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
Aug 15, 2015, 11:10 am
#4021
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: London
Programs: BA Bronze
Posts: 2
30 TPs needed for silver!
I need to get 30 tier points by early September to get back to Silver. Any tips on the cheapest way to do this? I can travel the weekends of 22/23 Aug or 5/6 Sep - a quick turnaround trip or overnight stay is fine, whatever I have to do to get the points! 
Thank you!
Thank you!
Aug 15, 2015, 2:40 pm
#4022
Join Date: Jan 2015
Programs: BA Blue, Iberia Plus
Posts: 164
Posted this in the premium deals aswell but OSL-LHR-DFW-IAH-PHL-LHR-OSL, the IAH-PHL segment is booked in First at £815 . 460TP. Example dates around 29 August
Aug 15, 2015, 3:06 pm
#4023
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Berlin, Germany
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 19
My first post after reading this forum for years. You guys are fascinating and I'm getting more and more into all of this because of you - thanks for an abundance of information.
I'm currently a Gold member at BA and I travel 3 - 4 times from Berlin to NY every year. I can see from all the posts here that I would be able to make many more TP/Avios than I currently do.
I'm a freelancer and my travel dates are extremely flexible. I can easily set aside time to go to HNL while in the US - I just can't figure out how to do all this routing stuff.
It is mentioned in several places than I could be getting between 1300 - 1500 for a TP run TXL to HNL and back. Can someone help me with how to do this please? How do you book those complicating routings? How do you even look them up?
I have to go to NY late November this year. I don't mind going from say CPH or OSL instead of TXL. My TP collecting year ends on 8th of Dec. and I need 680 to retain gold. That definitely should be possible right?
I need a full working week in NY every time - does the length of a stop over limit the options of a TP run?
I'm currently a Gold member at BA and I travel 3 - 4 times from Berlin to NY every year. I can see from all the posts here that I would be able to make many more TP/Avios than I currently do.
I'm a freelancer and my travel dates are extremely flexible. I can easily set aside time to go to HNL while in the US - I just can't figure out how to do all this routing stuff.
It is mentioned in several places than I could be getting between 1300 - 1500 for a TP run TXL to HNL and back. Can someone help me with how to do this please? How do you book those complicating routings? How do you even look them up?
I have to go to NY late November this year. I don't mind going from say CPH or OSL instead of TXL. My TP collecting year ends on 8th of Dec. and I need 680 to retain gold. That definitely should be possible right?
I need a full working week in NY every time - does the length of a stop over limit the options of a TP run?
Aug 15, 2015, 3:24 pm
#4024
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 2015
Location: BOS, YVR, ZRH
Programs: *G
Posts: 17,399
Hi all
Instead of doing work that I'm supposed to be doing I have been experimenting with ITA. Anyone on a TP run to HNL with a long stay and a wife, this may be of interest;
AA655/13Nov HNL-PHX P 2315-0805*
AA1826/14Nov PHX-LAS P 1455-1506
AA581/14Nov LAS-LAX P 1845-2001
AA650/14Nov LAX-PHL P 2210-0613*
AA2055/15Nov PHL-MIA P 0735-1032
AA1532/15Nov MIA-PTY I 1225-1525
(* next day)
AA960/16Nov PTY-MIA I 0700-1009
AA1098/16Nov MIA-PHL P 1215-1501
AA717/16Nov PHL-LAX P 1800-2114
AA1554/16Nov LAX-LAS P 2215-2328
AA687/17Nov LAS-PHX P 0635-0842
AA692/17Nov PHX-HNL P 1135-1531
Total £792.00
I make it 1280 TPs, £0.62 per TP and about 42k Avios for Gold Card.
Instead of doing work that I'm supposed to be doing I have been experimenting with ITA. Anyone on a TP run to HNL with a long stay and a wife, this may be of interest;
AA655/13Nov HNL-PHX P 2315-0805*
AA1826/14Nov PHX-LAS P 1455-1506
AA581/14Nov LAS-LAX P 1845-2001
AA650/14Nov LAX-PHL P 2210-0613*
AA2055/15Nov PHL-MIA P 0735-1032
AA1532/15Nov MIA-PTY I 1225-1525
(* next day)
AA960/16Nov PTY-MIA I 0700-1009
AA1098/16Nov MIA-PHL P 1215-1501
AA717/16Nov PHL-LAX P 1800-2114
AA1554/16Nov LAX-LAS P 2215-2328
AA687/17Nov LAS-PHX P 0635-0842
AA692/17Nov PHX-HNL P 1135-1531
Total £792.00
I make it 1280 TPs, £0.62 per TP and about 42k Avios for Gold Card.
Aug 15, 2015, 3:53 pm
#4025
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Berlin, Germany
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 19
@smiley90: I assume that post was for me?
When I enter the last route into AAs multi city search I get an error message: "We are unable to find recommendations for your search. Please change your search criteria and resubmit the search."
I am using the same dates and just leaving PTY out. Can you also link to the other thread - I'm not sure which one you are referring to.
When I enter the last route into AAs multi city search I get an error message: "We are unable to find recommendations for your search. Please change your search criteria and resubmit the search."
I am using the same dates and just leaving PTY out. Can you also link to the other thread - I'm not sure which one you are referring to.
Aug 15, 2015, 4:05 pm
#4026
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Wild Wiltshire
Programs: Demoted to gold, Cats protection
Posts: 3,455
DUB can go "bits up" fairly easily. I had a turnround not on the same plane but on the next flight to LHR but still managed to be delayed enough to miss the bag check deadline! I begged and it was ok but you often spend twice as long on the plane as the actual flight
Aug 15, 2015, 4:05 pm
#4027
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 2015
Location: BOS, YVR, ZRH
Programs: *G
Posts: 17,399
@smiley90: I assume that post was for me?
When I enter the last route into AAs multi city search I get an error message: "We are unable to find recommendations for your search. Please change your search criteria and resubmit the search."
I am using the same dates and just leaving PTY out. Can you also link to the other thread - I'm not sure which one you are referring to.
When I enter the last route into AAs multi city search I get an error message: "We are unable to find recommendations for your search. Please change your search criteria and resubmit the search."
I am using the same dates and just leaving PTY out. Can you also link to the other thread - I'm not sure which one you are referring to.
Aug 15, 2015, 4:17 pm
#4028
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 415
If they are happy to pay that route, then I would suggest you just buy your US TP run yourself, for 680 you shouldn't need to even go all the way to HNL.
PHL-PHX-PHL=420
Currently pricing up around £650 for close to those dates.
Throw some NYC-PHL in if you need it and with your NYC-TXL legs you should be fine.
A bit more info would be great.
Aug 15, 2015, 4:26 pm
#4029
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Berlin, Germany
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 19
Depends on your usual travel patterns. I presume you bill the client for your TXL - NY flight?
If they are happy to pay that route, then I would suggest you just buy your US TP run yourself, for 680 you shouldn't need to even go all the way to HNL.
PHL-PHX-PHL=420
Currently pricing up around £650 for close to those dates.
Throw some NYC-PHL in if you need it and with your NYC-TXL legs you should be fine.
A bit more info would be great.
If they are happy to pay that route, then I would suggest you just buy your US TP run yourself, for 680 you shouldn't need to even go all the way to HNL.
PHL-PHX-PHL=420
Currently pricing up around £650 for close to those dates.
Throw some NYC-PHL in if you need it and with your NYC-TXL legs you should be fine.
A bit more info would be great.
I can get a CPH-NYC in CE/CW for around 1200€ leaving Nov. 23. TXL-NYC is around 1800€. Since my family lives in CPH it's usually just a plus with a short stop over.
Should I book all of this as one ticket or is it better/more flexible with the NA route separately? How do you find the cheap AA first class flights? (like in the example with PTY which I thought was related to me)
Aug 15, 2015, 4:45 pm
#4030
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 415
I actually pay myself. I can fly any day of the week - I just push work to a Saturday or Sunday.
I can get a CPH-NYC in CE/CW for around 1200€ leaving Nov. 23. TXL-NYC is around 1800€. Since my family lives in CPH it's usually just a plus with a short stop over.
Should I book all of this as one ticket or is it better/more flexible with the NA route separately? How do you find the cheap AA first class flights? (like in the example with PTY which I thought was related to me)
I can get a CPH-NYC in CE/CW for around 1200€ leaving Nov. 23. TXL-NYC is around 1800€. Since my family lives in CPH it's usually just a plus with a short stop over.
Should I book all of this as one ticket or is it better/more flexible with the NA route separately? How do you find the cheap AA first class flights? (like in the example with PTY which I thought was related to me)
OSL-LHR-EWR 25/11/15
EWR-PHX 30/11/15
PHX-EWR-LHR-OSL* 1/12/30
Loads of points for 2,100 EUR and gives you 25-30 in NYC for work.
Aug 16, 2015, 3:17 am
#4031
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Londinium
Programs: BAEC Gold, BA Amex PP, Virgin Gold
Posts: 287
Dear all - I'm aiming for 3500TP and need 135TP by 8th Sept (or 22nd with the 2 week extension).
So far I've found that JER-LGW-AMS looks best at £273, but the outbound positioning flight is a pain. One-ways and even returns look expensive for the date I'm looking at (departing on the 12th Sep), and the only Avios option departs Gatwick at an unholy 0725! I don't really want to go the night before as that adds hotel costs etc. bumping up the £/TP
Can anyone offer any alternative routes/suggestions for this trip? Based in LON and work in AMS... might look at AMS-LGW-JER
TIA
So far I've found that JER-LGW-AMS looks best at £273, but the outbound positioning flight is a pain. One-ways and even returns look expensive for the date I'm looking at (departing on the 12th Sep), and the only Avios option departs Gatwick at an unholy 0725! I don't really want to go the night before as that adds hotel costs etc. bumping up the £/TP
Can anyone offer any alternative routes/suggestions for this trip? Based in LON and work in AMS... might look at AMS-LGW-JER
TIA
Aug 16, 2015, 3:58 am
#4032
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: London
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold & GGL & CCR, HH Diam, Bonvoy Titanium, IHG Spire, Tastecard
Posts: 7,549
Hi all
Instead of doing work that I'm supposed to be doing I have been experimenting with ITA. Anyone on a TP run to HNL with a long stay and a wife, this may be of interest;
AA655/13Nov HNL-PHX P 2315-0805*
AA1826/14Nov PHX-LAS P 1455-1506
AA581/14Nov LAS-LAX P 1845-2001
AA650/14Nov LAX-PHL P 2210-0613*
AA2055/15Nov PHL-MIA P 0735-1032
AA1532/15Nov MIA-PTY I 1225-1525
(* next day)
AA960/16Nov PTY-MIA I 0700-1009
AA1098/16Nov MIA-PHL P 1215-1501
AA717/16Nov PHL-LAX P 1800-2114
AA1554/16Nov LAX-LAS P 2215-2328
AA687/17Nov LAS-PHX P 0635-0842
AA692/17Nov PHX-HNL P 1135-1531
Total £792.00
I make it 1280 TPs, £0.62 per TP and about 42k Avios for Gold Card.
Instead of doing work that I'm supposed to be doing I have been experimenting with ITA. Anyone on a TP run to HNL with a long stay and a wife, this may be of interest;
AA655/13Nov HNL-PHX P 2315-0805*
AA1826/14Nov PHX-LAS P 1455-1506
AA581/14Nov LAS-LAX P 1845-2001
AA650/14Nov LAX-PHL P 2210-0613*
AA2055/15Nov PHL-MIA P 0735-1032
AA1532/15Nov MIA-PTY I 1225-1525
(* next day)
AA960/16Nov PTY-MIA I 0700-1009
AA1098/16Nov MIA-PHL P 1215-1501
AA717/16Nov PHL-LAX P 1800-2114
AA1554/16Nov LAX-LAS P 2215-2328
AA687/17Nov LAS-PHX P 0635-0842
AA692/17Nov PHX-HNL P 1135-1531
Total £792.00
I make it 1280 TPs, £0.62 per TP and about 42k Avios for Gold Card.
I don't have a wife but it's a nice trip......
Aug 16, 2015, 4:37 am
#4033
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Scotland
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 363
Possible 600TPs
I have managed a search for 31st Aug which gave BGO-LHR-DFW- IAH-PHL-CLT-JFK-LHR-BGO which I think gives 600 points. This was returning the 6th Sept. This had an overnight stop in PHL. May need a call to BA !
Aug 16, 2015, 4:50 am
#4034
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: BGO
Programs: Bonvoy Titanium and LTP, Hilton Gold, SK Diamond, Finnair Gold, BA Silver
Posts: 403
FWIW this run is still available from OSL, with an immediate turnaround possible. Also possible for slightly more from ARN or CPH, but this is best value.
14AUG | £1.31/TP | £470 | 360 | OSL-HEL-AGP-HEL-OSL | I-I-I-I | ITA | Flythe96flag | SH J cabin + red-eye (!) | AY
14AUG | £1.31/TP | £470 | 360 | OSL-HEL-AGP-HEL-OSL | I-I-I-I | ITA | Flythe96flag | SH J cabin + red-eye (!) | AY
Also, finnair.com won't let be book immediate turnaround for the AGP midnight departure! Where to book this back-to-back?
Sounds gruelling but I'm 345tp short of Gold so...
Aug 16, 2015, 5:42 am
#4035
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 1,464
BGO-ARN-HEL-AGP-HEL-ARN-BGO can be done for the same price but BGO-ARN-HEL is the same flight number - can that be overcome somehow to give another 2x40tp?
Also, finnair.com won't let be book immediate turnaround for the AGP midnight departure! Where to book this back-to-back?
Sounds gruelling but I'm 345tp short of Gold so...
Also, finnair.com won't let be book immediate turnaround for the AGP midnight departure! Where to book this back-to-back?
Sounds gruelling but I'm 345tp short of Gold so...
OTAs will sell you the back to back in Malaga, try Cheaptickets or Orbitz.