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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below!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 19, 2017, 8:28 am
#1876
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Hong Kong
Programs: BA Gold, DL PM, , Hilton Diamond (from being in a bed), SPG Plat, MR Plat
Posts: 922
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
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
May 19, 2017, 9:35 am
#1877
Join Date: May 2017
Posts: 1
From Blue to Silver
Hey FT, been creeping in the shadows for over a year now and would firstly like to thank the community for all the great pages and resources.
I explored Club Europe for the first time flying to RAK in January and had a great experience but unfortunately caught the TP bug.
So I come to you now for a TP run that would net me Silver. I'm free to travel through June and July and based at SYY but realistically GLA. Budget around £1500
Thanks in advance.
PS. My points have reset to zero
I explored Club Europe for the first time flying to RAK in January and had a great experience but unfortunately caught the TP bug.
So I come to you now for a TP run that would net me Silver. I'm free to travel through June and July and based at SYY but realistically GLA. Budget around £1500
Thanks in advance.
PS. My points have reset to zero
May 19, 2017, 9:41 am
#1878
Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club, easyJet and Ryanair
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: UK/Las Vegas
Programs: BA Gold (GGL/CCR)
Posts: 15,928
MacAulay welcome to FlyerTalk and especially to the British Airways branch. May I apologise on behalf of the whole community for exposing you to the joys of BA status and to the front end of aircraft 
Congratulations on reaching Silver and I hope your quest to Gold is an exciting one. No doubt one of our resident gurus will be along shortly to offer their advice on how to make the most of your quest.
Welcome aboard ^
Congratulations on reaching Silver and I hope your quest to Gold is an exciting one. No doubt one of our resident gurus will be along shortly to offer their advice on how to make the most of your quest.
Welcome aboard ^
May 19, 2017, 10:26 am
#1879
Join Date: Sep 2007
Programs: Yorkshire Coastliner
Posts: 1,278
Just back from a CAI-DOH-BKK QR TP run, with DOH-BKK in F on the A380. Within that a MH J BKK-KUL-ICN return. It was fantastic. I'll write a trip report soon. FYI, just a heads up: the boarding music for MH nowadays seems to be a muzak version of Pulp's "Pink Glove" played on a 40 minute loop. Hearing this was possibly the low point of the trip.
May 19, 2017, 10:39 am
#1880
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: London
Programs: BA CCR/GGL, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 3,483
I explored Club Europe for the first time flying to RAK in January and had a great experience but unfortunately caught the TP bug.
So I come to you now for a TP run that would net me Silver. I'm free to travel through June and July and based at SYY but realistically GLA. Budget around £1500.
So I come to you now for a TP run that would net me Silver. I'm free to travel through June and July and based at SYY but realistically GLA. Budget around £1500.
May 19, 2017, 10:39 am
#1881
Join Date: Jul 2016
Programs: Executive Club
Posts: 78
Hey FT, been creeping in the shadows for over a year now and would firstly like to thank the community for all the great pages and resources.
I explored Club Europe for the first time flying to RAK in January and had a great experience but unfortunately caught the TP bug.
So I come to you now for a TP run that would net me Silver. I'm free to travel through June and July and based at SYY but realistically GLA. Budget around £1500
Thanks in advance.
PS. My points have reset to zero
I explored Club Europe for the first time flying to RAK in January and had a great experience but unfortunately caught the TP bug.
So I come to you now for a TP run that would net me Silver. I'm free to travel through June and July and based at SYY but realistically GLA. Budget around £1500
Thanks in advance.
PS. My points have reset to zero
May 19, 2017, 11:10 am
#1882
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 7,464
I've had a quick look on Google Flights and I can see some availability on the OTP - PHX fare for around £1280 in June and July. Via LHR and JFK I believe it would get you 720TPs, although depending on which precise flights you chose you might not get 4 flights on BA metal (meaning you might need to do another, cheapo economy, trip to be awarded Silver).
May 19, 2017, 11:14 am
#1883
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Switzerland
Programs: AY+ Platinum, SK Gold, BAEC Silver, airbaltic VIP, Radisson VIP
Posts: 6,531
May 19, 2017, 1:20 pm
#1884
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Hong Kong
Programs: Hilton Honors Gold, Marriott Gold, BA Silver, Hertz President's Club
Posts: 486
May 19, 2017, 3:02 pm
#1885
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: England
Programs: BAEC Gold, UA Mileage Plus, Hotels.com Gold, Marriott Bonvoy Platinum, Pizza Express Gold
Posts: 603
Going for gold?
I have realised (a few days too late it appears) that if I get a 2 week extension at the end of my current year I will end up on around 1270TP. I have a week off in early September and thought I might be able to make a step up to Gold for a year. Basically I'm looking for a cheap way to get the TPs and have a couple of days somewhere interesting. The best I've found so far is this:
First problem though is I'm struggling to find how/where to book it. Is it actually bookable?
Has anyone got any suggestions to improve this or any alternatives?
Edit: I'm based in the Midlands, can start from anywhere between MAN and LGW
First problem though is I'm struggling to find how/where to book it. Is it actually bookable?Has anyone got any suggestions to improve this or any alternatives?
Edit: I'm based in the Midlands, can start from anywhere between MAN and LGW
Last edited by omk298; May 19, 2017 at 3:59 pm
May 19, 2017, 3:45 pm
#1886
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 648
I have realised (a few days too late it appears) that if I get a 2 week extension at the end of my current year I will end up on around 1270TP. I have a week off in early September and thought I might be able to make a step up to Gold for a year. Basically I'm looking for a cheap way to get the TPs and have a couple of days somewhere interesting. The best I've found so far is this:
, though I'm struggling to find how/where to book it. Is it actualy bookable?
Has anyone got any suggestions to improve this or any alternatives?
Edit: I'm based in the Midlands, can start from anywhere between MAN and LGW
, though I'm struggling to find how/where to book it. Is it actualy bookable?Has anyone got any suggestions to improve this or any alternatives?
Edit: I'm based in the Midlands, can start from anywhere between MAN and LGW
May 19, 2017, 4:17 pm
#1887
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: England
Programs: BAEC Gold, UA Mileage Plus, Hotels.com Gold, Marriott Bonvoy Platinum, Pizza Express Gold
Posts: 603
Thanks, that's definitely a good option. I was hoping for TLL even though it's more than I need because it will be rather cheaper and a bit more interesting when I'm there (I believe!)
May 19, 2017, 4:19 pm
#1888
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: LHR
Programs: Accor PLT,Thai Silver, HH Dia, SPG Titanium (LT Gold), Aegean Gold, BA Silver
Posts: 5,120
I see INV - JFK in Business @ £965
May 19, 2017, 4:33 pm
#1889
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
May 19, 2017, 5:15 pm
#1890
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: Ayrshire
Programs: BA GGL/CCR, IHG Spire Ambassador, HH Diamond, Scandic Top Floor
Posts: 139
1st ever TP run next wk, going to SAT ex Man, does anybody know if you can AUP with AA from Biz to 1st on JFK to LAX and vice versa ? If you can how much is it and would you get 210 TP instead of 140 TP ?
Thanks
DTB
Thanks
DTB