Jan 1, 2018, 5:20 am
Last edit by: OWBA
Welcome to the thread. This is a continuation of the highly popular 2017 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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below.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 #9 for a 2018 archive of exEU sale fare, and see this post in the 2017 thread for last years’ 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
From North, Central and South America
23Sep £1.48/TP £650 (US$853) 440 TPs JFK-CLT/BOS-LAX-LAS and return all I class aa.com
6Sep £1.50/TP US$457 240TPs RIC-CLT-DCA-BOS, BOS-LGA/PHL-CLT-RIC all I class aa.com
Jan/Feb wide open £1.94/TP £700(US$883) 360 TPs SEA-CLT-MCO-PHX-SEA all I class aa.com
From Middle East, Asia and Australasia
18Jan £1.58/TP £883 560 CMB-xHKG-CGK return I cathaypacific.com ermen CX
28Feb £1.44/TP £575 400 MCT-DOH-BKK-DOH-MCT A/R/R/A travel.americanexpress.co.uk QR
21Feb £1.53/TP £860 560 HKG-CMB-MEL return I Expedia.com.hk Firemin UL
16Mar £1.22/TP £687 560 CGK-CMB-DXB return I srilankan.com Firemin UL
01Apr £0.87/TP £314 360 PEN-KUL-KTM return Malaysian.com cgtechuk MH
01Apr £1.19/TP £335 280 KUL-PER return Malaysian.com cgtechuk MH
01Apr £1.28/TP £335 360 PEN-KUL-PER return Malaysian.com cgtechuk MH
05Apr £2.00/TP £320 160 CAN-HKG-TPE return CathayPacific.com littlevoices CX/KA (flexible fare, bookable up to 24 hours in advance, allows stopovers, book with CX directly)
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. Some information on how to use ITA matrix is in post #4 of this thread (or just click 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 along with UK domestic returns. Additionally you may find that trips in to mainland Europe require a one night stay whereas the cheapest domestic CE returns do not have any minimum stay so can be booked as a same day return. If doing a back to back AMS and JER can be easier than DUB for an immediate turnaround - more information can be found in the back to back thread listed in the forum dashboard. 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). UK domestic route, Bilbao, Jersey and Amsterdam seem 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 of this thread, 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.
DUB-LHR-HEL return (or return to LHR) is currently a very efficient way of hitting 200-240 TPs
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Historic information
2017 Archive
2016 Archive
2015 Archive (6 months Jul to Dec)
2015 Archive (6 months Jan to Jun)
2014 Archive
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 JER to PDX IKN8T1S6 reported in this post, e.g. PDX £1,082, needs to be booked by 8 May, see linked post for details
Advanced Promotion Fares
- from OTP to PHX ILN8C8S4 reported here, e.g. PHX - £1,296, see linked post for details
- from AMS to BKK INCEU60 reported here, e.g. BKK - £1,340, see linked post for details
See here in post #9 for a 2018 archive of exEU sale fare, and see this post in the 2017 thread for last years’ 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
Code:
3Feb 200TPs DUB-LHR-HEL/HEL-LHR all I class ba.com
23Sep £1.48/TP £650 (US$853) 440 TPs JFK-CLT/BOS-LAX-LAS and return all I class aa.com
6Sep £1.50/TP US$457 240TPs RIC-CLT-DCA-BOS, BOS-LGA/PHL-CLT-RIC all I class aa.com
Jan/Feb wide open £1.94/TP £700(US$883) 360 TPs SEA-CLT-MCO-PHX-SEA all I class aa.com
From Middle East, Asia and Australasia
18Jan £1.58/TP £883 560 CMB-xHKG-CGK return I cathaypacific.com ermen CX
28Feb £1.44/TP £575 400 MCT-DOH-BKK-DOH-MCT A/R/R/A travel.americanexpress.co.uk QR
21Feb £1.53/TP £860 560 HKG-CMB-MEL return I Expedia.com.hk Firemin UL
16Mar £1.22/TP £687 560 CGK-CMB-DXB return I srilankan.com Firemin UL
01Apr £0.87/TP £314 360 PEN-KUL-KTM return Malaysian.com cgtechuk MH
01Apr £1.19/TP £335 280 KUL-PER return Malaysian.com cgtechuk MH
01Apr £1.28/TP £335 360 PEN-KUL-PER return Malaysian.com cgtechuk MH
05Apr £2.00/TP £320 160 CAN-HKG-TPE return CathayPacific.com littlevoices CX/KA (flexible fare, bookable up to 24 hours in advance, allows stopovers, book with CX directly)
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. Some information on how to use ITA matrix is in post #4 of this thread (or just click 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 along with UK domestic returns. Additionally you may find that trips in to mainland Europe require a one night stay whereas the cheapest domestic CE returns do not have any minimum stay so can be booked as a same day return. If doing a back to back AMS and JER can be easier than DUB for an immediate turnaround - more information can be found in the back to back thread listed in the forum dashboard. 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). UK domestic route, Bilbao, Jersey and Amsterdam seem 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 of this thread, 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.
DUB-LHR-HEL return (or return to LHR) is currently a very efficient way of hitting 200-240 TPs
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Historic information
2017 Archive
2016 Archive
2015 Archive (6 months Jul to Dec)
2015 Archive (6 months Jan to Jun)
2014 Archive
BA Tier Point Runs | 2018 master thread
Apr 12, 2018, 6:02 am
#1937
Join Date: Oct 2013
Programs: GGL/CCR
Posts: 1,899
I am ready to pull the trigger on either CAI to HNL or OTP to PHX havent decided yet both are similar amounts, but the CAI fare allows you to break it up with stopvers meaning I can do the first leg CAI to LHR now and do the rest of the travel on another date and also has £25 change fee with Cancellation options too, however I need to get to CAI first, Then PHX fare is easier but not as flexible,
Desicions.
Desicions.
Apr 12, 2018, 6:07 am
#1938
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Glasgow, UK
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Posts: 1,551
Apr 12, 2018, 6:12 am
#1940
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Glasgow, UK
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Apr 12, 2018, 6:28 am
#1942
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Glasgow, UK
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Posts: 1,551
Apr 12, 2018, 7:07 am
#1943
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: London
Programs: BA GGL / GfL
Posts: 3,266
If somebody needs BA segments for her requali, you might want to look at LUX-LHR. Many dates from 10.79 EUR o/w. Search via GF, book on BA.com.
Another one: LGW-FDH for 42 EUR o/w, a few dates (e.g., in Jan. 2019). Opposite direction also available at 45 EUR or so, again with limited availability.
Source: The German VFT forum.
Another one: LGW-FDH for 42 EUR o/w, a few dates (e.g., in Jan. 2019). Opposite direction also available at 45 EUR or so, again with limited availability.
Source: The German VFT forum.
Pilot37
Apr 12, 2018, 9:56 am
#1944
Join Date: Apr 2018
Posts: 13
So, with some help from this forum I have my first TP run from AMS to HKG. Booked through Propeller. Super nice people.
I will be in NAS before that AMS flight. Now, how do you guys come up with these routings? I could do another mini-TP run from NAS to AMS before that. Through MIA, JFK would be great. Would spend some time in NY with my wife, as this is our super-belated honeymoon Asia trip anyways. Can do a couple of days in Europe before taking the AMS-HKG flight to get some stuff done there.
Any ideas?
the AMS-HKG flight is on October 9th
Thank you
Richard
I will be in NAS before that AMS flight. Now, how do you guys come up with these routings? I could do another mini-TP run from NAS to AMS before that. Through MIA, JFK would be great. Would spend some time in NY with my wife, as this is our super-belated honeymoon Asia trip anyways. Can do a couple of days in Europe before taking the AMS-HKG flight to get some stuff done there.
Any ideas?
the AMS-HKG flight is on October 9th
Thank you
Richard
Apr 12, 2018, 10:14 am
#1945
Join Date: Oct 2013
Programs: GGL/CCR
Posts: 1,899
So, with some help from this forum I have my first TP run from AMS to HKG. Booked through Propeller. Super nice people.
I will be in NAS before that AMS flight. Now, how do you guys come up with these routings? I could do another mini-TP run from NAS to AMS before that. Through MIA, JFK would be great. Would spend some time in NY with my wife, as this is our super-belated honeymoon Asia trip anyways. Can do a couple of days in Europe before taking the AMS-HKG flight to get some stuff done there.
Any ideas?
the AMS-HKG flight is on October 9th
Thank you
Richard
I will be in NAS before that AMS flight. Now, how do you guys come up with these routings? I could do another mini-TP run from NAS to AMS before that. Through MIA, JFK would be great. Would spend some time in NY with my wife, as this is our super-belated honeymoon Asia trip anyways. Can do a couple of days in Europe before taking the AMS-HKG flight to get some stuff done there.
Any ideas?
the AMS-HKG flight is on October 9th
Thank you
Richard
Apr 12, 2018, 10:27 am
#1946
Join Date: Apr 2018
Posts: 13
Hi, no that's a little misunderstanding. We live in NAS and need to return on October 28th or 29th.
Sorry, forgot about that little detail... Could do 1 positioning flight maximum with a 2-3 day stopover in NY.
By the way, I will get to 300 TP after the LHR-HKG flight as the whole trip is 4 weeks after my BA year is over. Do the following segments of the trip count with a 25% bonus on the Avios? We are staying 6 days in HKG, so the status should have enough time to update. Or will it only update after the last leg, which we are of course taking.
Sorry, forgot about that little detail... Could do 1 positioning flight maximum with a 2-3 day stopover in NY.
By the way, I will get to 300 TP after the LHR-HKG flight as the whole trip is 4 weeks after my BA year is over. Do the following segments of the trip count with a 25% bonus on the Avios? We are staying 6 days in HKG, so the status should have enough time to update. Or will it only update after the last leg, which we are of course taking.
Apr 12, 2018, 10:41 am
#1947
Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: London, or thereabouts
Programs: Tesco Clubcard, Heathrow Rewards, M&S Sparks, Caffè Nero, HSBC rewards... BAEC defector
Posts: 132
Hi, no that's a little misunderstanding. We live in NAS and need to return on October 28th or 29th.
Sorry, forgot about that little detail... Could do 1 positioning flight maximum with a 2-3 day stopover in NY.
By the way, I will get to 300 TP after the LHR-HKG flight as the whole trip is 4 weeks after my BA year is over. Do the following segments of the trip count with a 25% bonus on the Avios? We are staying 6 days in HKG, so the status should have enough time to update. Or will it only update after the last leg, which we are of course taking.
Sorry, forgot about that little detail... Could do 1 positioning flight maximum with a 2-3 day stopover in NY.
By the way, I will get to 300 TP after the LHR-HKG flight as the whole trip is 4 weeks after my BA year is over. Do the following segments of the trip count with a 25% bonus on the Avios? We are staying 6 days in HKG, so the status should have enough time to update. Or will it only update after the last leg, which we are of course taking.
Apr 12, 2018, 11:19 am
#1948
Join Date: Apr 2018
Posts: 13
Oh perfect. Little bonus right there. Thanks for the positive info!
I saw that some guys are doing this big TP run to Panama. I could see if I can start in PTY, as I can get easily to PTY from NAS...
I saw that some guys are doing this big TP run to Panama. I could see if I can start in PTY, as I can get easily to PTY from NAS...
Apr 12, 2018, 11:23 am
#1949
Join Date: Dec 2016
Programs: BAEC GGL/CR; Hilton Diamond; Mucci des Puccis
Posts: 5,626
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Apr 12, 2018, 3:13 pm
#1950
Suspended
Join Date: Sep 2017
Programs: M&S, Radisson
Posts: 758
Not quite sure. My current location is Germany. GF now shows me a starting price of 19 EUR. But when I go over to BA.com, I still see the ~11 EUR price on many dates. E.g., almost every day in the last two weeks before Christmas. Many days in August (2nd, 4th, 7th, 8th, etc.), in September, February '19 ....