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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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below.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
#2071
Join Date: Aug 2008
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 68
I did a Multi-Sector search with JER-PDX in the To/From fields of the first box and PDX-LCY, in this example, in the 2nd box. Then select Advanced Controls (I think that is what it is called) and in the boxes that appear, on the left hand ones I placed LON JFK LAX (1st box) and LAX JFK (2nd box).
This avoids creating the itinerary via separate flights between each airport and advises ITA Matrix that you want to go from JER to PDX via LON JFK and LAX. If you put comma’s between those Cities it would ask the system to route you from JER to PDX with a stop in either LON, JFK or LAX.
There are much better teachers out there then myself on ITA Matrix, but hopefully that helps you in your search.
Pilot37
#2072
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 140
Can be worked for both BA2 and A321T from my below example (I am just looking at a weekend run), however I can't seem to force it to give me the JER-LGW sector on a Friday evening and start out from LHR earlier on the Saturday to enable a night stop in PDX, anybody have any luck on that front?
Pilot37
Pilot37
Last edited by highlandguy; Apr 26, 2018 at 11:14 am
#2073
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: London
Programs: BA GGL / GfL
Posts: 3,240
Thanks, Pilot37
#2075
Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: London
Programs: Gold at BA, Hilton and Radisson.
Posts: 586
Would just like to say thank you to everyone on this thread for highlighting the Portland fare.
I have been following and have planned a nice trip around the states this July and August.
Amazingly; it'll get me 520tp's and 17997 avios for £1083!
The plan is
1) JER-LGW (J - 40tp)
2) LCY-JFK (I - 140tp)
3) LGA-ORD (D - 40tp)
4) ORD-PDX (D - 40tp)
5) PDX-DFW (J - 40tp)
6) DFW-IAD (J - 40tp)
7) IAD - LHR (I - 140tp)
8) LGW - JER (J - 40tp)
This trip is over two weeks with an 8-day gap in Portland in the middle where I'll travel down to San Francisco and over to Salt Lake City.
Otherwise, it is a one night job in the other cities, arriving in the evening in all cases giving me the whole of the following day.
Will definitely post a TR as I do it!
Many thanks again!
I have been following and have planned a nice trip around the states this July and August.
Amazingly; it'll get me 520tp's and 17997 avios for £1083!
The plan is
1) JER-LGW (J - 40tp)
2) LCY-JFK (I - 140tp)
3) LGA-ORD (D - 40tp)
4) ORD-PDX (D - 40tp)
5) PDX-DFW (J - 40tp)
6) DFW-IAD (J - 40tp)
7) IAD - LHR (I - 140tp)
8) LGW - JER (J - 40tp)
This trip is over two weeks with an 8-day gap in Portland in the middle where I'll travel down to San Francisco and over to Salt Lake City.
Otherwise, it is a one night job in the other cities, arriving in the evening in all cases giving me the whole of the following day.
Will definitely post a TR as I do it!
Many thanks again!
#2076
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: ZRH
Programs: LX SEN, HH Diamond, BA Gold
Posts: 28
Thanks to all, I used this fare too: JER-LGW-JFK (overnight)-LAX-PDX / PDX-LAX-JFK-LHR
#2077
Ambassador, British Airways; FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Original Poster
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Leeds, UK
Programs: BA GGL/CCR, GfL, HH Diamond
Posts: 42,881
Would just like to say thank you to everyone on this thread for highlighting the Portland fare.
I have been following and have planned a nice trip around the states this July and August.
Amazingly; it'll get me 520tp's and 17997 avios for £1083!
The plan is
1) JER-LGW (J - 40tp)
2) LCY-JFK (I - 140tp)
3) LGA-ORD (D - 40tp)
4) ORD-PDX (D - 40tp)
5) PDX-DFW (J - 40tp)
6) DFW-IAD (J - 40tp)
7) IAD - LHR (I - 140tp)
8) LGW - JER (J - 40tp)
This trip is over two weeks with an 8-day gap in Portland in the middle where I'll travel down to San Francisco and over to Salt Lake City.
Otherwise, it is a one night job in the other cities, arriving in the evening in all cases giving me the whole of the following day.
Will definitely post a TR as I do it!
Many thanks again!
I have been following and have planned a nice trip around the states this July and August.
Amazingly; it'll get me 520tp's and 17997 avios for £1083!
The plan is
1) JER-LGW (J - 40tp)
2) LCY-JFK (I - 140tp)
3) LGA-ORD (D - 40tp)
4) ORD-PDX (D - 40tp)
5) PDX-DFW (J - 40tp)
6) DFW-IAD (J - 40tp)
7) IAD - LHR (I - 140tp)
8) LGW - JER (J - 40tp)
This trip is over two weeks with an 8-day gap in Portland in the middle where I'll travel down to San Francisco and over to Salt Lake City.
Otherwise, it is a one night job in the other cities, arriving in the evening in all cases giving me the whole of the following day.
Will definitely post a TR as I do it!
Many thanks again!
Glad to see the fare is of use and you have found an itinerary that works. You are allowed two transfers in the US so ideally as you are heading to the west coast try and get a >2000 mile flight in there are that would earn 140TPs. Generally try not to connect somewhere in the middle of the country (i.e. avoid ORD, DFW etc.).
For example in stead of doing LGA-ORD-PDX how about JFK-CLT-PDX which would earn 40+140 TPs instead of 40+40. There is a list of >2000 mile AA domestic routes in post 2 of this thread.
#2078
Join Date: Mar 2011
Programs: BA exec, HHonors Diamond
Posts: 554
Looking at a PDX option via BOS. Its a long time since I did a LGW - LHR transfer, thinking of the early morning option -how do you think it looks on a Saturday pls? Any advice tips appreciated. Thx
#2079
Join Date: Oct 2013
Programs: GGL/CCR
Posts: 1,899
Edit....Boston obviously not as easy to rebook as JFK but my point still stands
#2080
Join Date: Mar 2011
Programs: BA exec, HHonors Diamond
Posts: 554
Thanks Teledude, managed to swing this one via JFK in the end same connection times outbound JER - LGW - LHR. Total £1081.55 ^
Thanks to all for the find and KARFA very informative guide reminding me to push >2000 where possible within the US on these types of runs ^
BRITISH AIRWAYS 2767 JER Jersey Jul 07, 2018
07:05 AMLGW London Jul 07, 2018
08:10 AMJ N/A
AMERICAN AIRLINES OPERATED BY BRITISH AIRWAYS6214 LHR London Jul 07, 2018
11:20 AMJFK New York Jul 07, 2018
02:05 PMI Meal
AMERICAN AIRLINES 1 JFK New York Jul 08, 2018
08:00 AMLAX Los Angeles Jul 08, 2018
11:08 AMD Breakfast
AMERICAN AIRLINES OPERATED BY COMPASS AIRLINES AS AMERICAN EAGLE6032 LAX Los Angeles Jul 08, 2018
02:30 PMPDX Portland Jul 08, 2018
04:50 PMD Refreshments
AMERICAN AIRLINES 671 PDX Portland Jul 10, 2018
12:36 PMCLT Charlotte Jul 10, 2018
08:36 PMD Lunch
AMERICAN AIRLINES 732 CLT Charlotte Jul 10, 2018
10:10 PM
AMERICAN AIRLINES 732 CLT Charlotte Jul 10, 2018
10:10 PMLHR London Jul 11, 2018
11:05 AMI Dinner
#2081
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Jersey
Programs: BAEC Bronze
Posts: 27
Slightly OT (so apologies), but my parents have a cash+Avios ticket booked JER-LGW-LHR-SJC-PDX for August. They paid roughly £1,300 for PE seats and used 100,000 Avios to upgrade. Is there anyway that they can cancel the ticket (they've only paid the £300 deposit so far) and re-book onto the £1,081 J fare? I've checked and it works for the dates they want. Thanks in advance!
Last edited by ouennais; Apr 27, 2018 at 2:36 am
#2082
Join Date: Oct 2013
Programs: GGL/CCR
Posts: 1,899
My parents have a cash+Avios ticket booked JER-LGW-LHR-SJC-PDX for August. They paid roughly £1,300 for PE seats and used 100,000 Avios to upgrade. Is there anyway that they can cancel the ticket (they've only paid the £300 deposit so far) and re-book onto the £1,081 J fare? I've checked and it works for the dates they want. Thanks in advance!
#2083
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Jersey
Programs: BAEC Bronze
Posts: 27
Great, thanks. Will speak to BA (assuming parents want to faff around with cancellation, rebooking, and losing the deposit).
#2084
Join Date: Mar 2015
Programs: BA GGL
Posts: 2,447
You can bake in a layover into almost any part of this itinerary. I booked last night, with the JER-LGW flight arriving the night before, will cab over to Heathrow after, at which time there'll be less traffic than the morning, plus the LHR hotels are cheaper than busy JER too.