Jan 2, 2015, 8:37 am
Last edit by: theultimateflyer
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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
Jul 10, 2015, 3:17 am
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Also will highlight this exGER BA sale to HKG in J as mentioned on HFP www.headforpoints.com/2015/07/10/1000-club-world-british-airways-flights-to-hong-kong/
£1003 Germany to HKG.
Unlike the QR sales which are QR metal only, this one is very flexible in terms of routings and transfers. As noted on HFP "You can also fly from Germany to London to Singapore, Shanghai, Bangkok, Chengdu, Beijing or Kuala Lumpur, and then connect to Hong Kong using another oneworld airline."
You could do something like FRA-LHR-SIN-HKG-BKK-SIN-LHR-FRA which prices at £1018.
Also you can do a stopover in the UK but you would then pay APD (£142). However, it does mean you can for example do FRA-LHR before 16 August, then do the rest anytime after and the cost would be ~£1145.
EDIT: by way of example of doing the first leg before 16 August, then the rest next year including a stopover in SIN:
This would earn 40+160+40+40+40+40+160+40=560 TPs. Obvioulsy the BA LHR-SIN flights can be UuA'ed if you can find reward availability.
FUTHER EDIT: you could of course move your LHR-TXL flight later on as well, so just get off at LHR and do LHR-TXL at some date in the future, you would pay £26 more in APD and I think maybe ~£20 in additional Passenger Service Charge.
£1003 Germany to HKG.
RESERVATIONS FOR ALL SECTORS ARE REQUIRED AT LEAST 7 DAYS BEFORE DEPARTURE. TICKETING MUST BE COMPLETED WITHIN 7 DAYS AFTER RESERVATIONS ARE MADE OR AT LEAST 7 DAYS BEFORE DEPARTURE WHICHEVER IS EARLIER.
TRAVEL FROM LAST INTERNATIONAL STOPOVER MUST COMMENCE NO EARLIER THAN THE FIRST SUN AFTER DEPARTURE OF THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL SECTOR.
ORIGINATING EUROPE -
UNLIMITED STOPOVERS PERMITTED IN EACH DIRECTION
LIMITED TO 2 FREE AND UNLIMITED AT EUR 200.00 EACH.
UNLIMITED STOPOVERS PERMITTED IN EACH DIRECTION
LIMITED TO 2 FREE AND UNLIMITED AT EUR 200.00 EACH.
5 TRANSFERS PERMITTED IN EACH DIRECTION FREE
2 FREE IN EUROPE IN EACH DIRECTION
3 FREE IN JAPAN/KOREA, REP. OF/KOREA, DEM. PEOPLE'S
REP. OF/S.W. PACIFIC/SOUTHEAST ASIA EXCEPT CHINA IN
EACH DIRECTION.
AND - 1 TRANSFER PERMITTED IN EACH DIRECTION FREE
1 FREE IN CHINA IN EACH DIRECTION
FARE BREAK AND EMBEDDED SURFACE SECTORS NOT
PERMITTED ON THE FARE COMPONENT.
2 FREE IN EUROPE IN EACH DIRECTION
3 FREE IN JAPAN/KOREA, REP. OF/KOREA, DEM. PEOPLE'S
REP. OF/S.W. PACIFIC/SOUTHEAST ASIA EXCEPT CHINA IN
EACH DIRECTION.
AND - 1 TRANSFER PERMITTED IN EACH DIRECTION FREE
1 FREE IN CHINA IN EACH DIRECTION
FARE BREAK AND EMBEDDED SURFACE SECTORS NOT
PERMITTED ON THE FARE COMPONENT.
VALID FOR TRAVEL COMMENCING ON/BEFORE 16AUG 15.
TICKETS MUST BE ISSUED ON/AFTER 03JUL 15 AND ON/BEFORE 17JUL 15.
You could do something like FRA-LHR-SIN-HKG-BKK-SIN-LHR-FRA which prices at £1018.
Also you can do a stopover in the UK but you would then pay APD (£142). However, it does mean you can for example do FRA-LHR before 16 August, then do the rest anytime after and the cost would be ~£1145.
EDIT: by way of example of doing the first leg before 16 August, then the rest next year including a stopover in SIN:
This would earn 40+160+40+40+40+40+160+40=560 TPs. Obvioulsy the BA LHR-SIN flights can be UuA'ed if you can find reward availability.
FUTHER EDIT: you could of course move your LHR-TXL flight later on as well, so just get off at LHR and do LHR-TXL at some date in the future, you would pay £26 more in APD and I think maybe ~£20 in additional Passenger Service Charge.
Last edited by KARFA; Jul 10, 2015 at 4:37 am
Jul 10, 2015, 4:12 am
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Also BJS/PVG/CGK & MNL are on sale also about £130 more expensive.
Also will highlight this exGER BA sale to HKG in J as mentioned on HFP www.headforpoints.com/2015/07/10/1000-club-world-british-airways-flights-to-hong-kong/
£1003 Germany to HKG.
Unlike the QR sales which are QR metal only, this one is very flexible in terms of routings and transfers. As noted on HFP "You can also fly from Germany to London to Singapore, Shanghai, Bangkok, Chengdu, Beijing or Kuala Lumpur, and then connect to Hong Kong using another oneworld airline."
You could do something like FRA-LHR-SIN-HKG-BKK-SIN-LHR-FRA which prices at £1018.
Also you can do a stopover in the UK but you would then pay APD (£142). However, it does mean you can for example do FRA-LHR before 16 August, then do the rest anytime after and teh cost would be ~£1145.
£1003 Germany to HKG.
Unlike the QR sales which are QR metal only, this one is very flexible in terms of routings and transfers. As noted on HFP "You can also fly from Germany to London to Singapore, Shanghai, Bangkok, Chengdu, Beijing or Kuala Lumpur, and then connect to Hong Kong using another oneworld airline."
You could do something like FRA-LHR-SIN-HKG-BKK-SIN-LHR-FRA which prices at £1018.
Also you can do a stopover in the UK but you would then pay APD (£142). However, it does mean you can for example do FRA-LHR before 16 August, then do the rest anytime after and teh cost would be ~£1145.
Last edited by dutch_122; Jul 10, 2015 at 4:19 am Reason: Correcting mistake
Jul 10, 2015, 4:40 am
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Sorry, just realised my error in the above. For SIN-BKK-HKG and HKG-BKK-SIN it is the same flight number so you would only get one lot of 40 TP rather than two as I suggested. However, you could presumably do a stopover in BKK and maybe have a day or two there to look around and then pick up a different CX flight which would then get you 40+40.
Jul 10, 2015, 6:50 am
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See post 3205 by skunker 
I am sorely tempted by this (am already going to China and Japan over New Year from HKG) and have a query in to TA recommended by Raffles for GUFs. Even a 'bog standard' DUS-LHR-SIN-HKG-LHR-DUS gets 420 TPs, so £2.50 each, and about 34k Avios.
Think this is why I opted for the long passport last time I renewed mine
I am sorely tempted by this (am already going to China and Japan over New Year from HKG) and have a query in to TA recommended by Raffles for GUFs. Even a 'bog standard' DUS-LHR-SIN-HKG-LHR-DUS gets 420 TPs, so £2.50 each, and about 34k Avios.
Think this is why I opted for the long passport last time I renewed mine
Jul 10, 2015, 7:32 am
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http://imageshack.com/a/img537/4868/YnFuxo.jpg
I found it cheaper in past(1800pounds)
56762 avios(for BA GOLD holders)=1808+16858+1121+1330+4686+2803+2803+4686+ 2001 +16858+1808
1080 tier=40+160+40+40+140+140+140+140+40+160+40
i think it posibble to get more avios if you found BA share codes for CX fligths
I found it cheaper in past(1800pounds)
56762 avios(for BA GOLD holders)=1808+16858+1121+1330+4686+2803+2803+4686+ 2001 +16858+1808
1080 tier=40+160+40+40+140+140+140+140+40+160+40
i think it posibble to get more avios if you found BA share codes for CX fligths
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Jul 10, 2015, 8:17 am
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Jul 10, 2015, 8:39 am
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Another thing you can do is weave CGK (Jakarta) in the mix. CGK-HKG is just over 2000 miles, and will earn 140 TPs in business class. I priced one up for about 1800 euros, including the long stop over in LHR.
Jul 10, 2015, 8:59 am
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As noted on HFP "You can also fly from Germany to London to Singapore, Shanghai, Bangkok, Chengdu, Beijing or Kuala Lumpur, and then connect to Hong Kong using another oneworld airline."
You could do something like FRA-LHR-SIN-HKG-BKK-SIN-LHR-FRA which prices at £1018.
Also you can do a stopover in the UK but you would then pay APD (£142). However, it does mean you can for example do FRA-LHR before 16 August, then do the rest anytime after and the cost would be ~£1145.
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Code:
5 TRANSFERS PERMITTED IN EACH DIRECTION FREE 2 FREE IN EUROPE IN EACH DIRECTION 3 FREE IN JAPAN/KOREA, REP. OF/KOREA, DEM. PEOPLE'S REP. OF/S.W. PACIFIC/SOUTHEAST ASIA EXCEPT CHINA IN EACH DIRECTION. AND - 1 TRANSFER PERMITTED IN EACH DIRECTION FREE 1 FREE IN CHINA IN EACH DIRECTION FARE BREAK AND EMBEDDED SURFACE SECTORS NOT PERMITTED ON THE FARE COMPONENT.
Anyway, Matrix does allow this route but is only returning €8k+ fares for onward travel in Jan/Feb
Jul 10, 2015, 9:01 am
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Jul 10, 2015, 9:11 am
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If I've read the fare rules correctly:
then (I think) you could in theory also do FRA-MAD {wait for 6 months} LHR-SIN-HKG-SIN-LHR-MAD-FRA couldn't you ? Not sure whether Spanish APD is lower than British, so maybe there's no point...
Anyway, Matrix does allow this route but is only returning €8k+ fares for onward travel in Jan/Feb
Code:
5 TRANSFERS PERMITTED IN EACH DIRECTION FREE 2 FREE IN EUROPE IN EACH DIRECTION 3 FREE IN JAPAN/KOREA, REP. OF/KOREA, DEM. PEOPLE'S REP. OF/S.W. PACIFIC/SOUTHEAST ASIA EXCEPT CHINA IN EACH DIRECTION. AND - 1 TRANSFER PERMITTED IN EACH DIRECTION FREE 1 FREE IN CHINA IN EACH DIRECTION FARE BREAK AND EMBEDDED SURFACE SECTORS NOT PERMITTED ON THE FARE COMPONENT.
Anyway, Matrix does allow this route but is only returning €8k+ fares for onward travel in Jan/Feb
Code:
V FARE BASIS BK FARE TRAVEL-TICKET AP MINMAX RTG 1 INCEURS I‡R 972.00 D16AU T17JL 7/7 SU/12M EH01 PASSENGER TYPE-ADT AUTO PRICE-YES FROM-FRA TO-HKG CXR-BA TVL-10JUL15 RULE-4104 IPREUAS/4 FARE BASIS-INCEURS SPECIAL FARE DIS-E VENDOR-ATP FARE TYPE-BAR RT-2ND LEVEL BUSINESS CLASS ADVANCE PURCHASE EUR 881.00 0005 E03JUL15 D16AUG15 FC-INCEURS FN-8B SYSTEM DATES - CREATED 02JUL15/1714 EXPIRES INFINITY PUBLISHED RTG FRA-HKG/BA5 /TAR-EURG EF-03JUL15 DIS-INDEF /WITHIN THE EASTERN HEMISPHERE/ MAP CONSTRUCTED LEFT TO RIGHT AND RIGHT TO LEFT 1. FRA-LON-BJS-CX/HX/KA-HKG 2. FRA-LON-BKK-BA/CX/HX/RJ/UL-HKG 3. FRA-LON-CTU-CA/CX/KA-HKG 4. FRA-LON-HKG 5. FRA-LON-KUL-BA/CX/MH-HKG 6. FRA-LON-SHA-CX/HX/KA/MU-HKG 7. FRA-LON-SIN-3K/CX/KA-HKG .
Jul 10, 2015, 9:15 am
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Ah OK, hadn't seen that bit, thanks
Jul 10, 2015, 9:35 am
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Well thanks for your replies-- I pulled the trigger and got this ticket in J for €1450 all in :
15JUN CPH-DOH-HKG-KUL
03JUL BKK-HKG-DOH-CPH
QR/CX/CX
CX/CX/QR
640 TPs.
I need to find the cheapest RT within Europe on BA that would earn me TPs and qualify for the 4 BA segments. I will have 4 days in AMS or CPH before I go to Asia June 11-15, and I'll also have 4 days ex- CPH July 4-8.
Thoughts?
15JUN CPH-DOH-HKG-KUL
03JUL BKK-HKG-DOH-CPH
QR/CX/CX
CX/CX/QR
640 TPs.
I need to find the cheapest RT within Europe on BA that would earn me TPs and qualify for the 4 BA segments. I will have 4 days in AMS or CPH before I go to Asia June 11-15, and I'll also have 4 days ex- CPH July 4-8.
Thoughts?
I got AMS-LHR-GLA and spent a lovely weekend in GLA (great city and food!), then did GLA-LHR-CPH, to get to the CX ticket (see quoted itinerary).
By chance my TP earning year began June 8th, and I started this itinerary June 11th.
So already as of today (July 10th), I have completed BA Silver for the remainder of my year AND the following year-- So I'm BA Silver thru July 31st, 2017!
Now for the question of-- I've already got 700TPs, with 11 months remaining. Should I go for Gold?
Thanks again, this worked out great.
Jul 10, 2015, 10:21 am
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I'm still finding 1k return difficult to swallow especially as my recent purchase was £757 return (AMS-BKK), albeit incredible value unlikely to come up in a standard sale.
), from OSL to BKK - IJNOP2NE
Jul 10, 2015, 10:25 am
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That is very vague!
So, had a quick look on ITA Matrix and these were the first 2 results:
£1100 will get you 360TP (40/140 x2)as DUB-LHR-JFK (J/I) dep Sat 08-Aug rtn Sun 09-Aug+1
£1256 will get you 900TP (40/140/210/60 x2) DUB-LHR-JFK-PHX-LAS (J/I/A/A) dep Sat 08 Aug+1 rtn Sun 09-Aug+1
Have a look at the top of the thread for other ideas too!
MrMutton
So, had a quick look on ITA Matrix and these were the first 2 results:
£1100 will get you 360TP (40/140 x2)as DUB-LHR-JFK (J/I) dep Sat 08-Aug rtn Sun 09-Aug+1
£1256 will get you 900TP (40/140/210/60 x2) DUB-LHR-JFK-PHX-LAS (J/I/A/A) dep Sat 08 Aug+1 rtn Sun 09-Aug+1
Have a look at the top of the thread for other ideas too!
MrMutton
Jul 10, 2015, 10:30 am
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How are folk getting ITA Matrix to price these ex-GER BKK deals up with a stopover? Everytime I try I'm getting large numbers.
What am I doing wrong?
What am I doing wrong?