Jan 2, 2015, 8:37 am
Last edit by: theultimateflyer
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Current Promotions of Interest
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This thread lists attractive tier point (TP) runs under £3 per TP grouped within different (departure) geographies
Please note the following:
Please use the following convention when adding tier point runs to this wiki post:
Date fare checked | Price per Tier Point | Total Price | Total Tier Points | Route | Booking Classes | Booking Channel | Credit | Notes (if applicable) | Airlines
Please remember to:
From Europe
17DEC | £0.75/TP | £909 | 1200 | DUB-LHR-JFK-PHX-HNL-PHX-JFK-LHR-DUB | I/I/A/A/A/A/I/I | aa.com | perthflyer | BA AA
30JUL | £0.93/TP | £335 | 360 | JER-LGW-SSH-LGW-JER | J/I/I/J | ba.com | dom462 | CE | BA
01 NOV | £0.99/TP | £1343 | 1360 | CPH-HEL-LHR-JFK-PHX-HNL-PHX-JFK-LHR-HEL-CPH | I/I/I/A/P/P/A/I/I/I | ITA Matrix | MrMutton
19 AUG | £1.01/TP | £1,375 (1938 EUR) | 1360 | DUB-HEL-LON-JFK-PHX-HNL-PHX-JFK-LHR-HEL-DUB | IIIAAAAIII | OttoMH | J/F | AY BA AA
16 AUG | £1.22/TP | £1,675 (21.5k NOK) | 1360 | OSL-HEL-LON-JFK-PHX-HNL-PHX-JFK-LHR-HEL-OSL | IIIAAAAIII | OttoMH | J/F | AY BA AA
16 AUG | £1.27/TP | £1,518 (19.5k NOK) | 1200 | OSL-LON-JFK-PHX-HNL-PHX-JFK-LHR-OSL | IIAAAAII | OttoMH | J/F | BA AA
14AUG | £1.31/TP | £470 | 360 | OSL-HEL-AGP-HEL-OSL | I-I-I-I | ITA | Flythe96flag | SH J cabin + possible red-eye (!) | AY
04 SEP | £1.31/TP | £1,220 (1681 EUR) | 910 | DME-MAD-JFK-LAX-MIA-MAD-DME | all in I | iberia.com | henkybaby | J | BA AA IB | works till 6/16 so far
23AUG | £1.34/TP | £1148 | 860 | DUB-PHL-PHX-LAS-PHX-JFK-LHR,LCY-DUB | I/P/P/P/P/I/I | ticketed on aa.com | megaloman | AA & BA (UD on 747 JFK-LHR)
17AUG | £1.67/TP | £1408 |840 |BHX-JFK-PHX-LAS & back | I-A-A-A-A-I | aa.com |Swiss Tony | AA ski slope bed on TATL | AA
26JUL | £1.81/TP | £72.70 | 40 | MAD-FRA | Z | lan.com | Prospero | 787 flat bed | LA
23NOV | £1.89/TP | £377 | 200 | DUB-LHR-MAD-SVQ r/t | I-I-I-I-I-I | ITA | Lorcancoyle | IM0B IB DUB to SVQ | BA and IB flights (I2 for domestic under IB code), random dates in December available, A340 on some dates (helpfully pointed out by Temps that domestic Spain is only 20 TPs)
17 AUG | £1.89/TP | £1818 | 960 | OSL-LON-KUL//SIN-SYD/SYD-PER/PER-SYD-SIN/SIN-LHR-OSL | BugAlugs | J | BA QF | INCSALE ended 14thSep - (Applied GUF via TA (moves J to F on BA longhaul and scores 1260 TPS in total)
31 DEC | £1.91/TP | £1220 | 640 | AMS-LHR-MIA-SCL // EZE-JFK-LHR-BCN | J/I/I-I/I/J | AA.com | nufnuf77 (can also return to LHR for £20 less but 40TP less
13NOV | £2.56/TP | £410 | 160 | LHR-HEL | ? | BA.com | Lorcancoyle | wide open as flight+hotel, can reduce with TCB cash back | BA
1JAN | £1.85/TP | £444 | 240 | JER-LGW/LHR-HEL | J/I/I/J | ITA Matrix | flatlander | Available most weekends first half of 2016, fare IM0R
24NOV | £1.91/TP | £765.00 | 400 | BUD-DOH-SHJ | I/A/I/A | QR.com | Wozza2404 | A320 | QR
7DEC | £2.24/TP | £942 | 420 | MAD-MIA-SXM-CLT-JFK-LHR | I/I/I/A/I | ticketed on aa.com | megaloman | other routings possible earning more TPs could have lower the price with added LHR-CDG leg to £865 (£2.06/TP)
22JAN | £2.29/TP | £640 | 280 | FCO-CMB-FCO | I/I | book on SriLankan website | theultimateflyer
From North, Central and South America
31JUL | £0.39/TP | £484 | 1240 | HNL-LAX-BOS-MIA-BAQ-MIA-PHL-LAX-HNL | AAAIIAAA | ITA Matrix | Pawel Siewko | AA
16OCT | £0.55/TP | £298.50 | 540 | JFK-LAX-DEN-LAX-JFK | P-P-P-P | aa.com | Calum | AA A321t F seat between JFK & LAX (FARE GONE)
16JUL | £0.57/TP | £554 | 980 | LAX-LAS-PHX-PHL-CLT-TPA-MIA-PTY-MIA-PHL-PHX-LAS-LAX | PPPPPPIIPPPP | aa.com | Airprox | AA + US
27JUL | £0.80/TP | £15.94 | 20 | VVC-BOG-MDE | A | lan.com | JohnnyColombia | A is economy on LA | LA
08NOV | £0.84/TP | £772.50 | 920 | KOA-LAX-CLT-SJU-CLT-LAX-KOA | AAIIAA | aa.com | Lappe | Same day turnarounds available
30SEP | £0.87/TP | £808.00 | 920 | BOG-MIA-LAX-HNL-LAX-MIA-BOG | I-P-P-P-P-I | aa.com | JohnnyColombia | No comments
20SEP | £1.00/TP | £663.20 | 660 | LGA-BOS-LAX-PHX-LAX-BOS-LGA | P-P-P-P-P-P | americanairlines.co.uk | njf63 | TCON on 737 so not too comfortable but good availability next Mar/Apr
21AUG | £1.05 | £253 | 240 | BOS-PHL-PIT-PHL-BOS | PPPP | aa.com | Simon Schus | AA op by US
02NOV | £1.27/TP | £1250 | 980 | MCO-MIA-LAX-HNL | A | AA | Mr 1A
05AUG | £1.37/TP | £578 | 420 | LAS-PHL-LAS | A/P | aa.com | Lucanesque | First | AA op by US
28JUL | £1.43/TP | £400 | 280 | SCL-IPC-SCL | Z | lan.com - Chilean version | moonman85 | 787 flat bed | LAN
06NOV | £1.67/TP | £66.00 | 40 | JFK-YYZ | Z | tam.com.br | frb98mf | Fifth Freedom flight every Wed/Fri/Sun, 767 flat bed
13NOV | £1.06/TP | £705 | 660 | RIC-CLT-PHL-PHX-PHL-CLT-RIC | A | AA.com | wenzlydale | 2 trips this year - mixture of A320s and B757s not a lot of food offered but all the G&Ts you could wish for
07JAN|£1.24/TP | £668 | 540 | SEA-MIA-ATL-CLT-SEA | P/P/P/P | aa.com | EsherFlyer | 24h transcon bounce. All I could fit in...
From Middle East, Asia and Australasia
18AUG | £1.25/TP | £440.00 | 360 | BKK-KUL-ICN Return | Z | www.malaysiaairlines.com | Wozza2404 | A330 Angle Flat for long haul sectors | MH
12OCT | £1.68/TP | £1,546 | 920 | TLV-MAD-LHR-JFK-LAX-JFK-LHR-MAD-TLV | I/I/I/I/I/I/I | iberia.com | frb98mf | Business (bonus: A330/A340 on the TLV legs!) | IB
24NOV | £1.43/TP | £803 | 560 | CTS-HKG-DPS-HKG-CTS | I/I/I/I | cathaypacific.com | zeltergiset | One 24hr+ stopover in HKG allowed | CX
06JAN | £1.86/TP | £856 | 460 | HND-HKG-DPS-HKG-CTS | I/I/I/I | cathaypacific.com | Gastrocnemius | One 24hr+ stopover in HKG allowed | CX
11JAN | £1.26/TP | £707 | 560 | KTM-KUL-TPE-KUL-KTM | D/D/D/D | malaysiaairlines.com | zeltergiset | MH
11JAN | £1.68/TP | £940 | 560 | TPE-KUL-KTM-KUL-TPE | D/D/D/D | malaysiaairlines.com | zeltergiset | MH
From Africa
11AUG | £0.89/TP | £748 | 840 | ACC-LHR-MIA-LAX-MIA-LHR-ACC | I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I | iberia call centre | njf63 | CW / AA J | IB
15NOV | £2.00/TP | £1200 | 600 | CPT-DOH-JFK-DOH-CPT | I/I/I/I | QR Website | Calum | QR J on the B788/A350 & 46hrs of flying | QR
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Need a year-end TP run (ex-LON) to make / retain status?
Some tips for searching for the year-end TP run for newcomers, the below is indicative only, but hopefully provides a bit of guidance for relatively straightforward runs ex-LON. Prospero's guide to using ITA matrix in post 3 (here along with these ideas, might come in handy. Feel free to share results, problems or general questions in the thread as these may not always work and there might be better deals out there...
For overnight trips remember to check BA and Iberia for their flights and hotel option as well, can get hotel for almost no extra cost at times
Need 80 TPs or less
Club Europe return somewhere close by is best - DUB, AMS and JER usually cheapest. AMS and JER easier than DUB for an immediate turnaround. The BA.com low fare finder can be very useful.
If you need as few as 45 TPs you might consider booking economy flights and hoping for a proactive online upgrade offer - but they're not guaranteed to materialise (so not one if you have no more time left in your TP collection year)
Or a slightly more interesting fun run
Need 85-120 TPs
Iberia flights via MAD to regional Spanish airports will get you 120 TPs as the domestic Spanish flights are 20 TPs in business. Under £300 including hotel can be available. Check BIO, GRX, VLC, BCN, SVQ etc. Example here
Need 125-160 TPs
Take a look at the shorthaul plus routes earning 80 TPs each way in business listed in the first post (here) MLA, IST, HEL and RAK are usually available. If time sensitive take a look at BA flight and hotel option to HEL, where you can usually get the last BA flight out on a Saturday, airport hotel and first return Sunday for well under £500.
Alternative options include positioning to JER and flying JER-LGW-XXX (AMS usually works well and avoids switching airports)
Need more than 160 TPs
You'll most likely be heading north then - OSL or VLL via HEL will get you 240 TPs, as will JER-LGW/LHR-HEL e.g. LHR-HEL-OSL for £520
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Historic information
2015 Archive (6 months Jan to Jun)
2014 Archive
This is a community-maintained wiki post. Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below!
Current Promotions of Interest
- from DUB to US IJN8S4Z1 reported here, e.g. JFK - €1,074, MIA - €1,119, LAS - €1,224, LAX - €1,296, HNL - €1,623, needs to be booked by 2 February, for outbound travel over Easter and summer 2016, see linked post for details
- from DUB to US ILN8S4Z1 reported here, e.g. JFK - €920, MIA - €958, LAS - €1,048, LAX - €1,110, needs to be booked by 2 February, for outbound travel over November and Christmas & New Year 2016, see linked post for details
- from DUB to US ILR28AP reported here, e.g. JFK - €1,538, MIA - €1,601, LAS - €1,751, LAX - €1,854, HNL - €1,834, this is an advanced purchase fare so no book by deadline, no stopovers, see linked post for details
- from DUB to US ILN8S4E1 reported here, e.g. JFK - €1,538, MIA - €1,601, LAS - €1,751, LAX - €1,854, HNL - €1,834, this is an advanced purchase fare so no book by deadline, allows stopovers for €75, see linked post for details
- from CPH to US ILR21AP reported here, e.g. JFK - £890, MIA - £1,132, ORD - £942, LAX - £1,277, HNL - £1,361, this is an advanced purchase fare so no book by deadline, no stopovers, see linked post for details
- from CPH to US ILN2S4E1 reported here, JFK - £890, MIA - £1,132, ORD - £942, LAX - £1,277, HNL - £1,361, this is an advanced purchase fare so no book by deadline, allows stopovers for €75, see linked post for details
- ILN2S4Z1 from OSL to HNL (19.5k/21.5k NOK (£1,520/£1,675) via. LON or via. HEL & LON)
PERMITTED 23NOV 15 THROUGH 28NOV 15 OR 22DEC 15 THROUGH
01JAN 16 OR 27MAR 16 THROUGH 31MAR 16 ON THE OUTBOUND
TRANSATLANTIC SECTOR.
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This thread lists attractive tier point (TP) runs under £3 per TP grouped within different (departure) geographies
Please note the following:
- Current availability is not guaranteed.
- All prices include taxes.
Please use the following convention when adding tier point runs to this wiki post:
Date fare checked | Price per Tier Point | Total Price | Total Tier Points | Route | Booking Classes | Booking Channel | Credit | Notes (if applicable) | Airlines
Please remember to:
- Convert currencies to GBP, rounding to the nearest pound.
- Post full routes and full booking classes.
- Note any restrictions on booking in the Notes section.
- List in order of price per tier point within the relevant departure area.
From Europe
17DEC | £0.75/TP | £909 | 1200 | DUB-LHR-JFK-PHX-HNL-PHX-JFK-LHR-DUB | I/I/A/A/A/A/I/I | aa.com | perthflyer | BA AA
30JUL | £0.93/TP | £335 | 360 | JER-LGW-SSH-LGW-JER | J/I/I/J | ba.com | dom462 | CE | BA
01 NOV | £0.99/TP | £1343 | 1360 | CPH-HEL-LHR-JFK-PHX-HNL-PHX-JFK-LHR-HEL-CPH | I/I/I/A/P/P/A/I/I/I | ITA Matrix | MrMutton
19 AUG | £1.01/TP | £1,375 (1938 EUR) | 1360 | DUB-HEL-LON-JFK-PHX-HNL-PHX-JFK-LHR-HEL-DUB | IIIAAAAIII | OttoMH | J/F | AY BA AA
16 AUG | £1.22/TP | £1,675 (21.5k NOK) | 1360 | OSL-HEL-LON-JFK-PHX-HNL-PHX-JFK-LHR-HEL-OSL | IIIAAAAIII | OttoMH | J/F | AY BA AA
16 AUG | £1.27/TP | £1,518 (19.5k NOK) | 1200 | OSL-LON-JFK-PHX-HNL-PHX-JFK-LHR-OSL | IIAAAAII | OttoMH | J/F | BA AA
14AUG | £1.31/TP | £470 | 360 | OSL-HEL-AGP-HEL-OSL | I-I-I-I | ITA | Flythe96flag | SH J cabin + possible red-eye (!) | AY
04 SEP | £1.31/TP | £1,220 (1681 EUR) | 910 | DME-MAD-JFK-LAX-MIA-MAD-DME | all in I | iberia.com | henkybaby | J | BA AA IB | works till 6/16 so far
23AUG | £1.34/TP | £1148 | 860 | DUB-PHL-PHX-LAS-PHX-JFK-LHR,LCY-DUB | I/P/P/P/P/I/I | ticketed on aa.com | megaloman | AA & BA (UD on 747 JFK-LHR)
17AUG | £1.67/TP | £1408 |840 |BHX-JFK-PHX-LAS & back | I-A-A-A-A-I | aa.com |Swiss Tony | AA ski slope bed on TATL | AA
26JUL | £1.81/TP | £72.70 | 40 | MAD-FRA | Z | lan.com | Prospero | 787 flat bed | LA
23NOV | £1.89/TP | £377 | 200 | DUB-LHR-MAD-SVQ r/t | I-I-I-I-I-I | ITA | Lorcancoyle | IM0B IB DUB to SVQ | BA and IB flights (I2 for domestic under IB code), random dates in December available, A340 on some dates (helpfully pointed out by Temps that domestic Spain is only 20 TPs)
17 AUG | £1.89/TP | £1818 | 960 | OSL-LON-KUL//SIN-SYD/SYD-PER/PER-SYD-SIN/SIN-LHR-OSL | BugAlugs | J | BA QF | INCSALE ended 14thSep - (Applied GUF via TA (moves J to F on BA longhaul and scores 1260 TPS in total)
31 DEC | £1.91/TP | £1220 | 640 | AMS-LHR-MIA-SCL // EZE-JFK-LHR-BCN | J/I/I-I/I/J | AA.com | nufnuf77 (can also return to LHR for £20 less but 40TP less
13NOV | £2.56/TP | £410 | 160 | LHR-HEL | ? | BA.com | Lorcancoyle | wide open as flight+hotel, can reduce with TCB cash back | BA
1JAN | £1.85/TP | £444 | 240 | JER-LGW/LHR-HEL | J/I/I/J | ITA Matrix | flatlander | Available most weekends first half of 2016, fare IM0R
24NOV | £1.91/TP | £765.00 | 400 | BUD-DOH-SHJ | I/A/I/A | QR.com | Wozza2404 | A320 | QR
7DEC | £2.24/TP | £942 | 420 | MAD-MIA-SXM-CLT-JFK-LHR | I/I/I/A/I | ticketed on aa.com | megaloman | other routings possible earning more TPs could have lower the price with added LHR-CDG leg to £865 (£2.06/TP)
22JAN | £2.29/TP | £640 | 280 | FCO-CMB-FCO | I/I | book on SriLankan website | theultimateflyer
From North, Central and South America
31JUL | £0.39/TP | £484 | 1240 | HNL-LAX-BOS-MIA-BAQ-MIA-PHL-LAX-HNL | AAAIIAAA | ITA Matrix | Pawel Siewko | AA
16OCT | £0.55/TP | £298.50 | 540 | JFK-LAX-DEN-LAX-JFK | P-P-P-P | aa.com | Calum | AA A321t F seat between JFK & LAX (FARE GONE)
16JUL | £0.57/TP | £554 | 980 | LAX-LAS-PHX-PHL-CLT-TPA-MIA-PTY-MIA-PHL-PHX-LAS-LAX | PPPPPPIIPPPP | aa.com | Airprox | AA + US
27JUL | £0.80/TP | £15.94 | 20 | VVC-BOG-MDE | A | lan.com | JohnnyColombia | A is economy on LA | LA
08NOV | £0.84/TP | £772.50 | 920 | KOA-LAX-CLT-SJU-CLT-LAX-KOA | AAIIAA | aa.com | Lappe | Same day turnarounds available
30SEP | £0.87/TP | £808.00 | 920 | BOG-MIA-LAX-HNL-LAX-MIA-BOG | I-P-P-P-P-I | aa.com | JohnnyColombia | No comments
20SEP | £1.00/TP | £663.20 | 660 | LGA-BOS-LAX-PHX-LAX-BOS-LGA | P-P-P-P-P-P | americanairlines.co.uk | njf63 | TCON on 737 so not too comfortable but good availability next Mar/Apr
21AUG | £1.05 | £253 | 240 | BOS-PHL-PIT-PHL-BOS | PPPP | aa.com | Simon Schus | AA op by US
02NOV | £1.27/TP | £1250 | 980 | MCO-MIA-LAX-HNL | A | AA | Mr 1A
05AUG | £1.37/TP | £578 | 420 | LAS-PHL-LAS | A/P | aa.com | Lucanesque | First | AA op by US
28JUL | £1.43/TP | £400 | 280 | SCL-IPC-SCL | Z | lan.com - Chilean version | moonman85 | 787 flat bed | LAN
06NOV | £1.67/TP | £66.00 | 40 | JFK-YYZ | Z | tam.com.br | frb98mf | Fifth Freedom flight every Wed/Fri/Sun, 767 flat bed
13NOV | £1.06/TP | £705 | 660 | RIC-CLT-PHL-PHX-PHL-CLT-RIC | A | AA.com | wenzlydale | 2 trips this year - mixture of A320s and B757s not a lot of food offered but all the G&Ts you could wish for
07JAN|£1.24/TP | £668 | 540 | SEA-MIA-ATL-CLT-SEA | P/P/P/P | aa.com | EsherFlyer | 24h transcon bounce. All I could fit in...
From Middle East, Asia and Australasia
18AUG | £1.25/TP | £440.00 | 360 | BKK-KUL-ICN Return | Z | www.malaysiaairlines.com | Wozza2404 | A330 Angle Flat for long haul sectors | MH
12OCT | £1.68/TP | £1,546 | 920 | TLV-MAD-LHR-JFK-LAX-JFK-LHR-MAD-TLV | I/I/I/I/I/I/I | iberia.com | frb98mf | Business (bonus: A330/A340 on the TLV legs!) | IB
24NOV | £1.43/TP | £803 | 560 | CTS-HKG-DPS-HKG-CTS | I/I/I/I | cathaypacific.com | zeltergiset | One 24hr+ stopover in HKG allowed | CX
06JAN | £1.86/TP | £856 | 460 | HND-HKG-DPS-HKG-CTS | I/I/I/I | cathaypacific.com | Gastrocnemius | One 24hr+ stopover in HKG allowed | CX
11JAN | £1.26/TP | £707 | 560 | KTM-KUL-TPE-KUL-KTM | D/D/D/D | malaysiaairlines.com | zeltergiset | MH
11JAN | £1.68/TP | £940 | 560 | TPE-KUL-KTM-KUL-TPE | D/D/D/D | malaysiaairlines.com | zeltergiset | MH
From Africa
11AUG | £0.89/TP | £748 | 840 | ACC-LHR-MIA-LAX-MIA-LHR-ACC | I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I | iberia call centre | njf63 | CW / AA J | IB
15NOV | £2.00/TP | £1200 | 600 | CPT-DOH-JFK-DOH-CPT | I/I/I/I | QR Website | Calum | QR J on the B788/A350 & 46hrs of flying | QR
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Need a year-end TP run (ex-LON) to make / retain status?
Some tips for searching for the year-end TP run for newcomers, the below is indicative only, but hopefully provides a bit of guidance for relatively straightforward runs ex-LON. Prospero's guide to using ITA matrix in post 3 (here along with these ideas, might come in handy. Feel free to share results, problems or general questions in the thread as these may not always work and there might be better deals out there...
For overnight trips remember to check BA and Iberia for their flights and hotel option as well, can get hotel for almost no extra cost at times
Need 80 TPs or less
Club Europe return somewhere close by is best - DUB, AMS and JER usually cheapest. AMS and JER easier than DUB for an immediate turnaround. The BA.com low fare finder can be very useful.
If you need as few as 45 TPs you might consider booking economy flights and hoping for a proactive online upgrade offer - but they're not guaranteed to materialise (so not one if you have no more time left in your TP collection year)
Or a slightly more interesting fun run
Need 85-120 TPs
Iberia flights via MAD to regional Spanish airports will get you 120 TPs as the domestic Spanish flights are 20 TPs in business. Under £300 including hotel can be available. Check BIO, GRX, VLC, BCN, SVQ etc. Example here
Need 125-160 TPs
Take a look at the shorthaul plus routes earning 80 TPs each way in business listed in the first post (here) MLA, IST, HEL and RAK are usually available. If time sensitive take a look at BA flight and hotel option to HEL, where you can usually get the last BA flight out on a Saturday, airport hotel and first return Sunday for well under £500.
Alternative options include positioning to JER and flying JER-LGW-XXX (AMS usually works well and avoids switching airports)
Need more than 160 TPs
You'll most likely be heading north then - OSL or VLL via HEL will get you 240 TPs, as will JER-LGW/LHR-HEL e.g. LHR-HEL-OSL for £520
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Historic information
2015 Archive (6 months Jan to Jun)
2014 Archive
BA Tier Point Runs | 2015 master thread
May 12, 2015, 7:44 am
#2221
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As usual, I need to make my homage and return to the Bay Area for my summer holidays. Just checked Ex-EU from Dublin to SFO and found great TP runs on BA.com
DUB-PHL-SFO-PHL-DUB on US Airways in I class for €1,651.00 (£1198). The good thing is that PHL - SFO will get you 140TP
£2.19 TP | £1198 or €1,651.00| 560 TPs | DUB-PHL-SFO-PHL-DUB | I/I/I/I | LDNConsultant | BA.com
DUB-PHL-SFO-PHL-DUB on US Airways in I class for €1,651.00 (£1198). The good thing is that PHL - SFO will get you 140TP
£2.19 TP | £1198 or €1,651.00| 560 TPs | DUB-PHL-SFO-PHL-DUB | I/I/I/I | LDNConsultant | BA.com
May 12, 2015, 7:51 am
#2222
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As usual, I need to make my homage and return to the Bay Area for my summer holidays. Just checked Ex-EU from Dublin to SFO and found great TP runs on BA.com
DUB-PHL-SFO-PHL-DUB on US Airways in I class for €1,651.00 (£1198). The good thing is that PHL - SFO will get you 140TP
£2.19 TP | £1198 or €1,651.00| 560 TPs | DUB-PHL-SFO-PHL-DUB | I/I/I/I | LDNConsultant | BA.com
DUB-PHL-SFO-PHL-DUB on US Airways in I class for €1,651.00 (£1198). The good thing is that PHL - SFO will get you 140TP
£2.19 TP | £1198 or €1,651.00| 560 TPs | DUB-PHL-SFO-PHL-DUB | I/I/I/I | LDNConsultant | BA.com
May 12, 2015, 8:52 am
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Yeah if you book with AA and get the phl-sfo in P class u will get 210 tp's..thats what I'm hoping for. Problem is that there seems to be deals on but October is nowhere to be mentioned..why? Most other dates are mentioned..whats so special about october????
May 12, 2015, 9:16 am
#2225
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: UK
Programs: AA, BA, DL, UA, SAS
Posts: 170
I don't know if this has been written before, but at HEL they have installed some nice "sleeping pods" near gate 37. These should turn out useful if you can't find a back-to-back and need to overnight instead.
May 12, 2015, 9:24 am
#2226
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 1,471
Just to add, they're 9€ an hour to use and an attendant will provide you with a pillow and a blanket.
May 12, 2015, 9:26 am
#2227
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: UK
Programs: AA, BA, DL, UA, SAS
Posts: 170
Oh, I didn't spot that. Though when I arrived at 11.35 PM I didn't see anyone around that looked like an employee wanting to charge for them, and they were all open.
May 12, 2015, 12:07 pm
#2228
Join Date: Aug 2006
Programs: BAEC Gold/GGL, IHG Diamond AMB
Posts: 1,078
I have a plan to go to Cuba in December and wanted to try and build in, if not a full TP run, at least good value TP maximisation.
Unfortunately due to US restrictions it appears that ITA Matrix won't work for HAV, which is really impacting my searches. Google flights does appear to work, but only from some cities/countries, and clearly building some complex routes there is a challenge.
As far as I know only IB and LAN fly there from oneworld. The "best" fare I've managed to find is then BCN-MAD-HAV-MAD-BCN for ~£1400/€1900. As it only appears to be available on the Iberia website I can't find the fare rules and work out whether this is even a sale fare, or just the standard one (in which case I should wait for a sale).
Unfortunately due to US restrictions it appears that ITA Matrix won't work for HAV, which is really impacting my searches. Google flights does appear to work, but only from some cities/countries, and clearly building some complex routes there is a challenge.
As far as I know only IB and LAN fly there from oneworld. The "best" fare I've managed to find is then BCN-MAD-HAV-MAD-BCN for ~£1400/€1900. As it only appears to be available on the Iberia website I can't find the fare rules and work out whether this is even a sale fare, or just the standard one (in which case I should wait for a sale).
- Anyone able to help me think how to explore routes/fares or force a Lima stopover without ITA?
- Does ExpertFlyer support Havana to be worth using a trial subscription?
- Are there any good travel agent sites that may work?
I got a super bargain £1220 pp ex PAR, booked in February. The fare basis is IOESPFR.
As you mentioned none of it is ITAable - I was playing with various EU start points and PAR was by far the cheapest. I booked with IB over the phone - took ages - the very friendly agent commented that the price looked incorrect.
You're going to struggle with a TP run - nothing from mainland US apart from charters and going as far South as LIM might well break some fare rules. Saying that I remember a thread where people were using HAV as a stopover to South America - so search this thread.
Good luck!
May 12, 2015, 2:36 pm
#2229
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: London
Posts: 10
I need about 140 points in the next month, what would be the best route ex LON that someone could recommend and how do you find them? I found a LGW-MAD-BIO-MAD-LHR for £230 but the flight times were treadmill with 12 hour stop over on all three flights!
May 12, 2015, 4:38 pm
#2230
Join Date: Dec 2013
Programs: QRPC Platinum, KFEG
Posts: 1,000
£223
for about £20 more you can leave from LHR and have a better return flight.
May 12, 2015, 5:37 pm
#2231
Join Date: Jun 2010
Programs: IC Amb :-(, UA silver, BA Gold, SPG Plat, A-Club Plat, Marriott Plat
Posts: 913
unable to book for second time!
So I put together an itinerary for "gold in a single trip" back in April before the end of the IL28SALE - dub-hel-lhr/lcy-jfk-phx-hnl and reverse for 750 TP each way.
I was planning to fly it the day after my TP year expired and get a head start on new status, but when I called BA back in April reservations were unable to get the ticket I wanted to price at the IL28SALE price no matter what they tried and were always quoting a figure of multiples of the expected fare.
I spent several hours and even tried HUACA but to no avail.
Fast forward a few months and following the April 28th changes and the demise of the babybus advantage I'm putting together a slightly 'saner' dub-lhr-jfk-phx-hnl//hnl-lax-iad-lhr-dub itinerary.
This priced on matrix to €1,747 and all seemed OK until I called the reservations line and ran into the same problem.
The lady was unable to get the P class (A was not available) on the PHX-HNL leg to 'be included' in the ILV7EUS price.
I'm tearing my hair out now and am really starting to wonder how to book these complex itineraries if spoonfeeding the ITA flights to reservations does not work, but I have an inkling that I have worked out the cause.
The lady in Reservations created the itinerary for me and "sent it to the rate team" - she gave me a booking reference so I could call back tomorrow to see if there was any update.
I immediately called this up on amadeus and noticed that the itinerary there seems to be for DUB-LAX (via HNL) and return rather than being DUB-HNL.
(I was doing an immediate turnaround in HNL and would only be there a few hours.)
Is it possible that this is what is causing my problem or can anyone shed any light or provide me with any pointers?
Thanks in advance
I was planning to fly it the day after my TP year expired and get a head start on new status, but when I called BA back in April reservations were unable to get the ticket I wanted to price at the IL28SALE price no matter what they tried and were always quoting a figure of multiples of the expected fare.
I spent several hours and even tried HUACA but to no avail.
Fast forward a few months and following the April 28th changes and the demise of the babybus advantage I'm putting together a slightly 'saner' dub-lhr-jfk-phx-hnl//hnl-lax-iad-lhr-dub itinerary.
This priced on matrix to €1,747 and all seemed OK until I called the reservations line and ran into the same problem.
The lady was unable to get the P class (A was not available) on the PHX-HNL leg to 'be included' in the ILV7EUS price.
I'm tearing my hair out now and am really starting to wonder how to book these complex itineraries if spoonfeeding the ITA flights to reservations does not work, but I have an inkling that I have worked out the cause.
The lady in Reservations created the itinerary for me and "sent it to the rate team" - she gave me a booking reference so I could call back tomorrow to see if there was any update.
I immediately called this up on amadeus and noticed that the itinerary there seems to be for DUB-LAX (via HNL) and return rather than being DUB-HNL.
(I was doing an immediate turnaround in HNL and would only be there a few hours.)
Is it possible that this is what is causing my problem or can anyone shed any light or provide me with any pointers?
Thanks in advance
May 13, 2015, 2:21 am
#2232
Ambassador, British Airways; FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Leeds, UK
Programs: BA GGL/CCR, GfL, HH Diamond
Posts: 43,172
Can you not book it online at aa.com?
I must admit I have always managed to get exEU itineries priced up and booked with BA on the phone. Sorry you seem to be having a lot of bad luck doing so.
I must admit I have always managed to get exEU itineries priced up and booked with BA on the phone. Sorry you seem to be having a lot of bad luck doing so.
May 13, 2015, 2:47 am
#2233
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Another thought I had catharsis, if you want to list the itinerary someone can check if there is a booking class availability issue with one of the flights.
May 13, 2015, 3:03 am
#2234
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: BHX
Programs: BA GGL CCR GfL, SQ Gold, Hyatt Glob, HH Diamond, Marriott Plat, Cafe Nero Loyalty Card (7 Stamps)
Posts: 7,370
So I put together an itinerary for "gold in a single trip" back in April before the end of the IL28SALE - dub-hel-lhr/lcy-jfk-phx-hnl and reverse for 750 TP each way.
I was planning to fly it the day after my TP year expired and get a head start on new status, but when I called BA back in April reservations were unable to get the ticket I wanted to price at the IL28SALE price no matter what they tried and were always quoting a figure of multiples of the expected fare.
I spent several hours and even tried HUACA but to no avail.
Fast forward a few months and following the April 28th changes and the demise of the babybus advantage I'm putting together a slightly 'saner' dub-lhr-jfk-phx-hnl//hnl-lax-iad-lhr-dub itinerary.
This priced on matrix to €1,747 and all seemed OK until I called the reservations line and ran into the same problem.
The lady was unable to get the P class (A was not available) on the PHX-HNL leg to 'be included' in the ILV7EUS price.
I'm tearing my hair out now and am really starting to wonder how to book these complex itineraries if spoonfeeding the ITA flights to reservations does not work, but I have an inkling that I have worked out the cause.
The lady in Reservations created the itinerary for me and "sent it to the rate team" - she gave me a booking reference so I could call back tomorrow to see if there was any update.
I immediately called this up on amadeus and noticed that the itinerary there seems to be for DUB-LAX (via HNL) and return rather than being DUB-HNL.
(I was doing an immediate turnaround in HNL and would only be there a few hours.)
Is it possible that this is what is causing my problem or can anyone shed any light or provide me with any pointers?
Thanks in advance
I was planning to fly it the day after my TP year expired and get a head start on new status, but when I called BA back in April reservations were unable to get the ticket I wanted to price at the IL28SALE price no matter what they tried and were always quoting a figure of multiples of the expected fare.
I spent several hours and even tried HUACA but to no avail.
Fast forward a few months and following the April 28th changes and the demise of the babybus advantage I'm putting together a slightly 'saner' dub-lhr-jfk-phx-hnl//hnl-lax-iad-lhr-dub itinerary.
This priced on matrix to €1,747 and all seemed OK until I called the reservations line and ran into the same problem.
The lady was unable to get the P class (A was not available) on the PHX-HNL leg to 'be included' in the ILV7EUS price.
I'm tearing my hair out now and am really starting to wonder how to book these complex itineraries if spoonfeeding the ITA flights to reservations does not work, but I have an inkling that I have worked out the cause.
The lady in Reservations created the itinerary for me and "sent it to the rate team" - she gave me a booking reference so I could call back tomorrow to see if there was any update.
I immediately called this up on amadeus and noticed that the itinerary there seems to be for DUB-LAX (via HNL) and return rather than being DUB-HNL.
(I was doing an immediate turnaround in HNL and would only be there a few hours.)
Is it possible that this is what is causing my problem or can anyone shed any light or provide me with any pointers?
Thanks in advance
On a recent booking I made from OSL-Australia, the LHR-SIN segment only had C availability, but I was seeing I on ITA. It took us a good few minutes to work out that the casue was her system had to POS set to London and not Oslo. Lo and behold as soon as that changed the I availability appeared on the flight.
May 13, 2015, 3:55 am
#2235
Join Date: Jun 2010
Programs: IC Amb :-(, UA silver, BA Gold, SPG Plat, A-Club Plat, Marriott Plat
Posts: 913
You need to get the agent to make 1000% sure that the Point Of Sale is set to Ireland, and not London.
On a recent booking I made from OSL-Australia, the LHR-SIN segment only had C availability, but I was seeing I on ITA. It took us a good few minutes to work out that the casue was her system had to POS set to London and not Oslo. Lo and behold as soon as that changed the I availability appeared on the flight.
On a recent booking I made from OSL-Australia, the LHR-SIN segment only had C availability, but I was seeing I on ITA. It took us a good few minutes to work out that the casue was her system had to POS set to London and not Oslo. Lo and behold as soon as that changed the I availability appeared on the flight.
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