Jan 1, 2014, 5:11 am
Last edit by: Prospero
Welcome to the thread—but please read this bit first
New to the thread? Welcome!
If you are asking about obtaining tier points in the current sale, please read the following posts first.
If your question is not answered there, or you want more help, please do post in the Business Class IL28SALE fares: DUB/CPH/BRU to North America thread and join in.
In the rest of this wiki, we keep track of other prices, as well as useful reference information for those planning tier point runs.
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This thread lists attractive tier point (TP) runs under Ł3 per TP grouped within different (departure) geographies
Please note the following:
Please use the following convention when adding tier point runs to this wiki post:
Price per Tier Point | Total Price | Total Tier Points | Route | Booking Classes | Booking Channel | Credit | Notes (if applicable) | Airlines
Please remember to:
North & Central America
Ł0.75/TP | Ł685 | 920TPs | HNL-LAX-MIA-SAP-MIA-LAX-HNL | A/A/I/I/A/A | aa.com | JimmyTheJock | AA
Ł0.78/TP | Ł713 | 920TPs | HNL-LAX-MIA-SAL-MIA-LAX-HNL | A/A/I/I/A/A | aa.com | Filthy Monkey | AA (Updated 29 July '14)
Ł0.78/TP | Ł718 | 920TPs | HNL-LAX-MIA-PTY-MIA-LAX-HNL | A/A/I/I/A/A | aa.com | onobond | AA updated 04 Oct 14
Ł0.96/TP | Ł1080 | 1120TPs | HNL-LAX-MIA-LIM-MIA-LAX-HNL | A/A/I//I/A/A | aa.com | Lorcancoyle
Ł1.01/TP | Ł909 | 920TPs | HNL-LAX-MIA-GCM-MIA-LAX-HNL | A/A/I//I/A/A | aa.com | Pinkcat
Ł1.02/TP | Ł909 | 920TPs | HNL-LAX-MIA-BZE-MIA-LAX-HNL | A/A/I//I/A/A | aa.com | Pinkcat
Ł0.81/TP | Ł504 | 620TPs | PTY-MIA-MCO or LAS -LAX retrun | I/A/A/A/A/I | aa.com | Chris1979 |
Ł0.89/TP | Ł823 | 920TPs | SAL-MIA-LAX-HNL-LAX-MIA-SAL | I/A/A/A/A/I | aa.com | Filthy Monkey | Long layovers | AA (Updated 29 July '14)
Ł1.81/TP | Ł561 | 310TPs | SJU-MIA-LAX-LAS | I/A/P | aa.com | xenole | Itinerary can be reversed for same price/TPs | AA
Ł1.51/TP | Ł1397 | 920TP | SJU-MIA-LAX-HNL-LAX-MIA-SJU | aa.com xenole (Updated 11th Dec 2014) - price seems to be pretty consistent throughout 2015
Ł1.08/TP | Ł335 | 310TPs | PLS-MIA-LAX-SFO | I/A/A | aa.com | abitwild | AA (Updated 29 July '14)
Ł0.93/TP | Ł288 | 310TPs | SFO-LAX-MIA-PLS | A/A/I | aa.com | abitwild | AA (Updated 29 July '14)
Ł1.35/TP | Ł323 | 240TPs | SFO-PHX/LAX-LAS | A/A/A/A | various | AA
Ł1.56/TP | Ł970 | 620TPs | SFO-LAX-MIA-CUN-MIA-LAX-SFO | A/A/I/I/A/A | aa.com | chris1979/courtster | SFO can be changed to LAS for same price/TPs | AA
Ł1.44/TP | Ł534 | 370TPs | SFO - LAX - LAS - MIA - PLS | A/A/A/I | aa.com | theultimateflyer | AA (Updated 31 July '14)
Ł1.05/TP | Ł566 | 540TPs | LAX-CLT-NAS NAS-CLT-LAX | A/A/A/A | chris1979 | US
Ł1.20/TP | Ł505 | 420TPs | PBI - LAX - PBI | P | aa.com | Cymro | AA
Ł1.38/TP | Ł581 | 420TPs | SEA-MIA-SEA | P/P | aa.com | OWBA | AA
Ł1.44/TP | Ł776 | 540TPs | SEA-PHL-DCA-PHL-SEA | A/A/A/A | usairways.com | OWBA | US
Ł1.57/TP | Ł282 | 180TPs | SEA-CLT-ATL-CLT-SEA | K/K/K/K (economy) | usairways.com | OWBA | US
Ł1.27/TP | Ł230 | 180TPs | SEA-PHX-EWR-PHL-SEA | K/K/K/K (economy) | usairways.com | OWBA | US
Ł1.14/TP | Ł205 | 180TPs | SEA-CLT-TPA-CLT-SEA | K/K/K/K (economy) | usairways.com | angatol | US
Ł1.30/TP | Ł353 | 270TPs | SFO-CLT-JFK | A/A | usairways.com | frb98mf | US
Ł0.97/TP | Ł640 | 660TPs | LGA-BOS(or PHL)-PHX-LGB-PHX-BOS(or PHL)-LGA | A/A/A/A/A/A | usairways.com | alexbellamy | US
Ł1.07/TP | Ł640 | 600TPs | LGA-BOS(or PHL)-PHX-LGB LGB-PHX-JFK | A/A/A/A/A | chris1979 | US
Ł0.86/TP until 6 March, Ł0.98/TP after | Ł764 (Ł668 until 6 March) | 780TPs | LGA-PHL-LAX-PHX-LGB-PHX-LAX-CLT-LGA | A/A/A/A/A/A/A/A | hipmunk.com (you can enter exact flight #s using ITA route language; hipmunk loads the flights into usairways.com) | HPN-HRL | US
Ł1.31/TP | Ł784 | 600TPs | JFK-CLT-PHX-SJD-SJD-PHX-JFK | A/A/A/A/A | usairways.com | KARFA | US
Ł0.98/TP | Ł215 | 220TPs | BOS-JFK-DCA-MIA-SJU | A/A/A/I | aa.com | HPN-HRL | Itinerary can be reversed for same price/TPs | AA
Ł1.05/TP | Ł423 | | 400TPs | RIC-DFW-SJU-DFW-RIC | A/I/I/A | wenzlydale | AA
Ł1.51/TP | Ł815 | 540TPs | PDX-PHL-BOS-PHL-PDX | A/A/A/A | usairways.com | OWBA | US
Ł1.76/TP | Ł740 | 420TPs | DFW-ANC-DFW | P/P | aa.com | OWBA | AA
Ł1.04/TP | Ł1001 | 960TPs | YYZ-PHL-PHX-HNL-PHX-PHL-YYZ | A/A/A/A/A/A | matrix | kellytoronto | US
Europe
Ł1.33/TP | Ł319 | 240TPs | JER-LGW-MLA-LGW-JER | J/R/R/J | ba.com | skipcool3 | BA
Ł1.96/TP | Ł471 | 240TPs | JER-LGW-MLA-LGW-JER | I/I/I/I | ba.com | continentalclub | Sat Night Stay | BA
Ł1.62/TP | Ł259 | 160TPs | JER-LGW-AMS-LGW-JER | J/R/R/J | ba.com | joejet | BA
Ł1.66/TP | Ł398 | 240TPs | JER-LGW/LHR-HEL-LHR/LGW-JER | J/R/R/J | ba.com | KARFA | BA
Ł1.98/TP | Ł139 | 70TPs | LHR-DME-LHR | ? | ba.com | stewaran BA
Ł2.14/TP | Ł513 | 240TPs | BOD-LGW//LHR-HEL-LHR//LGW-BOD | I/I/I/I | ba.com | Avnu | BA
Ł2.35/TP | Ł376 | 160TPs | LHR-HEL-LHR | I/I | ba.com | lorcancoyle | BA
Ł1.69/TP | Ł271 | 160TP | LHR-HEL-LHR | I-I| ba.com | Herman ze German| also needs 15.000 Avios to reduce price by Ł100, otherwise Ł2.31/TP | BA
Ł2.26/TP | Ł181 | 80TPs | LGW-JER-LGW | R/R | ba.com | BA
Ł1.55/TP | Ł248 | 160TPs | LGW-MLA-LGW | R/R | ba.com | LDNConsultant | BA
Ł2.49/TP | Ł199 | 80TPs | LGW-AMS-LGW | R/R | ba.com | BA
Ł1.69/TP | Ł270 | 160TPs | LGW-RAK-LGW | I/I | ba.com | nufnuf77 | BA
Ł2.60/TP | Ł104 | 40TPs | LGW-RAK-LGW | O/O | ba.com | lorcancoyle | HBO fare, only midweek, Nov-14 to Mar-15, o/w slightly cheaper at Ł2.45 | BA
Far East, South & Central Asia, Middle East, and Australia
Ł1.59/TP | Ł891 | 560TPs | CTS-HKG-DPS-HKG-CTS | I/I/I/I | cathaypacific.com | TEX277 | CX (overnight connections required)
Ł1.06/TP | Ł594 | 560TPs | TPE-KUL-DEL-KUL-TPE | Z/Z/Z/Z | malaysiaairlines.com | onobond | MH - updated Oct 2014
Ł1.13/TP | Ł400 | 360TPs | TPE-KUL-SIN-KUL-TPE | Z/Z/Z/Z | malaysiaairlines.com | chongcao | MH
Ł1.25/TP | Ł452 | 360TPs | TPE-HKG-SUB-HKG-TPE | I/I/I/I | cathaypacific.com | SinoBritAsia | CX
Ł1.27/TP | Ł457 | 360TPs | TPE-HKG-DPS-HKG-TPE | I/I/I/I | cathaypacific.com | TEX277 | CX
Ł1.27/TP | Ł459 | 360TPs | TPE-KUL-BKK-KUL-TPE | Z/Z/Z/Z | malaysiaairlines.com | onobond | MH - updated Nov 2014
Ł1.32/TP | Ł474 | 360TPs | TPE-HKG-CGK-HKG-TPE | I/I/I/I | cathaypacific.com | TEX277 | CX
Ł1.97/TP | Ł315 | 160TPs | CAN-HKG-TPE-HKG-CAN | I/I/I/I | cathaypacific.com | SinoBritAsia | KA/CX
Ł1.39/TP | Ł471 | 360TPs | SIN-KUL-KTM-KUL-SIN | Z/Z/Z/Z | malaysiaairlines.com | qasr | MH
Ł1.41/TP | Ł476 | 360TPs | SIN-KUL-DEL-KUL-SIN | Z/Z/Z/Z | malaysiaairlines.com | qasr | MH
Ł1.49/TP | Ł504 | 360TPs | SIN-KUL-TPE-KUL-SIN | Z/Z/Z/Z | malaysiaairlines.com | qasr | MH
Ł2.12/TP | Ł309 | 160TPs | SIN-KUL-KCH-KUL-SIN | D/D/D/D | malaysiaairlines.com | qasr | MH
Ł1.81/TP | Ł650 | 360TPs | SIN-KUL-DXB-KUL-SIN | Z/Z/Z/Z | malaysiaairlines.com | Wozza2404 | MH
Ł1.85/TP | Ł740 | 400TPs | BKK-DOH-DWC-DOH-BKK | D/A/A/D | qatarairways.com | Wozza2404 | QR
Ł1.22/TP | Ł442 | 360TPs | DEL-KUL-BKK-KUL-DEL | Z/Z/Z/Z | malaysiaairlines.com | onobond | MH - updated Nov 2014
Ł1.31/TP | Ł736 | 560TPs | DEL-KUL-NRT-KUL-DEL | Z/Z/Z/Z | malaysiaairlines.com | Seshy | MH - updated Oct 2014 ( book by Nov 5th 2014)
Ł1.13/TP | Ł630 | 560TPs | DEL-KUL-PEK-KUL-DEL | Z/Z/Z/Z | malaysiaairlines.com | GinFizz | MH (book by Nov 5th 2014)
Ł1.13/TP | Ł630 | 560TPs | PEK-KUL-KTM-KUL-PEK | Z/Z/Z/Z | malaysiaairlines.com | GinFizz | MH (book by Oct 31st 2014 - but seems to reappear every few months)
Ł0.69/TP | Ł259 | 360TPs | BKK-KUL-TPE-KUL-BKK | Z/Z/Z/Z | malaysiaairlines.com | onobond | MH - updated Nov 2014
Ł0.73/TP | Ł265 | 360TPs | BKK-KUL-DEL-KUL-BKK | Z/Z/Z/Z | malaysiaairlines.com | onobond | MH - updated Nov 2014
Ł1.17/TP | Ł421 | 360TPs | BKK-KUL-NRT-KUL-BKK | Z/Z/Z/Z | malaysiaairlines.com | onobond | MH - updated Nov 2014
Ł1.62/TP | Ł584 | 360TPs | BKK-KUL-DXB-KUL-BKK | Z/J/J/Z | malaysiaairlines.com | chiefwiggumpi | MH
Ł1.65/TP | Ł914 | 560TPs | ICN-KUL-SYD-KUL-ICN | Z/Z/Z/Z | malaysiaairlines.com | armagebedar | SYD can be changed to MEL for same price/TPs | MH
Ł1.59/TP | Ł255 | 160TPs | BEY-AMM-AQJ-AMM-BEY | D/D/D/D | rj.com | DeanB | RJ
South America
Africa
Europe<->North & South America
Ł0.62/TP | Ł778 | 1250TPs | JER-LGW//LHR-JFK-LAX-HNL-PHX-JFK/EWR-LHR-HEL-MAN | J/I/I/A/A/A/I/I/I | BA Call centre | hawklx | book by 4-Dec-14, travel by 3-Jan-15, other restrictions apply | BA/IB/AA/US/AY
Ł0.82/TP | Ł853 | 1020TPs | MAN/NCL-LHR-JFK-LAX-HNL-LAX-JFK-LHR-MAN/NCL | J/I/I/A/A/I/I/J | BA Call centre | Jamier45 and nufnuf77 | book by 4-Dec-14, travel by 3-Jan-15, other restrictions apply | BA/IB/AA/US
Ł0.74/TP | Ł853 | 1160TPs | MAN/NCL-LHR-JFK-PHX-HNL-PHX-JFK-LHR-MAN/NCL | I/I/A/A/A/A/I/I | BA Call centre | Jamier45 and nufnuf77 | Book by 4-Dec-14, travel by 3-Jan-15 | BA/AA/IB/US
Ł1.29/TP | Ł1732 | 1340TPs | DUB-LCY-JFK-PHX-HNL-PHX-JFK-LCY-DUB | J/I/A/P/P/A/I/J | BA call centre | diamond club freeloader | BA/US, exemplar dates 16-20 Jul 2015
Ł1.56/TP | Ł1750 | 1120TPs | DUB-PHL-PHX-HNL-LAX-CLT-DUB | I/A/A/A/A/I | BA call centre | EDIflyer/dutch_122 | US/AA
Ł1.56/TP | Ł1625 | 1040 TP | DUB-LCY-JFK-PHX-LAS-PHX-JFK-LCY//LHR-DUB | J/I/A/A/A/A/I/J | BA or AA | Calchas | Expires 23 Sept 2014
Ł1.88/TP | Ł1449 | 770TPs | DUB-LHR-JFK-LAX-LAS/SFO-JFK-LCY/LHR-BRU | J/I/I/A/I/I/J | BA or AA | Lorcancoyle | BA/AA (#4029)
Ł1.21/TP | Ł1640 | 1360TPs | AMS-HEL-LHR//LCY-JFK-LAX-HNL-LAX-BOS-LHR-HEL-BRU | I/J/I/I/A/A/A/I/I/I | LHR T5 Zone E | Cerebus | AY/BA/AA
Ł1.86/TP | Ł1942 | 1040TPs | AMS-LCY-JFK-LAS-LAX-SFO-JFK-LCY-AMS | J/I/A/A/A/A/I/J | aa.com | LDNConsultant | BA/AA
Ł1.51/TP | Ł1817 | 1200TPs | BRU-LHR-BOS-LAX-HNL-LAX-BOS-LHR-BRU | I/I/A/A/A/A/I/I | aa.com | JimEddie | Sat night stay required | BA/AA
Ł1.78/TP | Ł1640 | 920TPs | BRU-LHR//LCY-JFK-SEA-JFK-LCY//LHR-BRU | I/I/A/A/I/I | BA call centre | stifle | Sat night stay required | BA/AA
Ł1.85/TP | Ł500 | 270TPs | BRU-PHL-PHX-IAH-CLT-PHL-BRU | R/R/R/R/R/R (US Airways' equivalent of BA O Class) | usairways.com | BA0197 |Sat night stay required/ other ex-EU destinations similarly priced/ Winter Holiday times | US
Ł1.33/TP | Ł1990 | 1500TPs | ARN-HEL-LHR//LCY-JFK-PHX-HNL-PHX-JFK-LCY//LHR-HEL-ARN | I/J/I/A/A/A/A/I/J/I | Agehall | ILR28AP fare | AY/BA/AA/US
Ł1.43/TP | Ł1492 | 1040TPs | MXP-LHR/LCY-JFK-PHX-SEA-PHX-JFK-LCY/LHR-MXP | J/I/A/A/A/A/I/J | aa.com | ringingup | BA/AA
Ł2.18/TP | Ł1349 | 620TPs | PRG-LHR-LCY-JFK-ORD//DCA-JFK-LCY-LHR-PRG | J/I/A/A/I/J | BA call centre | ringingup | BA/AA
Ł2.61/TP | Ł2189 | 790TPs | IST-LHR/LCY-JFK-EZE-MIA-LHR-IST | I/I/I/I/I/I | aa.com | nth_utsera_sth_utsera | BA/AA
Ł2.25/TP | Ł225 | 100TPs | OSL-LHR-JFK//BOS-JFK-LHR-MAN | S/O/O/O/S | ba.com | perthflyer | Book by 19/11/14 for travel up to March 2015. Sat. night stay req. | BA/AA
Europe<-> Far East, South & Central Asia, Middle East, and Australia
Ł2.19/TP | Ł1231 | 560TPs | CDG-DOH-KTM-DOH-CDG | I/I/I/I | qatarairways.com | nth_utsera_sth_utsera | QR
Ł2.25/TP | Ł1255 | 560TPs | DME-DOH-SGN-DOH-DME | I/I/I/I | qatarairways.com | continentalclub | QR
Ł2.73/TP | Ł1257 | 460TPs | GOT-LHR-SIN-BKK-HKG-LHR-GOT | J/I/I/I/I/J | ba.com | lorcancoyle | BA
Africa<->Rest of the World
Ł2.19/TP | Ł1842 | 840TPs | CAI-LHR-JFK-EZE-JFK-LHR-CAI | D/D/D/D/D/D | aa.com | nth_utsera_sth_utsera | Transatlantic must be AA metal | BA/AA
Ł1.67/TP | Ł667 | 400TPs | CAI-DOH-BKK-DOH-CAI | qatarairways.com | Phil the Flyer | ex-CAI via DOH to MXP, FCO, ZRH, FRA all currently available for between GBP1.70 and GBP1.80/TP | QR
Ł2.92/TP | Ł1405 | 480TPs | JNB-SYD-PER-SYD-JNB | R/I/I/R | qantas.com | beardoc | Note that R is premium economy and not business (FARE NOW DEAD)
Upgrading Using Avios (UUA)
Summary guide to bookings which can be upgraded with Avios:
Notes
AA 2,000+ mile routes (210 TPs in F)
DFW - ANC, SJU, HNL
JFK – SEA, LAS, SAN
LAX - BOS, FLL, IAD, MIA, YYZ, HNL, MCO, TPA
MIA – SFO, LAS, SEA, SLC (from March 2015)
ORD – SJU, ANC, HNL
US Airways 2,000+ mile routes (210 TPs in F)
PHX- SJO, BOS, EWR, ANC, HNL, JFK and PHL
PHL- SAN, LAX, LAS, SFO, PHX, PDX and SEA
CLT -SAN, LAX, SFO, PDX, SEA and SMF
DCA - LAS
RDU -LAX
SMF - BWI
There are also once a week flights from CLT to BGI and from ATL to SMF
oneworld Codeshares for the BA LCY-JFK Flights
BA1 - IB4601, AY5401, AA6229, and US7408
BA2 - IB4600, AY5402, AA6228, and US7410
BA3 - IB4685, AY5403, AA6231, and US7409
BA4 - IB4684, AY5404, AA6230, and US7411
To enter into the matrix:
Outbound - BA1, IB4601, AY5401, AA6229, US7408, BA3, IB4685, AY5403, AA6231, US7409
Inbound - BA2, IB4600, AY5402, AA6228, US7410, BA4, IB4684, AY5404, AA6230, US7411
All should earn 210 TPs, but avios earning will differ depending on codeshare booked.
BA/AY short haul+ routes (earn 80 TPs in CE one way)
LHR to Athens (ATH), Bucharest (OTP), Gran Canaria (LPA), Helsinki (HEL), Istanbul (IST), Kiev (KBP), Kos (KGS) due to start May 2015, Larnaca (LCA), Mykonos (JMK), Santonrini (JTR), Sofia (SOF), and St Petersburg (LED).
LGW to Algiers (ALG), Bodrum (BJV) due to start late April 2015, Dalaman (DLM) due to start late April 2015, Fuerteventura (FUE) due to start 13 December 2014 (does not show as a short haul+ route on BAEC calculator but that seems to be an error), Heraklion (HER) due to start late April 2015, Lanzarote (ACE), Larnaca (LCA), Las Palmas (LPA) due to start March 2015, Madeira Funchal (FNC) due to start March 2015, Malta (MLA), Marrakech (RAK), Paphos (PFO), Rhodes (RHO) due to start late April 2015, Tenerife (TFS), Thessaloniki (SKG), and Tirana (TIA).
LCY to Mykonos (JMK) and Santonrini (JTR) - both for June to September 2015.
MAN to Helsinki (HEL) operated by BE for AY.
LGW to Sharm el-Sheikh (SSH) due to start September 2015 - although this route will be flown wil A320 aircraft and CE/ET cabins, as noted here have been advised that it will attract longhaul TPs, so 140 TPs each way in J.
New to the thread? Welcome!
If you are asking about obtaining tier points in the current sale, please read the following posts first.- from DUB, IL28SALE - to US reported here, e.g. JFK - €1140, LAX - €1395, HNL - €1395, needs to be booked by 27 Jan, see linked post for valid travel periods
- from CPH, IL28SALE - to US reported here, e.g. JFK - Ł804, LAX - Ł1149, HNL - Ł1220, needs to be booked by 27 Jan, see linked post for valid travel periods
- from BRU, IL28SALE - to US reported here, e.g. JFK - Ł1344, LAX - Ł1367, HNL - Ł1465, needs to be booked by 15 Jan, see linked post for valid travel periods
If your question is not answered there, or you want more help, please do post in the Business Class IL28SALE fares: DUB/CPH/BRU to North America thread and join in.
In the rest of this wiki, we keep track of other prices, as well as useful reference information for those planning tier point runs.
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This is a community-maintained wiki post. Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below!
This thread lists attractive tier point (TP) runs under Ł3 per TP grouped within different (departure) geographies
Please note the following:
- Current availability is not guaranteed.
- All prices include taxes.
Please use the following convention when adding tier point runs to this wiki post:
Price per Tier Point | Total Price | Total Tier Points | Route | Booking Classes | Booking Channel | Credit | Notes (if applicable) | Airlines
Please remember to:
- Convert currencies to GBP, rounding to the nearest pound.
- Post full routes and full booking classes.
- Note any restrictions on booking in the Notes section.
North & Central America
Ł0.75/TP | Ł685 | 920TPs | HNL-LAX-MIA-SAP-MIA-LAX-HNL | A/A/I/I/A/A | aa.com | JimmyTheJock | AA
Ł0.78/TP | Ł713 | 920TPs | HNL-LAX-MIA-SAL-MIA-LAX-HNL | A/A/I/I/A/A | aa.com | Filthy Monkey | AA (Updated 29 July '14)
Ł0.78/TP | Ł718 | 920TPs | HNL-LAX-MIA-PTY-MIA-LAX-HNL | A/A/I/I/A/A | aa.com | onobond | AA updated 04 Oct 14
Ł0.96/TP | Ł1080 | 1120TPs | HNL-LAX-MIA-LIM-MIA-LAX-HNL | A/A/I//I/A/A | aa.com | Lorcancoyle
Ł1.01/TP | Ł909 | 920TPs | HNL-LAX-MIA-GCM-MIA-LAX-HNL | A/A/I//I/A/A | aa.com | Pinkcat
Ł1.02/TP | Ł909 | 920TPs | HNL-LAX-MIA-BZE-MIA-LAX-HNL | A/A/I//I/A/A | aa.com | Pinkcat
Ł0.81/TP | Ł504 | 620TPs | PTY-MIA-MCO or LAS -LAX retrun | I/A/A/A/A/I | aa.com | Chris1979 |
Ł0.89/TP | Ł823 | 920TPs | SAL-MIA-LAX-HNL-LAX-MIA-SAL | I/A/A/A/A/I | aa.com | Filthy Monkey | Long layovers | AA (Updated 29 July '14)
Ł1.81/TP | Ł561 | 310TPs | SJU-MIA-LAX-LAS | I/A/P | aa.com | xenole | Itinerary can be reversed for same price/TPs | AA
Ł1.51/TP | Ł1397 | 920TP | SJU-MIA-LAX-HNL-LAX-MIA-SJU | aa.com xenole (Updated 11th Dec 2014) - price seems to be pretty consistent throughout 2015
Ł1.08/TP | Ł335 | 310TPs | PLS-MIA-LAX-SFO | I/A/A | aa.com | abitwild | AA (Updated 29 July '14)
Ł0.93/TP | Ł288 | 310TPs | SFO-LAX-MIA-PLS | A/A/I | aa.com | abitwild | AA (Updated 29 July '14)
Ł1.35/TP | Ł323 | 240TPs | SFO-PHX/LAX-LAS | A/A/A/A | various | AA
Ł1.56/TP | Ł970 | 620TPs | SFO-LAX-MIA-CUN-MIA-LAX-SFO | A/A/I/I/A/A | aa.com | chris1979/courtster | SFO can be changed to LAS for same price/TPs | AA
Ł1.44/TP | Ł534 | 370TPs | SFO - LAX - LAS - MIA - PLS | A/A/A/I | aa.com | theultimateflyer | AA (Updated 31 July '14)
Ł1.05/TP | Ł566 | 540TPs | LAX-CLT-NAS NAS-CLT-LAX | A/A/A/A | chris1979 | US
Ł1.20/TP | Ł505 | 420TPs | PBI - LAX - PBI | P | aa.com | Cymro | AA
Ł1.38/TP | Ł581 | 420TPs | SEA-MIA-SEA | P/P | aa.com | OWBA | AA
Ł1.44/TP | Ł776 | 540TPs | SEA-PHL-DCA-PHL-SEA | A/A/A/A | usairways.com | OWBA | US
Ł1.57/TP | Ł282 | 180TPs | SEA-CLT-ATL-CLT-SEA | K/K/K/K (economy) | usairways.com | OWBA | US
Ł1.27/TP | Ł230 | 180TPs | SEA-PHX-EWR-PHL-SEA | K/K/K/K (economy) | usairways.com | OWBA | US
Ł1.14/TP | Ł205 | 180TPs | SEA-CLT-TPA-CLT-SEA | K/K/K/K (economy) | usairways.com | angatol | US
Ł1.30/TP | Ł353 | 270TPs | SFO-CLT-JFK | A/A | usairways.com | frb98mf | US
Ł0.97/TP | Ł640 | 660TPs | LGA-BOS(or PHL)-PHX-LGB-PHX-BOS(or PHL)-LGA | A/A/A/A/A/A | usairways.com | alexbellamy | US
Ł1.07/TP | Ł640 | 600TPs | LGA-BOS(or PHL)-PHX-LGB LGB-PHX-JFK | A/A/A/A/A | chris1979 | US
Ł0.86/TP until 6 March, Ł0.98/TP after | Ł764 (Ł668 until 6 March) | 780TPs | LGA-PHL-LAX-PHX-LGB-PHX-LAX-CLT-LGA | A/A/A/A/A/A/A/A | hipmunk.com (you can enter exact flight #s using ITA route language; hipmunk loads the flights into usairways.com) | HPN-HRL | US
Ł1.31/TP | Ł784 | 600TPs | JFK-CLT-PHX-SJD-SJD-PHX-JFK | A/A/A/A/A | usairways.com | KARFA | US
Ł0.98/TP | Ł215 | 220TPs | BOS-JFK-DCA-MIA-SJU | A/A/A/I | aa.com | HPN-HRL | Itinerary can be reversed for same price/TPs | AA
Ł1.05/TP | Ł423 | | 400TPs | RIC-DFW-SJU-DFW-RIC | A/I/I/A | wenzlydale | AA
Ł1.51/TP | Ł815 | 540TPs | PDX-PHL-BOS-PHL-PDX | A/A/A/A | usairways.com | OWBA | US
Ł1.76/TP | Ł740 | 420TPs | DFW-ANC-DFW | P/P | aa.com | OWBA | AA
Ł1.04/TP | Ł1001 | 960TPs | YYZ-PHL-PHX-HNL-PHX-PHL-YYZ | A/A/A/A/A/A | matrix | kellytoronto | US
Europe
Ł1.33/TP | Ł319 | 240TPs | JER-LGW-MLA-LGW-JER | J/R/R/J | ba.com | skipcool3 | BA
Ł1.96/TP | Ł471 | 240TPs | JER-LGW-MLA-LGW-JER | I/I/I/I | ba.com | continentalclub | Sat Night Stay | BA
Ł1.62/TP | Ł259 | 160TPs | JER-LGW-AMS-LGW-JER | J/R/R/J | ba.com | joejet | BA
Ł1.66/TP | Ł398 | 240TPs | JER-LGW/LHR-HEL-LHR/LGW-JER | J/R/R/J | ba.com | KARFA | BA
Ł1.98/TP | Ł139 | 70TPs | LHR-DME-LHR | ? | ba.com | stewaran BA
Ł2.14/TP | Ł513 | 240TPs | BOD-LGW//LHR-HEL-LHR//LGW-BOD | I/I/I/I | ba.com | Avnu | BA
Ł2.35/TP | Ł376 | 160TPs | LHR-HEL-LHR | I/I | ba.com | lorcancoyle | BA
Ł1.69/TP | Ł271 | 160TP | LHR-HEL-LHR | I-I| ba.com | Herman ze German| also needs 15.000 Avios to reduce price by Ł100, otherwise Ł2.31/TP | BA
Ł2.26/TP | Ł181 | 80TPs | LGW-JER-LGW | R/R | ba.com | BA
Ł1.55/TP | Ł248 | 160TPs | LGW-MLA-LGW | R/R | ba.com | LDNConsultant | BA
Ł2.49/TP | Ł199 | 80TPs | LGW-AMS-LGW | R/R | ba.com | BA
Ł1.69/TP | Ł270 | 160TPs | LGW-RAK-LGW | I/I | ba.com | nufnuf77 | BA
Ł2.60/TP | Ł104 | 40TPs | LGW-RAK-LGW | O/O | ba.com | lorcancoyle | HBO fare, only midweek, Nov-14 to Mar-15, o/w slightly cheaper at Ł2.45 | BA
Far East, South & Central Asia, Middle East, and Australia
Ł1.59/TP | Ł891 | 560TPs | CTS-HKG-DPS-HKG-CTS | I/I/I/I | cathaypacific.com | TEX277 | CX (overnight connections required)
Ł1.06/TP | Ł594 | 560TPs | TPE-KUL-DEL-KUL-TPE | Z/Z/Z/Z | malaysiaairlines.com | onobond | MH - updated Oct 2014
Ł1.13/TP | Ł400 | 360TPs | TPE-KUL-SIN-KUL-TPE | Z/Z/Z/Z | malaysiaairlines.com | chongcao | MH
Ł1.25/TP | Ł452 | 360TPs | TPE-HKG-SUB-HKG-TPE | I/I/I/I | cathaypacific.com | SinoBritAsia | CX
Ł1.27/TP | Ł457 | 360TPs | TPE-HKG-DPS-HKG-TPE | I/I/I/I | cathaypacific.com | TEX277 | CX
Ł1.27/TP | Ł459 | 360TPs | TPE-KUL-BKK-KUL-TPE | Z/Z/Z/Z | malaysiaairlines.com | onobond | MH - updated Nov 2014
Ł1.32/TP | Ł474 | 360TPs | TPE-HKG-CGK-HKG-TPE | I/I/I/I | cathaypacific.com | TEX277 | CX
Ł1.97/TP | Ł315 | 160TPs | CAN-HKG-TPE-HKG-CAN | I/I/I/I | cathaypacific.com | SinoBritAsia | KA/CX
Ł1.39/TP | Ł471 | 360TPs | SIN-KUL-KTM-KUL-SIN | Z/Z/Z/Z | malaysiaairlines.com | qasr | MH
Ł1.41/TP | Ł476 | 360TPs | SIN-KUL-DEL-KUL-SIN | Z/Z/Z/Z | malaysiaairlines.com | qasr | MH
Ł1.49/TP | Ł504 | 360TPs | SIN-KUL-TPE-KUL-SIN | Z/Z/Z/Z | malaysiaairlines.com | qasr | MH
Ł2.12/TP | Ł309 | 160TPs | SIN-KUL-KCH-KUL-SIN | D/D/D/D | malaysiaairlines.com | qasr | MH
Ł1.81/TP | Ł650 | 360TPs | SIN-KUL-DXB-KUL-SIN | Z/Z/Z/Z | malaysiaairlines.com | Wozza2404 | MH
Ł1.85/TP | Ł740 | 400TPs | BKK-DOH-DWC-DOH-BKK | D/A/A/D | qatarairways.com | Wozza2404 | QR
Ł1.22/TP | Ł442 | 360TPs | DEL-KUL-BKK-KUL-DEL | Z/Z/Z/Z | malaysiaairlines.com | onobond | MH - updated Nov 2014
Ł1.31/TP | Ł736 | 560TPs | DEL-KUL-NRT-KUL-DEL | Z/Z/Z/Z | malaysiaairlines.com | Seshy | MH - updated Oct 2014 ( book by Nov 5th 2014)
Ł1.13/TP | Ł630 | 560TPs | DEL-KUL-PEK-KUL-DEL | Z/Z/Z/Z | malaysiaairlines.com | GinFizz | MH (book by Nov 5th 2014)
Ł1.13/TP | Ł630 | 560TPs | PEK-KUL-KTM-KUL-PEK | Z/Z/Z/Z | malaysiaairlines.com | GinFizz | MH (book by Oct 31st 2014 - but seems to reappear every few months)
Ł0.69/TP | Ł259 | 360TPs | BKK-KUL-TPE-KUL-BKK | Z/Z/Z/Z | malaysiaairlines.com | onobond | MH - updated Nov 2014
Ł0.73/TP | Ł265 | 360TPs | BKK-KUL-DEL-KUL-BKK | Z/Z/Z/Z | malaysiaairlines.com | onobond | MH - updated Nov 2014
Ł1.17/TP | Ł421 | 360TPs | BKK-KUL-NRT-KUL-BKK | Z/Z/Z/Z | malaysiaairlines.com | onobond | MH - updated Nov 2014
Ł1.62/TP | Ł584 | 360TPs | BKK-KUL-DXB-KUL-BKK | Z/J/J/Z | malaysiaairlines.com | chiefwiggumpi | MH
Ł1.65/TP | Ł914 | 560TPs | ICN-KUL-SYD-KUL-ICN | Z/Z/Z/Z | malaysiaairlines.com | armagebedar | SYD can be changed to MEL for same price/TPs | MH
Ł1.59/TP | Ł255 | 160TPs | BEY-AMM-AQJ-AMM-BEY | D/D/D/D | rj.com | DeanB | RJ
South America
Africa
Europe<->North & South America
Ł0.62/TP | Ł778 | 1250TPs | JER-LGW//LHR-JFK-LAX-HNL-PHX-JFK/EWR-LHR-HEL-MAN | J/I/I/A/A/A/I/I/I | BA Call centre | hawklx | book by 4-Dec-14, travel by 3-Jan-15, other restrictions apply | BA/IB/AA/US/AY
Ł0.82/TP | Ł853 | 1020TPs | MAN/NCL-LHR-JFK-LAX-HNL-LAX-JFK-LHR-MAN/NCL | J/I/I/A/A/I/I/J | BA Call centre | Jamier45 and nufnuf77 | book by 4-Dec-14, travel by 3-Jan-15, other restrictions apply | BA/IB/AA/US
Ł0.74/TP | Ł853 | 1160TPs | MAN/NCL-LHR-JFK-PHX-HNL-PHX-JFK-LHR-MAN/NCL | I/I/A/A/A/A/I/I | BA Call centre | Jamier45 and nufnuf77 | Book by 4-Dec-14, travel by 3-Jan-15 | BA/AA/IB/US
Ł1.29/TP | Ł1732 | 1340TPs | DUB-LCY-JFK-PHX-HNL-PHX-JFK-LCY-DUB | J/I/A/P/P/A/I/J | BA call centre | diamond club freeloader | BA/US, exemplar dates 16-20 Jul 2015
Ł1.56/TP | Ł1750 | 1120TPs | DUB-PHL-PHX-HNL-LAX-CLT-DUB | I/A/A/A/A/I | BA call centre | EDIflyer/dutch_122 | US/AA
Ł1.56/TP | Ł1625 | 1040 TP | DUB-LCY-JFK-PHX-LAS-PHX-JFK-LCY//LHR-DUB | J/I/A/A/A/A/I/J | BA or AA | Calchas | Expires 23 Sept 2014
Ł1.88/TP | Ł1449 | 770TPs | DUB-LHR-JFK-LAX-LAS/SFO-JFK-LCY/LHR-BRU | J/I/I/A/I/I/J | BA or AA | Lorcancoyle | BA/AA (#4029)
Ł1.21/TP | Ł1640 | 1360TPs | AMS-HEL-LHR//LCY-JFK-LAX-HNL-LAX-BOS-LHR-HEL-BRU | I/J/I/I/A/A/A/I/I/I | LHR T5 Zone E | Cerebus | AY/BA/AA
Ł1.86/TP | Ł1942 | 1040TPs | AMS-LCY-JFK-LAS-LAX-SFO-JFK-LCY-AMS | J/I/A/A/A/A/I/J | aa.com | LDNConsultant | BA/AA
Ł1.78/TP | Ł1640 | 920TPs | BRU-LHR//LCY-JFK-SEA-JFK-LCY//LHR-BRU | I/I/A/A/I/I | BA call centre | stifle | Sat night stay required | BA/AA
Ł1.85/TP | Ł500 | 270TPs | BRU-PHL-PHX-IAH-CLT-PHL-BRU | R/R/R/R/R/R (US Airways' equivalent of BA O Class) | usairways.com | BA0197 |Sat night stay required/ other ex-EU destinations similarly priced/ Winter Holiday times | US
Ł1.33/TP | Ł1990 | 1500TPs | ARN-HEL-LHR//LCY-JFK-PHX-HNL-PHX-JFK-LCY//LHR-HEL-ARN | I/J/I/A/A/A/A/I/J/I | Agehall | ILR28AP fare | AY/BA/AA/US
Ł1.43/TP | Ł1492 | 1040TPs | MXP-LHR/LCY-JFK-PHX-SEA-PHX-JFK-LCY/LHR-MXP | J/I/A/A/A/A/I/J | aa.com | ringingup | BA/AA
Ł2.18/TP | Ł1349 | 620TPs | PRG-LHR-LCY-JFK-ORD//DCA-JFK-LCY-LHR-PRG | J/I/A/A/I/J | BA call centre | ringingup | BA/AA
Ł2.61/TP | Ł2189 | 790TPs | IST-LHR/LCY-JFK-EZE-MIA-LHR-IST | I/I/I/I/I/I | aa.com | nth_utsera_sth_utsera | BA/AA
Ł2.25/TP | Ł225 | 100TPs | OSL-LHR-JFK//BOS-JFK-LHR-MAN | S/O/O/O/S | ba.com | perthflyer | Book by 19/11/14 for travel up to March 2015. Sat. night stay req. | BA/AA
Europe<-> Far East, South & Central Asia, Middle East, and Australia
Ł2.19/TP | Ł1231 | 560TPs | CDG-DOH-KTM-DOH-CDG | I/I/I/I | qatarairways.com | nth_utsera_sth_utsera | QR
Ł2.25/TP | Ł1255 | 560TPs | DME-DOH-SGN-DOH-DME | I/I/I/I | qatarairways.com | continentalclub | QR
Ł2.73/TP | Ł1257 | 460TPs | GOT-LHR-SIN-BKK-HKG-LHR-GOT | J/I/I/I/I/J | ba.com | lorcancoyle | BA
Africa<->Rest of the World
Ł2.19/TP | Ł1842 | 840TPs | CAI-LHR-JFK-EZE-JFK-LHR-CAI | D/D/D/D/D/D | aa.com | nth_utsera_sth_utsera | Transatlantic must be AA metal | BA/AA
Ł1.67/TP | Ł667 | 400TPs | CAI-DOH-BKK-DOH-CAI | qatarairways.com | Phil the Flyer | ex-CAI via DOH to MXP, FCO, ZRH, FRA all currently available for between GBP1.70 and GBP1.80/TP | QR
Ł2.92/TP | Ł1405 | 480TPs | JNB-SYD-PER-SYD-JNB | R/I/I/R | qantas.com | beardoc | Note that R is premium economy and not business (FARE NOW DEAD)
Upgrading Using Avios (UUA)
Summary guide to bookings which can be upgraded with Avios:
- BA issued tickets (can include other carriers) ^
- TA issued (on BA stock) booking with only BA flights ^
- TA issued (on BA stock) booking with other carriers
- Tickets issued on non-BA stock
Notes
- The ITA Matrix tool cannot be used to book tickets.
- Some TP runs can be booked online at aa.com. Be sure to use the Sort by schedule option in order to locate the exact flights you found on the ITA Matrix tool.
- A guide to using the ITA Matrix tool can be found here.
AA 2,000+ mile routes (210 TPs in F)
DFW - ANC, SJU, HNL
JFK – SEA, LAS, SAN
LAX - BOS, FLL, IAD, MIA, YYZ, HNL, MCO, TPA
MIA – SFO, LAS, SEA, SLC (from March 2015)
ORD – SJU, ANC, HNL
US Airways 2,000+ mile routes (210 TPs in F)
PHX- SJO, BOS, EWR, ANC, HNL, JFK and PHL
PHL- SAN, LAX, LAS, SFO, PHX, PDX and SEA
CLT -SAN, LAX, SFO, PDX, SEA and SMF
DCA - LAS
RDU -LAX
SMF - BWI
There are also once a week flights from CLT to BGI and from ATL to SMF
oneworld Codeshares for the BA LCY-JFK Flights
BA1 - IB4601, AY5401, AA6229, and US7408
BA2 - IB4600, AY5402, AA6228, and US7410
BA3 - IB4685, AY5403, AA6231, and US7409
BA4 - IB4684, AY5404, AA6230, and US7411
To enter into the matrix:
Outbound - BA1, IB4601, AY5401, AA6229, US7408, BA3, IB4685, AY5403, AA6231, US7409
Inbound - BA2, IB4600, AY5402, AA6228, US7410, BA4, IB4684, AY5404, AA6230, US7411
All should earn 210 TPs, but avios earning will differ depending on codeshare booked.
BA/AY short haul+ routes (earn 80 TPs in CE one way)
LHR to Athens (ATH), Bucharest (OTP), Gran Canaria (LPA), Helsinki (HEL), Istanbul (IST), Kiev (KBP), Kos (KGS) due to start May 2015, Larnaca (LCA), Mykonos (JMK), Santonrini (JTR), Sofia (SOF), and St Petersburg (LED).
LGW to Algiers (ALG), Bodrum (BJV) due to start late April 2015, Dalaman (DLM) due to start late April 2015, Fuerteventura (FUE) due to start 13 December 2014 (does not show as a short haul+ route on BAEC calculator but that seems to be an error), Heraklion (HER) due to start late April 2015, Lanzarote (ACE), Larnaca (LCA), Las Palmas (LPA) due to start March 2015, Madeira Funchal (FNC) due to start March 2015, Malta (MLA), Marrakech (RAK), Paphos (PFO), Rhodes (RHO) due to start late April 2015, Tenerife (TFS), Thessaloniki (SKG), and Tirana (TIA).
LCY to Mykonos (JMK) and Santonrini (JTR) - both for June to September 2015.
MAN to Helsinki (HEL) operated by BE for AY.
LGW to Sharm el-Sheikh (SSH) due to start September 2015 - although this route will be flown wil A320 aircraft and CE/ET cabins, as noted here have been advised that it will attract longhaul TPs, so 140 TPs each way in J.
BA Tier Point runs | 2014 master thread
Sep 2, 2014, 7:59 am
#3841
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 159
....A bit like I bought a lottery ticket earlier in the year and only checked it 5.5 months afterwards. It was a nice feeling to think that I could have a winning ticket in the drawer and had the win that would allow me to change careers / do other things. Rather than buying a new ticket every week, I just lived in hope.
Sep 2, 2014, 7:59 am
#3842
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: TLV/ATH/LON/EZE/NYC/UIP
Programs: BA*GGL, A3*G, AF*P, VS*S
Posts: 1,011
I already have JFK-LAX-JFK around existing commitments in Los Angeles and New York. I can squeeze in SFO from LAX of course. I need to hit most of the other cities at some point during the rest of the trip.
NYC is a natural hub for me to do this, as I have a place to sleep and leave stuff, so can do day and overnight trips on hand luggage from there, extensive AA/US network, 3 airports to depart from...
The question is whether there are any crafty routings and good value fares to eke out the extra TPs I need, without breaking the bank. In the past I did cheeky doglegs via ATL and such.
If not, I usually just burn Avios on my US domestics, as the redemption rate, availability and $2.50 tax/fee are superb. With OWE and TSA Pre, I don't need any of the benefits of AA First - not even the seat really, if it's a short flight and I have an exit row (and a lot of the time it's one-cabin service anyway).
Sep 2, 2014, 8:09 am
#3843
Ambassador, British Airways; FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Leeds, UK
Programs: BA GGL/CCR, GfL, HH Diamond
Posts: 42,879
I love the game. And I want it. And I want it now. And I was joking that it might fill the inner void (though the therapists always doubted that). CCR didnt fill it. So I am telling myself that if I get GGLCCRfL, I will be happy. Given that's a few years off, the disappointing realisation that it's has not filled the void is not around the corner and I can live in hope.
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Bit of a long reply but you asked for it - that's my BAEC life story so far as it currently stands.
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Bit of a long reply but you asked for it - that's my BAEC life story so far as it currently stands.
All I can think about now is filling chris1979's inner void!
Sep 2, 2014, 8:16 am
#3844
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: BHX
Programs: BA GGL CCR GfL, SQ Gold, Hyatt Glob, HH Diamond, Marriott Plat, Cafe Nero Loyalty Card (7 Stamps)
Posts: 7,325
Interesting. Thanks for the explaination.
I'm a bit different in that I do fly quite a lot. Mostly in long haul J through work, which allows me to generally upgrade to F a few days before using Avios and therefore the CCR card doesn't particularly interest me. When travelling with my family there are 4 of us so even with a CCR card it would still only get us into GF (one GGL and one GCH) as my guesting prvilieges for the CCR wouldn't cover us. As such, I covet GGL much more than the CCR card.
I had a similar situation where I was only 1k TPs shy of 5k last year, and could have made a run, but I figured with the uncertainty of travel in my industry it was better to stop flying at 4k, and push all my upcoming trips into my new TP year. That way I'll hit GGL by January (my year starts in August), and I'll have 20 months of GGL status; ample time to play those Jokers.
I've never done a 100% TP run, but I will play with routings to maximise TPs. I'm also flexible with most of my work trip dates and so I can use "good TP fares" for work trips quite often (in fact I've just bought one of the Ł740 BKK-DOH-DWC returns for a work trip).
Anyway, was just curious about people's reasoning behind it all.
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I'm a bit different in that I do fly quite a lot. Mostly in long haul J through work, which allows me to generally upgrade to F a few days before using Avios and therefore the CCR card doesn't particularly interest me. When travelling with my family there are 4 of us so even with a CCR card it would still only get us into GF (one GGL and one GCH) as my guesting prvilieges for the CCR wouldn't cover us. As such, I covet GGL much more than the CCR card.
I had a similar situation where I was only 1k TPs shy of 5k last year, and could have made a run, but I figured with the uncertainty of travel in my industry it was better to stop flying at 4k, and push all my upcoming trips into my new TP year. That way I'll hit GGL by January (my year starts in August), and I'll have 20 months of GGL status; ample time to play those Jokers.
I've never done a 100% TP run, but I will play with routings to maximise TPs. I'm also flexible with most of my work trip dates and so I can use "good TP fares" for work trips quite often (in fact I've just bought one of the Ł740 BKK-DOH-DWC returns for a work trip).
Anyway, was just curious about people's reasoning behind it all.
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Sep 2, 2014, 9:04 am
#3846
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: London
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold & GGL & CCR, HH Diam, Bonvoy Titanium, IHG Spire, Tastecard
Posts: 7,549
OT alert
ha. just googled it. My immidate thought was the Bond bad guy with the white cat and "ONE million dollars".
ha!
I was just answering the question with clearly some time to hand to answer it (someone at work today quoted Churchill today (apparently) in saying "I apologise for the length of this letter but I do not have the time to write a shorter one".
Yes, upping the dosage helps. Thank BA for Lifetime status!
equally interesting. I do not have a family which means I probably have more time to spend on planes (plus am spending less Łs on nappies than some of my friends) and guesting isn't usually an issue either. Someone I know who travels A LOT with work has just started to fly via Eastcoast when he needs to be on the Westcoast to bag the extra 210 TPs after I explained it all to him.
I equally could have / should have deferred additional runs into the next membership year and earn GGL over 2 years but the addict in me wants it NOW so going for CCR (and thus instant GGL) was more appealing than having to wait (can you imagine) until I hit 3,000 in the next year (even if a run or two early on could have achieved that). (As said though, am tempted to swap to that tactic for Project "CCR 2016" rather than be in an annual "race to CCR".
LOL.
I was just answering the question with clearly some time to hand to answer it (someone at work today quoted Churchill today (apparently) in saying "I apologise for the length of this letter but I do not have the time to write a shorter one".
Yes, upping the dosage helps. Thank BA for Lifetime status!
Interesting. Thanks for the explaination.
I'm a bit different in that I do fly quite a lot. Mostly in long haul J through work, which allows me to generally upgrade to F a few days before using Avios and therefore the CCR card doesn't particularly interest me. When travelling with my family there are 4 of us so even with a CCR card it would still only get us into GF (one GGL and one GCH) as my guesting prvilieges for the CCR wouldn't cover us. As such, I covet GGL much more than the CCR card.
I had a similar situation where I was only 1k TPs shy of 5k last year, and could have made a run, but I figured with the uncertainty of travel in my industry it was better to stop flying at 4k, and push all my upcoming trips into my new TP year. That way I'll hit GGL by January (my year starts in August), and I'll have 20 months of GGL status; ample time to play those Jokers.
I've never done a 100% TP run, but I will play with routings to maximise TPs. I'm also flexible with most of my work trip dates and so I can use "good TP fares" for work trips quite often (in fact I've just bought one of the Ł740 BKK-DOH-DWC returns for a work trip).
Anyway, was just curious about people's reasoning behind it all.
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I'm a bit different in that I do fly quite a lot. Mostly in long haul J through work, which allows me to generally upgrade to F a few days before using Avios and therefore the CCR card doesn't particularly interest me. When travelling with my family there are 4 of us so even with a CCR card it would still only get us into GF (one GGL and one GCH) as my guesting prvilieges for the CCR wouldn't cover us. As such, I covet GGL much more than the CCR card.
I had a similar situation where I was only 1k TPs shy of 5k last year, and could have made a run, but I figured with the uncertainty of travel in my industry it was better to stop flying at 4k, and push all my upcoming trips into my new TP year. That way I'll hit GGL by January (my year starts in August), and I'll have 20 months of GGL status; ample time to play those Jokers.
I've never done a 100% TP run, but I will play with routings to maximise TPs. I'm also flexible with most of my work trip dates and so I can use "good TP fares" for work trips quite often (in fact I've just bought one of the Ł740 BKK-DOH-DWC returns for a work trip).
Anyway, was just curious about people's reasoning behind it all.
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I equally could have / should have deferred additional runs into the next membership year and earn GGL over 2 years but the addict in me wants it NOW so going for CCR (and thus instant GGL) was more appealing than having to wait (can you imagine) until I hit 3,000 in the next year (even if a run or two early on could have achieved that). (As said though, am tempted to swap to that tactic for Project "CCR 2016" rather than be in an annual "race to CCR".
LOL.
Sep 2, 2014, 11:13 am
#3848
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 4,964
In case anyone is wondering whether US is still posting full Y TPs, I did SEA-CLT-TPA r/t over the long weekend. SEA-CLT and CLT-TPA in discount US Y both posted as full Y (70+20).
Sep 2, 2014, 1:13 pm
#3849
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: NCL
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 484
It's funny, when I explained an immediate turnaround TP run to a colleague she asked me "What are you running from?". I still can't answer that...
Sep 2, 2014, 1:16 pm
#3850
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: UK
Programs: BA S, VS S, SQ G, HH D, IHG D/A, Marriott G, Radisson G, Hertz PC
Posts: 3,945
Sep 2, 2014, 3:01 pm
#3851
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Wild Wiltshire
Programs: Demoted to gold, Cats protection
Posts: 3,455
chris1979 looked like a lot of dates for HNL-BZE HNL-GCM
I looked at others like PTY and a couple of other places I wouldnt want to go to on my own, if you are plotting a quick flit in this direction, let me know if you want a travel companion!
I looked at others like PTY and a couple of other places I wouldnt want to go to on my own, if you are plotting a quick flit in this direction, let me know if you want a travel companion!
Sep 2, 2014, 6:06 pm
#3852
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Switzerland/West Coast
Programs: BAEC Gold, Amex Platinum
Posts: 215
PSA: US Discounted Economy no longer earning any Tier Points
Considering "Economy (discounted)" is no longer a valid option for US Airways on the BA Avios/TP calculator, I decided to call BAEC and ask about it. According to the phone rep I got, flying in US discounted economy no longer earns you any Tier Points at all. The rep thought once the brand change to American was complete, that would probably change again, but didn't know anything more specific.
So, just a heads-up for those who had planned to exploit full fare TP's for US discounted economy: The bonanza is over.
So, just a heads-up for those who had planned to exploit full fare TP's for US discounted economy: The bonanza is over.
Sep 2, 2014, 7:12 pm
#3853
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: London
Posts: 17,007
... Why oh why did you do that?
BA thinks (until someone flags this for review now that OWBA has brought the matter to their attention) that "Full fare" currently includes: B, E, G, H, K, L, M, N, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, Y—i.e., every economy fare bucket available for public sale.
BA thinks (until someone flags this for review now that OWBA has brought the matter to their attention) that "Full fare" currently includes: B, E, G, H, K, L, M, N, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, Y—i.e., every economy fare bucket available for public sale.
Last edited by Calchas; Sep 2, 2014 at 7:18 pm
Sep 2, 2014, 8:15 pm
#3855
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Switzerland/West Coast
Programs: BAEC Gold, Amex Platinum
Posts: 215
Might be related to when you bought the tickets? They were saying the change was a very recent thing.
Would be nice to be wrong about this one. SEA-CLT-ATL return was 180 TP at 1.57Ł/TP if that's still available.
Would be nice to be wrong about this one. SEA-CLT-ATL return was 180 TP at 1.57Ł/TP if that's still available.
Last edited by OWBA; Sep 2, 2014 at 8:28 pm
