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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
Mar 8, 2013, 3:11 pm
#677
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Thanks, Luckies71. May be making a booking this weekend before the current sale offer ends 
Mar 8, 2013, 3:18 pm
#678
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BA Tier Point runs | 2013 master thread
No Problem! Good to know that i could helped you with your booking.
Mar 8, 2013, 3:40 pm
#679
Join Date: Sep 2007
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Probably pushing it as a TP run, but on the A380 including the inaugural if you wish:
FCO-LHR-HKG-CGK-HKG-LHR-FCO for £1930, netting 640TP's at £3.01 and ~40k avios for silver/golds
FCO-LHR-HKG-CGK-HKG-LHR-FCO for £1930, netting 640TP's at £3.01 and ~40k avios for silver/golds
Mar 8, 2013, 4:34 pm
#680
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My first TP run - advice/help needed
Hi everyone. I'm a Tier-run newbie. Going to be in DFW for work in April - with a couple of days to kill 19-21st before having to end up in NYC to start work on the 21st/22nd April. Having never done one before, can anyone help me with what would be the most cost effective way to score 1000+ points to retain my gold in those 2 days? Happy to stopover and see a new place too, so a run with an interesting destination could be nice. Thanks in advance!
I travel loads for work but with new travel policies in place at my work, I have to travel el cheapo and hence not racking up enough tier points. I'm on 300 TPs and will probably have another 100 with this trip. So need to get about 1100-1200 points
I travel loads for work but with new travel policies in place at my work, I have to travel el cheapo and hence not racking up enough tier points. I'm on 300 TPs and will probably have another 100 with this trip. So need to get about 1100-1200 points
Mar 9, 2013, 1:50 am
#681
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Hi everyone. I'm a Tier-run newbie. Going to be in DFW for work in April - with a couple of days to kill 19-21st before having to end up in NYC to start work on the 21st/22nd April. Having never done one before, can anyone help me with what would be the most cost effective way to score 1000+ points to retain my gold in those 2 days? Happy to stopover and see a new place too, so a run with an interesting destination could be nice. Thanks in advance!
I travel loads for work but with new travel policies in place at my work, I have to travel el cheapo and hence not racking up enough tier points. I'm on 300 TPs and will probably have another 100 with this trip. So need to get about 1100-1200 points
I travel loads for work but with new travel policies in place at my work, I have to travel el cheapo and hence not racking up enough tier points. I'm on 300 TPs and will probably have another 100 with this trip. So need to get about 1100-1200 points
Mar 9, 2013, 7:30 am
#682
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What I did was position DFW - SJU 19 April
SJU - MIA - LAX - HNL 20 April
HNL - LAX - MIA - SJU 21 April
SJU - NYC 22 April
Help!?
Mar 9, 2013, 9:04 am
#683
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Maybe the cheap fares are sold out on some legs for the 20th?
I can get £812 on aa.com but that is leaving SJU on the 18th (for the 19th the fare is up to £1324)
Good luck!^
Regards
TBS
Mar 9, 2013, 9:59 am
#684
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And of course, if you opt for the direct DFW-SJU flight it is also > 2,000 miles so generates 210 TPs instead of the 120 TPs for the two sector via Miami.
Mar 9, 2013, 11:18 am
#686
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Mar 9, 2013, 12:03 pm
#687
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Mar 9, 2013, 12:20 pm
#688
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Mar 9, 2013, 1:58 pm
#689
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How does someone book something like the following? The AA site only allows 6 flights and this is 9
LUX-LHR-MIA-LAX-HNL | I/I/A/A | £1685 return | aa.com | 1200 TPs | £1.40/TP | BugAlugs
LUX-LHR-MIA-LAX-HNL | I/I/A/A | £1685 return | aa.com | 1200 TPs | £1.40/TP | BugAlugs
Mar 9, 2013, 2:06 pm
#690
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SJU (and others like STT, SXM) seems like a good destination, but you may not get all the points in a single run. LAS-SJU can be routed LAS-LAX-MCO-MIA-SJU and from SJU you can get to NYC on a similar fare (no 210TP segment afaik). That would minimize the amount of flying but would leave you short some TPs. You can try to nest SJU-LAS-SJU into the whole thing but time might be too tight.