Member-program mileage RTW awards — each Star Alliance member program (Aeroplan up to its 2020 discontinuation, ANA up to its 2025…
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit db82131. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
python3just
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):
upgradedpoints.com
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Round The World loads about 4.3k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 53 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,955 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
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The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
The full file from borski/travel-hacking-toolkit at commit db82131, republished under its MIT licence (© borski). 1,955 words, ~4,299 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/round-the-world/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- round-the-world
- description
- Round-the-world, Circle Pacific, and distance-based award products across alliances. Covers Star Alliance RTW, oneworld Explorer, Lufthansa M&M, Qantas, Cathay, JAL, Aeroplan, and Iberia charts.
- category
- reference
- summary
- RTW + Pacific Circle + Asia-Pacific Circle + regional distance-award reference. 13 active programs, 4 discontinued.
Round the World, Circle Pacific, and Distance-Based Awards
The RTW universe is collapsing. Four programs ended in the last 18 months: ANA Star RTW (June 2025), Singapore KrisFlyer Star RTW (May 2024), SkyTeam Go Round (2024-25), Singapore KrisFlyer Pacific Circle (likely 2024-25). What's left is concentrated in Star Alliance, oneworld, and a few regional distance-based programs.
This skill provides:
- Comprehensive coverage of every active RTW and Circle product
- Historical charts for discontinued programs (so the agent doesn't get fooled by stale blog posts)
- Distance-based regional alternatives that often beat RTW pricing for shorter trips
- Decision rules for picking the right product
Data file: data/rtw-awards.json. Contains 17 programs with confidence markers (VERIFIED / LIKELY) and primary-source citations.
Distance helper: scripts/calc_distance.py (haversine, supports cumulative multi-segment routes, with built-in distance-band lookups for Star Alliance / Qantas / oneworld Global Explorer).
Quick Decision Tree
Want to actually circle the globe?
└→ Want to pay cash? → oneworld Explorer (3-6 continents, online bookable; LIKELY ~$3.6K-$6.9K economy per Upgraded Points 2026; verify on rtw.oneworld.com)
└→ Want to use miles?
├→ Star Alliance RTW (online bookable; Special Business 26k-mile distance band, USD price varies by routing/origin, historically a strong J value)
├→ Lufthansa M&M (fixed 195k Y / 400k J / 540k F miles, phone only)
└→ Qantas oneworld Classic Reward RTW (35k mi cap, 132,400/318,000 Y/J pts)
Want to circle the Pacific Rim only?
├→ Star Alliance Circle Pacific (online via member; 22k or 26k mi)
└→ oneworld Circle Pacific (travel agent only)
Want a multi-carrier oneworld trip but not full RTW?
├→ Cathay Asia Miles oneworld multi-carrier (13 distance bands; cheapest J at 60k mi <1000mi)
├→ JAL Mileage Bank multi-carrier (10 bands; sweet spot 25k Y / 48k J <4000mi)
└→ Qantas oneworld Classic (separate from its RTW config)
Just want regional flights cheap?
├→ Aeroplan distance-based (NA: 6k Y starting <500mi; Atlantic: 32.5k Y starting <4000mi)
└→ Iberia Plus Avios (intra-Europe: 3,500 Y under 650mi off-peak)Active Products
Star Alliance RTW — staralliance.com/tnc-rtw
The most flexible RTW still on the market. Three fare types:
| Fare type | Distance bands (mi) | Cabins | Stopovers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal RTW | 29k / 34k / 39k | Y / W / J / F | 2-15 | Globally available |
| Special Economy | 26k / 29k / 34k / 39k | Y | 3-12 | NOT from Japan |
| Special Business | 26k | J | 5 | NOT from Japan; pricing varies by origin/routing — historically a strong J value (LIKELY) |
Rules:
- Origin/destination same country
- Single direction (E or W)
- Each Traffic Conference crossed once
- Up to 16 segments, 5 surface sectors
- Min stay 10 days, max 1 year
- Reroute fee $125, cancel fee $150
- Purchase ≥72 hrs before first departure
Two separate products live under the "Star Alliance RTW" umbrella, do not conflate:
- Star Alliance RTW paid fare — a cash USD/local currency fare bookable directly at staralliance.com/en/book-fly, priced by distance band and cabin (Normal vs Special). Not a points redemption.
- Member-program mileage RTW awards — each Star Alliance member program (Aeroplan up to its 2020 discontinuation, ANA up to its 2025 discontinuation, Lufthansa Miles & More, Avianca LifeMiles, etc.) historically had its own RTW or multi-stop award chart with its own mileage cost and rules. Most have been killed or restricted. See the per-program entries below for current state.
For the Star Alliance paid RTW fare specifically, the Normal/Special distance bands cap how far you can fly, but the actual USD price varies by origin country, routing, and currency conversion. Always verify current pricing at staralliance.com/en/book-fly.
Star Alliance Circle Pacific — staralliance.com/tnc-cp
Same product family as RTW but constrained to Pacific Rim:
- 22,000 or 26,000 mi distance bands
- Must touch Asia, North America, and South West Pacific
- 3-15 stopovers
- 7 days min, 6 months max
- Reroute $75, cancel 10% of fare
- Customer Service or member airline only (not online self-service)
oneworld Explorer — rtw.oneworld.com
Continent-based (not distance-based). Online bookable. Cabin pricing scales with continent count.
| Continents | Economy USD (LIKELY, per Upgraded Points 2026) |
|---|---|
| 3 | ~$3,599 |
| 4 | ~$4,999 |
| 5 | ~$5,699 |
| 6 | ~$6,899 |
Source: primary rtw.oneworld.com for the structure; secondary Upgraded Points 2026 RTW guide for the specific economy rates above. Business and First class rates exist but are not surfaced in the public booking flow without a search; verify on rtw.oneworld.com for current cabin pricing.
Rules: 16 max segments, 2-15 stopovers. Premium economy upgrades available.
oneworld Global Explorer — rtw.oneworld.com
Distance-based alternative to Explorer. 39,000-mile cap. Travel agent only (not bookable on rtw.oneworld.com self-service).
oneworld Circle Pacific — rtw.oneworld.com
Pacific-bordering circle product. 4 regions: Asia (incl. Indian subcontinent + Central Asian -stans), Australia, New Zealand & SW Pacific, North America. Travel agent only. Specific cap and pricing not surfaced publicly.
Lufthansa Miles & More RTW — miles-and-more.com
Fixed-mile pricing, no distance bands:
| Cabin | Miles |
|---|---|
| Economy | 195,000 |
| Business | 400,000 |
| First | 540,000 |
Rules: Up to 10 segments, 7 stopovers. Must cross Atlantic AND Pacific. Min 10 days between first/last intercontinental flight. Phone only.
Qantas oneworld Classic Reward (RTW config) — qantas.com
| Cabin | Points |
|---|---|
| Economy | 132,400 |
| Business | 318,000 |
Rules: 35,000 mi distance cap. Must combine 2+ oneworld carriers. Bookable online or phone (US: 800-227-4220). Fuel surcharges apply.
Cathay Asia Miles oneworld Multi-Carrier — flights.cathaypacific.com
13 distance bands (post-May 2026 chart):
| Band | Max mi | Y | J | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,000 | 30,000 | 60,000 | 75,000 |
| 5 | 7,500 | 60,000 | 125,000 | 165,000 |
| 9 | 22,000 | 110,000 | 215,000 | 280,000 |
| 13 | 50,000 | 160,000 | 280,000 | 380,000 |
Rules: 2 stopovers + 2 transfers max. Must combine 2+ oneworld carriers (excluding Cathay).
JAL Mileage Bank Single-Partner — jal.co.jp/jp/en/jalmile/use/partner_air/p_jmb/jmb_mile.html
Use this when flying ONE partner airline (not JAL, not multi-carrier oneworld). 13 distance bands.
| Band | Max mi | Y | W | J | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,000 | 12,000 | 17,000 | 24,000 | 36,000 |
| 5 | 7,000 | 35,000 | 45,000 | 60,000 | 90,000 |
| 9 | 22,000 | 95,000 | 115,000 | 160,000 | 240,000 |
| 13 | 50,000 | 150,000 | 180,000 | 210,000 | 330,000 |
Caveats: F not available on MH, AF, KE, EK. F priced at business cost on AA 2-class + AS + HA. Fuel surcharges apply. IATA TPM distance.
JAL Mileage Bank oneworld Multi-Carrier — jal.co.jp/jp/en/jalmile/use/partner_air/oneworld/miles.html
10 distance bands. Sweet spot at band 1.
| Band | Max mi | Y | J | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4,000 | 25,000 | 48,000 | 72,000 |
| 5 | 18,000 | 75,000 | 138,000 | 207,000 |
| 8 | 30,000 | 130,000 | 195,000 | 293,000 |
| 10 | 50,000 | 160,000 | 220,000 | 330,000 |
Examples: AA Flagship transcon JFK-LAX/SFO + return = ~5,000 mi RT = band 2 = 41k Y / 78k J. Or 25k Y / 48k J if it's a tight regional itinerary under 4,000 mi total.
Aeroplan Flight Reward — aircanada.com (June 2026 chart)
Dynamic pricing on Air Canada + Select Partners (UA, EK, FZ, EY, Canadian North, Calm Air, Bearskin, PAL). Distance-based. "Starting at" is the floor; "Median" is realistic mid-point pricing.
Within North America (4 distance bands):
- ≤500 mi: 6,000 Y / 15,000 J starting
- ≤1,500 mi: 10,000 Y / 20,000 J
- ≤2,750 mi: 12,500 Y / 25,000 J
2,750 mi: 17,500 Y / 35,000 J
North America ↔ Atlantic:
- ≤4,000 mi: 32,500 Y / 60,000 J / 90,000 F
- ≤6,000 mi: 42,500 Y / 70,000 J / 100,000 F
- ≤8,000 mi: 55,000 Y / 80,000 J / 120,000 F
8,000 mi: 70,000 Y / 90,000 J / 130,000 F
North America ↔ Pacific:
- ≤6,000 mi: 32,500 Y / 65,000 J / 90,000 F
- ≤8,000 mi: 45,000 Y / 80,000 J / 110,000 F
- ≤10,000 mi: 50,000 Y / 95,000 J / 130,000 F
10,000 mi: 70,000 Y / 110,000 J / 150,000 F
Online bookable at aircanada.com. Best for short-haul NA: 6k Y starting under 500mi.
Iberia Plus Avios (Club Iberia Plus) — iberia.com/us/iberiaplus/purchase-flights-avios/
Distance-based on TOTAL TRIP miles (not per-segment). Two charts: Iberia metal vs partner unified.
Iberia Metal Off-Peak:
| Max mi | Y | W | J |
|---|---|---|---|
| 650 | 3,500 | - | 9,750 |
| 1,150 | 7,000 | - | 16,500 |
| 2,000 | 11,000 | - | 23,250 |
| 4,000 | 18,000 | 35,000 | 51,750 |
| 7,000 | 27,000 | 51,000 | 84,750 |
| >7,000 | 41,000 | 71,000 | 97,000 |
Partner Unified (oneworld + non-alliance):
| Max mi | Y | W | J | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 650 | 6,000 | 9,000 | 12,500 | 24,000 |
| 1,150 | 9,000 | 13,500 | 18,000 | 36,000 |
| 4,000 | 22,500 | 33,750 | 45,000 | 90,000 |
| 7,000 | 41,000 | 61,500 | 82,000 | 164,000 |
| 11,770 | 51,500 | 77,250 | 103,000 | 206,000 |
Sweet spots:
- US East Coast → MAD off-peak J: 40,500 Avios + ~$100
- BCN ↔ MAD air bridge year-round: 9,000 Avios round-trip economy
- AA Flagship First SFO/LAX-JFK: 103,000 Avios + $20 RT
Transfers from: Amex MR (1:1), Chase UR (1:1), Bilt (1:1), Wells Fargo (1:1), Citi TYP (1:0.7, no fee). Avios pool combines with: BA, Aer Lingus, Finnair, Qatar. Caveat: Partner awards are non-refundable. Iberia metal awards have a EUR 25 change fee but are refundable.
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Aeromexico Club Premier RTW (LIKELY — RARELY ACTUALLY BOOKABLE)
| Cabin | Kilometers (NOT miles) |
|---|---|
| Economy | 244,000 |
| Business | 352,000 |
Phone only (US: 800-237-6639). Practical reality: this is rarely bookable. Agents frequently can't pull up the option in the system, may not be trained on the product, and many community attempts in 2024-2026 ended without confirmation. The km figures come from Upgraded Points secondary reporting, not Aeromexico's own published terms. Amex MR transfers at 1:1.6.
Recommendation: Do not confidently quote these km figures to a user. Note that Aeromexico Club Premier RTW exists on paper as the only RTW survivor for SkyTeam-aligned travelers since SkyTeam Go Round was killed, but plan an alternative — booking it requires significant phone effort with uncertain outcome. Most users will be better served by Star Alliance via Lufthansa M&M or oneworld Explorer.
Discontinued Products (reference)
The agent should NOT recommend any of these. They're preserved so stale blog posts about them don't get accepted.
- ANA Star Alliance RTW — discontinued 2025-06-23. Two replacement paths depending on what you want: (a) for the paid Star Alliance RTW cash fare, book directly at staralliance.com/en/book-fly (it's a cash booking, not a mileage award); (b) for a miles-priced Star Alliance RTW award, Lufthansa Miles & More is the only major survivor (United/Aeroplan/ANA mileage RTW programs are all discontinued).
- Singapore KrisFlyer Star Alliance RTW — discontinued 2024-05-01.
- Singapore KrisFlyer Pacific Circle — likely discontinued ~2024-05-01.
- SkyTeam Go Round — retired 2024-2025.
Distance Calculation
Use scripts/calc_distance.py to estimate great-circle distances:
# Single segment
python3 scripts/calc_distance.py SFO LAX
# Multi-segment cumulative (RTW or Circle Pacific)
python3 scripts/calc_distance.py JFK LHR FRA NRT HKG SYD LAX JFK --jsonThe helper handles 6,072 IATA airport codes (OpenFlights data) and computes haversine distances.
Caveats:
- TPM vs great-circle: JAL, Star Alliance, oneworld use IATA TPM (Ticketed Point Mileage). Aeroplan uses actual flown distance. TPM can differ from gcmap.com great-circle by a few percent and affects which distance band you fall into. Use calc_distance.py for an estimate, but verify with the airline before committing.
- gcmap.com (great-circle map service) is the authoritative external check.
- MileCalc.com offers TPM lookups but is client-side JS-rendered and not scrapable. Bookmark for manual checks.
Key Decision Rules
(also encoded in data/rtw-awards.json decision_rules)
Cheap business class RTW: Star Alliance RTW Special Business 26k-mile distance band paid fare (cash, not miles). USD price varies by origin/routing — historically reported in the $6.5K-$10K range for 5-stop J across recent years. Verify current pricing at staralliance.com/en/book-fly. At the low end of that range, the per-segment cost compares favorably to many one-off intercontinental J fares, but always verify the user's specific cash alternatives before recommending — a single one-off direct J ticket on a discounted route can sometimes match the per-segment rate.
For pure around-the-world goals: Star Alliance RTW (most flexible, online bookable) or oneworld Explorer (continent-based, online via rtw.oneworld.com).
For miles-only RTW: Lufthansa M&M (fixed 400k J / 540k F) is most accessible. Qantas (35k mi cap, 318k for J) is cheaper for shorter band trips.
For Pacific-Rim multi-stop: Star Alliance Circle Pacific OR oneworld Circle Pacific (travel agent only) OR JAL multi-carrier (cheapest at 25k Y / 48k J under 4,000mi).
For regional NA: Aeroplan distance-based (6k Y starting <500mi) or Iberia partner chart for AA short hops (12k Y for under 650mi RT).
For intra-Europe: Iberia Plus on Iberia metal off-peak (3,500 Avios under 650mi). Cheapest intra-EU after BA Avios.
Avoid: Aeromexico Premier (kilometers, phone only, painful agents); Iberia partner awards (non-refundable, hassle); SkyTeam (no RTW product anymore).
Stopover definition: 24+ hour layover per most programs. Shorter is a connection.
Purchase deadline: Star Alliance RTW requires purchase ≥72 hours before first departure. oneworld Explorer similar. Plan ahead.
Child pricing: Star Alliance RTW: 75% for ages 2-11, 10% for infants without seat. Other programs vary.
Cross-References
- stopovers skill: per-program stopover rules, including programs that DON'T allow stopovers (BA, AA, Delta, JetBlue, Iberia partner-style).
- partner-awards skill: who can ticket whom across alliances and bilateral partnerships.
- alliances skill: alliance membership and recent shifts.
- transfer-partners skill: which credit card points reach which RTW programs.
- transfer-bonuses skill: current promotional bonuses to apply when transferring to an RTW program. RTW awards take large transfers, so a 30% bonus saves real points.
- points-valuations skill: CPP rules to evaluate whether an RTW makes sense.
- booking-guidance skill: hold-before-transfer rules and phone-booking phone numbers.
- award-holds skill: per-program hold rules. Lufthansa M&M (the main miles-priced RTW survivor) requires phone booking and the hold-before-transfer pattern; their normal 5-day hold may not apply to multi-segment RTW awards. The paid Star Alliance RTW cash fare is purchased online, not held. Critical to verify per-product before transferring large balances.
Source Hierarchy
When sources disagree, use this priority:
- Airline's own award rules / chart PDF (primary source)
- Frequent Miler (most respected secondary; dives deep into devaluations)
- One Mile at a Time (good for sweet spots and recent changes)
- Upgraded Points (mainstream summary)
- The Points Guy (often stale on charts; use for valuation only)
If primary is unavailable and secondaries disagree, mark the entry confidence: LIKELY and note the discrepancy in notes.
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Files
Just SKILL.md in plugins/travel-hacking-toolkit/skills/round-the-world of borski/travel-hacking-toolkit.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit db82131
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| Round The World this skillborski/travel-hacking-toolkit | 688 | — | ~4.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
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| Productthedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist | 74k | — | ~592 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Product Analyticsalirezarezvani/claude-skills | 28k | 1 repos | ~1.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Product Strategyphuryn/pm-skills | 27k | — | ~1.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Product Design Framinglobehub/lobehub | 83k | — | ~2.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence |
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Questions about Round The World
What does Round The World do?
Round-the-world, Circle Pacific, and distance-based award products across alliances. Round The World is an agent skill from borski/travel-hacking-toolkit. Round-the-world, Circle Pacific, and distance-based award products across alliances.
How do I install Round The World in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add borski/travel-hacking-toolkit --skill round-the-world -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/travel-hacking-toolkit/skills/round-the-world in borski/travel-hacking-toolkit) into .claude/skills/round-the-world in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Round The World in Codex?
Run `npx skills add borski/travel-hacking-toolkit --skill round-the-world -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/travel-hacking-toolkit/skills/round-the-world in borski/travel-hacking-toolkit) into .agents/skills/round-the-world in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Round The World in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add borski/travel-hacking-toolkit --skill round-the-world -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/round-the-world, .gemini/skills/round-the-world, .github/skills/round-the-world and .opencode/skills/round-the-world in your project.
What does Round The World need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Round The World needs the command-line tools its instructions call (python3 and just).
Does Round The World access the network?
SKILL.md names 1 domain. As links in the text: upgradedpoints.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Round The World safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Round The World use?
Round The World is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Round The World use?
About 4.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 17k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Round The World?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Round The World: Product Lens (affaan-m/ECC, 276k stars), Product (thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist, 74k stars), Product Analytics (alirezarezvani/claude-skills, 28k stars) and Product Strategy (phuryn/pm-skills, 27k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Round The World?
borski (a GitHub user) maintains it in borski/travel-hacking-toolkit, which has 688 GitHub stars. The repository holds 46 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 5, 2026.
Source: borski/travel-hacking-toolkit on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.