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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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below!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
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
#3151
Moderator: Qatar Airways
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#3152
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Berkshire
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Posts: 1,779
Just found my missing 40 TPs too... MMB in BA.com is missing the LAS to LAX flight though the booking on AA.com has it. So it is 920 TPs after all.
#3153
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Posts: 8,949
#3154
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Join Date: Jan 2014
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What am I doing wrong here?
I'm trying to find the F fares
Many thanks
M
ITA doesnt show any results for the below:
I'm trying to find the F fares
Many thanks
M
ITA doesnt show any results for the below:
#3156
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: 8,949
#3157
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: London
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 408
Many Thanks nh1980. Managed to book this trip on the dates mentioned. Plus with some avios, managed to get another £100 off. If anyone else is on this trip, let me know.
Last edited by Fontana; Sep 2, 2017 at 5:42 pm Reason: Remove QR segment
#3158
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: London - SW4
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 320
I've managed to find INV-ORD, IAD-ATH for 25 March-9 April for ~1100 GBP. I need to be in Chicago/DC on those dates (or around then) so this isn't bad, but was wondering if there are any other ideas for ex-EU trips around then? I'd finally make Gold with ~400 points (can POUG other flights).
#3159
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 246
Hi,
I need to get 535 TPs before the year is out. Need to take a trip to Hong Kong, I have found a routing to BKK and will get a flight up to HK
https://www.google.co.uk/flights/#se...2758;sc=b;eo=e
This will get me 360 TPs. Is there any way of breaking this routing to add a connection in Asia (ideally KUL or SIN) to up the TP collection rate without major impact on the price?
Thanks
I need to get 535 TPs before the year is out. Need to take a trip to Hong Kong, I have found a routing to BKK and will get a flight up to HK
https://www.google.co.uk/flights/#se...2758;sc=b;eo=e
This will get me 360 TPs. Is there any way of breaking this routing to add a connection in Asia (ideally KUL or SIN) to up the TP collection rate without major impact on the price?
Thanks
#3160
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
Hi,
I need to get 535 TPs before the year is out. Need to take a trip to Hong Kong, I have found a routing to BKK and will get a flight up to HK
https://www.google.co.uk/flights/#se...2758;sc=b;eo=e
This will get me 360 TPs. Is there any way of breaking this routing to add a connection in Asia (ideally KUL or SIN) to up the TP collection rate without major impact on the price?
Thanks
I need to get 535 TPs before the year is out. Need to take a trip to Hong Kong, I have found a routing to BKK and will get a flight up to HK
https://www.google.co.uk/flights/#se...2758;sc=b;eo=e
This will get me 360 TPs. Is there any way of breaking this routing to add a connection in Asia (ideally KUL or SIN) to up the TP collection rate without major impact on the price?
Thanks
#3161
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 648
Hi,
I need to get 535 TPs before the year is out. Need to take a trip to Hong Kong, I have found a routing to BKK and will get a flight up to HK
https://www.google.co.uk/flights/#se...2758;sc=b;eo=e
This will get me 360 TPs. Is there any way of breaking this routing to add a connection in Asia (ideally KUL or SIN) to up the TP collection rate without major impact on the price?
Thanks
I need to get 535 TPs before the year is out. Need to take a trip to Hong Kong, I have found a routing to BKK and will get a flight up to HK
https://www.google.co.uk/flights/#se...2758;sc=b;eo=e
This will get me 360 TPs. Is there any way of breaking this routing to add a connection in Asia (ideally KUL or SIN) to up the TP collection rate without major impact on the price?
Thanks
https://www.google.co.uk/flights/#se...=ONEWORLD;eo=e
#3162
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 246
British Airways (BA) INCSALE AMS to BKK
but it seems to turn into
INCEU28 AMS to BKK
when I add a stopover. I have read the rules for INCSALE and am not sure why it won't allow me a connection.
Any help would be gratefully received.
Ultimately I may go for the Qatar VCE-BKK fare if I can't get this one, but won't get my Gold bonus Avios.
#3163
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
Thanks, I think the above fare I am too late for (needs 60 days). The one that I am looking at is
British Airways (BA) INCSALE AMS to BKK
but it seems to turn into
INCEU28 AMS to BKK
when I add a stopover. I have read the rules for INCSALE and am not sure why it won't allow me a connection.
Any help would be gratefully received.
Ultimately I may go for the Qatar VCE-BKK fare if I can't get this one, but won't get my Gold bonus Avios.
British Airways (BA) INCSALE AMS to BKK
but it seems to turn into
INCEU28 AMS to BKK
when I add a stopover. I have read the rules for INCSALE and am not sure why it won't allow me a connection.
Any help would be gratefully received.
Ultimately I may go for the Qatar VCE-BKK fare if I can't get this one, but won't get my Gold bonus Avios.
INCSALE is €1,336, has 14 day advanced purchase req, allows stopovers for €100, and must be booked by 21 September.
Min stay is
TRAVEL FROM LAST INTERNATIONAL STOPOVER MUST COMMENCE NO EARLIER THAN THE FIRST SUN AFTER DEPARTURE OF THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL SECTOR.
INCSALE - AMS-LON-BKK only
Both INCEU60 and INCEU28 allow:
AMS-LON-BKK
AMS-LON-HKG-CX/HX/RJ-BKK
AMS-LON-KUL-BA/MH/RJ-BKK
AMS-LON-SIN-3K/CX-BKK
and as you note you are within 60 days so INCEU28 is available for you.
#3164
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: BCN
Programs: BA GGL, IB, LH, IHG Gold
Posts: 582
Thanks, I think the above fare I am too late for (needs 60 days). The one that I am looking at is
British Airways (BA) INCSALE AMS to BKK
but it seems to turn into
INCEU28 AMS to BKK
when I add a stopover. I have read the rules for INCSALE and am not sure why it won't allow me a connection.
Any help would be gratefully received.
Ultimately I may go for the Qatar VCE-BKK fare if I can't get this one, but won't get my Gold bonus Avios.
British Airways (BA) INCSALE AMS to BKK
but it seems to turn into
INCEU28 AMS to BKK
when I add a stopover. I have read the rules for INCSALE and am not sure why it won't allow me a connection.
Any help would be gratefully received.
Ultimately I may go for the Qatar VCE-BKK fare if I can't get this one, but won't get my Gold bonus Avios.
Another point is that you can get BA 7007/7008 corresponding to QR 7/8 for the same price.
Ex-EU brings the price down as well.
#3165
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 648
To get the gold bonus avios, you could fly to a city where BA doesn't fly but codeshares with QR, thus enabling BA avios earning flying QR metal. I posted a list on another thread; of interest to you would be SGN, HAN, PNH or even CGK and DPS. From there a quick flight to HKG.
Another point is that you can get BA 7007/7008 corresponding to QR 7/8 for the same price.
Ex-EU brings the price down as well.
Another point is that you can get BA 7007/7008 corresponding to QR 7/8 for the same price.
Ex-EU brings the price down as well.