Flight deal of the week: fly Around the World for under £900

Our resident expert finds a multi-stop ticket with the world's best airline

You can now book a round-the-world trip for less than a return to New Zealand (Getty Images)

Every week, Jack Sheldon from Jack’s Flight Club selects a flight deal from the UK for Independent readers that you can’t afford to miss. This week: a multi stop trip for under £900.

An absolutely exceptional around-the-globe itinerary is currently available on Air New Zealand (2016's best airline for all around service), stopping in Singapore, New Zealand and California along the way - all at £898, which can be less than a standard return fare to just New Zealand.

The best part is that these are all direct flights and include some very highly sought-after travel dates including options over Easter and throughout July/August 2018.

How to book

Multi-city trips are always a tad tricky when determining where to look and the best travel dates to score the cheapest fare. For this one, Kayak.co.uk is the best website to use as it allows creating multi-stop itineraries with five or more legs, which most booking sites struggle with.

There are currently tons of options all throughout spring and summer 2018, so start by using one of my sample itineraries below and then change the dates to match your schedule. I've listed out some options that definitely work as of today, so you can plug these into the sample itinerary (link here) to get yourself started.

Example dates for the standard route above:

5, 12, 19, 26 March

30 March and 2, 9, 13 April (Easter half-term dates)

30 April and 7, 14, 21 May

15, 22, 29 May and 5 June

16, 20, 30 July and 6 August (Peak summer dates)

When to fly

February to August 2018 (including Easter and summer dates).

When to book

These fares should stick around for another week or so.

Pro tips

Air New Zealand flies all over the Pacific, so you can easily add to your adventure by fitting in stops in Fiji, Tahiti, Hawaii, or any number of exotic island destinations. The best way to do this is by adding it to the above itinerary as a stop between Auckland and Los Angeles. If you're after Fiji, Air New Zealand has direct routes from there onto Los Angeles, so you won't even have to circle back via New Zealand on your way east.

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