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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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below.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
#4096
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: UK
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 532
So with a November long trip already sorted I still need 345 TPs by December (for GGL). I could do with going from the UK to HKG for some meetings on the Friday and Monday surrounding the weekend of 27/28 October. This should work beautifully but I can't leave the Bristol area until about 15:00 on Wednesday 24th October and really would like to be back west of Bristol by about 4pm on the 30th (I'd sacrifice this potentially). Unfortunately this is still around the school holidays and BA are up about £5K direct for J and I'd still be a bit short of TPs. I've looked at Ex-olso and ex-budapest which are decent prices, would get the TPs but probably can't get there on the Wednesday night to allow first wave departure on Thursday. I'd rather not spend over £2.5K each and I'm dragging someone else out with me as well and I have to pay for them. I'm thinking of just WTP on BA (currently £1,500) hope for reasonable POUG which will leave me with somewhere between 165 and 85 TPs to get on with some short-haul stuff.
Any other suggestions for maximising the TPs, not blowing the budget or annoying the heck out of the people I'm supposed to be with in UK 24th / 30th? Thanks!
I was going to
or after 25th October (earliest I can leave is late evening on 24th) and being back by 30st October. I was looking at just going WTP (for 180 return)
Any other suggestions for maximising the TPs, not blowing the budget or annoying the heck out of the people I'm supposed to be with in UK 24th / 30th? Thanks!
I was going to
or after 25th October (earliest I can leave is late evening on 24th) and being back by 30st October. I was looking at just going WTP (for 180 return)
#4097
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 648
So with a November long trip already sorted I still need 345 TPs by December (for GGL). I could do with going from the UK to HKG for some meetings on the Friday and Monday surrounding the weekend of 27/28 October. This should work beautifully but I can't leave the Bristol area until about 15:00 on Wednesday 24th October and really would like to be back west of Bristol by about 4pm on the 30th (I'd sacrifice this potentially). Unfortunately this is still around the school holidays and BA are up about £5K direct for J and I'd still be a bit short of TPs. I've looked at Ex-olso and ex-budapest which are decent prices, would get the TPs but probably can't get there on the Wednesday night to allow first wave departure on Thursday. I'd rather not spend over £2.5K each and I'm dragging someone else out with me as well and I have to pay for them. I'm thinking of just WTP on BA (currently £1,500) hope for reasonable POUG which will leave me with somewhere between 165 and 85 TPs to get on with some short-haul stuff.
Any other suggestions for maximising the TPs, not blowing the budget or annoying the heck out of the people I'm supposed to be with in UK 24th / 30th? Thanks!
I was going to
or after 25th October (earliest I can leave is late evening on 24th) and being back by 30st October. I was looking at just going WTP (for 180 return)
Any other suggestions for maximising the TPs, not blowing the budget or annoying the heck out of the people I'm supposed to be with in UK 24th / 30th? Thanks!
I was going to
or after 25th October (earliest I can leave is late evening on 24th) and being back by 30st October. I was looking at just going WTP (for 180 return)
#4100
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2008
Programs: AA EXP/LTP, BA GGL/CCR/GfL, HH D/LTD, SPG/MR Plat/LTP
Posts: 10,076
If you don't mind me asking, how were you planning to fly to attend your HKG meetings before deciding to make a TP run of it?
#4102
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 833
Apologies for the delay in putting these fare details up for the current exSwitzerland to US J fare. Just to emphasis again, they only work if booking for 2 people.
INN4Y8S6 fare Switzerland to US BA/AA/IB/AY in Business
Example prices per person from ZRH:
NYC - £1,035
LAS - £1,150
LAX - £1,248
INN4Y8S6 fare Switzerland to US BA/AA/IB/AY in Business
Example prices per person from ZRH:
NYC - £1,035
LAS - £1,150
LAX - £1,248
#4103
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: London
Programs: BA - Gold for Life, CCR & GGL; IC Spire Elite Ambassador; Diamond Hilton Honors; Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 6,720
Apologies for the delay in putting these fare details up for the current exSwitzerland to US J fare. Just to emphasis again, they only work if booking for 2 people.
INN4Y8S6 fare Switzerland to US BA/AA/IB/AY in Business
Example prices per person from ZRH:
NYC - £1,035
LAS - £1,150
LAX - £1,248
INN4Y8S6 fare Switzerland to US BA/AA/IB/AY in Business
Example prices per person from ZRH:
NYC - £1,035
LAS - £1,150
LAX - £1,248
Please send me a PM if you are interested in sharing a booking to get this great fare.
#4104
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2008
Programs: AA EXP/LTP, BA GGL/CCR/GfL, HH D/LTD, SPG/MR Plat/LTP
Posts: 10,076
Basically, I'd be interested in sharing a reservation, to make use of this favourable fare. February already congested for me, am looking for late May / early June. Maybe we should start a separate thread focused on this, not to clutter the TP-run thread?
#4105
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Surrey
Programs: BAEC - Gold
Posts: 885
Does anyone know the definitive answer if AA flights operated Envoy Air as Americans Eagle carry tier points and Avios? BA calculator says not, however the Internet seems to disagree, as does BA’s own website in the collecting Avios section.
#4106
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Berlin
Programs: BA Gold; Accor Plat; IHG Diamond-Amb; Meliá & HH & Marriott Gold
Posts: 5,450
#4107
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: LCY
Programs: BA, GGL
Posts: 18
I am doing these flights weekend 27/28 October and 3/4 November with the Pods in HEL. However with the later flight arriving into HEL around 11 pm ish.
Perhaps others are on these flights too.
Unfortunately I was not aware of the best-price option ... But anyhow a good ratio.
Perhaps others are on these flights too.
Unfortunately I was not aware of the best-price option ... But anyhow a good ratio.
I'm doing this with the later LHR > HEL flight + the pods on 17/18 Nov.
Last edited by planehealthy; Sep 30, 2018 at 11:08 am Reason: messed up trying to reply to someone!
#4108
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 2014
Location: UK
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 12,262
Posted a question in the GUF discussion & wiki thread yesterday, as I don't know if one of the 'companions' (and maybe not the other) may use a GUF to upgrade to F, when flying with this fare.
Basically, I'd be interested in sharing a reservation, to make use of this favourable fare. February already congested for me, am looking for late May / early June. Maybe we should start a separate thread focused on this, not to clutter the TP-run thread?
Basically, I'd be interested in sharing a reservation, to make use of this favourable fare. February already congested for me, am looking for late May / early June. Maybe we should start a separate thread focused on this, not to clutter the TP-run thread?
#4109
Ambassador, British Airways; FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Original Poster
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Leeds, UK
Programs: BA GGL/CCR, GfL, HH Diamond
Posts: 42,971
i hope this doesn’t become a regular feature, I am enjoying being single and I am not willing to find a partner just to get a decent TP run!
#4110
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: London
Programs: BA GGL / GfL
Posts: 3,264
Am very happy to do a TP run with somebody in November (around Thanksgiving dates) on this fare as it will push me through another GUF level and the way 2019 is shaping up, I’ll need them all!
PM me if interested!
Pilot37
PM me if interested!
Pilot37