Special October fares for multi-stop tickets on BootsnAll

With the US economy seemingly heading for the toilet (and taking several other economies with it), this might seem like exactly the wrong time to be contemplating a long trip. Hunker down, stay safe, and prepare for the worst, right? Well, maybe not. BootsnAll CEO Sean Keener thinks this could be a great opportunity for a RTW trip. "If you are in a transition time," he says, "it's a great time to travel for an extended period of time." And not only will lots of people be in a transition time, the world might be in for one heckuva transition as well.

So, if you're still up for a RTW trip, BootsnAll is still going to be here and ready to help you make the most of it. We'll help you find the best travel deals so you can stretch what's left of your savings even further. We'll help connect you with other long-term travelers to share tips and advice. And we'll bring you RTW ticket deals every month to help you make the leap from travel planning to traveling.

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

• San Francisco - Hong Kong - Bangkok - Bombay (Mumbai) - Bangalore - Singapore - San Francisco, $US1599 plus taxes




• New York - Rio de Janeiro - Sao Paulo - Johannesburg - Nairobi - Dakar - New York, US$2899 plus taxes




• Miami - Buenos Aires - Rio de Janeiro - Lisbon - Dakar - Overland On Your Own - Bamako - Casablanca - Istanbul - Bahrain - Delhi - Kathmandu - Bangkok - Angkor Wat (Siem Reap) - Vientiane - Hanoi - Hong Kong - San Francisco - Miami, US$4599 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!