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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below!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
Dec 15, 2017, 6:18 am
#4142
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Gloucestershire
Programs: BA Gold (ex-GGL, maybe future Silver), Hilton Diamond
Posts: 6,201
After 3 excellent TP runs in 2017 (DUB-HNL, TLL, TUN-CPT-DEL) - looking for a 1st in 2018,/Looking for inspiration for mid Jan trip.
Leaving no earlier than Sat 13th AM and neding to be back in SE UK on Wed 17th, I need 6hrs+ in TPE and SIN,
so MON TPE Tue SIN or reverse.
Target spend £2k (default will be PE/WTP LGW-_HKG-TPE tehn Scoot to SIN and SIN->UK WTP using Inclusive tour pricing)
I have looked at £7 STN-OSL then OSL-HEL-HKG-SIN + SIN-TPE _ TPE-HKG-HEL-LHR (I am a real A350 addict - especially with Wifi) at about £2k
The RJ LHR-AMM-BKK-HKG might be useful but it looks expensive.
I can combine with another TO run to Asia in April to allow back to back if necessary - I am in ICN,TYO,SIN,HKG every 4-6 weeks - and can do LCC hops - but I love flat beds.
Looking forward to your inspirations / tips
Leaving no earlier than Sat 13th AM and neding to be back in SE UK on Wed 17th, I need 6hrs+ in TPE and SIN,
so MON TPE Tue SIN or reverse.
Target spend £2k (default will be PE/WTP LGW-_HKG-TPE tehn Scoot to SIN and SIN->UK WTP using Inclusive tour pricing)
I have looked at £7 STN-OSL then OSL-HEL-HKG-SIN + SIN-TPE _ TPE-HKG-HEL-LHR (I am a real A350 addict - especially with Wifi) at about £2k
The RJ LHR-AMM-BKK-HKG might be useful but it looks expensive.
I can combine with another TO run to Asia in April to allow back to back if necessary - I am in ICN,TYO,SIN,HKG every 4-6 weeks - and can do LCC hops - but I love flat beds.
Looking forward to your inspirations / tips
Dec 15, 2017, 12:29 pm
#4144
Join Date: May 2014
Location: BRU
Programs: BA GGL, TK E (*G), ITA exec
Posts: 4,113
Two hours to deadline for booking. Act fast if you like it.
For anyone interested, there is an interesting promo from RJ in the Premium Deals forum:
lhr-amm-bkk/kul/hkg £1015 pp in business (MUC,FRA,TXL departures also possible)
Available on RJ website only, if I understood correctly; business semi-flexible, same day turnaround possible (but in rare cases). From LHR should be a minimum of 560 TPs.
Example
https://prnt.sc/ho10nb
For anyone interested, there is an interesting promo from RJ in the Premium Deals forum:
lhr-amm-bkk/kul/hkg £1015 pp in business (MUC,FRA,TXL departures also possible)
Available on RJ website only, if I understood correctly; business semi-flexible, same day turnaround possible (but in rare cases). From LHR should be a minimum of 560 TPs.
Example
https://prnt.sc/ho10nb
Last edited by Lefly; Dec 15, 2017 at 12:37 pm Reason: Warning
Dec 15, 2017, 1:10 pm
#4145
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2008
Programs: AA EXP/LTP, BA GGL/CCR/GfL, HH D/LTD, SPG/MR Plat/LTP
Posts: 10,076
Ad RJ LHR-AMM-BKK/HKG/KUL:
Can't be found on GF or ITA, but on rj.com, it all turns out to be a great anniversary, RJ is celebrating 54 years of service with 54% discount for almost all 2018, between 15/01 and 31/12. Myself beeing fully booked until early May, I found LHR-AMM-BKK-AMM-BKK many dates in late May and beyond for prices like £1015-1022. 1,825 TP/£.
No minimum stay, max 12 months
Caveats: Departing from LHR 17.05, layover outbound in AMM 00.00-03.15; BKK departure 00.30, after 8h45m of flying, the inbound layover in AMM is 05.15-12.00
Books into Business Plus, the mid-range Business fare (Business Saver beeing more expensive). Fare basis DLEEGB, tickets to D. All flights on 787. Had too little time to search other adventures, but all RJ destinations seems to be available. Vacation in KRT, anyone?
Eagerly looking forward to an increasing discount in the years to come
Can't be found on GF or ITA, but on rj.com, it all turns out to be a great anniversary, RJ is celebrating 54 years of service with 54% discount for almost all 2018, between 15/01 and 31/12. Myself beeing fully booked until early May, I found LHR-AMM-BKK-AMM-BKK many dates in late May and beyond for prices like £1015-1022. 1,825 TP/£.
No minimum stay, max 12 months
Caveats: Departing from LHR 17.05, layover outbound in AMM 00.00-03.15; BKK departure 00.30, after 8h45m of flying, the inbound layover in AMM is 05.15-12.00
Books into Business Plus, the mid-range Business fare (Business Saver beeing more expensive). Fare basis DLEEGB, tickets to D. All flights on 787. Had too little time to search other adventures, but all RJ destinations seems to be available. Vacation in KRT, anyone?
Eagerly looking forward to an increasing discount in the years to come
Dec 15, 2017, 1:23 pm
#4146
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: London
Programs: BAEC-GGL, GFL, *A Gold, Hilton Diamond , IHG Diamond/Ambassador
Posts: 244
I have just booked the DUS-LHR-HKG-TPE and TPE-SIN-LHR-DUS option for £2105 plus Tiger/Scoot for £117 to ensure I made the 28 day cut off.
THX
Dec 15, 2017, 1:51 pm
#4147
Join Date: Jul 2011
Programs: BA Exec Club Gold, *G, EK Skywards Silver
Posts: 1,020
Ad RJ LHR-AMM-BKK/HKG/KUL:
Can't be found on GF or ITA, but on rj.com, it all turns out to be a great anniversary, RJ is celebrating 54 years of service with 54% discount for almost all 2018, between 15/01 and 31/12. Myself beeing fully booked until early May, I found LHR-AMM-BKK-AMM-BKK many dates in late May and beyond for prices like £1015-1022. 1,825 TP/£.
No minimum stay, max 12 months
Caveats: Departing from LHR 17.05, layover outbound in AMM 00.00-03.15; BKK departure 00.30, after 8h45m of flying, the inbound layover in AMM is 05.15-12.00
Books into Business Plus, the mid-range Business fare (Business Saver beeing more expensive). Fare basis DLEEGB, tickets to D. All flights on 787. Had too little time to search other adventures, but all RJ destinations seems to be available. Vacation in KRT, anyone?
Eagerly looking forward to an increasing discount in the years to come
Can't be found on GF or ITA, but on rj.com, it all turns out to be a great anniversary, RJ is celebrating 54 years of service with 54% discount for almost all 2018, between 15/01 and 31/12. Myself beeing fully booked until early May, I found LHR-AMM-BKK-AMM-BKK many dates in late May and beyond for prices like £1015-1022. 1,825 TP/£.
No minimum stay, max 12 months
Caveats: Departing from LHR 17.05, layover outbound in AMM 00.00-03.15; BKK departure 00.30, after 8h45m of flying, the inbound layover in AMM is 05.15-12.00
Books into Business Plus, the mid-range Business fare (Business Saver beeing more expensive). Fare basis DLEEGB, tickets to D. All flights on 787. Had too little time to search other adventures, but all RJ destinations seems to be available. Vacation in KRT, anyone?
Eagerly looking forward to an increasing discount in the years to come
Dec 15, 2017, 1:54 pm
#4148
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 4,709
Dec 15, 2017, 4:50 pm
#4149
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2008
Programs: AA EXP/LTP, BA GGL/CCR/GfL, HH D/LTD, SPG/MR Plat/LTP
Posts: 10,076
No, they are not. This is good to know as you can plan to fly RJ as MH codeshare on the KUL-BKK route, as MH is dry on short-haul flights.
IIRC flights <3h
IIRC flights <3h
Dec 16, 2017, 10:55 am
#4150
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Taif, KSA
Programs: BA GGL, HH Diamond
Posts: 1,909
Managed to book LHR-AMM-BKK rt for £1016.
quick 2 day stop and with the flight timings only need 2 days off work. Very happy with the price for exUK.
quick 2 day stop and with the flight timings only need 2 days off work. Very happy with the price for exUK.
Dec 16, 2017, 1:13 pm
#4151
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: ±38,000 feet
Programs: LH HON, BA GGL, AF Plat, EK Plat
Posts: 6,428
I didn't realise you actually did book this! Well done mate. What dates you in BKK? I can arrange some of my flights around...
Dec 18, 2017, 3:49 am
#4152
Join Date: Feb 2015
Programs: BA Exec
Posts: 16
No Luck
Thank you very much for the suggestion which I tried. Everything was going perfectly until I tried to pay for the booking, at which point the web page fell over. Later the web page quoted a much higher fare. ITA Matris still shows availability at the ILQ6MDE6 fare outbound but the UL web site only quotes the CQRDE fare outbound bumping the price north of €3000. I spoke to UL's London reservation office but they could only find the higher fare.
Does anyone have any suggestions please?
Many thanks
MGW60
Does anyone have any suggestions please?
Many thanks
MGW60
Dec 18, 2017, 5:19 am
#4153
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA Gold, Bonvoy Titanium Elite, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 48
The 18th of December has (in the past) been the day BA and/or AA release their wonderful/wondrous ex-DUB/EU fare sales. Am I just being greedy/impatient to not see them yet? All I see are ILN8C1S4 fares for Easter/Summer/Thanksgiving/Xmas 2018 J class.
Dec 18, 2017, 5:43 am
#4154
Join Date: May 2016
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold, Accor Gold
Posts: 1,431
Need to decide whether to stay in KUL or add in a TP run (although I don't need the TP's, so it would be more of a sightseeing trip)
Dec 18, 2017, 6:17 am
#4155
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: BHX
Programs: BA GGL CCR GfL, SQ Gold, Hyatt Glob, HH Diamond, Marriott Plat, Cafe Nero Loyalty Card (7 Stamps)
Posts: 7,330
Popping this here as I don't think it's worth starting a new thread. When booking a trip via BA Holidays, what does it show as on your CC statement?