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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
Apr 15, 2013, 11:43 am
#901
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Dublin,Ireland and Nice France
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 2,059
Btw,the RJ tp run mentioned in the wiki needs an overnight stay as the inbound plane does not return.
So it's more expensive than it looks.
So it's more expensive than it looks.
Apr 15, 2013, 12:39 pm
#902
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Egham, Surrey, UK
Programs: Mucci Champion des Champions, BAG4L, *A Gold, HH DIA, Hyatt Explorist, Hertz Gold, Avis President
Posts: 3,416
A warning
We had booked a BRU-LHR-MIA-LAS-LAX-SFO-LAX-LAS-MIA-BRU-LHR on AA.com as two bookings. Originally on hold but then purchased next morning. All OK and showing on ba.com.
We were in AMS at the weekend and SO said wouldn't it be funny..... so I checked the booking and they had gone! Followed through AA link and CANCELLED.
Monday early AM SO was instructed to phone AA in London
- AA:You cancelled the booking
- SO: No!
- AA: System cancelled booking
- SO: Why
- AA: No reason I can see
- AA: Flights not available
- SO: I want my bookings back
- AA: No flights - we always show F availability
- SO: I want my bookings back
- AA: we don't keep bookings that are canx
- AA: OK we have flights but you just fly LHR to LAS on AA
- SO: NO!
- AA: OK we have your flights
- SO: Great
- AA: That will be £7.7K each
- SO: No, I want original booking
- AA: No
- SO: I want to complain
- AA: Send mail - this is a booking number!
I then spent 30-40 minutes rechecking everything. Rebooked flights and put on hold. SO then phoned and said book these flights which they did.
Panic over but our view of AA London call centre is
We had also spoken to Amex and AA didnt attempt to take payment
We were in AMS at the weekend and SO said wouldn't it be funny..... so I checked the booking and they had gone! Followed through AA link and CANCELLED.
Monday early AM SO was instructed to phone AA in London
- AA:You cancelled the booking
- SO: No!
- AA: System cancelled booking
- SO: Why
- AA: No reason I can see
- AA: Flights not available
- SO: I want my bookings back
- AA: No flights - we always show F availability
- SO: I want my bookings back
- AA: we don't keep bookings that are canx
- AA: OK we have flights but you just fly LHR to LAS on AA
- SO: NO!
- AA: OK we have your flights
- SO: Great
- AA: That will be £7.7K each
- SO: No, I want original booking
- AA: No
- SO: I want to complain
- AA: Send mail - this is a booking number!
I then spent 30-40 minutes rechecking everything. Rebooked flights and put on hold. SO then phoned and said book these flights which they did.
Panic over but our view of AA London call centre is
We had also spoken to Amex and AA didnt attempt to take payment
Apr 15, 2013, 1:03 pm
#903
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: London
Programs: BA GGL (for now) and Lifetime Gold, Marriott fan thanks to Bonvoy Moments
Posts: 5,115
My one experience with them was calling to get BA locator for my booking on AA.com - took over 10 minutes of "you need to call BA", "but how will BA find my booking without a reference they can use" before they finally gave it to me...
Apr 15, 2013, 2:12 pm
#904
Join Date: Jan 2005
Programs: BA Gold, AA Lifetime Gold 1.8mm, IC Spire Ambassador, Hilton Diamond, SPG Gold et al
Posts: 4,350
There's a thread on the AA forum about it all.
Last edited by Blueboys999; Apr 15, 2013 at 2:18 pm
Apr 16, 2013, 12:14 am
#905
Join Date: Jan 2005
Programs: BA Gold, AA Lifetime Gold 1.8mm, IC Spire Ambassador, Hilton Diamond, SPG Gold et al
Posts: 4,350
If you come across that problem in the future, you should be able to access your itinerary and BA reference on ba.com using the AA Record Locator but make sure you're LOGGED OUT of your BAEC account when you do it.
Apr 16, 2013, 2:09 am
#906
Join Date: May 2007
Location: FL390
Posts: 91
Forgive my ignorance as I'm new to all this but I've just splashed out on a mileage run on AA SJU-HNL. Should I be able to see my booking through my BAEC account? If so, do I need to call up to get a reference for BA or something? And if not, will the miles and TPs get credited to my BA account? When I booked through aa.com, I put in my BAEC number and that is all I've done.
Apr 16, 2013, 2:15 am
#907
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2012
Programs: BA Gold, QF WP
Posts: 12,551
Forgive my ignorance as I'm new to all this but I've just splashed out on a mileage run on AA SJU-HNL. Should I be able to see my booking through my BAEC account? If so, do I need to call up to get a reference for BA or something? And if not, will the miles and TPs get credited to my BA account? When I booked through aa.com, I put in my BAEC number and that is all I've done.
You can manage the booking through AA.com, as long as your BAEC number is entered then the miles and TPs should credit automatically.
Apr 16, 2013, 2:24 am
#908
Join Date: Jan 2005
Programs: BA Gold, AA Lifetime Gold 1.8mm, IC Spire Ambassador, Hilton Diamond, SPG Gold et al
Posts: 4,350
Apr 16, 2013, 2:43 am
#909
Join Date: May 2007
Location: FL390
Posts: 91
Thanks for the help. As this will be my first mileage run if there is anyone who has done this run and can give me some good tips and advice, please PM me. I would really appreciate the help of those of you who are more experienced!
Apr 16, 2013, 6:15 am
#910
Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 2
bit of help
Hello,
I am new here, So far I've found information on the forum greatly informative.
but i'm wondering if anyone could offer some advice:
I am looking into trying to use an upcoming family event in Las Vegas in May,
as an excuse to upgrade to BA Gold.
I am currently silver, with 325 TP's. only need 75 to retain Silver
what would you guys recommend to be the easiest way to earn enough TP's to be upgraded to Gold. Ideally while i'm in the US. I will have a few days free before the rest of my family arrive, Which will allow me to go city/country hoping.
Ideal dates for this will be between 23rd and 26th May.
any advice as to which airlines, airports runs will get me close enough for gold. Silver will end in Sept.
regards
Ken
I am new here, So far I've found information on the forum greatly informative.
but i'm wondering if anyone could offer some advice:
I am looking into trying to use an upcoming family event in Las Vegas in May,
as an excuse to upgrade to BA Gold.
I am currently silver, with 325 TP's. only need 75 to retain Silver
what would you guys recommend to be the easiest way to earn enough TP's to be upgraded to Gold. Ideally while i'm in the US. I will have a few days free before the rest of my family arrive, Which will allow me to go city/country hoping.
Ideal dates for this will be between 23rd and 26th May.
any advice as to which airlines, airports runs will get me close enough for gold. Silver will end in Sept.
regards
Ken
Apr 16, 2013, 6:29 am
#911
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: London
Programs: BA GGL (for now) and Lifetime Gold, Marriott fan thanks to Bonvoy Moments
Posts: 5,115
Hello,
I am new here, So far I've found information on the forum greatly informative.
but i'm wondering if anyone could offer some advice:
I am looking into trying to use an upcoming family event in Las Vegas in May,
as an excuse to upgrade to BA Gold.
I am currently silver, with 325 TP's. only need 75 to retain Silver
what would you guys recommend to be the easiest way to earn enough TP's to be upgraded to Gold. Ideally while i'm in the US. I will have a few days free before the rest of my family arrive, Which will allow me to go city/country hoping.
Ideal dates for this will be between 23rd and 26th May.
any advice as to which airlines, airports runs will get me close enough for gold. Silver will end in Sept.
regards
Ken
I am new here, So far I've found information on the forum greatly informative.
but i'm wondering if anyone could offer some advice:
I am looking into trying to use an upcoming family event in Las Vegas in May,
as an excuse to upgrade to BA Gold.
I am currently silver, with 325 TP's. only need 75 to retain Silver
what would you guys recommend to be the easiest way to earn enough TP's to be upgraded to Gold. Ideally while i'm in the US. I will have a few days free before the rest of my family arrive, Which will allow me to go city/country hoping.
Ideal dates for this will be between 23rd and 26th May.
any advice as to which airlines, airports runs will get me close enough for gold. Silver will end in Sept.
regards
Ken
Would try something like an ex-EU booking that goes
XXX-LON/LCY-JFK-LAS - that would get 40+210+210, so 920 return
Positioning flight to Europe gets another 10 or 40 if a decent POUG offer
In the US only American Airlines works, but LAS-SJU return can be had for about £475 - depending on your views you can go
LAS-MIA-SJU for 500 TPs return (more than enough for gold) with the outbound routing above, or
LAS-LAX-MIA-SJU for 620 TPs return
(LAS-DFW-SJU is only 400 return, but may have better timings)
However, timings of LCY-JFK flights not great for ex-EU I think, so could trade off lower TPs on that part of trip for the via LAX run to SJU (eg XXX-LHR-JFK-LAS)- that would be 40+140+210, so 390 outbound and 780 return. Even with a run to SJU via DFW you'd be over 1,500
Apr 16, 2013, 6:45 am
#912
Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 2
You'll need 1,500 TPs for Gold if you're only benefitting from the lower Silver threshold for European members - that's a lot of TPs to make up.
Would try something like an ex-EU booking that goes
XXX-LON/LCY-JFK-LAS - that would get 40+210+210, so 920 return
Positioning flight to Europe gets another 10 or 40 if a decent POUG offer
In the US only American Airlines works, but LAS-SJU return can be had for about £475 - depending on your views you can go
LAS-MIA-SJU for 500 TPs return (more than enough for gold) with the outbound routing above, or
LAS-LAX-MIA-SJU for 620 TPs return
(LAS-DFW-SJU is only 400 return, but may have better timings)
However, timings of LCY-JFK flights not great for ex-EU I think, so could trade off lower TPs on that part of trip for the via LAX run to SJU (eg XXX-LHR-JFK-LAS)- that would be 40+140+210, so 390 outbound and 780 return. Even with a run to SJU via DFW you'd be over 1,500
Would try something like an ex-EU booking that goes
XXX-LON/LCY-JFK-LAS - that would get 40+210+210, so 920 return
Positioning flight to Europe gets another 10 or 40 if a decent POUG offer
In the US only American Airlines works, but LAS-SJU return can be had for about £475 - depending on your views you can go
LAS-MIA-SJU for 500 TPs return (more than enough for gold) with the outbound routing above, or
LAS-LAX-MIA-SJU for 620 TPs return
(LAS-DFW-SJU is only 400 return, but may have better timings)
However, timings of LCY-JFK flights not great for ex-EU I think, so could trade off lower TPs on that part of trip for the via LAX run to SJU (eg XXX-LHR-JFK-LAS)- that would be 40+140+210, so 390 outbound and 780 return. Even with a run to SJU via DFW you'd be over 1,500
The runs to SJU via Mia looks good. hope i can sort out the timings.
Thank you for your Time and information.
if anyone else has other information it will be appreciated.
rgds
Ken
Apr 16, 2013, 9:13 am
#913
Join Date: Sep 2010
Programs: bmi gold HH diamond
Posts: 6
Hi , in November I am planning to travel from LAS- LAX- MIA-GCM then returning the same route two days later. The AA website will only let me book this itinerary as two single trips and I wish to seek advice before I complete the purchase. I calculate that this will generate 620 TP's Is this correct ? Are there any pitfalls I need to look out for ? Thanks for your assistance
Apr 16, 2013, 9:24 am
#914
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2012
Programs: BA Gold, QF WP
Posts: 12,551
Hi , in November I am planning to travel from LAS- LAX- MIA-GCM then returning the same route two days later. The AA website will only let me book this itinerary as two single trips and I wish to seek advice before I complete the purchase. I calculate that this will generate 620 TP's Is this correct ? Are there any pitfalls I need to look out for ? Thanks for your assistance
Apr 16, 2013, 11:27 am
#915
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: London
Programs: BA GGL (for now) and Lifetime Gold, Marriott fan thanks to Bonvoy Moments
Posts: 5,115
My flights to LAS are booked already. wish i'd know about this forum before i did the bookings. I was offered Via JFK but opted for more expensive direct to LAS flights. Oouch !
The runs to SJU via Mia looks good. hope i can sort out the timings.
Thank you for your Time and information.
if anyone else has other information it will be appreciated.
rgds
Ken
The runs to SJU via Mia looks good. hope i can sort out the timings.
Thank you for your Time and information.
if anyone else has other information it will be appreciated.
rgds
Ken
Maybe a one way to HNL in economy (c £300 for 45 TPs), HNL-SJU per sticky above (c £380 for 470 TPs) and then SJU-LAS (c £240 for 310). £920 or so 825 TPs - plus your 280 for LON-LAS if in CW gets you 1105. Pretty close to your target
Got to ask yourself the question though, is it worth it for gold - will you get enough benefit from it to spend the time and money?
May be better off saving the money and using in your next membership year for an ex-EU run to the US. Not sure we'll see the LUX-HNL deal again, but that would only be £700 more, gets you to HNL and renews silver / puts you close to gold