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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below!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
Oct 28, 2017, 5:27 am
#3736
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Hertfordshire, UK
Programs: BA Blue, Qatar Gold, Hilton Diamond, IHG Spire Ambassador, Marriott Gold
Posts: 494
Anyone in London looking to add a few TPs to keep status by the end of the year - BA is currently offering LHR to LUX return in CE for as low as £173 return on weekends in December, and LUX to LHR return for as low as £140
Nest these together and you could have 4 x 40 = 160 TPs for £313, sleep in you own bed as LUX is good for back2back, and enjoy the T3 CX lounge experience
Nest these together and you could have 4 x 40 = 160 TPs for £313, sleep in you own bed as LUX is good for back2back, and enjoy the T3 CX lounge experience
Oct 28, 2017, 5:30 am
#3737
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
Oct 28, 2017, 5:35 am
#3738
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Hertfordshire, UK
Programs: BA Blue, Qatar Gold, Hilton Diamond, IHG Spire Ambassador, Marriott Gold
Posts: 494
Thanks for the quick reply! I don’t know where I read that then. So to a novice at nesting, I do the following (for example):
Ticket 1: LHR-LUX 10/12/17
Ticket 2: LUX-LHR 10/12/17
Ticket 2: LHR-LUX 17/12/17
Ticket 1: LUX-LHR 17/12/17
I am surprised they do not have an issue with this given it being a cheap way to circumnavigate the minimum stay rule?
Oct 28, 2017, 5:39 am
#3739
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 Karfa,
Thanks for the quick reply! I don’t know where I read that then. So to a novice at nesting, I do the following (for example):
Ticket 1: LHR-LUX 10/12/17
Ticket 2: LUX-LHR 10/12/17
Ticket 2: LHR-LUX 17/12/17
Ticket 1: LUX-LHR 17/12/17
I am surprised they do not have an issue with this given it being a cheap way to circumnavigate the minimum stay rule?
Thanks for the quick reply! I don’t know where I read that then. So to a novice at nesting, I do the following (for example):
Ticket 1: LHR-LUX 10/12/17
Ticket 2: LUX-LHR 10/12/17
Ticket 2: LHR-LUX 17/12/17
Ticket 1: LUX-LHR 17/12/17
I am surprised they do not have an issue with this given it being a cheap way to circumnavigate the minimum stay rule?
Oct 28, 2017, 5:53 am
#3740
Join Date: Aug 2014
Programs: BA Executive Club and OnBusiness
Posts: 721
Hi Karfa,
Thanks for the quick reply! I don’t know where I read that then. So to a novice at nesting, I do the following (for example):
Ticket 1: LHR-LUX 10/12/17
Ticket 2: LUX-LHR 10/12/17
Ticket 2: LHR-LUX 17/12/17
Ticket 1: LUX-LHR 17/12/17
I am surprised they do not have an issue with this given it being a cheap way to circumnavigate the minimum stay rule?
Thanks for the quick reply! I don’t know where I read that then. So to a novice at nesting, I do the following (for example):
Ticket 1: LHR-LUX 10/12/17
Ticket 2: LUX-LHR 10/12/17
Ticket 2: LHR-LUX 17/12/17
Ticket 1: LUX-LHR 17/12/17
I am surprised they do not have an issue with this given it being a cheap way to circumnavigate the minimum stay rule?
Oct 28, 2017, 5:56 am
#3741
Join Date: Dec 2016
Programs: BAEC GGL/CR; Hilton Diamond; Mucci des Puccis
Posts: 5,626
There's a fairly inexpensive NH hotel at the LUX airport too if you have an early flight.
Oct 28, 2017, 6:04 am
#3742
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Hertfordshire, UK
Programs: BA Blue, Qatar Gold, Hilton Diamond, IHG Spire Ambassador, Marriott Gold
Posts: 494
As Karfa mentioned, Luxembourg is well worth staying a night or two if you can move those dates a little. Taxis are expensive and the city itself is explored easily in a few hours, so hire a car at the airport and you'd be amazed how much is within a 2 hour radius - Germany (Roman city of Trier and the Moselle river); Shengen (triple point DE meets FR meets LUX) and Vianden (amazing castle) and Diekirch (WW2 museum and brewery) in Luxembourg; Belgium (Bouillon is amazing), Netherlands, France (Maginot Line, Rodemack, Metz, Nancy, even the Champagne area, countless castles and chateaus)
Oct 28, 2017, 6:30 am
#3743
Join Date: Aug 2014
Programs: BA Executive Club and OnBusiness
Posts: 721
Thanks for the advise! Do you think I could explore the city enough over a few day trips (morning flight out and evening one back allowing 8 hours between flights)? I’d like to avoid staying over to keep the Mrs happy. Still have to convince her that I ‘need’ to get to silver to ‘save’ us money on lounge access and seat reservations for circa 12 flights next summer
Simple solution - take Mrs RF with you, have a weekend of exploring and Christmas markets and a taste of the CX T3 and Lux lounges for next year's travel :-)
Last edited by Ned1968; Oct 28, 2017 at 7:51 am
Oct 28, 2017, 7:14 am
#3744
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: UK
Programs: BAEC Gold, IHG Gold, Virgin FC Red
Posts: 626
^ we have this planned at the end of November. Friday afternoon flight, so a visit to CX First, then rest of Friday and Saturday in Lux, followed by CE back to London
Oct 28, 2017, 12:43 pm
#3745
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: London
Programs: Newbie BA Gold
Posts: 570
^
This has been a fairy long running CE fare but absolutely worth highlighting. Also having been to Luxembourg for a weekend recently I can recommend it for a short break as well so don’t feel obliged to just do a back to back.
If you do need to do a back to back though it does involve going landside, but the airport is relatively small and efficient that it really isn’t an issue. Also when you exit security the lounge is on the same floor, don’t head down the escalators.
This has been a fairy long running CE fare but absolutely worth highlighting. Also having been to Luxembourg for a weekend recently I can recommend it for a short break as well so don’t feel obliged to just do a back to back.
If you do need to do a back to back though it does involve going landside, but the airport is relatively small and efficient that it really isn’t an issue. Also when you exit security the lounge is on the same floor, don’t head down the escalators.
Oct 28, 2017, 1:16 pm
#3747
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: London
Programs: Newbie BA Gold
Posts: 570
Oct 28, 2017, 1:29 pm
#3748
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Berlin
Programs: BAEC; LH M&M; HH Diamond
Posts: 814
As Karfa mentioned, Luxembourg is well worth staying a night or two if you can move those dates a little. Taxis are expensive and the city itself is explored easily in a few hours, so hire a car at the airport and you'd be amazed how much is within a 2 hour radius - Germany (Roman city of Trier and the Moselle river); Shengen (triple point DE meets FR meets LUX) and Vianden (amazing castle) and Diekirch (WW2 museum and brewery) in Luxembourg; Belgium (Bouillon is amazing), Netherlands, France (Maginot Line, Rodemack, Metz, Nancy, even the Champagne area, countless castles and chateaus)
Oct 28, 2017, 1:56 pm
#3749
Join Date: May 2016
Location: London/Frankfurt
Programs: BAEC Gold, Hyatt Gold
Posts: 181
I have always found LUX to be a heavy-duty destination as the supermarket in Kirchberg (Ave JFK, on the way to the airport) is too good to resist.A strong suitcase and lots! of bubble wrap for the champagne.
My Gold will peter out at the end of December on 1440 into my next year (after Nov reset, LHR-KUL-SYD-KUL-LHR-AMS-LHR-BKK-KUL-TPE-KUL-BKK-HKG-LHR-AMS-LHR).
About the most elegant way I can think of from London is LBA return for about £200 but that would be ridiculous. Wiser to wait for 2018 unless I've missed something - I want a trip to Florida soon in WTP so that should bring the mojo back.
My Gold will peter out at the end of December on 1440 into my next year (after Nov reset, LHR-KUL-SYD-KUL-LHR-AMS-LHR-BKK-KUL-TPE-KUL-BKK-HKG-LHR-AMS-LHR).
About the most elegant way I can think of from London is LBA return for about £200 but that would be ridiculous. Wiser to wait for 2018 unless I've missed something - I want a trip to Florida soon in WTP so that should bring the mojo back.
Oct 28, 2017, 2:04 pm
#3750
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Hertfordshire, UK
Programs: BA Blue, Qatar Gold, Hilton Diamond, IHG Spire Ambassador, Marriott Gold
Posts: 494
Whilst the Lux fare is easy, it will add up to be rather costly for my purpose of 0TP - 600TP to gain silver. I can't seem to price up the TLL/HEL fare. So for someone London based, but happy to start within the EU, can anyone come up with any creative or cheap ways to gain 600TP?