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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below!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
Aug 20, 2017, 9:36 am
#2941
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: near Heathrow
Programs: BA GGL/CCR, GfL (OWE), SA LifePlat (*G), BD Gold to the end, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 2,916
OK thanks aks120. Will try that. I have the Powertools links but the UK option was giving an error message. I didn't think to try the European site link. Failing that I'll use palmanfr's suggestion. Thanks both for the help.
Aug 20, 2017, 10:05 am
#2942
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: UK
Programs: BAEC Gold, HH Diamond, IHG Diamond
Posts: 255
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Aug 20, 2017, 10:08 am
#2943
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Bristol
Programs: BA GGL, UA Plat, DL Plat, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 2,380
The other thing that has worked for me on the AA site is to choose "UK Paypal" at the payment screen.
AA seem to be perfectly happy with this and there is no need to enter any address details, accurate or otherwise
You do get charged in USD though so make sure your default Paypal funding source is a card with competitive forex charges and do this before making the AA booking !!
AA seem to be perfectly happy with this and there is no need to enter any address details, accurate or otherwise
You do get charged in USD though so make sure your default Paypal funding source is a card with competitive forex charges and do this before making the AA booking !!
Aug 20, 2017, 10:21 am
#2944
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: ±38,000 feet
Programs: LH HON, BA GGL, AF Plat, EK Plat
Posts: 6,428
Hi aks120. Always been in awe of the TP runners but have the opportunity to use your creative routing for a family member's stag do in Vegas to avoid travelling in steerage with them on the direct route and of course earn a few extra avios and TPs!
Only problem is having found the routing on matrix, copied it into Book with Matrix, worked though the AA.com booking pages (where the fare quote is in Dollars), the payment page kicks me out when I say I have a UK credit card. What's the trick to pay for this?
Only problem is having found the routing on matrix, copied it into Book with Matrix, worked though the AA.com booking pages (where the fare quote is in Dollars), the payment page kicks me out when I say I have a UK credit card. What's the trick to pay for this?
Aug 20, 2017, 10:31 am
#2945
Join Date: Sep 2007
Programs: AA, BA, Accor, Honors Diamond, IHG Diamond Elite and lots more....
Posts: 2,975
Aug 20, 2017, 11:38 am
#2946
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: UK
Programs: BA GGL; Lifetime Gold
Posts: 256
I'm trying to book ARN-HEL-LHR-JFK-LAX-LAS return for spring next year. On ITA Matrix I got it to book into A on both trans con legs. Phoned the BA Gold Line to book only to be told after a long hold then a call back (promptly) that they couldn't do this. How did you book this? (and AKS120?) I tried Book with Matrix and got it priced up with AA - slightly higher but not unacceptably so however, I can't find a way to see the fare codes so I'm a little anxious I'm getting A class in the JFK-LAS-JFK legs.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Aug 20, 2017, 11:56 am
#2947
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: UK
Programs: BAEC Gold, HH Diamond, IHG Diamond
Posts: 255
The other thing that has worked for me on the AA site is to choose "UK Paypal" at the payment screen.
AA seem to be perfectly happy with this and there is no need to enter any address details, accurate or otherwise
You do get charged in USD though so make sure your default Paypal funding source is a card with competitive forex charges and do this before making the AA booking !!
AA seem to be perfectly happy with this and there is no need to enter any address details, accurate or otherwise
You do get charged in USD though so make sure your default Paypal funding source is a card with competitive forex charges and do this before making the AA booking !!
Aug 20, 2017, 12:06 pm
#2948
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: UK
Programs: BAEC Gold, HH Diamond, IHG Diamond
Posts: 255
Due to the combined expertise of the BA Flyertalk community I've managed to get to where I want to go and get 1,020 TPS for less than £1,500.
Many thanks to all those who take the time to contribute and to share their knowledge in this Forum. My travel has been transformed since I found this site.
Aug 20, 2017, 12:16 pm
#2949
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: UK
Programs: BAEC Gold, HH Diamond, IHG Diamond
Posts: 255
According to ITA Matrix with my dates the only way to get A class was by using the BA codeshares. AA say I can't book seats on these flights despite being operated by AA so I guess I'll need to contact BA and perhaps AY to sort this out. A very minor issue though!
Aug 20, 2017, 12:35 pm
#2950
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: North West, UK
Programs: BA GfL (GGL/CCR), Hilton Diamond
Posts: 1,998
I'm trying to book ARN-HEL-LHR-JFK-LAX-LAS return for spring next year. On ITA Matrix I got it to book into A on both trans con legs. Phoned the BA Gold Line to book only to be told after a long hold then a call back (promptly) that they couldn't do this. How did you book this? (and AKS120?) I tried Book with Matrix and got it priced up with AA - slightly higher but not unacceptably so however, I can't find a way to see the fare codes so I'm a little anxious I'm getting A class in the JFK-LAS-JFK legs.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Anyway, hope you get it sorted.
Aug 20, 2017, 1:04 pm
#2951
Moderator: Qatar Airways
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: LHR/NCE/MIA
Programs: BAEC GfL & GGL, SQ Gold, Amex Centurion, Mucci des Chevaliers des Bons Mots et Qui Savent Moucher
Posts: 8,950
Aug 20, 2017, 1:15 pm
#2952
Join Date: Aug 2017
Programs: BAEC Silver
Posts: 2
Good evening all.
First time poster, long term lurker.
I've been reading the forum for the last couple of years and have found it invaluable in helping me understand how to maximise my infrequent work travel to the benefit of my personal travel.
Last year I manged to secure Silver status for the first time and I'd really like to hold onto it if possible.
My problem is that work travel is thin on the ground this year and I currently still have 365 points to get me over the line. I have a US trip planned for November where I need to be in Lexington for a working week (dates TBC). I'd really like to try and get all of the points I need on this trip, whilst staying within my company budget for this trip.
We travel premiun economy most of the time (or business if the price is in the same ball-park). Currently the suggested option (via work TA) is with Virgin, LHR-ATL-LEX, in PE for £1400. Obviously this is no good to me in my hunt for TPs so I'd like to try and secure the 365 I need for around £1500 (I can cover positioning flights myself if needed and also fly into CVG if this makes it easier).
So the long and short of it is, do you think that this is possible?
What would be the best strategy in terms of searching (I have rudimentary ITA skills)? I wondered if the best option would be a simple ex-EU premium economy fare to somewhere on the east coast for around £1k and then a separate TP run once I'm in the US? Trying to fit this into a single booking is beyond my skill set so any advice would be most welcome.
Apologies for the length of my first post and many thanks in advance to anyody who takes the time to read and consider a response.
First time poster, long term lurker.
I've been reading the forum for the last couple of years and have found it invaluable in helping me understand how to maximise my infrequent work travel to the benefit of my personal travel.
Last year I manged to secure Silver status for the first time and I'd really like to hold onto it if possible.
My problem is that work travel is thin on the ground this year and I currently still have 365 points to get me over the line. I have a US trip planned for November where I need to be in Lexington for a working week (dates TBC). I'd really like to try and get all of the points I need on this trip, whilst staying within my company budget for this trip.
We travel premiun economy most of the time (or business if the price is in the same ball-park). Currently the suggested option (via work TA) is with Virgin, LHR-ATL-LEX, in PE for £1400. Obviously this is no good to me in my hunt for TPs so I'd like to try and secure the 365 I need for around £1500 (I can cover positioning flights myself if needed and also fly into CVG if this makes it easier).
So the long and short of it is, do you think that this is possible?
What would be the best strategy in terms of searching (I have rudimentary ITA skills)? I wondered if the best option would be a simple ex-EU premium economy fare to somewhere on the east coast for around £1k and then a separate TP run once I'm in the US? Trying to fit this into a single booking is beyond my skill set so any advice would be most welcome.
Apologies for the length of my first post and many thanks in advance to anyody who takes the time to read and consider a response.
Aug 20, 2017, 1:18 pm
#2953
Moderator: British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Scotland & London
Programs: BA GGL, IHG Diamond Ambassador, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Globalist, Mucci des Salons Ouvrants
Posts: 3,034
Not many dates left if you want this by the looks of it.
aks120
Aug 20, 2017, 1:34 pm
#2954
Moderator: Qatar Airways
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: LHR/NCE/MIA
Programs: BAEC GfL & GGL, SQ Gold, Amex Centurion, Mucci des Chevaliers des Bons Mots et Qui Savent Moucher
Posts: 8,950
Would you be able to see if anything shows for November/December?
M
Aug 20, 2017, 1:42 pm
#2955
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: ±38,000 feet
Programs: LH HON, BA GGL, AF Plat, EK Plat
Posts: 6,428
I booked mine through the GGL line yesterday and asked them to put it on hold for me. I paid this afternoon, and there was a problem during the payment process. It went through eventually, but wonder whether something had changed with the fare basis.
Anyway, hope you get it sorted.
Anyway, hope you get it sorted.