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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below!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
Jul 7, 2017, 5:25 pm
#2521
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: London
Programs: BA GGL (for now) and Lifetime Gold, Marriott fan thanks to Bonvoy Moments
Posts: 5,115
That solves my dilemma then! Would have been a looong call with BA to get booked I suspect. Lack of cheap onward flights to PDX (no city or state sales tax 
) and limited desire to visit SFO again for 72 hours was making me question my sanity.
Think I need to give up on GGL retention in 2018, barring some Viking style fares.
) and limited desire to visit SFO again for 72 hours was making me question my sanity. Think I need to give up on GGL retention in 2018, barring some Viking style fares.
Jul 7, 2017, 5:45 pm
#2522
Join Date: Jan 2015
Programs: BA GGL
Posts: 251
Thanks to Karfa and all who highlighted the details of the DC fare. I just booked the following:
GOT-LHR-JFK-DCA in business.
NYC-LHR-ARN in WTP
I called up at 2315 UK time on the 7th, maybe I got lucky since I hadn't considered the time difference.
£1,014 which I think includes about £100 for a 2 week stopover (fee+APD) before the last flight. Got quoted £1,300 before I requested UK point of sale - not sure if that's due to time difference or general availability of the fare??
This is hundreds cheaper than anything else that would work for my dates, so thanks again!
GOT-LHR-JFK-DCA in business.
NYC-LHR-ARN in WTP
I called up at 2315 UK time on the 7th, maybe I got lucky since I hadn't considered the time difference.
£1,014 which I think includes about £100 for a 2 week stopover (fee+APD) before the last flight. Got quoted £1,300 before I requested UK point of sale - not sure if that's due to time difference or general availability of the fare??
This is hundreds cheaper than anything else that would work for my dates, so thanks again!
Jul 8, 2017, 2:29 am
#2523
Join Date: May 2016
Programs: BAEC Silver
Posts: 19
I see a fair number of decent itineraries to the US posted here, but does anyone know of any ex-EU options involving Toronto that would be any good as a potential TP run? I know going from US to Toronto on a separate ticket is always an option but would be great if there was a good route with a layover in Toronto.
Jul 8, 2017, 9:01 am
#2524
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: UK
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 708
LHR-CAI (positioning J redemption outbound Amex 241)
CAI-LHR-PHL// 2 nights visiting family
PHL-PHX-HNL// 5 nights in Hawaii
HNL-LAX-MIA-LHR-CAI// overnight
CAI-AMM (redemption)// 4 days in Jordan
AMM-LHR (J redemption inbound Amex 241)
£1450 each return earning 53k Avios (before redemptions), 1120 TPs and a fantastic 3 stop holiday to boot ^
Could be had for £1270 ish if we weren't wanting to visit family and leave Hawaii early to fit in a few days in Jordan the other end!
Transatlantic both on AA - A330 outbound and 77W inbound (both first time as usually BA!). Following megaloman's example we're on the 777 flat bed red eye from HNL and 777 flat beds LAX to MIA. Only the PHL to PHX in AA recliners (A321).
Jul 8, 2017, 9:33 am
#2525
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: WAW ✈ LHR ✈ GLA
Programs: BA GfL/GGL/CCR, HH Diamond, IHG Diamond Ambassador
Posts: 2,500
Glad my advice was helpful!
What dates in Jan are you travelling? I've got the US part of my trip booked for 19-26 Jan
What dates in Jan are you travelling? I've got the US part of my trip booked for 19-26 Jan
Jul 8, 2017, 10:46 am
#2526
Join Date: May 2013
Location: London - UK
Programs: BAEC - Silver
Posts: 3
Hi
Any help with a points run in October 2017.
I'll be in Orlando ( MCO ) 01/10 - 07-08/10, return to LHR 08/10
So I have a week to acquire 280 TP's to re-qualify for BA Silver.
MCO - LAX should do the trick but I would rather spend some time in SFO and NYC and avoid LA, so if I can find a low cost option between SFO and NYC and return to MCO on the 8/10 for my LHR outbound that would be great
Thanks
Any help with a points run in October 2017.
I'll be in Orlando ( MCO ) 01/10 - 07-08/10, return to LHR 08/10
So I have a week to acquire 280 TP's to re-qualify for BA Silver.
MCO - LAX should do the trick but I would rather spend some time in SFO and NYC and avoid LA, so if I can find a low cost option between SFO and NYC and return to MCO on the 8/10 for my LHR outbound that would be great
Thanks
Jul 8, 2017, 11:40 am
#2528
Join Date: May 2009
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold, IHG Platinum, HH Diamond, Hertz PC,
Posts: 1,986
Jul 8, 2017, 12:10 pm
#2529
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Cambridgeshire
Programs: Varies
Posts: 1,296
My membership year ends next April, and I'd like to do a run during May to get 600 points + 4 BA flights to retain Silver.
Hawaii appeals to me so I'm currently looking at the ex-Cairo fares that give a stopover in PHL (family visit). But my OH would like to visit Japan; I've searched the wikis over the last few years and can't see any examples of anyone doing that. Does anyone have any advice on whether it's worth spending the time looking for a decent tier point haul that includes Japan?
Hawaii appeals to me so I'm currently looking at the ex-Cairo fares that give a stopover in PHL (family visit). But my OH would like to visit Japan; I've searched the wikis over the last few years and can't see any examples of anyone doing that. Does anyone have any advice on whether it's worth spending the time looking for a decent tier point haul that includes Japan?
Jul 8, 2017, 12:24 pm
#2530
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: WAW ✈ LHR ✈ GLA
Programs: BA GfL/GGL/CCR, HH Diamond, IHG Diamond Ambassador
Posts: 2,500
Jul 8, 2017, 12:25 pm
#2531
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: WAW ✈ LHR ✈ GLA
Programs: BA GfL/GGL/CCR, HH Diamond, IHG Diamond Ambassador
Posts: 2,500
My membership year ends next April, and I'd like to do a run during May to get 600 points + 4 BA flights to retain Silver.
Hawaii appeals to me so I'm currently looking at the ex-Cairo fares that give a stopover in PHL (family visit). But my OH would like to visit Japan; I've searched the wikis over the last few years and can't see any examples of anyone doing that. Does anyone have any advice on whether it's worth spending the time looking for a decent tier point haul that includes Japan?
Hawaii appeals to me so I'm currently looking at the ex-Cairo fares that give a stopover in PHL (family visit). But my OH would like to visit Japan; I've searched the wikis over the last few years and can't see any examples of anyone doing that. Does anyone have any advice on whether it's worth spending the time looking for a decent tier point haul that includes Japan?
Jul 8, 2017, 1:51 pm
#2532
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Cambridgeshire
Programs: Varies
Posts: 1,296
Jul 9, 2017, 1:26 pm
#2533
Join Date: Jul 2017
Programs: BA SILVER
Posts: 2
I made the most of the LHR - TLL earlier in the year and just realised its no longer an option at previous prices.
Wondering if someone can help as im not having much luck finding a solution.
I need 300 TP to reach GOLD by 8/8/17 ideally flying out LHR or any London airpot.
any advice?
Wondering if someone can help as im not having much luck finding a solution.
I need 300 TP to reach GOLD by 8/8/17 ideally flying out LHR or any London airpot.
any advice?
Jul 9, 2017, 1:48 pm
#2534
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: London
Programs: BA GGL (for now) and Lifetime Gold, Marriott fan thanks to Bonvoy Moments
Posts: 5,115
I made the most of the LHR - TLL earlier in the year and just realised its no longer an option at previous prices.
Wondering if someone can help as im not having much luck finding a solution.
I need 300 TP to reach GOLD by 8/8/17 ideally flying out LHR or any London airpot.
any advice?
Wondering if someone can help as im not having much luck finding a solution.
I need 300 TP to reach GOLD by 8/8/17 ideally flying out LHR or any London airpot.
any advice?
Jul 9, 2017, 2:55 pm
#2535
Join Date: Jul 2017
Programs: BA SILVER
Posts: 2
yeah i had seen that but was looking for a better £/TP and wanted to know if there was anything going that was even remotely close to the LHR-TLL option thats now finished.
ideally 150TP sub £300. This is what im having trouble with.
any other idea?
ideally 150TP sub £300. This is what im having trouble with.
any other idea?