round-the-world
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.
Profile →npx skills add borski/travel-hacking-toolkit --skill round-the-world --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# 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 Up
- Quick Decision Tree
- Active Products
- Star Alliance RTW — staralliance.com/tnc-rtw
- Star Alliance Circle Pacific — staralliance.com/tnc-cp
- oneworld Explorer — rtw.oneworld.com
- oneworld Global Explorer — rtw.oneworld.com
- oneworld Circle Pacific — rtw.oneworld.com
- Lufthansa Miles & More RTW — miles-and-more.com
- Qantas oneworld Classic Reward (RTW config) — qantas.com
- Cathay Asia Miles oneworld Multi-Carrier — flights.cathaypacific.com
- Aeroplan Flight Reward — aircanada.com (June 2026 chart)
- Aeromexico Club Premier RTW (LIKELY — RARELY ACTUALLY BOOKABLE)
- Discontinued Products (reference)
- Distance Calculation
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 --json
What does the round-the-world skill do?
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.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add borski/travel-hacking-toolkit --skill round-the-world --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From borski/travel-hacking-toolkit, a repository with 611 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.