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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below!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 24, 2017, 3:43 am
#4216
Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: Gosport, uk
Programs: Baec Bronze
Posts: 40
Hi all
I managed to get a £1100 rtn in business class Dub to Las @ at the end of june in the sale, and i am also looking at the options to do at least a few TP runs and so far the best 2000+ miles runs i found are from Lax to Mia,Clt and slightly more expensive Bos,Rdu and from LAS Bos and Phl prices seem to be around £550 to £650 rtn,for other direct flights they are £750 upwards. i hope this helps for anyone looking to do TP runs stateside, i am still looking at all the various options.
I managed to get a £1100 rtn in business class Dub to Las @ at the end of june in the sale, and i am also looking at the options to do at least a few TP runs and so far the best 2000+ miles runs i found are from Lax to Mia,Clt and slightly more expensive Bos,Rdu and from LAS Bos and Phl prices seem to be around £550 to £650 rtn,for other direct flights they are £750 upwards. i hope this helps for anyone looking to do TP runs stateside, i am still looking at all the various options.
Dec 24, 2017, 4:04 am
#4217
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, long time lurker here. Was looking to book in HNL tier point run for the first part of the year. Speaking to a colleague at work, he did a HNL TP run a few years for around £1,200. Looking at the itx matrix tools, I can't even get close to that - everything is coming out considerably more expensive.
Just wondering whether the deal my colleague got was exceptional. For an HNL run racking up about 1,000 TP, what kind of cost should I expect nowadays. I can be pretty flexible as to when I travel.
Just wondering whether the deal my colleague got was exceptional. For an HNL run racking up about 1,000 TP, what kind of cost should I expect nowadays. I can be pretty flexible as to when I travel.
Dec 24, 2017, 4:17 am
#4218
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Berkshire
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold, GGL/CCR, Hilton Diamond, Accor Plat, Pucci Fan Club
Posts: 1,779
Hi all
I managed to get a £1100 rtn in business class Dub to Las @ at the end of june in the sale, and i am also looking at the options to do at least a few TP runs and so far the best 2000+ miles runs i found are from Lax to Mia,Clt and slightly more expensive Bos,Rdu and from LAS Bos and Phl prices seem to be around £550 to £650 rtn,for other direct flights they are £750 upwards. i hope this helps for anyone looking to do TP runs stateside, i am still looking at all the various options.
I managed to get a £1100 rtn in business class Dub to Las @ at the end of june in the sale, and i am also looking at the options to do at least a few TP runs and so far the best 2000+ miles runs i found are from Lax to Mia,Clt and slightly more expensive Bos,Rdu and from LAS Bos and Phl prices seem to be around £550 to £650 rtn,for other direct flights they are £750 upwards. i hope this helps for anyone looking to do TP runs stateside, i am still looking at all the various options.
Dec 24, 2017, 4:58 am
#4219
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 7,464
I'm looking at various options for ex-DUB runs to USA for both interesting routes or aircraft and TP purposes. Many of the cheaper itineraries have longish layovers - which is not a problem, but what can you do during that time?
Given that they are domestic transfers, are you able to leave the airside area and go downtown for sight-seeing or maybe an overnight hotel? Also, if you had checked baggage, would it remain in the system and not be available? Spare underwear in the carry-on I guess!
Given that they are domestic transfers, are you able to leave the airside area and go downtown for sight-seeing or maybe an overnight hotel? Also, if you had checked baggage, would it remain in the system and not be available? Spare underwear in the carry-on I guess!
Dec 24, 2017, 5:05 am
#4220
Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: Gosport, uk
Programs: Baec Bronze
Posts: 40
i did book it as soon as the sale started.and it is in business class (club-world) and not first.
Dec 24, 2017, 5:11 am
#4221
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Berkshire
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold, GGL/CCR, Hilton Diamond, Accor Plat, Pucci Fan Club
Posts: 1,779
It was DUB-LHR-LAS LAS-ORD-DUB and i have made a slight mistake in the currency conversion and it was £1190 but that fare is no longer available as even i tried and it is a lot more expensive.
i did book it as soon as the sale started.and it is in business class (club-world) and not first.
i did book it as soon as the sale started.and it is in business class (club-world) and not first.
Dec 24, 2017, 5:23 am
#4222
Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: Gosport, uk
Programs: Baec Bronze
Posts: 40
yes i tried to get the cheapest possible route to the USA and use the savings where the cost per TP would be infinitely better, not only that i wanted to try both the 747 and 787 before the 747 disappears from service.
Dec 24, 2017, 6:00 am
#4223
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Lincolnshire, UK
Programs: BA GGL - maybe only briefly!
Posts: 1,378
Yes, thanks, I'm sure it is possible. I wasn't that bothered about time and was actually interested in some of the layovers being interesting. eg Liberty Bell by day and a night stop on the strip in LAS. Just playing with something like DUB-PHL-PHX or LAX - anywhere to get 4x140TP and there happened to be one with a return which unexpectedly routed PHX-LAS-PHL-DUB. Also interested in doing the pre-clearance thing in DUB to see how that goes. Now looking at trans-con flights which get flat beds eg JFK-LAX.
Dec 24, 2017, 12:03 pm
#4224
Join Date: Dec 2016
Programs: BAEC GGL/CR; Hilton Diamond; Mucci des Puccis
Posts: 5,626
Any tips or wrinkles to getting to Doha in a reasonably TP efficient way? I'm seeing some WT+ fares for around £600 from LHR, but can't get find anything reasonable for TP in business class using the normal tricks. I've looked at QR from various locations in Europe to (say) BKK and SIN but can't obviously insert a layover on one of the legs.
Dec 24, 2017, 1:07 pm
#4225
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: BCN
Programs: BA GGL, IB, LH, IHG Gold
Posts: 582
Any tips or wrinkles to getting to Doha in a reasonably TP efficient way? I'm seeing some WT+ fares for around £600 from LHR, but can't get find anything reasonable for TP in business class using the normal tricks. I've looked at QR from various locations in Europe to (say) BKK and SIN but can't obviously insert a layover on one of the legs.
Schematically, it went
MUC-DOH-CMB-X (ticket 1)
Y-CMB-DOH (ticket 2)
DOH-CMB-Y (ticket 3)
X-CMB-DOH-MUC (ticket 1)
where X and Y may be the same or different locations to get the best fares.
If both X and Y are one of CAN HKG CGK or NRT, then this earns 840 TP (T1) + 2x280 TP (T2/T3) = 1400 TPs
Tickets 2 and 3 were bought as OWs by the OP to sidestep potential issue with the min stay, but since you plan to stay in Doha, that may not be relevant to your case.
Dec 25, 2017, 12:02 am
#4226
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: ORD
Programs: BA, AA, SQ, UA, AC, WS, MR TIT
Posts: 8,659
With the MUC-CGK fare on SRILANKAN in J class, is it possible to make a stopover in CMB on the way back for free or for decent price increase?
Dec 25, 2017, 3:17 am
#4227
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2008
Programs: AA EXP/LTP, BA GGL/CCR/GfL, HH D/LTD, SPG/MR Plat/LTP
Posts: 10,076
Category 8: Stopover restrictions:
1 STOPOVER PERMITTED IN EACH DIRECTION IN CMB.
Edit: Did a try reservation procedure on ITA Matrix. The difference of doing a 3 day stop in CMB vs only hours is +£37 (£1510 vs 1473). IMHO, dfinitively a decent price increase.
1 STOPOVER PERMITTED IN EACH DIRECTION IN CMB.
Edit: Did a try reservation procedure on ITA Matrix. The difference of doing a 3 day stop in CMB vs only hours is +£37 (£1510 vs 1473). IMHO, dfinitively a decent price increase.
Last edited by onobond; Dec 25, 2017 at 3:27 am Reason: Adding cost data
Dec 25, 2017, 3:21 am
#4228
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Hong Kong
Programs: BA Gold, DL PM, , Hilton Diamond (from being in a bed), SPG Plat, MR Plat
Posts: 922
Dec 25, 2017, 3:33 am
#4229
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2008
Programs: AA EXP/LTP, BA GGL/CCR/GfL, HH D/LTD, SPG/MR Plat/LTP
Posts: 10,076
Haha, didn't see ESFLYER95's post as was preparing the edit of my own. The slight difference in pricing £37-50 could be dependent on choice of weekday flying in/out of CMB, as there is a very stable pricing on the MUC/FRA-DOH-CMB-CGK route
Dec 25, 2017, 3:58 am
#4230
Join Date: Dec 2016
Programs: BAEC GGL/CR; Hilton Diamond; Mucci des Puccis
Posts: 5,626
You can book these direct on the Srilankan site using the multi city tool, so with the dates you fancy for stopovers. Trick is to locate the DOH->X leg using googleflights etc then construct the trip around that on ITA Matrix, then transfer to the booking tool. I'd already given this suggestion above but completely forgot about the routing over the intervening couple of weeks, so that's a big DOH! from me 