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
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- 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 13, 2015, 7:05 pm
#3331
Join Date: Sep 2007
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perhaps you could give me some pointers as we have decided on HKG between 20th and 30th December 2015 ex TXL . (I would have been happy with Maui)
Jul 13, 2015, 7:15 pm
#3332
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I have a bit of a conundrum, the boy wants to go to Japan for xmas, its so far out of my area of knowledge (geographically that is) can anyone make any suggestions for HND or NRT?
Departure 19th Dec onwards
Return up to 1st Jan
Business class or ability to use GUF2 for flights over 2 hours
Happy to "position" up to about 7 hours each way
Departure 19th Dec onwards
Return up to 1st Jan
Business class or ability to use GUF2 for flights over 2 hours
Happy to "position" up to about 7 hours each way
If you're arriving on the BA flights, they are jetlag heavy because you arrive around midnight UK time, so consider that if you then want to do a two hour drive in Japanese rush traffic into the centre of Tokyo.
BA/JL fares to Japan get two transfers for free in Europe and two for free in Japan, and one stopover is allowed in Europe and one in Japan, so you can build yourself a multicity trip for no additional expense. (But the routing map is tightly restricted, you can't zig-zag about.)
Try ex-Madrid for cheapest fares.
A quick look on the Matrix suggests that the I-buckets are closed, so it's over £1.8k per person. Going through HKG on separate tickets might be a better deal!
Jul 13, 2015, 8:13 pm
#3333
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Can anyone tell me if I got this right?
YVR-LHR-ZRH with YVR-LHR on T and LHR-ZRH on K (because there is no T) is 200 TP for the roundtrip, but...
YVR-YYZ-DCA (YVR-YYZ is barely above 2k miles) all in W is 240 TP? (on AA, though it's codesharing to WestJet and US. It's listed as an AA flight on AA.com though, with an AA flight number)
Because that's just not fair, YVR-YYZ-DCA is less than half the cost (not to mention distance) of YVR-LHR-ZRH and it's more tier points? Did I miss something? lol
YVR-LHR-ZRH with YVR-LHR on T and LHR-ZRH on K (because there is no T) is 200 TP for the roundtrip, but...
YVR-YYZ-DCA (YVR-YYZ is barely above 2k miles) all in W is 240 TP? (on AA, though it's codesharing to WestJet and US. It's listed as an AA flight on AA.com though, with an AA flight number)
Because that's just not fair, YVR-YYZ-DCA is less than half the cost (not to mention distance) of YVR-LHR-ZRH and it's more tier points? Did I miss something? lol
Jul 13, 2015, 9:45 pm
#3334
Join Date: Jul 2010
Programs: DL DM
Posts: 765
In general, I've found AA's agents including those in the Admirals Club to be pretty clued up on these things and when they do seek to apply changes against the rules their systems frequently prevent them doing so.
That said, no risk or harm in making a polite request - good luck with it!
That said, no risk or harm in making a polite request - good luck with it!
I asked at check-in for earlier flights about a Same Day Change from LAX-MIA. The desk agent switched me from the 757 to the 777-200 into F
- so, had alot of luck there and a nice bed across the US ^Interestingly enough the TP's have posted at 140 points and have had to request that they be changed to 210. But, was definitely a much more comfortable flight after 3 x 757 flights in a row!
Jul 13, 2015, 9:50 pm
#3335
Join Date: Jan 2005
Programs: BA Gold, AA Lifetime Gold 1.8mm, IC Spire Ambassador, Hilton Diamond, SPG Gold et al
Posts: 4,350
Hi All - just wanted to update from my TP run as promised.
I asked at check-in for earlier flights about a Same Day Change from LAX-MIA. The desk agent switched me from the 757 to the 777-200 into F - so, had alot of luck there and a nice bed across the US ^
Interestingly enough the TP's have posted at 140 points and have had to request that they be changed to 210. But, was definitely a much more comfortable flight after 3 x 757 flights in a row!
I asked at check-in for earlier flights about a Same Day Change from LAX-MIA. The desk agent switched me from the 757 to the 777-200 into F
- so, had alot of luck there and a nice bed across the US ^Interestingly enough the TP's have posted at 140 points and have had to request that they be changed to 210. But, was definitely a much more comfortable flight after 3 x 757 flights in a row!
They're quite dated now but I still have a soft spot for the F cabin on the 772's.
Jul 13, 2015, 9:55 pm
#3336
Join Date: Jan 2005
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Posts: 4,350
If weather's important, there are certainly better times to visit than December but it's still an improvement on staying at home at that time.
Jul 13, 2015, 9:56 pm
#3337
Join Date: Jul 2010
Programs: DL DM
Posts: 765
Nope - no charge ^. Desk agent said to me "it's worth buying the expensive tickets" - I did say to him that the ticket didn't cost that much! I was actually perfectly happy to pay the $75 change fee - but he decided that it was free.
Jul 13, 2015, 9:59 pm
#3338
Join Date: Jan 2005
Programs: BA Gold, AA Lifetime Gold 1.8mm, IC Spire Ambassador, Hilton Diamond, SPG Gold et al
Posts: 4,350
Jul 14, 2015, 1:35 am
#3339
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: BRU / SCQ / LUX
Programs: Iberia, BAEC GOLD/ Priority Club : ROYAL Amb / Miles and More: SEN
Posts: 913
Hello Experts,
I need to go from Brussels to Scq.
But I am flexible in all airports surrounding me from DUS, LUX, Ams, PAr and Lon and all in between.
Flying to OPO, VGO, SCQ
Departing 27/7 or 28/7 and returning after 6/8 till 16/8.
Interested in TP-run maximising. What can you guys find for me? Something out of the regular. I searched Matrix and I found 395 Business on Vueling from BRU - SCQ. Are these 80 TP?
I need to go from Brussels to Scq.
But I am flexible in all airports surrounding me from DUS, LUX, Ams, PAr and Lon and all in between.
Flying to OPO, VGO, SCQ
Departing 27/7 or 28/7 and returning after 6/8 till 16/8.
Interested in TP-run maximising. What can you guys find for me? Something out of the regular. I searched Matrix and I found 395 Business on Vueling from BRU - SCQ. Are these 80 TP?
Jul 14, 2015, 1:58 am
#3340
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: London
Programs: BA GGL (for now) and Lifetime Gold, Marriott fan thanks to Bonvoy Moments
Posts: 5,115
IHG points for IC Hong Kong seems to be highly recommended for value purposes too
Jul 14, 2015, 2:17 am
#3341
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: SZD
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 674
I have a bit of a conundrum, the boy wants to go to Japan for xmas, its so far out of my area of knowledge (geographically that is) can anyone make any suggestions for HND or NRT?
Departure 19th Dec onwards
Return up to 1st Jan
Business class or ability to use GUF2 for flights over 2 hours
Happy to "position" up to about 7 hours each way
Departure 19th Dec onwards
Return up to 1st Jan
Business class or ability to use GUF2 for flights over 2 hours
Happy to "position" up to about 7 hours each way
TYO is a regular route of mine (25 trips and counting). Do consider QR too. I recently did QR ARN-DOH-NRT return for around £1050 in J. QR seem to do ex-Scandinavia J sales almost every other week at the moment, I could have gone ex-CPH for marginally more (edited to add: unfortunately your travel dates may well be blackout dates for such a fare).
In my opinion QR J is very close to BA F so no need to GUF2! It is a longer trip (8000 miles from ARN cf 6000 miles direct from LHR) but the flight gets into NRT around 1800 local time which works better than the 0900 arrival from the UK.
NRT is further away from the city than HND but I much prefer NRT and it's less than an hour to downtown using the NEX. I agree with the advice not to drive in downtown Tokyo straight off your longhaul.
Last edited by timezonehopper; Jul 14, 2015 at 2:23 am
Jul 14, 2015, 3:08 am
#3342
Join Date: Jul 2012
Programs: BAEC Gold, Hilton Diamond, SPG Gold, IHG Platinum Ambassador, Club Carlson Gold
Posts: 349
I've booked an ex-TXL TP run to Hong Kong and have my TXL/LHR segment on saturday departing TXL at 1915. I'm just booking my outbound to do a same-day turnaround but can't decide if I should go early and spend a few hours in Berlin or do an immediate turnaround. There is a flight that gets into TXL at 1825 which I assume forms the 1915 departure.
Any thoughts? I have a flight to New York Sunday morning so can't risk missing that last flight out of TXL.
Any thoughts? I have a flight to New York Sunday morning so can't risk missing that last flight out of TXL.
Jul 14, 2015, 4:39 am
#3343
formerly rxfleming
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: AUH, DXB (and GLA)
Programs: BA GGL, HHonors Diamond, Marriott Plat Elite
Posts: 2,456
This thread is turning into a free travel agent thread more and more each day. In less than 24 hours, we have had 3 posters asking for us to make them up itineraries.
Can we kindly ask you to read the Sticky and the archive and take a wee bit of time to learn how to do it yourself, and then once you've managed to find something, ask us if we can help you more - bluntly asking us to find your flights and itin is bordering on bad manners.
If you genuinely don't understand, and cannot find the time to do it, then there are agencies/people who can do the above for you, for a fee. Check out the thread here: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trave...e-reviews.html
Can we kindly ask you to read the Sticky and the archive and take a wee bit of time to learn how to do it yourself, and then once you've managed to find something, ask us if we can help you more - bluntly asking us to find your flights and itin is bordering on bad manners.
If you genuinely don't understand, and cannot find the time to do it, then there are agencies/people who can do the above for you, for a fee. Check out the thread here: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trave...e-reviews.html
Jul 14, 2015, 4:52 am
#3344
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 7
Most of us use ITA Matrix to find these things ourselves, but hey, I'm bored, so ...
Closest I can find starting early next week would be from HEL, since there is only a 7 day advanced purchase requirement. 920TP and a little over £1,200.
Itinerary
Helsinki (HEL) to Las Vegas (LAS) — Tue, Jul 21
Long layover
Helsinki (HEL) to London (LHR) — Tue, Jul 21
American Airlines Inc. 6539
Dep: 7:55 am
Arr: 9:05 am
3h 10m
Airbus A320
Business (J)
Meal
OPERATED BY BRITISH AIRWAYS
Layover in LHR
1h 0m
London (LHR) to New York (JFK) — Tue, Jul 21
American Airlines Inc. 101
Dep: 10:05 am
Arr: 12:55 pm
7h 50m
Boeing 777
Business (I)
Lunch, Snack or BrunchMovieIn-seat Video Player
Layover in JFK
4h 5m
New York (JFK) to Miami (MIA) — Tue, Jul 21
American Airlines Inc. 65
Dep: 5:00 pm
Arr: 8:33 pm
3h 33m
Airbus A321 (Sharklets)
First (P)
DinnerIn-seat Video Player
Layover in MIA
0h 57m
Miami (MIA) to Las Vegas (LAS) — Tue, Jul 21
American Airlines Inc. 2203
Dep: 9:30 pm
Arr: 11:40 pm
5h 10m
Boeing 737
First (P)
RefreshmentsMovie
Las Vegas (LAS) to Helsinki (HEL) — Sun, Jul 26
Long layoverOvernight flight
Las Vegas (LAS) to Philadelphia (PHL) — Sun, Jul 26
US Airways 702
Dep: 9:10 am
Arr: 4:53 pm
4h 43m
Airbus A321
First (A)
Breakfast
Layover in PHL
3h 52m
Philadelphia (PHL) to London (LHR) — Sun, Jul 26
American Airlines Inc. 728
Dep: 8:45 pm
Arr: 9:00 am
7h 15m
Airbus A330
Business (I)
Dinner, Snack or Brunch
OPERATED BY US AIRWAYS
Layover in LHR
Mon, Jul 27
2h 30m
London (LHR) to Helsinki (HEL) — Mon, Jul 27
American Airlines Inc. 6538
Dep: 11:30 am
Arr: 4:25 pm
2h 55m
Airbus A320
Business (J)
Meal
OPERATED BY BRITISH AIRWAYS
Cost per passenger (including taxes & fees)
€1,782.99
Closest I can find starting early next week would be from HEL, since there is only a 7 day advanced purchase requirement. 920TP and a little over £1,200.
Itinerary
Helsinki (HEL) to Las Vegas (LAS) — Tue, Jul 21
Long layover
Helsinki (HEL) to London (LHR) — Tue, Jul 21
American Airlines Inc. 6539
Dep: 7:55 am
Arr: 9:05 am
3h 10m
Airbus A320
Business (J)
Meal
OPERATED BY BRITISH AIRWAYS
Layover in LHR
1h 0m
London (LHR) to New York (JFK) — Tue, Jul 21
American Airlines Inc. 101
Dep: 10:05 am
Arr: 12:55 pm
7h 50m
Boeing 777
Business (I)
Lunch, Snack or BrunchMovieIn-seat Video Player
Layover in JFK
4h 5m
New York (JFK) to Miami (MIA) — Tue, Jul 21
American Airlines Inc. 65
Dep: 5:00 pm
Arr: 8:33 pm
3h 33m
Airbus A321 (Sharklets)
First (P)
DinnerIn-seat Video Player
Layover in MIA
0h 57m
Miami (MIA) to Las Vegas (LAS) — Tue, Jul 21
American Airlines Inc. 2203
Dep: 9:30 pm
Arr: 11:40 pm
5h 10m
Boeing 737
First (P)
RefreshmentsMovie
Las Vegas (LAS) to Helsinki (HEL) — Sun, Jul 26
Long layoverOvernight flight
Las Vegas (LAS) to Philadelphia (PHL) — Sun, Jul 26
US Airways 702
Dep: 9:10 am
Arr: 4:53 pm
4h 43m
Airbus A321
First (A)
Breakfast
Layover in PHL
3h 52m
Philadelphia (PHL) to London (LHR) — Sun, Jul 26
American Airlines Inc. 728
Dep: 8:45 pm
Arr: 9:00 am
7h 15m
Airbus A330
Business (I)
Dinner, Snack or Brunch
OPERATED BY US AIRWAYS
Layover in LHR
Mon, Jul 27
2h 30m
London (LHR) to Helsinki (HEL) — Mon, Jul 27
American Airlines Inc. 6538
Dep: 11:30 am
Arr: 4:25 pm
2h 55m
Airbus A320
Business (J)
Meal
OPERATED BY BRITISH AIRWAYS
Cost per passenger (including taxes & fees)
€1,782.99
I am new to this. How does one go about paying for and making this booking that you have so kindly outlined here?
Jul 14, 2015, 5:02 am
#3345
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: BHX
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