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Lucrative runs that have been reported under £3/TP - current availability not guaranteed
Route | Booking class | Fare | Booking channel | TPs | £/TP | credit

American Airlines

SFO-LAX-MIA-CUN | A/A/I | £498 return | aa.com | 620 TPs | £0.80/TP | chris1979
ORD-STL-DFW-SJU | A/A/I | £458 return | aa.com | 520 TPs | £0.88/TP | timezonehopper
SFO-LAX-MIA-CUN-MIA-LAX-LAS | A/A/I/I/A/A | £581 round trip | aa.com | 620 TPs | £0.94/TP | courtster
AMS-LHR-LAX-SFO-JFK-LHR-AMS | I/I/A/A/I/I | £1641 round trip | aa.com | 630 TPs | £2.60/TP | mccorry
IST-LHR/LCY-JFK-EZE-MIA-LHR-IST | I/I/I/I/I/I | £2106 round trip | aa.com | 790TPs | £2.61/TP | nth_utsera_sth_utsera
45 day advance purchase required, minimum stay 7 days.

British Airways
LGW-MLA | R | £248 return | ba.com | 160 TPs | £1.55/TP | LDNConsultant
LGW-RAK | R | £280 return | ba.com | 160 TPs | £1.75/TP | mfgr
Book by 31/12/13 for this price.
JER-LGW-AMS | J/R | £259 return | ba.com | 160 TPs | £1.62/TP | joejet
LGW-JER | R | £181 return | ba.com | 80 TPs | £2.26/TP
LGW-AMS | R | £199 return | ba.com | 80 TPs | £2.49/TP
BRU-LHR//LCY-JFK-SEA (last bit on AA) and back | I/I/A | £1,529 return | probably have to phone up | 920 TPs | £1.66/TP | stifle
Outbound 12/4-27/4 or 25/6-24/8, min stay Sat night, ticket by 2/1/14

Royal Jordanian
BEY-AMM-AQJ | D | £255 return | rj.com | 160 TPs | £1.59/TP | DeanB

Malaysia Airlines
SIN-KUL-KCH | D | S$660 return | malaysiaairlines.com | 160 TPs | £2.12/TP |HPN-HRL
DEL-KUL-BKK | Z | INR41,666 return |malaysiaairlines.com | 360TPs| £1.15/TP| Seshy
DEL-KUL-NRT | Z | INR92,395 return |malaysiaairlines.com | 560TPs| £1.64/TP| Seshy
ICN-KUL-SYD/MEL | Z | KRW1,582,600 return |malaysiaairlines.com | 560TPs| £1.65/TP| armagebedar
SIN-KUL-DXB | Z | S$1084 return | malaysiaairlines.com | 360 TPs | £1.50/TP | qasr (+long haul equipment on KUL-DXB)
SIN-KUL-TPE | Z | S$1078 return | malaysiaairlines.com | 360 TPs | £1.49/TP | qasr
SIN-KUL-DEL | Z | S$1018 return | malaysiaairlines.com | 360 TPs | £1.41/TP | qasr
SIN-KUL-KTM | Z | S$1006 return | malaysiaairlines.com | 360 TPs | £1.39/TP | qasr

Qatar Airways
CAI-DOH-BKK | £759 return | D/D/D/A | 360 TPs | £2.10/TP ExpatSomchai
DME-DOH-SGN | I | £1255 return | qatarairways.com | 560 TPs | £2.25/TP |continentalclub
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Old Jan 6, 2013, 1:16 am
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Originally Posted by christianharris
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I'm looking at getting to NYC on April 6th and leaving on April 8th / 9th but would be keen to see if I can do a TP run at the same time. Any suggestions on itineraries for around £1k GBP? Happy to book WTP for the transatlantic legs and try to UUA on the return overnight.

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How many TPs do you need and how much time can/will you spend flying?
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Old Jan 6, 2013, 1:18 am
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Originally Posted by Wozza2404
How many TPs do you need and how much time can/will you spend flying?
Don't need a specific amount to be honest; just looking to maximise any potential TPS to ensure I make it to Gold this year. I was about to edit my post above to say that I can leave earlier than 6th April (e.g. the 5th) and can arrive back any time too
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Old Jan 6, 2013, 1:27 am
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Originally Posted by christianharris
Don't need a specific amount to be honest; just looking to maximise any potential TPS to ensure I make it to Gold this year. I was about to edit my post above to say that I can leave earlier than 6th April (e.g. the 5th) and can arrive back any time too
Ok. Just to clarify, the £1k budget is for LON-NYC + any TP run?
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Old Jan 6, 2013, 1:36 am
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Originally Posted by Wozza2404
Ok. Just to clarify, the £1k budget is for LON-NYC + any TP run?
Ideally yes, I could do JER-LGW (CE) and LHR-NYC (WTP) for around £717 earning 40+40+90+90 = 260 TPs. Interested if for an additional £300 or so I could earn a fair amount more!
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Old Jan 6, 2013, 3:08 am
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Originally Posted by christianharris
Ideally yes, I could do JER-LGW (CE) and LHR-NYC (WTP) for around £717 earning 40+40+90+90 = 260 TPs. Interested if for an additional £300 or so I could earn a fair amount more!
The problem here is that if you're flying in WTP, any legs you tag on to the US side of the trip will book into Y, unless a TA can help you out.

You could do a simple NYC-BOS same day return for around $430. This would earn you 120TPs.

You could overnight in SJU, but only if you can force an MIA connection on the outbound. That way you'd earn 200TPs for around $720.

I'm sure some others who have software to find these fares can help further, I'm just going by the regular routes I fly and the prices paid.
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Old Jan 6, 2013, 3:23 am
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Great work Prospero, many thanks! ^ ^

Regarding the chart "AA domestic city pairs > 2000 nm", I think it would be useful to include JFK-SEA too. Quite a convenient route for a TP-run earning 420TP and the cost involved (around GBP 600-650) is usually lower than other transcons.
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Old Jan 6, 2013, 3:33 am
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Originally Posted by Frequent_Flyer1
Great work Prospero, many thanks! ^ ^

Regarding the chart "AA domestic city pairs > 2000 nm", I think it would be useful to include JFK-SEA too. Quite a convenient route for a TP-run earning 420TP and the cost involved (around GBP 600-650) is usually lower than other transcons.
Also it should be noted the ANC flights on AA are seasonal and don't always operate.

DFW-ANC has been added to the summer schedule for 2013 but ORD-ANC is not their yet.
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Old Jan 6, 2013, 4:28 am
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Originally Posted by Wozza2404
The problem here is that if you're flying in WTP, any legs you tag on to the US side of the trip will book into Y, unless a TA can help you out.

You could do a simple NYC-BOS same day return for around $430. This would earn you 120TPs.
Indeed there are limits to mixing classes with online bookings, so a travel agent may help, or you can simply call BA. Try and ensure you get AA flight numbers rather than BA codeshares. Probably best if you know what you want, so ITA Matrix can help with this. Or alternatively accept some risk and book AA separately (e.g. after an overnight in the US).

I am sure you can get better than that BOS leg, however some routes to NYC allow you to go via BOS, allowing you to pick up "free" TPs. However given a choice MIA is a better entry point. Thereafter you are aiming to pay no more than £1 per TP, so BOS is not best value as a standalone ticket. Since you are ideally for at least one 210 TPs plus probably an offshore link, £500 is where the good TP runs kick in.
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Old Jan 6, 2013, 4:31 am
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Originally Posted by christianharris
Ideally yes, I could do JER-LGW (CE) and LHR-NYC (WTP) for around £717 earning 40+40+90+90 = 260 TPs
£748
Apr 6 JER-LGW//LHR-PHL-ORD-LGA
Apr 8 LGA-ORD-EWR-ORY-LHR//LGW-JER
350 TPs
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Originally Posted by rapidex
My favorite is SJU-MIA-LAX-HNL-LAX-LAS-MIA-SJU,priced at £750 in AA,it yields 980 tier points @ £0.765 per tier point.BA fly to SJU,or you can get a good fare through JFK for more tier points.
A couple of days on the little private beach at the Conrad SJU and a short stay in HNL makes it a pleasant beachy stay as well.
Arent BA stopping that flight in March??
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Worth noting that RJ does one internal business-class flight from AMM-AQJ

Currently about £133 return for 80TP.

Or fly BEY-AMM-AQJ-AMM-BEY for £255 / 160TPs
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Old Jan 6, 2013, 6:06 am
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Originally Posted by pinkcat
Arent BA stopping that flight in March??
Probably better going via miami or somewhere as it's a long flight.
It's coming in at nearly £2k in WT+ at present which is ridiculous.
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Originally Posted by rapidex
My favorite is SJU-MIA-LAX-HNL-LAX-LAS-MIA-SJU,priced at £750 in AA,it yields 980 tier points @ £0.765 per tier point.BA fly to SJU,or you can get a good fare through JFK for more tier points.
A couple of days on the little private beach at the Conrad SJU and a short stay in HNL makes it a pleasant beachy stay as well.

Do you mind me asking what dates those flights were Rapidex?
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Do you mind me asking what dates those flights were Rapidex?
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RESERVATIONS FOR EACH SECTOR ON THE FARE COMPONENT ARE REQUIRED AT LEAST 14 DAYS BEFORE DEPARTURE FROM FARE COMPONENT ORIGIN. STANDBY NOT PERMITTED. TICKETING MUST BE COMPLETED WITHIN 1 DAY AFTER RESERVATIONS ARE MADE OR AT LEAST 14 DAYS BEFORE DEPARTURE FROM FARE COMPONENT ORIGIN WHICHEVER IS EARLIER. NOTE - 1.STANDBY - A. AADVANTAGE EXECUTIVE PLATINUM/ GOLD PASSENGERS AND THEIR ONEWORLD EQUIVALENTS AND AA CONCIERGE KEY AND AAIRPASS MEMBERS TICKETED WITH ANY FARE MAY STANDBY WITHOUT CHARGE AS NOTED BELOW. B. PASSENGERS NOT QUALIFYING BY TIER STATUS AS NOTED ABOVE WHO PURCHASED TICKETS FOR FIRST OR BUSINESS CLASS OR COACH FARES BOOKED IN IN Y/B/H/A/P/D/I INVENTORIES MAY STANDBY WITHOUT CHARGE AS NOTED BELOW. WHEN TICKETED WITH ANY OTHER COACH FARES THESE PASSENGERS MAY USE CONFIRMED FLIGHT CHANGE. ///---///---///---///---///---///---///---///---// STANDBY CONDITIONS FOR ELIGIBLE PASSENGERS - A. PASSENGERS MUST BE HOLDING CONFIRMED RESERVATIONS AND TICKETS FOR FLIGHTS OPERATED BY AA/AE/AX. B. STANDBY IS PERMITTED FOR EARLIER/LATER SAME DAY AA NONSTOP AND/OR CONNECTING FLIGHTS BETWEEN THE SAME ORIGIN AND DESTINATION AIRPORTS PROVIDED THE ROUTING IS APPLICABLE FOR THE FARE CHARGED. C. WHEN TICKETED TO/FROM HOU/NYC/WAS - CHECK FLIGHT APPLICATION FOR ANY AIRPORT RESTRICTION. ///---///---///---///---///---///---///---///---// 2. SAME DAY CONFIRMED FLIGHT CHANGE - PASSENGERS HOLDING CONFIRMED RESERVATIONS AND TICKETS IN K/M/L/W/V/G/S/N/Q/L/O INVENTORIES MAY CONFIRM TRAVEL ON AN ALTERNATE FLIGHT FOR A NONREFUNDABLE FEE //SEE AA.COM FOR DETAILS// WITHIN 12 HOURS OF THE ALTERNATE FLIGHT/S DEPARTURE TIME BASE ON THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS .- A/ THERE IS NO CHANGE TO THE ORIGIN/DESTINATION OR STOPOVER POINT/S B/ NEW FLIGHT/S AND ROUTING ARE PERMITTED PER THE TICKETED FARE RULE C/ ALL TRAVEL IS ON AMERICAN AIRLINES/AMERICAN EAGLE AND AMERICAN CONNECTION D/ REQUESTS ARE MADE VIA AIRPORT SELF-SERVICE CHECK-IN OR TICKET COUNTERS //INCLUDING ADMIRALS CLUBS AND PREMIUM SERVICES// OR BY CALLING AA RESERVATIONS. E/ CHANGES PERMITTED TO OUTBOUND OR CONTINUING/ RETURN FLIGHTS F/ CONFIRMATION IS SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY G/ ALTERNATE FLIGHT IS ON SAME TICKETED DATE -------- PASSENGERS TICKETED IN Y/B/H INVENTORIES MAY CONFIRM TRAVEL WITHIN 12 HOURS OF THE ALTERNATE FLIGHT/S DEPARTURE TIME FREE OF CHARGE FOLLOWING THE ABOVE CONDITIONS. ---- REQUESTS MADE MORE THAN 12 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE ALTERNATE FLIGHT DEPARTURE TIME WILL BE PROCESSED FOLLOWING THE GUIDELINES FOR RESERVATION CHANGES WHICH INCLUDE COLLECTION OF APPLICABLE CHANGE FEES PLUS DIFFERENCE IN FARES. SEE PENALTIES.

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