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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
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Apr 6, 2013, 5:36 am
#827
Join Date: Oct 2011
Programs: BAEC Gold, HHonors Diamond, IHG DIamond
Posts: 458
Hoping some of the experts on here can help me with my ex-eu trip I'm planning. Looking at a few days in Seattle (and possibly Vancouver added on)
LHR-BRU-LHR/ LCY-JFK-SEA/ SEA-LHR-BRU-LHR
This way I get to try BA001 (something I've been wanting to do since it started), but on the return I get the convenience of the 747 return straight to LHR hopefully with a nice quiet UD seat.
What I wanted to check was firstly whether anyone had any better suggestions in terms of maximising earnings and the experience? And secondly advice on any better ways of working the internal flight (JFK-SEA) which is showing up as Business class on an AA 737.
Thanks in advance ^
LHR-BRU-LHR/ LCY-JFK-SEA/ SEA-LHR-BRU-LHR
This way I get to try BA001 (something I've been wanting to do since it started), but on the return I get the convenience of the 747 return straight to LHR hopefully with a nice quiet UD seat.
What I wanted to check was firstly whether anyone had any better suggestions in terms of maximising earnings and the experience? And secondly advice on any better ways of working the internal flight (JFK-SEA) which is showing up as Business class on an AA 737.
Thanks in advance ^
Apr 6, 2013, 5:41 am
#828
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Surrey, UK
Programs: BA Gold....er now Silver...er now Bronze....er now Blue
Posts: 3,507
Hoping some of the experts on here can help me with my ex-eu trip I'm planning. Looking at a few days in Seattle (and possibly Vancouver added on)
LHR-BRU-LHR/ LCY-JFK-SEA/ SEA-LHR-BRU-LHR
This way I get to try BA001 (something I've been wanting to do since it started), but on the return I get the convenience of the 747 return straight to LHR hopefully with a nice quiet UD seat.
What I wanted to check was firstly whether anyone had any better suggestions in terms of maximising earnings and the experience? And secondly advice on any better ways of working the internal flight (JFK-SEA) which is showing up as Business class on an AA 737.
Thanks in advance ^
LHR-BRU-LHR/ LCY-JFK-SEA/ SEA-LHR-BRU-LHR
This way I get to try BA001 (something I've been wanting to do since it started), but on the return I get the convenience of the 747 return straight to LHR hopefully with a nice quiet UD seat.
What I wanted to check was firstly whether anyone had any better suggestions in terms of maximising earnings and the experience? And secondly advice on any better ways of working the internal flight (JFK-SEA) which is showing up as Business class on an AA 737.
Thanks in advance ^
Apr 6, 2013, 5:48 am
#829
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 4,029
Hoping some of the experts on here can help me with my ex-eu trip I'm planning. Looking at a few days in Seattle (and possibly Vancouver added on)
LHR-BRU-LHR/ LCY-JFK-SEA/ SEA-LHR-BRU-LHR
This way I get to try BA001 (something I've been wanting to do since it started), but on the return I get the convenience of the 747 return straight to LHR hopefully with a nice quiet UD seat.
What I wanted to check was firstly whether anyone had any better suggestions in terms of maximising earnings and the experience? And secondly advice on any better ways of working the internal flight (JFK-SEA) which is showing up as Business class on an AA 737.
Thanks in advance ^
LHR-BRU-LHR/ LCY-JFK-SEA/ SEA-LHR-BRU-LHR
This way I get to try BA001 (something I've been wanting to do since it started), but on the return I get the convenience of the 747 return straight to LHR hopefully with a nice quiet UD seat.
What I wanted to check was firstly whether anyone had any better suggestions in terms of maximising earnings and the experience? And secondly advice on any better ways of working the internal flight (JFK-SEA) which is showing up as Business class on an AA 737.
Thanks in advance ^
Where are you trying to book this? If you book through AA, it should put your JFK-SEA flight in F, booking it through BA will put it in J
Apr 6, 2013, 6:37 am
#830
Join Date: Oct 2011
Programs: BAEC Gold, HHonors Diamond, IHG DIamond
Posts: 458
First of all, you need to book on AA.com - otherwise you will only get J TPs/Avios rather than F for JFK-SEA. Domestic F on the 737 is not too bad.
Interestingly I'm in JFK right now, having arrived yesterday on the BA0001 CWLCY service, and am flying to SEA later today (back tomorrow) to get the 420TP's from that and renew Gold. Am also flying back to LHR next week, albeit on AA (Grrrrr)
Where are you trying to book this? If you book through AA, it should put your JFK-SEA flight in F, booking it through BA will put it in J
Where are you trying to book this? If you book through AA, it should put your JFK-SEA flight in F, booking it through BA will put it in J
To ask a question which is probably asked a million times, if I book it through AA am I still able to do my seat selection etc?
Apr 6, 2013, 7:50 am
#831
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Munich, Algarve, Sussex or S.F Bay Area
Programs: Mucci, BA Gold, A3*Gold, AA Plat, HH Gold, IHG Plat Amb, Marriott Plat
Posts: 4,164
You can also call BA to book the itinerary on a mix of BA and AA codes.
It may be an advantage in case of IROPS to have a ticket on 125(BA) stock.
It may be an advantage in case of IROPS to have a ticket on 125(BA) stock.
Apr 6, 2013, 9:15 am
#832
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Surrey, UK
Programs: BA Gold....er now Silver...er now Bronze....er now Blue
Posts: 3,507
Apr 6, 2013, 9:29 am
#833
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Glasgow / London
Programs: BA GGL
Posts: 3,457
Pricing up an ex-EU HNL trip at the moment for June / July for anyone who wants to combine a lucrative TP run with a cheap(ish) holiday - I've managed to get it down to £1,529, with 1,200 TPs and various stopover options. For anyone looking, best option I can find is to start from LUX and return to BRU.
Apr 6, 2013, 10:50 am
#834
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: London UK
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 201
Pricing up an ex-EU HNL trip at the moment for June / July for anyone who wants to combine a lucrative TP run with a cheap(ish) holiday - I've managed to get it down to £1,529, with 1,200 TPs and various stopover options. For anyone looking, best option I can find is to start from LUX and return to BRU.
Apr 6, 2013, 11:48 am
#835
Join Date: Jul 2009
Programs: BAEC Gold, A3*G
Posts: 315
found a similar one for some random dates mid-August
Last edited by ozon78; Apr 6, 2013 at 11:59 am
Apr 7, 2013, 6:41 am
#836
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Glasgow / London
Programs: BA GGL
Posts: 3,457
Outbound -LUX-LHR-IAD-LAX-HNL-LAX-IAD-LHR-BRU
I messed around with various options, including MIA and JFK for stopovers, played around with date and times etc... IAD is easy because you are pretty much guaranteed a two class flight to LAX, meaning a definite 210 points. MIA and JFK have some 3 class services, so you can end up in business, which may mean a comfier seat, but a loss of 70 TPs.
Apr 7, 2013, 8:10 am
#837
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Da World (GOT usually)
Programs: Oneworld, Hilton, IHG
Posts: 409
I started with an itinerary leaving 27 June, returning 10 July -
Outbound -LUX-LHR-IAD-LAX-HNL-LAX-IAD-LHR-BRU
I messed around with various options, including MIA and JFK for stopovers, played around with date and times etc... IAD is easy because you are pretty much guaranteed a two class flight to LAX, meaning a definite 210 points. MIA and JFK have some 3 class services, so you can end up in business, which may mean a comfier seat, but a loss of 70 TPs.
Outbound -LUX-LHR-IAD-LAX-HNL-LAX-IAD-LHR-BRU
I messed around with various options, including MIA and JFK for stopovers, played around with date and times etc... IAD is easy because you are pretty much guaranteed a two class flight to LAX, meaning a definite 210 points. MIA and JFK have some 3 class services, so you can end up in business, which may mean a comfier seat, but a loss of 70 TPs.
Hope that helps you. It got me get silver for less than $800USD.
P.S. Look around for an AA 7 or 10% code to the ending airport on each of your runs.
Apr 7, 2013, 9:48 am
#838
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Glasgow / London
Programs: BA GGL
Posts: 3,457
Apr 7, 2013, 10:16 am
#839
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: London UK
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 201
I started with an itinerary leaving 27 June, returning 10 July -
Outbound -LUX-LHR-IAD-LAX-HNL-LAX-IAD-LHR-BRU
I messed around with various options, including MIA and JFK for stopovers, played around with date and times etc... IAD is easy because you are pretty much guaranteed a two class flight to LAX, meaning a definite 210 points. MIA and JFK have some 3 class services, so you can end up in business, which may mean a comfier seat, but a loss of 70 TPs.
Outbound -LUX-LHR-IAD-LAX-HNL-LAX-IAD-LHR-BRU
I messed around with various options, including MIA and JFK for stopovers, played around with date and times etc... IAD is easy because you are pretty much guaranteed a two class flight to LAX, meaning a definite 210 points. MIA and JFK have some 3 class services, so you can end up in business, which may mean a comfier seat, but a loss of 70 TPs.
Grateful for help to a newbie with this new, even madder phase to my travels.
Apr 7, 2013, 11:24 am
#840
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: London
Programs: BA GGL (for now) and Lifetime Gold, Marriott fan thanks to Bonvoy Moments
Posts: 5,115
OK, I know I am missing a trick here - can happily book the BRU-HNL on aa.com, but failing completely with your more complex itinerary contained in the quotes. I'm assuming that it is using the multi city page. Entering anything like the above causes an apparent melt down, with the page returning a "no flights available" error message.
Grateful for help to a newbie with this new, even madder phase to my travels.
Grateful for help to a newbie with this new, even madder phase to my travels.