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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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below!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
  • 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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Old Dec 3, 2017, 3:02 am
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Is BKK B2Bable on CX from HKG?
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Old Dec 3, 2017, 10:01 am
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Hi Everyone,

I'm 370 TP short from gold with a March 8th deadline, but, due to holidays and work unavailable for a TP run until late January. I've found the following route from YYZ on AA that includes a quick overnight in Las Vegas... Does anyone have any hints to make this better - I'd be very thankful.

YYZ-CLT-LAX-LAS Jan 25th
LAS-LAX-CLT-YYZ Jan 26th

Cost per passenger (including taxes & fees) CA$1,191.56

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Old Dec 3, 2017, 12:31 pm
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If you don't want to overnight, this is a direct turn around. 400TP CA$1158

https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...5360;sc=b;eo=e
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Old Dec 3, 2017, 1:35 pm
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Originally Posted by Vgravity
Is BKK B2Bable on CX from HKG?
Having connected at BKK I would think so. Arriving and departing passengers are segregated so in order to pass from the arrivals stream to departures you do have to go through security, However, you do not need to pass through immigration. There are a few connection points around the terminal so you shouldn't have too far to go. Once through security you go upstairs and then back to the gate. How long would you have?
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Old Dec 3, 2017, 7:58 pm
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Originally Posted by KARFA
Having connected at BKK I would think so. Arriving and departing passengers are segregated so in order to pass from the arrivals stream to departures you do have to go through security, However, you do not need to pass through immigration. There are a few connection points around the terminal so you shouldn't have too far to go. Once through security you go upstairs and then back to the gate. How long would you have?
Make sure to get the onward boarding pass either in HKG or at the transfer desk to be able to go back through security right away in BKK.
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Old Dec 4, 2017, 12:00 am
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Originally Posted by KARFA
Having connected at BKK I would think so. Arriving and departing passengers are segregated so in order to pass from the arrivals stream to departures you do have to go through security, However, you do not need to pass through immigration. There are a few connection points around the terminal so you shouldn't have too far to go. Once through security you go upstairs and then back to the gate. How long would you have?
1 hour 25 mins. There are three flights operating HKG-BKK and each has a BKK-HKG flight leave 1h25 after it arrives. All on A330. I’m tying to work out if these are B2B routes?
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Old Dec 4, 2017, 12:42 am
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CX619 in the morning goes to Singapore and isn't a turnaround, otherwise I believe everything else is B2B
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Old Dec 4, 2017, 2:20 am
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Originally Posted by Vgravity
1 hour 25 mins. There are three flights operating HKG-BKK and each has a BKK-HKG flight leave 1h25 after it arrives. All on A330. I’m tying to work out if these are B2B routes?
If that's a b2b (noting sammyg901's proviso for the SIN flight) then that's loads of time. You may be able to get the return bp on the CX app.

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Old Dec 4, 2017, 2:26 am
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BKK is quite easy when it comes to b2b, but you must ensure you have your onward boarding pass, otherwise Transfer East/West will send you to the main Immigration area...and 1h25m is probably not enough for that side of things.

CX tend to come into the C/D gate areas from HKG, so you'll find Transfer Security around 250-400m away. It's all covered by moving walkways, so doesn't take long, and there are rarely queues at security.

Aslong as you have your onward boarding pass, you can connect at BKK within 20-25mins (from plane back to gate)

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Old Dec 4, 2017, 4:04 am
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Hi Everyone,
I'm looking at going to Dubai in January / February, the only reasonable flights I can see are OSL - HEL- DXB - but it's quite pricey.
Are there any better TP runs around at less than £3 per tp?
Best airports for me are OSL / INV but can do a positioning flight.
TIA
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Old Dec 4, 2017, 4:09 am
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Originally Posted by ecadian
Hi Everyone,
I'm looking at going to Dubai in January / February, the only reasonable flights I can see are OSL - HEL- DXB - but it's quite pricey.
Are there any better TP runs around at less than £3 per tp?
Best airports for me are OSL / INV but can do a positioning flight.
TIA
BA do a LIN-LHR-DXB-LHR-MXP fare for around £1200. Not quite under your £3/TP, but it's a good price for the route.
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Old Dec 4, 2017, 5:41 am
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I've actually just been looking at the AMS-BKK fare talked about above, and I'm now having a problem with it.

Booked as a standard AMS-LHR-SIN-BKK return, it prices fine on the dates I want.

Splitting out the BKK-SIN to a different date to create a stopover in SIN, however, puts my return SIN-LHR into R rather than I, on the same dates I can get I availability if I book as a straight through from BKK. The BKK-SIN flight is still in I on the split out itinerary.

Am I missing something?.

EDIT: Never mind. I was missing the fact it was putting me a 23 hours stopover on the return in SIN, and putting me on the SIN-LHR the next day - because there's no I availability on the day I want!

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Old Dec 4, 2017, 6:15 am
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Might be a few FT faces in PHX over the August bank holiday weekend using the OTP-PHX fare
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Old Dec 4, 2017, 6:45 am
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Originally Posted by bisonrav
plenty of domestic day trip returns about, I priced up Boston to DCA via somewhere for 160 TP at around $350. Three of those and you're done. There are almost certainly higher yield runs inside the US. Depends what your objectives are but there's no point overshooting the 600 points unless going for gold.
ok thanks, that's a really helpful datapoint. looking online, seems they are 120 TP in F between many of these. Looks like I can squeeze in a run to Istanbul and with the PE flights and another US internal, should just scrape it!
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Old Dec 4, 2017, 7:19 am
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I had posted a question in the general BA forum.
But perhaps it fits better here in the TP run thread as it is concerning a TP run.

I have booked a ticket on AA stock with BA flight numbers.
Yesterday, AA has sent me an email, informing me of a ticket-exchange.
Our legs with AA are now changed from BA to AA flight numbers.
(for the experts: This is concerning the OSL - LAS fare from Sep)

Result:
As a result we are losing 10.000 Avios on this booking.
Also - weirdly - BA MMB is now showing just 980 instead of 1020 TP. But I can not find a reason for this.

The ticket has been booked on September 23 - so quite a time ago.

We now have tickets with a new ticket number and the following note:
"We made a change to your flight, and this is your updated itinerary. We issued new ticket numbers but did not charge you.
Other flight changes may include updates to departure/arrival times, flight numbers, aircraft type, operating carrier or class of service."

Any advice what we should do?
I would hope that we receive Avios and TPs as per original booking,

Here is the itinerary (original and new):

Outbound:
BA 6078 J OSL - HEL
BA 6031 J HEL - LHR
AA 101 (before BA 1516) I LHR - JFK
AA 23 (before BA 4331) A JFK - LAX
AA 1173 (before AA 2463) I LAX - LAS

Inbound:
AA 2428 I LAS - LAX
AA 172 (before BA 2378) A LAX - JFK
BA 172 I JFK - LHR
BA 6032 J LHR - HEL
BA 6069 J HEL - OSL
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