RTW-ticket or self buying on a world trip?

We're planning a 2-person, 10-month world trip. We want to visit at least two continents; South-America (Peru, Ecuador) and Asia (Jordan, Israël but also the southeast, say Laos, Vietnam) The exact locations are not clear yet, which could make answering this question a bit harder.

We got two possible options:

Buy a RTW-ticket for the long -and intercontinental trips, while getting small flights on location;
No RTW ticket at all, and try to find the cheapest tickets available at that moment, for any flight.

Of course, the second option means more more work, although we have more freedom (no time / place restriction due to the RTW ticket.

Has anyone experience with this particular issue?

Best Answer

There's a similar question on this right here.

I did some research a while back, when I was also looking into the possibility of taking a RTW trip, which showed that, unless you're going to seriously out of the way places, you're most likely best off getting your own tickets, in stead of relying on a, typically, rather expensive RTW deal from any of the major airline partners.

So, rs79 is right in saying that it depends on your choice of destination, but if you're willing to put in a little bit of time and effort in finding good deals, you'll save money while getting more flexibility.