Originally Posted by
BA707
How old was that thread/post? Even trawling back to the 2014 archive the absolute cheapest is around £0.60/TP and that was when US domestic F earnt 210TP.
These days the only 210TP is a 3-class F between JFK-LAX/SFO with other 2000mi+ 2-class routes earning 140TP.
This makes it a lot harder and even at £1/TP, those deals are rare.
Assuming you've budgeted around £600 (1500 x 0.40), it would be a push to retain/gain Silver.
This is a good reference on what some people have spent to earn/keep Gold
BA Gold for 4379USD
Good Luck!
I think the absolute cheapest TP runs at the moment are AUH-CMB-CGK on MH. 560TP for ~£485 so about £0.87/TP.
You would still have to position to AUH and get your 4 flights + another 40TP for silver.
Alternatively, do it 3x for 1680TP, for £1455 for gold. Would still need positioning though.