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Welcome to the thread — please read the wiki first as it contains lots of information which may answer your question. We keep track of other prices, as well as useful reference information for those planning tier point runs.

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  • from DUB to US IJN8S4Z1 reported here, e.g. JFK - €1,074, MIA - €1,119, LAS - €1,224, LAX - €1,296, HNL - €1,623, needs to be booked by 2 February, for outbound travel over Easter and summer 2016, see linked post for details
  • from DUB to US ILN8S4Z1 reported here, e.g. JFK - €920, MIA - €958, LAS - €1,048, LAX - €1,110, needs to be booked by 2 February, for outbound travel over November and Christmas & New Year 2016, see linked post for details

  • from DUB to US ILR28AP reported here, e.g. JFK - €1,538, MIA - €1,601, LAS - €1,751, LAX - €1,854, HNL - €1,834, this is an advanced purchase fare so no book by deadline, no stopovers, see linked post for details
  • from DUB to US ILN8S4E1 reported here, e.g. JFK - €1,538, MIA - €1,601, LAS - €1,751, LAX - €1,854, HNL - €1,834, this is an advanced purchase fare so no book by deadline, allows stopovers for €75, see linked post for details

  • from CPH to US ILR21AP reported here, e.g. JFK - £890, MIA - £1,132, ORD - £942, LAX - £1,277, HNL - £1,361, this is an advanced purchase fare so no book by deadline, no stopovers, see linked post for details
  • from CPH to US ILN2S4E1 reported here, JFK - £890, MIA - £1,132, ORD - £942, LAX - £1,277, HNL - £1,361, this is an advanced purchase fare so no book by deadline, allows stopovers for €75, see linked post for details

  • ILN2S4Z1 from OSL to HNL (19.5k/21.5k NOK (£1,520/£1,675) via. LON or via. HEL & LON)
    PERMITTED 23NOV 15 THROUGH 28NOV 15 OR 22DEC 15 THROUGH
    01JAN 16 OR 27MAR 16 THROUGH 31MAR 16 ON THE OUTBOUND
    TRANSATLANTIC SECTOR.

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This thread lists attractive tier point (TP) runs under £3 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:

Date fare checked | 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.
  • List in order of price per tier point within the relevant departure area.

From Europe
17DEC | £0.75/TP | £909 | 1200 | DUB-LHR-JFK-PHX-HNL-PHX-JFK-LHR-DUB | I/I/A/A/A/A/I/I | aa.com | perthflyer | BA AA
30JUL | £0.93/TP | £335 | 360 | JER-LGW-SSH-LGW-JER | J/I/I/J | ba.com | dom462 | CE | BA
01 NOV | £0.99/TP | £1343 | 1360 | CPH-HEL-LHR-JFK-PHX-HNL-PHX-JFK-LHR-HEL-CPH | I/I/I/A/P/P/A/I/I/I | ITA Matrix | MrMutton
19 AUG | £1.01/TP | £1,375 (1938 EUR) | 1360 | DUB-HEL-LON-JFK-PHX-HNL-PHX-JFK-LHR-HEL-DUB | IIIAAAAIII | OttoMH | J/F | AY BA AA
16 AUG | £1.22/TP | £1,675 (21.5k NOK) | 1360 | OSL-HEL-LON-JFK-PHX-HNL-PHX-JFK-LHR-HEL-OSL | IIIAAAAIII | OttoMH | J/F | AY BA AA
16 AUG | £1.27/TP | £1,518 (19.5k NOK) | 1200 | OSL-LON-JFK-PHX-HNL-PHX-JFK-LHR-OSL | IIAAAAII | OttoMH | J/F | BA AA
14AUG | £1.31/TP | £470 | 360 | OSL-HEL-AGP-HEL-OSL | I-I-I-I | ITA | Flythe96flag | SH J cabin + possible red-eye (!) | AY
04 SEP | £1.31/TP | £1,220 (1681 EUR) | 910 | DME-MAD-JFK-LAX-MIA-MAD-DME | all in I | iberia.com | henkybaby | J | BA AA IB | works till 6/16 so far
23AUG | £1.34/TP | £1148 | 860 | DUB-PHL-PHX-LAS-PHX-JFK-LHR,LCY-DUB | I/P/P/P/P/I/I | ticketed on aa.com | megaloman | AA & BA (UD on 747 JFK-LHR)
17AUG | £1.67/TP | £1408 |840 |BHX-JFK-PHX-LAS & back | I-A-A-A-A-I | aa.com |Swiss Tony | AA ski slope bed on TATL | AA
26JUL | £1.81/TP | £72.70 | 40 | MAD-FRA | Z | lan.com | Prospero | 787 flat bed | LA
23NOV | £1.89/TP | £377 | 200 | DUB-LHR-MAD-SVQ r/t | I-I-I-I-I-I | ITA | Lorcancoyle | IM0B IB DUB to SVQ | BA and IB flights (I2 for domestic under IB code), random dates in December available, A340 on some dates (helpfully pointed out by Temps that domestic Spain is only 20 TPs)
17 AUG | £1.89/TP | £1818 | 960 | OSL-LON-KUL//SIN-SYD/SYD-PER/PER-SYD-SIN/SIN-LHR-OSL | BugAlugs | J | BA QF | INCSALE ended 14thSep - (Applied GUF via TA (moves J to F on BA longhaul and scores 1260 TPS in total)
31 DEC | £1.91/TP | £1220 | 640 | AMS-LHR-MIA-SCL // EZE-JFK-LHR-BCN | J/I/I-I/I/J | AA.com | nufnuf77 (can also return to LHR for £20 less but 40TP less
13NOV | £2.56/TP | £410 | 160 | LHR-HEL | ? | BA.com | Lorcancoyle | wide open as flight+hotel, can reduce with TCB cash back | BA
1JAN | £1.85/TP | £444 | 240 | JER-LGW/LHR-HEL | J/I/I/J | ITA Matrix | flatlander | Available most weekends first half of 2016, fare IM0R
24NOV | £1.91/TP | £765.00 | 400 | BUD-DOH-SHJ | I/A/I/A | QR.com | Wozza2404 | A320 | QR
7DEC | £2.24/TP | £942 | 420 | MAD-MIA-SXM-CLT-JFK-LHR | I/I/I/A/I | ticketed on aa.com | megaloman | other routings possible earning more TPs could have lower the price with added LHR-CDG leg to £865 (£2.06/TP)
22JAN | £2.29/TP | £640 | 280 | FCO-CMB-FCO | I/I | book on SriLankan website | theultimateflyer

From North, Central and South America
31JUL | £0.39/TP | £484 | 1240 | HNL-LAX-BOS-MIA-BAQ-MIA-PHL-LAX-HNL | AAAIIAAA | ITA Matrix | Pawel Siewko | AA
16OCT | £0.55/TP | £298.50 | 540 | JFK-LAX-DEN-LAX-JFK | P-P-P-P | aa.com | Calum | AA A321t F seat between JFK & LAX (FARE GONE)
16JUL | £0.57/TP | £554 | 980 | LAX-LAS-PHX-PHL-CLT-TPA-MIA-PTY-MIA-PHL-PHX-LAS-LAX | PPPPPPIIPPPP | aa.com | Airprox | AA + US
27JUL | £0.80/TP | £15.94 | 20 | VVC-BOG-MDE | A | lan.com | JohnnyColombia | A is economy on LA | LA
08NOV | £0.84/TP | £772.50 | 920 | KOA-LAX-CLT-SJU-CLT-LAX-KOA | AAIIAA | aa.com | Lappe | Same day turnarounds available
30SEP | £0.87/TP | £808.00 | 920 | BOG-MIA-LAX-HNL-LAX-MIA-BOG | I-P-P-P-P-I | aa.com | JohnnyColombia | No comments
20SEP | £1.00/TP | £663.20 | 660 | LGA-BOS-LAX-PHX-LAX-BOS-LGA | P-P-P-P-P-P | americanairlines.co.uk | njf63 | TCON on 737 so not too comfortable but good availability next Mar/Apr
21AUG | £1.05 | £253 | 240 | BOS-PHL-PIT-PHL-BOS | PPPP | aa.com | Simon Schus | AA op by US
02NOV | £1.27/TP | £1250 | 980 | MCO-MIA-LAX-HNL | A | AA | Mr 1A
05AUG | £1.37/TP | £578 | 420 | LAS-PHL-LAS | A/P | aa.com | Lucanesque | First | AA op by US
28JUL | £1.43/TP | £400 | 280 | SCL-IPC-SCL | Z | lan.com - Chilean version | moonman85 | 787 flat bed | LAN
06NOV | £1.67/TP | £66.00 | 40 | JFK-YYZ | Z | tam.com.br | frb98mf | Fifth Freedom flight every Wed/Fri/Sun, 767 flat bed
13NOV | £1.06/TP | £705 | 660 | RIC-CLT-PHL-PHX-PHL-CLT-RIC | A | AA.com | wenzlydale | 2 trips this year - mixture of A320s and B757s not a lot of food offered but all the G&Ts you could wish for
07JAN|£1.24/TP | £668 | 540 | SEA-MIA-ATL-CLT-SEA | P/P/P/P | aa.com | EsherFlyer | 24h transcon bounce. All I could fit in...

From Middle East, Asia and Australasia
18AUG | £1.25/TP | £440.00 | 360 | BKK-KUL-ICN Return | Z | www.malaysiaairlines.com | Wozza2404 | A330 Angle Flat for long haul sectors | MH
12OCT | £1.68/TP | £1,546 | 920 | TLV-MAD-LHR-JFK-LAX-JFK-LHR-MAD-TLV | I/I/I/I/I/I/I | iberia.com | frb98mf | Business (bonus: A330/A340 on the TLV legs!) | IB
24NOV | £1.43/TP | £803 | 560 | CTS-HKG-DPS-HKG-CTS | I/I/I/I | cathaypacific.com | zeltergiset | One 24hr+ stopover in HKG allowed | CX
06JAN | £1.86/TP | £856 | 460 | HND-HKG-DPS-HKG-CTS | I/I/I/I | cathaypacific.com | Gastrocnemius | One 24hr+ stopover in HKG allowed | CX
11JAN | £1.26/TP | £707 | 560 | KTM-KUL-TPE-KUL-KTM | D/D/D/D | malaysiaairlines.com | zeltergiset | MH
11JAN | £1.68/TP | £940 | 560 | TPE-KUL-KTM-KUL-TPE | D/D/D/D | malaysiaairlines.com | zeltergiset | MH

From Africa
11AUG | £0.89/TP | £748 | 840 | ACC-LHR-MIA-LAX-MIA-LHR-ACC | I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I | iberia call centre | njf63 | CW / AA J | IB
15NOV | £2.00/TP | £1200 | 600 | CPT-DOH-JFK-DOH-CPT | I/I/I/I | QR Website | Calum | QR J on the B788/A350 & 46hrs of flying | QR

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Need a year-end TP run (ex-LON) to make / retain status?

Some tips for searching for the year-end TP run for newcomers, the below is indicative only, but hopefully provides a bit of guidance for relatively straightforward runs ex-LON. Prospero's guide to using ITA matrix in post 3 (here along with these ideas, might come in handy. Feel free to share results, problems or general questions in the thread as these may not always work and there might be better deals out there...

For overnight trips remember to check BA and Iberia for their flights and hotel option as well, can get hotel for almost no extra cost at times

Need 80 TPs or less
Club Europe return somewhere close by is best - DUB, AMS and JER usually cheapest. AMS and JER easier than DUB for an immediate turnaround. The BA.com low fare finder can be very useful.

If you need as few as 45 TPs you might consider booking economy flights and hoping for a proactive online upgrade offer - but they're not guaranteed to materialise (so not one if you have no more time left in your TP collection year)

Or a slightly more interesting fun run

Need 85-120 TPs
Iberia flights via MAD to regional Spanish airports will get you 120 TPs as the domestic Spanish flights are 20 TPs in business. Under £300 including hotel can be available. Check BIO, GRX, VLC, BCN, SVQ etc. Example here

Need 125-160 TPs
Take a look at the shorthaul plus routes earning 80 TPs each way in business listed in the first post (here) MLA, IST, HEL and RAK are usually available. If time sensitive take a look at BA flight and hotel option to HEL, where you can usually get the last BA flight out on a Saturday, airport hotel and first return Sunday for well under £500.

Alternative options include positioning to JER and flying JER-LGW-XXX (AMS usually works well and avoids switching airports)

Need more than 160 TPs
You'll most likely be heading north then - OSL or VLL via HEL will get you 240 TPs, as will JER-LGW/LHR-HEL e.g. LHR-HEL-OSL for £520
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Old Mar 17, 2015, 5:18 am
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LGW-FUE-LGW, April 2015, ba.com, I/I, 160TPs, £286 with Diamond Club discount. £1.78/TP, and no messing around.
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Old Mar 17, 2015, 6:02 am
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Originally Posted by ExpatSomchai

Example CAI-BKK £535 First/Business]
TP run material or not, that's a very good fare.
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Old Mar 17, 2015, 6:57 am
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QR CAI-DOH

Originally Posted by mikeday1983
The CAI-DOH will be booked as First, giving you 60TP
QR is selling this route as three class service on some days, so if you book into Business you will indeed get 40TPs.
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Old Mar 17, 2015, 8:33 am
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Originally Posted by Calchas

Obviously if someone wants to retain me on a permanent basis to provide TP run advice I am open to the idea
is this compatible with the retainer we have in place?
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Old Mar 17, 2015, 10:09 am
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Originally Posted by mikeday1983
The CAI-DOH will be booked as First, giving you 60TP
Odd because I thought the threshold was 2000kms - CAI to DOH is circa 2040kms.
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Old Mar 17, 2015, 10:16 am
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Originally Posted by msm2000uk
Odd because I thought the threshold was 2000kms - CAI to DOH is circa 2040kms.
Its 2000 miles and there is a margin of error, seemingly on the side of the airline in most instances.
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Old Mar 17, 2015, 10:52 am
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Originally Posted by chris1979
is this compatible with the retainer we have in place?
I'm afraid you've been outbidded
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Old Mar 17, 2015, 3:04 pm
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Hello,

Thanks for everyone's help in this thread.

Booked on the following: -

DUB - LHR
LCY - JFK
JFK - MIA
MIA - MCO

AUS - ORD
ORD - JFK
JFK - LCY
LHR - DUB

For £1770 and 760 TP's (780 with the positioning flights) or 2.32 a TP. Not earth shattering but £1000 chaeper than going direct from LGW so that's a saving for the company on cost any how.

Booked on AA.com, how can I allocate seats on the BA sectors?

Exec # has been added to the booking but nothing on ba.com or by searching for the locator.
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Old Mar 17, 2015, 6:24 pm
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Have I calculated TP of 140+210+210+90=650 correctly for this itinerary? How will ticketing on BA.com mess up the TP for this as compared to AA.com or usairways.com?

Fare for 1 adult
Fare 1: Carrier AA IR14AP DUB to PHL (rules)
Passenger type ADT, round trip fare, booking code I
Covers DUB-PHL (Business)

£689.50
Fare 2: Carrier AA GB21ZNH1 PHL to SFO (rules)
Passenger type ADT, round trip fare, booking code P
Covers PHL-SFO (First)

£339.52
Fare 3: Carrier AA GB21ZNH1 SFO to PHL (rules)
Passenger type ADT, round trip fare, booking code P
Covers SFO-PHL (First)

£339.52
Fare 4: Carrier AA WKW3UKJB PHL to LON (rules)
Passenger type ADT, round trip fare, booking code W
Covers PHL-LHR (Premium economy)

£417.17
USDA APHIS Fee (XA)

£3.40
US Immigration Fee (XY)

£4.70
US Customs Fee (YC)

£3.70
Irish Passenger Charge (UP)

£9.10
Ireland Inspection Pre Clearance Charge (UQ)

£5.60
AA YR surcharge (YR)

£104.00
US International Arrival Tax (US)

£12.00
US September 11th Security Fee (AY)

£7.60
US International Departure Tax (US)

£12.00
US Passenger Facility Charge (XF)

£3.10
Subtotal per passenger

£1,951.20
Number of passengers

x1
Subtotal For 1 adult

£1,951.20


This ticket is non-refundable.
Changes to this ticket will incur a penalty fee.

Fare Construction (can be useful to travel agents)
DUB AA X/PHL M 1101.33IR14AP AA SFO 542.32GB21ZNH1 AA X/PHL 542.32GB21ZNH1 AA LON M 666.34WKW3UKJB NUC 2852.31 END ROE 0.878934 XT 9.10UP 5.60UQ 3.70YC 4.70XY 3.40XA 24.00US 7.60AY 104.00YR 3.10XF PHL4.50
Total Airfare & Taxes

£1,951.20
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Old Mar 18, 2015, 12:34 am
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From the calculator on BA.com the first three TPs are showing as correct (assuming the calculator is!) However, is the PHL/LHR on BA or is it actually AA? The reason I ask is because I am not sure if AA have PE - there is another thread about this at the moment - and PE is not showing for AA on the calculator. I would also check the planned aircraft on the DUB/PHL route and what the busines product is like.

Also, do you have to visit PHL or is this just the connecting option? I would also look to return to DUB rather than end in LHR as this price seems quite high, and is actually just over £3/TP (by £1.20 in total)

Edit. Other thread mentioned is one you started in any case.

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Old Mar 18, 2015, 6:30 am
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I guess this is a very relevant issue for the exCAI QR deals which get posted on here:

Egypt Visa-On-Arrival Gone For Individual Travelers On May 15, 2015
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Old Mar 18, 2015, 6:45 am
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Originally Posted by KARFA
I guess this is a very relevant issue for the exCAI QR deals which get posted on here:

Egypt Visa-On-Arrival Gone For Individual Travelers On May 15, 2015
That's very likely to take those out of future consideration for me.
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Old Mar 18, 2015, 8:49 am
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Originally Posted by KARFA
I guess this is a very relevant issue for the exCAI QR deals which get posted on here:

Egypt Visa-On-Arrival Gone For Individual Travelers On May 15, 2015
Their economy is in the doldrums and they do this? Idiots.
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Old Mar 18, 2015, 8:51 am
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Originally Posted by Blueboys999
That's very likely to take those out of future consideration for me.
That wont matter if you are just transferring to another flight, surely?
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Old Mar 18, 2015, 10:21 am
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Originally Posted by mikeday1983
That wont matter if you are just transferring to another flight, surely?
That remains to be seen I suppose but in the past I've found that BA positioning flights from the UK don't fit in well with that and always require an overnight in CAI. I haven't explored this point in detail but I suspect that's also largely the case from other EU start points.

In most cases it's the same going in the other direction.
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