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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below!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
Jun 7, 2017, 8:38 am
#2056
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 7,464
Oo that's quite interesting indeed. Two of these would push me to gold. The price/TP seems good and multiple flights a day from LHR which is excellent. Although economy can be had for a measly £99 which seems crazy cheap.
Is Istanbul worth going to for a night by yourself? Quite worried about safety. Is winter a good time?
Is Istanbul worth going to for a night by yourself? Quite worried about safety. Is winter a good time?
Jun 7, 2017, 8:41 am
#2057
Join Date: May 2014
Location: BRU
Programs: BA GGL, TK E (*G), ITA exec
Posts: 4,113
Oo that's quite interesting indeed. Two of these would push me to gold. The price/TP seems good and multiple flights a day from LHR which is excellent. Although economy can be had for a measly £99 which seems crazy cheap.
Is Istanbul worth going to for a night by yourself? Quite worried about safety. Is winter a good time?
Is Istanbul worth going to for a night by yourself? Quite worried about safety. Is winter a good time?
Jun 7, 2017, 9:04 am
#2058
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: Hong Kong
Programs: BA Bronze
Posts: 50
Welcome to the Board, thomas164! There's a few HK-based members lurking. I switched back to BA last year after reviewing all the major OW programmes and have made BA Gold (OWE) - the same flights would have only got me CX Gold (OWS) - and have been very happy.
BA flights are tough when you're not based in Europe. You generally can't book a BA-codeshare UNLESS you are connecting from BA metal. So HKG-SGN will not be bookable. There are a handful of fifth freedom flights globally that can be booked. SIN-SYD is the one example in Asia, as the BA flight has pick up /drop off rights in SIN. *** EDIT: Just priced this up for June/July. Best is S$711 on matrix for SIN-SYD 10 Jun rn 14 Jun for N class Economy. ***
This thread has some good discussion on how to book.
The best recommendation is to squeeze in a few segments next time your in the UK, to JER/MAN/EDI etc. Sorry I don't have better news!
BA flights are tough when you're not based in Europe. You generally can't book a BA-codeshare UNLESS you are connecting from BA metal. So HKG-SGN will not be bookable. There are a handful of fifth freedom flights globally that can be booked. SIN-SYD is the one example in Asia, as the BA flight has pick up /drop off rights in SIN. *** EDIT: Just priced this up for June/July. Best is S$711 on matrix for SIN-SYD 10 Jun rn 14 Jun for N class Economy. ***
This thread has some good discussion on how to book.
The best recommendation is to squeeze in a few segments next time your in the UK, to JER/MAN/EDI etc. Sorry I don't have better news!
I wasn't expecting to qualify for BA Silver, but I had an extra trip so I'm now 10 tier points 2 BA flights short from BA Silver, but I guess I won't take any BA flights this year, so....
I didnt think of this much when I first joined BAEC this year, but at that time, since I was taking BA, so why not, and I skipped MPC and joined BAEC. But guess what, I've calculated what will happen if I joined MPC instead, and the result is I'm not even qualified to be CX silver (OWR)! So I guess I should be grateful in this case. I guess I'll just have to wait for my chance, or perhaps a BA sale to LHR.
Last edited by thomas164; Jun 7, 2017 at 10:09 am
Jun 7, 2017, 11:19 am
#2059
Join Date: Jun 2017
Programs: British Airways
Posts: 2
Wonder if anyone could give me some advice on how to approach the next few months of my BAEC membership.
My goal is to attain Silver status next year so I can get lounge access when I make 4 or 5 transatlantic crossings.
I'm currently sitting on 485 TP with a flight to come in August that'll take me to 555 TP.
My collection year ends 8th November 2017.
I've also recently relocated to NYC from London. So if I make my first ever Tier Point run it'll likely have to be from there.
I'm also wondering whether it makes sense to switch to AA loyalty program?
My goal is to attain Silver status next year so I can get lounge access when I make 4 or 5 transatlantic crossings.
I'm currently sitting on 485 TP with a flight to come in August that'll take me to 555 TP.
My collection year ends 8th November 2017.
I've also recently relocated to NYC from London. So if I make my first ever Tier Point run it'll likely have to be from there.
I'm also wondering whether it makes sense to switch to AA loyalty program?
Jun 7, 2017, 2:11 pm
#2060
formerly southsidesilver
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: San Diego,CA
Programs: BA Gold, UA Silver, HH Diamond
Posts: 996
I've also recently relocated to NYC from London. So if I make my first ever Tier Point run it'll likely have to be from there.
Jun 7, 2017, 3:53 pm
#2061
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold (woohoo)
Posts: 189
Planning an ex-EU to ORD and went fishing for cheap fares from BA stations around Europe. May not be super useful but the cheapest by c. £300 was ex-ALG. c. £1,150 and from a quick play you could get it up to 440 tps.
May be useful to someone! Not quite an ex-eu... HNL seemed to jump up in price considerably but I am sure there'd be other options.
May be useful to someone! Not quite an ex-eu... HNL seemed to jump up in price considerably but I am sure there'd be other options.
Jun 7, 2017, 4:54 pm
#2062
formerly mattking2000
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: DXB
Programs: BA|AC|AZ|SPG|H|FPC
Posts: 1,187
Planning an ex-EU to ORD and went fishing for cheap fares from BA stations around Europe. May not be super useful but the cheapest by c. £300 was ex-ALG. c. £1,150 and from a quick play you could get it up to 440 tps.
May be useful to someone! Not quite an ex-eu... HNL seemed to jump up in price considerably but I am sure there'd be other options.
May be useful to someone! Not quite an ex-eu... HNL seemed to jump up in price considerably but I am sure there'd be other options.
On another note, those, who have confidence in the humanity of man to work through their differences in the near future, can book TUN-DOH-DWC for £692. At 400 TP, this is £1.73/TP. For the less adventurous, TUN-AMM-DXB is also available for a similar price.
Jun 7, 2017, 11:24 pm
#2063
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: SIN
Posts: 196
CX run: MLE-HKG-DPS
Biz class return for USD1,273 or GBP983. 140+140+140+140 TPs = 560 TPs. £1.75 / TP is excellent value for CX. A330 for MLE leg and 777 for DPS.
good availability. check google flights. Sample fare: https://goo.gl/flights/6OWJ
Biz class return for USD1,273 or GBP983. 140+140+140+140 TPs = 560 TPs. £1.75 / TP is excellent value for CX. A330 for MLE leg and 777 for DPS.
good availability. check google flights. Sample fare: https://goo.gl/flights/6OWJ
Jun 8, 2017, 1:15 am
#2064
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: BCN
Programs: BA GGL, IB, LH, IHG Gold
Posts: 582
Jun 8, 2017, 2:22 am
#2065
Ambassador, British Airways; FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Original Poster
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Leeds, UK
Programs: BA GGL/CCR, GfL, HH Diamond
Posts: 42,990
Jun 8, 2017, 3:23 am
#2066
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 27
Could I ask for help from the combined might of the group? Need to get from BCN to CFO (/SJC/OAK) in August. Seems to be an ok flight but wondered if I could maximise the TP somehow...any help much appreciated!!
Jun 8, 2017, 3:32 am
#2067
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Glasgow / London
Programs: BA GGL
Posts: 3,457
I'm seeing BCN-LHR-JFK-LAX-SFO and back for £1,618, giving 720 tier points, instead of 560.
Jun 8, 2017, 5:19 am
#2068
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Hong Kong
Programs: Hilton Honors Gold, Marriott Gold, BA Silver, Hertz President's Club
Posts: 486
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
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
Norway-LHR/LGW-HKG-CGK-HKG-LHR-Norway M/E/E/E/E/M
Lowest price including taxes: £587.
In addition to this: HKG-CGK is (just) 2000+ miles, therefore earning 380TPs brining it to £1.54/TP
Jun 8, 2017, 5:28 am
#2069
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: London, UK
Programs: BAEC GGL/GFl, HH Diamond, BW Diamond, Virgin Voyages Deep Blue Extra, Blue Peter Badge Holder
Posts: 3,937
Wonder if anyone could give me some advice on how to approach the next few months of my BAEC membership.
My goal is to attain Silver status next year so I can get lounge access when I make 4 or 5 transatlantic crossings.
I'm currently sitting on 485 TP with a flight to come in August that'll take me to 555 TP.
My collection year ends 8th November 2017.
I've also recently relocated to NYC from London. So if I make my first ever Tier Point run it'll likely have to be from there.
I'm also wondering whether it makes sense to switch to AA loyalty program?
My goal is to attain Silver status next year so I can get lounge access when I make 4 or 5 transatlantic crossings.
I'm currently sitting on 485 TP with a flight to come in August that'll take me to 555 TP.
My collection year ends 8th November 2017.
I've also recently relocated to NYC from London. So if I make my first ever Tier Point run it'll likely have to be from there.
I'm also wondering whether it makes sense to switch to AA loyalty program?
As for switching FF to AA, you will then not have access to lounges when travelling domestically, so sticking to BAEC may be of more use. On the other hand, you are more likely to get upgraded and are able to use various features on AA to help that, so in essence it depends what you would like from your FF loyalty.
Jun 8, 2017, 5:36 am
#2070
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: LON
Programs: BA Gold; LH FTL; IHG Diamond; Marriott Gold; ALL Gold
Posts: 1,758
Have you got some example dates for that? Can't see anything close to that price...