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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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below.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
#2011
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Cumbria
Programs: BAEC GGL/CCR, Hilton Diamond, Starbucks Gold
Posts: 4,510
I am looking for a way to get to the US with BNA being my destination as I have to be there the first two weeks of June. Is there any way to go ex DUB/AMS/EDI via a few of the usual suspects in the US to gain some points in OneWorld, BA preferred? Best I got is EUR2900.-.
Help is greatly appreciated. Have a lovely day everyone.
Help is greatly appreciated. Have a lovely day everyone.
Even with positioning this will be significantly cheaper than what you have found so far.
#2012
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: London
Programs: BA GGL / GfL
Posts: 3,252
I am looking for a way to get to the US with BNA being my destination as I have to be there the first two weeks of June. Is there any way to go ex DUB/AMS/EDI via a few of the usual suspects in the US to gain some points in OneWorld, BA preferred? Best I got is EUR2900.-.
Help is greatly appreciated. Have a lovely day everyone.
Help is greatly appreciated. Have a lovely day everyone.
Pilot37
#2013
Join Date: Sep 2016
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 219
Hi,
I would like to ask you how to optimize the OTP-PHX fare with respect to earning Avios and OnBusiness points. The transatlantic sectors should be flown on BA metal with a BA flight number? Do flights between JFK and LAX flown on AA with BA flight numbers yield OnBusiness points and more Avios?
Thank you
I would like to ask you how to optimize the OTP-PHX fare with respect to earning Avios and OnBusiness points. The transatlantic sectors should be flown on BA metal with a BA flight number? Do flights between JFK and LAX flown on AA with BA flight numbers yield OnBusiness points and more Avios?
Thank you
#2014
Ambassador, British Airways; FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Original Poster
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Leeds, UK
Programs: BA GGL/CCR, GfL, HH Diamond
Posts: 42,923
Hi,
I would like to ask you how to optimize the OTP-PHX fare with respect to earning Avios and OnBusiness points. The transatlantic sectors should be flown on BA metal with a BA flight number? Do flights between JFK and LAX flown on AA with BA flight numbers yield OnBusiness points and more Avios?
Thank you
I would like to ask you how to optimize the OTP-PHX fare with respect to earning Avios and OnBusiness points. The transatlantic sectors should be flown on BA metal with a BA flight number? Do flights between JFK and LAX flown on AA with BA flight numbers yield OnBusiness points and more Avios?
Thank you
LHR-JFK (BA marketed in I class) - 8645
LHR-JFK (AA marketed in I class) - 7764
JFK-LAX (BA marketed in I class) - 6168
JFK-LAX (AA marketed in I class) - 5569
So not a great difference. Tbh your choice may be dictated by selling and fare availability anyway.
#2015
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA GGL
Posts: 1,577
Hi all. My finger's hovering over the trigger on this EU-CUN/CUZ-EU jaunt, but I figured I'd toss it into the arena to see if anyone knew of a lower-priced itinerary with similar destinations. There was once an IB ex-BRU fare that would come in a few hundred pounds south of it, but it seems long gone. Any suggestions?
#2016
Ambassador, British Airways; FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Original Poster
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Leeds, UK
Programs: BA GGL/CCR, GfL, HH Diamond
Posts: 42,923
#2017
Join Date: May 2017
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 9
Nashville calling
#2018
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 all. My finger's hovering over the trigger on this EU-CUN/CUZ-EU jaunt, but I figured I'd toss it into the arena to see if anyone knew of a lower-priced itinerary with similar destinations. There was once an IB ex-BRU fare that would come in a few hundred pounds south of it, but it seems long gone. Any suggestions?
And just in case you aren't aware, some LATAM fares (mainly within a single country) do not earn anything - so if you're betting on a certain amount of TP/Avios, be prepared (if you're not the lucky type) to be short (albeit of only) 5 TP!
#2019
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA GGL
Posts: 1,577
How much are you getting this for?
And just in case you aren't aware, some LATAM fares (mainly within a single country) do not earn anything - so if you're betting on a certain amount of TP/Avios, be prepared (if you're not the lucky type) to be short (albeit of only) 5 TP!
And just in case you aren't aware, some LATAM fares (mainly within a single country) do not earn anything - so if you're betting on a certain amount of TP/Avios, be prepared (if you're not the lucky type) to be short (albeit of only) 5 TP!
#2020
Join Date: Sep 2016
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 219
Thank you for the quick reply, Karfa. I wish to maximize OnBusiness points as well, how can I buy the fare with a 125 number, please? Thank you
#2021
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: London
Programs: BA GGL / GfL
Posts: 3,252
Hi, thank you for this suggestion. The dates are perfect actually, but I can only see a June 2nd departure in the evening, a approx. 10hr layover in London (which would be ok as I live there anyways) and then another long, 8hr layover in Chicago on June 3rd. Did you manage to price the £1627 with the 1245pm departure from INV on June 2nd? I can only see that on on June 4th.
Pilot37
#2022
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Scotland
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 362
I did an EDI-JFK then a separate JFK-PDX same date and then same in reverse. The different options that came up included via CLT, PHX or LAX on way out and various others for the return. I changed the departure airport to INV, DUB or EDI to find best times and connections.
#2023
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Nottingham, England
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 968
But going onto BA site to book it shows no direct outbound on that day, which bumps the price up to over £600
So I phone up the Silver line and explain this, the curt answer I got was "we are not a helpline for the website, but yes there is a direct flight ". OK I'll
book that but don't want to have to pay a phone booking fee because I can't book it online. "Sorry sir, I will still have to charge you £10".
Last edited by moneypooraviosrich; Apr 23, 2018 at 12:52 pm
#2024
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 140
JER-PDX coming in at £1,122 for I think 760 tier points. Seems to be open from May onwards. My limited ITA Matrix skills have let me down as can't seem to route anything other than via LGW on the way out if returning via LHR. I did manage to get flat bed JFK-LAX both ways though and a night in NY! Not sure if more tier points can be eeked out of this by someone more proficient on ITA matrix than me
#2025
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: SIN
Posts: 196
ASIA Run
DPS-KUL-LGK rtn currently pricing out at £122 return on MH. That's an incredible 160 TPs at £0.76 / TP! Brand new lounge at KUL to enjoy too.
EDIT: Also found a fare to enjoy the A330 flat bed, PNH-KUL-BOM rtn for £390. 360 TPs @ £1.08 / TP. Obviously need Indian visa.
EDIT: Also found a fare to enjoy the A330 flat bed, PNH-KUL-BOM rtn for £390. 360 TPs @ £1.08 / TP. Obviously need Indian visa.
Last edited by CX_newbie; Apr 23, 2018 at 11:49 pm