Global Explorer will be the only round-the-world fare offered by Mexicana and Click Mexicana until they become part of oneworld during 2009, when they will also offer the full range of the alliance's fares, services and benefits.

Global Explorer enables travel on all oneworld's existing ten members and their 20 or so affiliated carriers - plus selected airlines that are not part of oneworld, expanding the network covered by the fare further still.

Travellers using Global Explorer can fly with any oneworld airline and selected other carriers. oneworld comprises ten of the biggest and best in the industry, all renowned for the quality of their customer service - American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, Iberia, Japan Airlines, LAN, Malév Hungarian Airlines, Qantas and Royal Jordanian, with Mexicana from next year - and some 20 affiliated carriers, including LAN Argentina, LAN Ecuador, LAN Peru, China's Dragonair and South Africa's Comair.

With Global Explorer, they can also travel on Aer Lingus, Air Pacific, Gulf Air and, from 1 September, on Mexicana and Click Mexicana. Flights carrying the Qantas code but operated by Air Niugini, Air Tahiti Nui, Air Vanuatu, Air Vietnam, Aircalin and South African Airways are included too.

Mexicana and Click Mexicana add another 20 destinations in Mexico and one in Canada (Edmonton) to the network covered by Global Explorer, which already covered some 700 destinations in around 150 countries in Africa, North and South America, Asia, Australasia and the South Pacific and Europe.

oneworld is the only alliance with a truly global network as the only airline grouping with any carriers based in South America, Australia or Asia's Middle East.

The alliance's carriers already serve some 15 destinations in Mexico and 110 throughout Latin America. So, with Mexicana and Click Mexicana, Global Explorer will offer some 35 gateways in Mexico - and more than 130 throughout Latin America.

Global Explorer offers simple, flexible, and great value round-the-world travel for trips up to one year long. Four versions are available. For details, see below.

Global Explorer is one of two round-the-world fares offered by oneworld. Its other round-the-world fare is oneworld Explorer. This includes travel only on the alliances existing member airlines and affiliates. Uniquely, prices are based on the number of continents visited, rather than on the distance flown. oneworld is set to be the first in the travel industry to sell multi-airline round-the-world air fares on-line when it activates its on-line booking tool for oneworld Explorer in the coming weeks.

oneworld offers a wider range of alliance fares than any of its competitors. For those who don't want to fly all around the world, these include Visit passes for each continent or multi-continent Circle fares.

About Global Explorer

Four versions of Global Explorer are available. Tiers 1,2 and 4 are available for travel only in Economy Class, but Tier 3 can be in First, Business or Economy Class. Not all tiers are available for sale in all countries.

Tier	Maximum trip length	Stopovers included	Sample itinerary	Sample lead-in prices for travel from
				Australia	UK	USA and Mexico
1	26,000 miles	Minimum 3, maximum 5. No more than 2 within any one region.	Melbourne - Hong Kong - London - Madrid - Chicago - Los Angeles - Melbourne	A$2,899	GBP1,349	Not available for sale from USA or Mexico
2	29,000 miles	Minimum 3, maximum 10. No more than 3 within any one region.	London - New York - Los Angeles - Sydney - Perth - Johannesburg - London	A$3,499	GBP1,549	US$4,499
3	34,000 miles	Minimum 3, maximum 15. No more than 4 within any one region.	Hong Kong - Sydney - Nadi (Fiji) - Honolulu - Los Angeles - Santiago (Chile) - Buenos Aires - London - Bahrain - Mumbai - Bangkok - Hong Kong	A$3,999	GBP1,909	US$5,199
4	39,000 miles	Minimum 3, maximum 15. No more than 4 within any one region.	Mexico City - Buenos Aires - Lima - Santiago (Chile) - Madrid - Paris - Budapest - London - Hong Kong - Sydney - Los Angeles - Miami - Mexico City	A$4,699	GBP2,149	US$6,099

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