When we book most flights, we automatically presume that we have to travel there and then straight back again. In most cases this would work out as being the only viable option. However, with return flights to Sydney are an entirely different kettle of fish.
Why is this? I hear you ask. Well, as Australia is located on the other side of the world, the fact is that you have to pretty much circle the globe whichever way you choose to go. Therefore, there is nothing preventing you from travelling out in one direction and then come back in the complete other.
Let us take a look at a couple of excellent examples here:
The most popular way for people to travel to Australia is definitely via The Far East. Singapore, Bangkok and Hong Kong all provide excellent locations in which you can stopover and break the journey up for a few nights. A person may choose to fly out via Singapore and then return and take in the delights of Hong Kong.
This is all very well but believe it or not, this option would not provide the lowest airfare. Often, if you continue to travel in the same direction (e.g. west to east in this case), once you return from Sydney, you could head across the Pacific and on into California or even British Columbia in Canada.
This is the itinerary I have booked later on in the year and when I priced the relevant airfares, this route actually ended up saving me several hundred pounds on each ticket.