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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below!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
Nov 20, 2017, 6:30 am
#3916
Ambassador, British Airways; FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Original Poster
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Leeds, UK
Programs: BA GGL/CCR, GfL, HH Diamond
Posts: 42,958
A bit of a technical question. My TP collection year ends on 8 February 2018, my Gold Card expires on 31 March 2018. If I did all my TP collection in between these dates, would I effectively get Gold status for 2 years as I am effectively at the beginning of the 2018/19 year, even though my 2017/18 card hasn't expired yet?
I am actually sorted for next year, but I am thinking about the year after, if I could secure 2 years for one set of TP runs it would be great.
I am actually sorted for next year, but I am thinking about the year after, if I could secure 2 years for one set of TP runs it would be great.
If you get 1500 TPs between 9 February 2018 and 31 March you would then have gold for the rest of that current membership year (so from when you hit 1500 to 8 February 2019) and one full membership year after (9 February 2019 to 8 February 2020), and your card expires at the end of the first full month after (i.e. expiry date 31 March 2020).
Nov 20, 2017, 10:34 am
#3917
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: BCN
Programs: BA GGL, IB, LH, IHG Gold
Posts: 582
In short, yes,
If you get 1500 TPs between 9 February 2018 and 31 March you would then have gold for the rest of that current membership year (so from when you hit 1500 to 8 February 2019) and one full membership year after (9 February 2019 to 8 February 2020), and your card expires at the end of the first full month after (i.e. expiry date 31 March 2020).
If you get 1500 TPs between 9 February 2018 and 31 March you would then have gold for the rest of that current membership year (so from when you hit 1500 to 8 February 2019) and one full membership year after (9 February 2019 to 8 February 2020), and your card expires at the end of the first full month after (i.e. expiry date 31 March 2020).
Nov 20, 2017, 10:35 am
#3918
Ambassador, British Airways; FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Original Poster
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Leeds, UK
Programs: BA GGL/CCR, GfL, HH Diamond
Posts: 42,958
Nov 20, 2017, 10:37 am
#3919
Formerly known as joannerose66
Join Date: Mar 2014
Programs: Gold BA Exec, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 116
I need 125TP in next couple weeks to retain gold. Have looked at a few options but nothing jumping out at this stage. Is it best to do short-haul plus in CE, or do a couple of short little CE hops across Europe? Is there any cheap ex-EU cities out there at the moment?
Thanks
Thanks
Nov 20, 2017, 10:50 am
#3920
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: London
Programs: BAEC Gold, *A Gold, Hertz President's Circle, HHonors Diamond
Posts: 529
I need 125TP in next couple weeks to retain gold. Have looked at a few options but nothing jumping out at this stage. Is it best to do short-haul plus in CE, or do a couple of short little CE hops across Europe? Is there any cheap ex-EU cities out there at the moment?
Thanks
Thanks
Nov 20, 2017, 10:51 am
#3921
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Switzerland
Programs: AY+ Platinum, SK Gold, BAEC Silver, airbaltic VIP, Radisson VIP
Posts: 6,530
KEF is shorthaul+, therefore 160TP return, which is quite good at that price (£2.04/TP).
Nov 20, 2017, 11:40 am
#3922
Join Date: Dec 2016
Programs: BAEC GGL/CR; Hilton Diamond; Mucci des Puccis
Posts: 5,609
Nov 22, 2017, 11:57 am
#3923
Join Date: Jun 2014
Programs: BA GGL, Hilton Diamond, Accor Platinum, Marriott Platinum, IHG Spire
Posts: 160
Having just been told I will be spending 1-2 days a week in LHR T5 next year, I have found the urge to get CCR access to make the stay more pleasurable (plus get some of the other perks too). However, I am WAY off hitting the target. I am trying to figure out if collecting an extra ~2300TP in the next 8 weeks is feasible. Yes I know, I know, I am an idiot and its not worth it, etc. However, I am thinking of this more of an investment and reducing my business flight spend next year in lieu of getting the status now to enjoy for the next year, rather than achieve it right at the end of the year when I probably wont need it for the following year.
So far I have found a possible OTP -> PHX trip which nets around 1000TP for £1500ish or £3.5K to go first (probably not worth it for the extra 240tps). That leaves the other 1000 to get, I am struggling to get a PTY run to work, but if I could that would be another 800. And then I would to get 500TP.
I am open to all sorts of suggestions, crazy or not, expensive or not that would get me there in time. For information it would be the 22/01/17 that would be my collection end date.
So far I have found a possible OTP -> PHX trip which nets around 1000TP for £1500ish or £3.5K to go first (probably not worth it for the extra 240tps). That leaves the other 1000 to get, I am struggling to get a PTY run to work, but if I could that would be another 800. And then I would to get 500TP.
I am open to all sorts of suggestions, crazy or not, expensive or not that would get me there in time. For information it would be the 22/01/17 that would be my collection end date.
Nov 22, 2017, 12:03 pm
#3924
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 834
Interested if not the case! Other than that wish you luck with your quest.. if you have the time then the next few days should in theory open up some interesting fares... keep us posted with how you go!
Nov 22, 2017, 12:12 pm
#3925
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Bristol
Programs: BA GGL, UA Plat, DL Plat, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 2,380
Having just been told I will be spending 1-2 days a week in LHR T5 next year, I have found the urge to get CCR access to make the stay more pleasurable (plus get some of the other perks too). However, I am WAY off hitting the target. I am trying to figure out if collecting an extra ~2300TP in the next 8 weeks is feasible. Yes I know, I know, I am an idiot and its not worth it, etc. However, I am thinking of this more of an investment and reducing my business flight spend next year in lieu of getting the status now to enjoy for the next year, rather than achieve it right at the end of the year when I probably wont need it for the following year.
So far I have found a possible OTP -> PHX trip which nets around 1000TP for £1500ish or £3.5K to go first (probably not worth it for the extra 240tps). That leaves the other 1000 to get, I am struggling to get a PTY run to work, but if I could that would be another 800. And then I would to get 500TP.
I am open to all sorts of suggestions, crazy or not, expensive or not that would get me there in time. For information it would be the 22/01/17 that would be my collection end date.
So far I have found a possible OTP -> PHX trip which nets around 1000TP for £1500ish or £3.5K to go first (probably not worth it for the extra 240tps). That leaves the other 1000 to get, I am struggling to get a PTY run to work, but if I could that would be another 800. And then I would to get 500TP.
I am open to all sorts of suggestions, crazy or not, expensive or not that would get me there in time. For information it would be the 22/01/17 that would be my collection end date.
My CCR card runs out at Easter and I'm not making any special effort to top up to 5K (just as I don't spend extra money to go F).
For me, J cabins and the FLounge are perfectly adequate.
YMMV
Nov 22, 2017, 12:21 pm
#3926
Join Date: Jun 2014
Programs: BA GGL, Hilton Diamond, Accor Platinum, Marriott Platinum, IHG Spire
Posts: 160
CaoFos - Just checked you are right. That could scupper any plans! 
I will write back if I even bother!
I will write back if I even bother!
Nov 22, 2017, 2:29 pm
#3927
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 2000
Location: RDU
Programs: AA LT Gold, DL SM, HY Disc, Marriott LT Gold
Posts: 12,507
I found this one trying to figure out how to minimize my buy-up costs on known 2018 travel.
22NOV £1.43/TP £172 120 DCA-(LGA/BOS/PHL)-CLT-RDU one-way (or reverse) I/I/I
USD $228. Haven't booked it yet, but Priceline validated the price. In 2018, TueWed is mostly available Jan/Feb/April/early May. Mon/Thu/Sat also have limited availability in the first half of February. Some Mon/Thu/Sat are also available for $236/$247/$267, mostly in Jan/Feb.. Fri/Sun and all of March are losers across the board.
ETA: Fare code is QUAIXSI3
22NOV £1.43/TP £172 120 DCA-(LGA/BOS/PHL)-CLT-RDU one-way (or reverse) I/I/I
USD $228. Haven't booked it yet, but Priceline validated the price. In 2018, TueWed is mostly available Jan/Feb/April/early May. Mon/Thu/Sat also have limited availability in the first half of February. Some Mon/Thu/Sat are also available for $236/$247/$267, mostly in Jan/Feb.. Fri/Sun and all of March are losers across the board.
ETA: Fare code is QUAIXSI3
Last edited by ElmhurstNick; Nov 22, 2017 at 2:35 pm
Nov 23, 2017, 1:52 am
#3930
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Glasgow
Programs: BA Silver EC
Posts: 3
Having just been told I will be spending 1-2 days a week in LHR T5 next year, I have found the urge to get CCR access to make the stay more pleasurable (plus get some of the other perks too). However, I am WAY off hitting the target. I am trying to figure out if collecting an extra ~2300TP in the next 8 weeks is feasible. Yes I know, I know, I am an idiot and its not worth it, etc. However, I am thinking of this more of an investment and reducing my business flight spend next year in lieu of getting the status now to enjoy for the next year, rather than achieve it right at the end of the year when I probably wont need it for the following year.
So far I have found a possible OTP -> PHX trip which nets around 1000TP for £1500ish or £3.5K to go first (probably not worth it for the extra 240tps). That leaves the other 1000 to get, I am struggling to get a PTY run to work, but if I could that would be another 800. And then I would to get 500TP.
I am open to all sorts of suggestions, crazy or not, expensive or not that would get me there in time. For information it would be the 22/01/17 that would be my collection end date.
So far I have found a possible OTP -> PHX trip which nets around 1000TP for £1500ish or £3.5K to go first (probably not worth it for the extra 240tps). That leaves the other 1000 to get, I am struggling to get a PTY run to work, but if I could that would be another 800. And then I would to get 500TP.
I am open to all sorts of suggestions, crazy or not, expensive or not that would get me there in time. For information it would be the 22/01/17 that would be my collection end date.
If you don’t mind me asking, what was the route and the dates of the 1000 TP for £1500, OTP->PHX?
Andrew