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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
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
BA Tier Point runs | 2013 master thread
#93
Join Date: Oct 2010
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Cheers for the new thread, the guide is awesome!
#94
Join Date: Feb 2011
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A quick Cathay one i looked at:
TPE-HKG-CGK, I, 20775TWD (440) return, 360TPs, 1.22/TP
TPE is a decent location to start mileage runs from if you're Asia based.
TPE-HKG-CGK, I, 20775TWD (440) return, 360TPs, 1.22/TP
TPE is a decent location to start mileage runs from if you're Asia based.
#95
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Thanks for putting this thread together. It's really clean and very useful. ^
I've not been able to replicate the pricing of the JER-LGW-AMS TP run. I've used KVS and am choosing I-class availability on each leg. Am I doing something wrong?
Regards
d'Yquem
I've not been able to replicate the pricing of the JER-LGW-AMS TP run. I've used KVS and am choosing I-class availability on each leg. Am I doing something wrong?
Regards
d'Yquem
#96
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Checked various dates in February on ba.com and fare available. Did search on Jersey-Amsterdam rtn in Business
#97
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I get that I fares out of San Juan or Hawaii are low priced, and that booking the mainland segments individually (e.g. LAX-MIA) is way more expensive. But what if you don't want to fly out to San Juan? Can you get a similar $/TP ratio flying out of BOS for instance?
#99
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#100
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BOS-SJU via JFK & MIA generates 160 TP for c200. Might be possible to include MCO as well to get 220 TP for same price.
#101
Join Date: Sep 2009
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Hi guys - hope someone can guide me here.
I'm new to BA and trying to make status (silver) ASAP. Ill be in Houston in February and was looking at the DFW to SJU run mentioned in the first post but I get quotes well in excess of 1000USD for a club ticket (starting out in IAH).
I need about 260 TP and can only travel within the weekend - is there anything else I need to be looking at out of DFW/IAH?
I'm new to BA and trying to make status (silver) ASAP. Ill be in Houston in February and was looking at the DFW to SJU run mentioned in the first post but I get quotes well in excess of 1000USD for a club ticket (starting out in IAH).
I need about 260 TP and can only travel within the weekend - is there anything else I need to be looking at out of DFW/IAH?
#102
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As I stated above I'd like to stay on the mainland... so no SJU
#103
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Hi guys - hope someone can guide me here.
I'm new to BA and trying to make status (silver) ASAP. Ill be in Houston in February and was looking at the DFW to SJU run mentioned in the first post but I get quotes well in excess of 1000USD for a club ticket (starting out in IAH).
I need about 260 TP and can only travel within the weekend - is there anything else I need to be looking at out of DFW/IAH?
I'm new to BA and trying to make status (silver) ASAP. Ill be in Houston in February and was looking at the DFW to SJU run mentioned in the first post but I get quotes well in excess of 1000USD for a club ticket (starting out in IAH).
I need about 260 TP and can only travel within the weekend - is there anything else I need to be looking at out of DFW/IAH?
A better might be to hit the ORD-SJU fare at under 500 for 520TPs.
Economy positioning fare from IAH in economy would cost $250.
#104
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Farecompare used to have a listing of 'UP fares for different airlines and destinations but they havent had it for a year or maybe two years by now, I dont know about others but I base my searches around the destinations that I remember from then.
the really cheap fares are usually out of mainland USA although there are a few like LAS/LAX -MCO/MIA that come up cheaper than others
Why is it you want to avoid SJU ?
#105
Join Date: Jan 2013
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What are the other decent locations in Asia? I've got a couple of spare days in Osaka in Feb and could do with 330TPs.