Originally Posted by
VirginSkies99
If I put these in the miles calculator will it accurately reflect the tier points he will get? I estimated over 500? Or is it different if u use RTW?
For BA tier points in business class it doesn't matter whether you bought a single, return, or RTW fare for the flights. But note that BA give different TP for BA flights than flights on other airlines, so ensure you put the airline into the BA TP calculator to get the right answer.
The BA TP calculator is down at the moment but by my reckoning he'll get 560TP. So even a trivial amount of additional previous flying will put him at BAEC Silver after this. Of course he'll have BAEC silver-like lounge benefits on his J ticket so he'll have the experience from the start of this trip.