Jan 2, 2017, 6:09 pm
Last edit by: EsherFlyer
** AA Domestic First on two cabin will earn business TPs and avios for departures on or after 11 January 2017 - see reference posts for more details **
** Note that the practice of AA Domestic 3-class service flights booking into A for 210 TPs when I was no longer available ceased in September 2017. Discussion here. **
Welcome to the thread. This is a continuation of the highly popular 2016 Tier Point thread. We keep track of other prices, as well as useful reference information for those planning tier point runs.
Please read the first few posts in this thread first as it contains lots of information which may answer your question.
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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below!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
Sale Fares
Advanced Promotion Fares
See here in post # 8 for a 2017 archive of exEU sale fare, and see here in post # 445 for a 2016 archive of exEU sale fares.
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This thread lists attractive tier point (TP) runs under £3 per TP grouped within different (departure) geographies
Please note that current availability is not guaranteed and 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:
Please see the links at the bottom of the wiki for archives of runs from previous years.
From Europe
24APR £0.90/TP £400 440 TLL-BA/AY-HEL-LON-GLA-KOI-ABZ ; TLL-BA/AY-HEL-LON-GLA-SDZ-ABZ (see post #1221)
02NOV £1.33/TP £583 440 LHR-HEL-TLL/TLL-HEL-LHR-NCL//NCL-LHR-HEL-TLL/TLL-HEL-LHR IIIIIIIIII Google Flights armouredant 2 nested tickets, both other a Saturday night. BA ticket, BA & AY metal, AY A350 possible LHR-HEL
08FEB £1.33/TP £346 260 JER-LGW-RAK-LGW-RAK I/I/I/I BA.com ramops
14AUG £1.65/TP £593 360 OSL-HEL-AGP-HEL-OSL I-I-I-I ITA Flythe96flag SH J cabin + possible red-eye (!) AY
26JUL £1.81/TP £72.70 40 MAD-FRA Z lan.com Prospero 787 flat bed LA
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
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)
24NOV £1.91/TP £765.00 400 BUD-DOH-SHJ I/A/I/A QR.com Wozza2404 A320 QR
11AUG £2.10/TP £420 200 AMS-LHR-GLA-LSI-ABZ-LSI-GLA-LHR-AMS I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I ITA Matrix --> Priceline.com MrMutton
13NOV £2.56/TP £410 160 LHR-HEL ? BA.com Lorcancoyle wide open as flight+hotel, can reduce with TCB cash back BA
From North, Central and South America
26Jan £1.50/TP £960 640 LGA-CMH-DCA-PHL-RDU-CLT-ATL-MIA-PTY and return I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I ITA Matrix--> BookWithMatrix dot com --> AA.com HPN-HRL other routings available; reverse routing is £40 more - see post 388 AA
10MAY £2.50/TP £203 80 ORF-CLT-ORD I/I AA.com
21MAY £2.08/TP £250 120 YYZ-PHL/LGA-CLT-ORF/PHF I/I/I AA.com
22NOV £1.43/TP £172 120 DCA-(LGA/BOS/PHL)-CLT-RDU (one way, reverse works as well) I/I/I ITA->BWM->priceline.com
From Middle East, Asia and Australasia
23Feb £0.99/TP £356 360 TPE-xKUL-PEN(JHB)-xKUL-TPE Z http://www.malaysiaairlines.com ermen two day min stay, promo fare MH
04JAN £1.10/TP £44 40 KUL-PEN D http://www.malaysiaairlines.com/uk/en.html fitch Works in both directions, rtn £80 if you can make the timnings work MH
11Nov £0.85/TP £307 360 TPE-KUL-SIN-KUL-TPE Z http://www.malaysiaairlines.com neofung
From Africa
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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. The guide to using ITA matrix in post #4 (see 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 fewer
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). Alternatively, booking a return to one of the 40 tier point destinations with one way in CE and the return in ET (or vice versa if cheaper). Bilbao, Jersey and Amsterdam seems the most cost effective for this.
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 VNO via HEL will get you 240 TPs, as will JER-LGW/LHR-HEL e.g. LHR-HEL-OSL for £520. Also the BA fare for LHR-HEL-TLL at ~£235 is still available and would get 200 TPs for a return.
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Historic information
2016 Archive
2015 Archive (6 months Jul to Dec)
2015 Archive (6 months Jan to Jun)
2014 Archive
.
** Note that the practice of AA Domestic 3-class service flights booking into A for 210 TPs when I was no longer available ceased in September 2017. Discussion here. **
Welcome to the thread. This is a continuation of the highly popular 2016 Tier Point thread. We keep track of other prices, as well as useful reference information for those planning tier point runs.
Please read the first few posts in this thread first as it contains lots of information which may answer your question.
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
Sale Fares
- from AMS/RTM to US ILN4T7S6/INX6T7S6 reported in this post and this post, e.g. NYC - €1,461, ORD - €1,492, LAS - €1,460, needs to be booked by 25 September, see linked post for details
- from PRG to US ILN4T8S6 reported in this post, e.g. IAD - £1,033, MIA - £1,133, ATL - £1,080, needs to be booked by 21 September, see linked post for details
Advanced Promotion Fares
- from DUB to US ILN8C1S6 reported here, e.g. NYC - €1,472, MIA - €1,578, see linked post for details
- froM DUB to US ILN8S4C1 reported here, e.g. JFK - €1,427, MIA - €1,532, LAS - €1,667, LAX - €1,795, HNL - €2,095, this is an advanced purchase fare so no book by deadline, see linked post for details
- from OTP to PHX ILN8R4C1 reported here, e.g. PHX - £1,252, see linked post for details
- from AMS to BKK INCEU60 reported here, e.g. BKK - £1,216, see linked post for details
See here in post # 8 for a 2017 archive of exEU sale fare, and see here in post # 445 for a 2016 archive of exEU sale fares.
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This thread lists attractive tier point (TP) runs under £3 per TP grouped within different (departure) geographies
Please note that current availability is not guaranteed and 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.
Please see the links at the bottom of the wiki for archives of runs from previous years.
From Europe
24APR £0.90/TP £400 440 TLL-BA/AY-HEL-LON-GLA-KOI-ABZ ; TLL-BA/AY-HEL-LON-GLA-SDZ-ABZ (see post #1221)
02NOV £1.33/TP £583 440 LHR-HEL-TLL/TLL-HEL-LHR-NCL//NCL-LHR-HEL-TLL/TLL-HEL-LHR IIIIIIIIII Google Flights armouredant 2 nested tickets, both other a Saturday night. BA ticket, BA & AY metal, AY A350 possible LHR-HEL
08FEB £1.33/TP £346 260 JER-LGW-RAK-LGW-RAK I/I/I/I BA.com ramops
14AUG £1.65/TP £593 360 OSL-HEL-AGP-HEL-OSL I-I-I-I ITA Flythe96flag SH J cabin + possible red-eye (!) AY
26JUL £1.81/TP £72.70 40 MAD-FRA Z lan.com Prospero 787 flat bed LA
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
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)
24NOV £1.91/TP £765.00 400 BUD-DOH-SHJ I/A/I/A QR.com Wozza2404 A320 QR
11AUG £2.10/TP £420 200 AMS-LHR-GLA-LSI-ABZ-LSI-GLA-LHR-AMS I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I ITA Matrix --> Priceline.com MrMutton
13NOV £2.56/TP £410 160 LHR-HEL ? BA.com Lorcancoyle wide open as flight+hotel, can reduce with TCB cash back BA
From North, Central and South America
26Jan £1.50/TP £960 640 LGA-CMH-DCA-PHL-RDU-CLT-ATL-MIA-PTY and return I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I ITA Matrix--> BookWithMatrix dot com --> AA.com HPN-HRL other routings available; reverse routing is £40 more - see post 388 AA
10MAY £2.50/TP £203 80 ORF-CLT-ORD I/I AA.com
21MAY £2.08/TP £250 120 YYZ-PHL/LGA-CLT-ORF/PHF I/I/I AA.com
22NOV £1.43/TP £172 120 DCA-(LGA/BOS/PHL)-CLT-RDU (one way, reverse works as well) I/I/I ITA->BWM->priceline.com
From Middle East, Asia and Australasia
23Feb £0.99/TP £356 360 TPE-xKUL-PEN(JHB)-xKUL-TPE Z http://www.malaysiaairlines.com ermen two day min stay, promo fare MH
04JAN £1.10/TP £44 40 KUL-PEN D http://www.malaysiaairlines.com/uk/en.html fitch Works in both directions, rtn £80 if you can make the timnings work MH
11Nov £0.85/TP £307 360 TPE-KUL-SIN-KUL-TPE Z http://www.malaysiaairlines.com neofung
From Africa
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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. The guide to using ITA matrix in post #4 (see 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 fewer
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). Alternatively, booking a return to one of the 40 tier point destinations with one way in CE and the return in ET (or vice versa if cheaper). Bilbao, Jersey and Amsterdam seems the most cost effective for this.
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 VNO via HEL will get you 240 TPs, as will JER-LGW/LHR-HEL e.g. LHR-HEL-OSL for £520. Also the BA fare for LHR-HEL-TLL at ~£235 is still available and would get 200 TPs for a return.
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Historic information
2016 Archive
2015 Archive (6 months Jul to Dec)
2015 Archive (6 months Jan to Jun)
2014 Archive
.
BA Tier Point Runs | 2017 master thread
May 16, 2017, 11:49 am
#1818
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Somewhere around Europe...
Programs: BA Gold; MB Ti; HH Diamond; IHG Plat; RR Gold
Posts: 530
Is it just me or has the MAN-SAN/LIT fare been pulled? Cannot recreate pricing below £3k on that route now for Sept, EF won't validate the fare basis (or show is between that routing either).
May 16, 2017, 1:23 pm
#1819
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: IAD/DCA, USA (MD Suburbs)
Programs: AA Lifetime PLT, HH Diamond, Fairmont RIP, Hertz Plat, BA Gold
Posts: 1,622
I know most of these Tier Point runs are ex-EU/UK, but for those ex-JFK I found some good fares for this Summer if you can depart on a Wednesday and return on a Sunday:
Fares look like good from July through End of Schedule.
BA/AA Examples (before AARP Or Visa discounts):
JFK-BLQ/VCE/NAP, LIS/OPO/FAO, NCE, ~$2030
JFK-CDG, MUC, FCO, MAD, PRG ~$2,600
Fares look like good from July through End of Schedule.
BA/AA Examples (before AARP Or Visa discounts):
JFK-BLQ/VCE/NAP, LIS/OPO/FAO, NCE, ~$2030
JFK-CDG, MUC, FCO, MAD, PRG ~$2,600
May 16, 2017, 2:10 pm
#1820
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: London
Programs: BA GGL / GfL
Posts: 3,265
I know there hasn't been a decent HNL TP fare for a while, but for those who still long for a visit, AA have announced 1 of their daily W17/18 rotations from LAX will be served by a B777-200ER aircraft effective 15th Dec onwards. The plane is currently scheduled to operate the 3pm departure from LAX and the red eye return from HNL.
Also, 1 of the B757 services from PHX to HNL will change to an A333 service (12.05pm departure from PHX and the red eye back from HNL)
Just need to wait & see if any decent fares are lodged between now and then!
Pilot37
Also, 1 of the B757 services from PHX to HNL will change to an A333 service (12.05pm departure from PHX and the red eye back from HNL)
Just need to wait & see if any decent fares are lodged between now and then!
Pilot37
May 16, 2017, 3:28 pm
#1821
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Scotland
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 363
Cool post number !
I know there hasn't been a decent HNL TP fare for a while, but for those who still long for a visit, AA have announced 1 of their daily W17/18 rotations from LAX will be served by a B777-200ER aircraft effective 15th Dec onwards. The plane is currently scheduled to operate the 3pm departure from LAX and the red eye return from HNL.
Also, 1 of the B757 services from PHX to HNL will change to an A333 service (12.05pm departure from PHX and the red eye back from HNL)
Just need to wait & see if any decent fares are lodged between now and then!
Pilot37
Also, 1 of the B757 services from PHX to HNL will change to an A333 service (12.05pm departure from PHX and the red eye back from HNL)
Just need to wait & see if any decent fares are lodged between now and then!
Pilot37
Also, cool post number
May 16, 2017, 3:33 pm
#1822
Join Date: Jun 2010
Programs: IC Amb :-(, UA silver, BA Gold, SPG Plat, A-Club Plat, Marriott Plat
Posts: 913
I know there hasn't been a decent HNL TP fare for a while, but for those who still long for a visit, AA have announced 1 of their daily W17/18 rotations from LAX will be served by a B777-200ER aircraft effective 15th Dec onwards. The plane is currently scheduled to operate the 3pm departure from LAX and the red eye return from HNL.
Also, 1 of the B757 services from PHX to HNL will change to an A333 service (12.05pm departure from PHX and the red eye back from HNL)
Also, 1 of the B757 services from PHX to HNL will change to an A333 service (12.05pm departure from PHX and the red eye back from HNL)
The PHX flights in particular are a struggle and an A330-300 with lie-flats will be quite a contrast from those nightmare 757s.
May 16, 2017, 4:12 pm
#1823
Join Date: Apr 2014
Programs: BA Silver, TK Elite, AB Gold, Iberia Plata, Best Western Rewards Platinum
Posts: 84
May 16, 2017, 4:13 pm
#1824
Ambassador, British Airways; FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Original Poster
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Leeds, UK
Programs: BA GGL/CCR, GfL, HH Diamond
Posts: 42,977
EDIT: doesn't do it now (just tried) but it used to price up with the domestic in economy (typically a cheap O class add on fare) and short haul in CE. I guess this has changed post domestic CE. I still think the cheap O class add on fares are there but you may have to call to book like that now. Same for BCN-LHR so I think you'll have to call to book.
May 16, 2017, 4:16 pm
#1825
Join Date: Apr 2014
Programs: BA Silver, TK Elite, AB Gold, Iberia Plata, Best Western Rewards Platinum
Posts: 84
So I'm hoping to do a LHr-hel- TLL-hel-lhr run. I can see the fare available on BA.com in J, with BA flight no's (code share on Fin air metal). Now the LHr-hel departure is at 1040am. I have not booked as of yet.
However I am based in BCN, and i want to book the 7am BCN -LHR BA flight, in Y, that gets me toLHR around 830am. My question is,
1. is there a way to book all this on one PNR? Mainly i want to be protected if the BA flight from here is delayed. Bcn-lhr (discounted Y)- hel-tll-hel-lhr . Lhr-bcn return will be on vueling separate.
2. Would they do a mixed class? Discounted Y to J for the LhR-tll run. BA are a pain in my previous experience.
Thanks.
However I am based in BCN, and i want to book the 7am BCN -LHR BA flight, in Y, that gets me toLHR around 830am. My question is,
1. is there a way to book all this on one PNR? Mainly i want to be protected if the BA flight from here is delayed. Bcn-lhr (discounted Y)- hel-tll-hel-lhr . Lhr-bcn return will be on vueling separate.
2. Would they do a mixed class? Discounted Y to J for the LhR-tll run. BA are a pain in my previous experience.
Thanks.
May 16, 2017, 4:42 pm
#1826
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: The North
Posts: 1,848
Got me thinking. Managed to build the routing on ITA for 334 Euro, not bad actually as the BA BCN-LHR was like 99Euro otherwise. (TLL run was coming to 272Euro), this has saved me money. Prices up on Priceline no issues as well. Will hopefully complete booking tomorrow. Thanks for the amazing work here, I constantly get inspired...
May 16, 2017, 4:46 pm
#1827
Join Date: Jan 2015
Programs: BA GGL
Posts: 251
I've noticed that you can combine these fares.
- GVA/ZRH to SFO
- OTP to PHX
e.g. GVA-SFO outbound, PHX-OTP return.
Helpful if you want to connect in London one way (the OTP fare) or if the timings are better.
Sorry if this is a stupid question - is there any way to tell which fares you can combine like this? Should the assumption be that you can combine?
Thanks
- GVA/ZRH to SFO
- OTP to PHX
e.g. GVA-SFO outbound, PHX-OTP return.
Helpful if you want to connect in London one way (the OTP fare) or if the timings are better.
Sorry if this is a stupid question - is there any way to tell which fares you can combine like this? Should the assumption be that you can combine?
Thanks
May 16, 2017, 4:55 pm
#1828
Ambassador, British Airways; FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Original Poster
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Leeds, UK
Programs: BA GGL/CCR, GfL, HH Diamond
Posts: 42,977
I've noticed that you can combine these fares.
- GVA/ZRH to SFO
- OTP to PHX
e.g. GVA-SFO outbound, PHX-OTP return.
Helpful if you want to connect in London one way (the OTP fare) or if the timings are better.
Sorry if this is a stupid question - is there any way to tell which fares you can combine like this? Should the assumption be that you can combine?
Thanks
- GVA/ZRH to SFO
- OTP to PHX
e.g. GVA-SFO outbound, PHX-OTP return.
Helpful if you want to connect in London one way (the OTP fare) or if the timings are better.
Sorry if this is a stupid question - is there any way to tell which fares you can combine like this? Should the assumption be that you can combine?
Thanks
May 17, 2017, 12:01 am
#1829
Join Date: Jan 2005
Programs: BA Gold, AA Lifetime Gold 1.8mm, IC Spire Ambassador, Hilton Diamond, SPG Gold et al
Posts: 4,350
I must say that unannounced pulling on this recurring offer would be consistent with how it's been handled from the start. Equally, it can suddenly re-appear without notice.
May 17, 2017, 3:57 am
#1830
Join Date: May 2017
Programs: BA
Posts: 23
I've done quite a bit of searching but having some issues with trying to get the last few points before silver.
I need 110points to hit silver and I'm based around London. I can easily get to LHR or LGW. Are there any very quick runs that I could hit 110 with? I know Club Europe from LGW is quite cheap but a return trip only gets the 80 points.
I need 110points to hit silver and I'm based around London. I can easily get to LHR or LGW. Are there any very quick runs that I could hit 110 with? I know Club Europe from LGW is quite cheap but a return trip only gets the 80 points.