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** 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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below!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
  • 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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2016 Archive
2015 Archive (6 months Jul to Dec)
2015 Archive (6 months Jan to Jun)
2014 Archive

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Old May 18, 2017, 8:35 am
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Originally Posted by rossmacd
Which seems to also have disappeared...
Oops! And I had only just read about it on Loyalty Lobby.
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Old May 18, 2017, 9:06 am
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Darn.. I waited too long.. Still have to make 395 until Jul7. Are there any viable alternatives at the moment?
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Old May 18, 2017, 11:37 am
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Originally Posted by travelwithross
For anyone based in AUH/DXB, this is a pretty great TR at the moment:

Using the MASTERCARD Promo with QR, you can fly AUH-DOH-CMB for only 1920AED (£400). You will find most of these deals are for Thursday departures and Saturday returns, so a 1 night stay is all that is needed.

The Trip is treated as (F)-(J) so you get 120TP for AUH-DOH-AUH and 280TP for DOH-CMB-DOH so a total of 400TP / so £1 per TP. And of course, you get to use the excellent Al Safwa lounge on the return leg as you will be on an F tix.

I'm away on one TR tonight, and staying in Negombo - hotels are about $50 a night (but can be considerably cheaper if you don't mind staying somewhere less glamorous!), and an Uber from the airport to hotel is $3.

Bargain.
Cannot find anything lower than AED 2260 return even using mastercard promo - what am I missing ? (that's closer to GBP480 and makes it that little bit less attractive)
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Old May 18, 2017, 11:48 am
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Premium Economy: Norway -> HKG, BKK, SIN @ £650; £2.15/TP

By no means is this a LHR-HEL-TLL but this PEY fare can be a good vacation/holiday:

SVG-LHR/LGW-HKG-BKK-SIN-BKK-HKG-LGW/LHR-SVG M/E/E/E/E/E/E/M

It works out at around £640-650. (inc Taxes, will change depending on which airports and connection)

Max TP accural: 300, therefore pricing out at approx £2.15/TP

- 2 Stopovers allowed in HKG
- 1 Stopover allowed in BKK (therefore either outbound or inbound needs to be a transfer)
- LGW or LHR: it doesn't matter. LGW is marginally cheaper due taxes and there's the A350 which has the updated cabin and nicer seats
- HKG-BKK-SIN can be shortened to HKG-SIN but you'll lose 25 TP since HKG-BKK-SIN offers 2x25=50TP
- Fare also works from BGO and (presumably) OSL but BGO and SVG offer the best back-to-backs in addition to it being 4,500 avios OW instead of 6,500
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Old May 18, 2017, 12:32 pm
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Just booked the OTP-PHX fare, but with OTP-LHR-ORY-JFK instead of OTP-LHR-HEL-JFK. Fewer tier points but more convenient timing for me.

OTP-LHR-ORY-JFK-LAX-PHX-LAX-JFK-LHR-OTP

840 TPs for £1,300 and nearly 40k avios earned. Thanks to all who have posted info about this fare.
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Old May 18, 2017, 2:00 pm
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I'm trying to find a good deal from NYC-LHR and then anything back from EU-NYC.

Departure date must be September 16th in the evening and return can be any Saturday in April 2018.

I'm finding around 412 GBP in Economy on BA. or 374 if i do NYC-LHR/CPH-LHR-JFK.

I was hoping to find a business class fare around 1200 GBP but can't find anything on BA/IB/AA

Anyone know a good way to do this ?
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Old May 18, 2017, 3:16 pm
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Originally Posted by woglet86
Just booked the OTP-PHX fare, but with OTP-LHR-ORY-JFK instead of OTP-LHR-HEL-JFK. Fewer tier points but more convenient timing for me.

OTP-LHR-ORY-JFK-LAX-PHX-LAX-JFK-LHR-OTP

840 TPs for £1,300 and nearly 40k avios earned. Thanks to all who have posted info about this fare.
what are the dates for this fare? I cant get anything near that price except 1 outbound date in July.
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Old May 18, 2017, 3:19 pm
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Originally Posted by 62aClubWorld
what are the dates for this fare? I cant get anything near that price except 1 outbound date in July.
Travel dates (and other fare details) are in the linked post under "Advanced Promotion Fares" at the top of the wiki.
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Old May 18, 2017, 3:24 pm
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Originally Posted by woglet86
Just booked the OTP-PHX fare, but with OTP-LHR-ORY-JFK instead of OTP-LHR-HEL-JFK. Fewer tier points but more convenient timing for me.

OTP-LHR-ORY-JFK-LAX-PHX-LAX-JFK-LHR-OTP

840 TPs for £1,300 and nearly 40k avios earned. Thanks to all who have posted info about this fare.
Please can you provide more information on how you have booked those flights? Is it on the AA website.
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Old May 18, 2017, 4:09 pm
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Originally Posted by dolceguess4
Please can you provide more information on how you have booked those flights? Is it on the AA website.
Lots of playing around with ITA Matrix to find a routing. Then I called up AA to book, gave them the specific flight numbers. The routing was too complicated to find on the AA website.

I think there's some guidance linked in the wiki at the top of this thread on how to use Matrix if you're not familiar.
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Old May 18, 2017, 5:55 pm
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Originally Posted by woglet86
Lots of playing around with ITA Matrix to find a routing. Then I called up AA to book, gave them the specific flight numbers. The routing was too complicated to find on the AA website.

I think there's some guidance linked in the wiki at the top of this thread on how to use Matrix if you're not familiar.
Nice routing, seeing that I'm booking one in myself. Managed to get it on Priceline with bookwithmatrix.

Thanks for the post
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Old May 18, 2017, 5:57 pm
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Originally Posted by travelwithross
For anyone based in AUH/DXB, this is a pretty great TR at the moment:

Using the MASTERCARD Promo with QR, you can fly AUH-DOH-CMB for only 1920AED (£400). You will find most of these deals are for Thursday departures and Saturday returns, so a 1 night stay is all that is needed.

The Trip is treated as (F)-(J) so you get 120TP for AUH-DOH-AUH and 280TP for DOH-CMB-DOH so a total of 400TP / so £1 per TP. And of course, you get to use the excellent Al Safwa lounge on the return leg as you will be on an F tix.

I'm away on one TR tonight, and staying in Negombo - hotels are about $50 a night (but can be considerably cheaper if you don't mind staying somewhere less glamorous!), and an Uber from the airport to hotel is $3.

Bargain.

Great fare, booked.
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Old May 18, 2017, 6:11 pm
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Can anyone please tell me if this is any good?

DUS-HEL-OSL/OSL-HEL-AGP//AGP-HEL-OSL/OSL-HEL-DUS as two nested tickets over a weekend Fr night to Su.
Outer in Y, inner in I. That comes down to 400TP - if the Y is 10 each...

Prices were 277€ + 650 €. So just under £2/TP.

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Only thing is AY651 HEL-OSL Saturday morning and AY652 OSL-HEL. 652 departs 40min after 651 arrives. But that is the same plane, right?
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Old May 19, 2017, 4:09 am
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Originally Posted by catharsis
Cannot find anything lower than AED 2260 return even using mastercard promo - what am I missing ? (that's closer to GBP480 and makes it that little bit less attractive)
Use Google Flights to search for dates with a price point of £430 return (there are a few dotted around, especially in August). Then price it using Mastercard on the QR site with the same flights. Cheapest AED price I can see is 1880.
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Old May 19, 2017, 5:42 am
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Originally Posted by Wozza2404
Use Google Flights to search for dates with a price point of £430 return (there are a few dotted around, especially in August). Then price it using Mastercard on the QR site with the same flights. Cheapest AED price I can see is 1880.
Bookable on Amex travel too, useful for anyone with a £50 off £200 on their UK amex card.
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