At this time of year, what you’re focused on depends quite a bit on what kind of person you are. Did you map out a Black Friday shopping route or spend Thanksgiving day camped out in front of the local electronics store? No? You’ll forgive me if I’m not shocked to hear that. The fact is that for many long-term travelers, the consumerism that seems to take over this time of year is a little annoying – which makes now a great time to be making (or planning) your escape.

If you’re in the market for some discount airfare for your RTW trip, you’re in luck, because the December deals on multi-stop trips are great. For less than $1600, the cheapest ticket offered this month you can tour the big cities of Asia. And for just over $2000, this month’s third offer, you’ll jump through the highlights of the South Pacific.

Here are the new special deals on multi-stop airline tickets available through BootsnAll – these deals are good through December 31, 2008:

• San Francisco – Hong Kong – Bangkok – Bombay / Mumbai – Bangalore – Singapore – San Francisco, $US1599 plus taxes
• New York – Singapore – Bangkok – Rome – London – New York, US$1749 plus taxes
• Los Angeles – Nadi (Fiji) – Auckland – Sydney – Bali (Denpasar) – Hong Kong – Los Angeles, US$2099 plus taxes

If none of the itineraries listed here looks like your dream trip, don’t worry – you can always create a customized RTW itinerary of your very own. Happy planning!