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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below.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
Oct 14, 2018, 11:39 pm
#4276
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Singapore
Programs: HHonors Diamond; A3 *Nothing ; BA Exec. Club Gold
Posts: 1,690
Did a very simple tier point run this weekend.
SIN-KUL-LGK-LGK-KUL on Friday and back KUL-SIN Sunday.
All in Business Class (Z) SGD 678, GBP 374 getting me 160 tier points. Not the most amazing value but still good for the region. without the stopover in KL it would have been GBP 360.
I was not in a hurry so scheduled a 2 hour stop in LGK, having a coffee and some food, basically flying down to KUL on the next flight.
The moment I boarded in Singapore I got a text message that my KUL-LGK flight was cancelled and that I was put on the next flight.. now I was confronted with a connection below MCT and no idea how the rest of my day would look like.
Getting to KUL I collected my boarding card for KUL-LGK, and asked about the next sector.. They ignored MCT and just gave me the boarding card.. I figured heck, if I miss it I blame it on irrops and the below MCT connection that was caused by the MH cancellation.
Landing in LGK, I was the first off, told the surprised crew I would see them in 20 minutes.. and walked across the tarmac to arrivals, back to departures, had to queue for boarding card check and immigration (it was busy) and while quieting I heard the boarding call. Arriving at the gate door they just started boarding Zone A and I leisurely walked back to the plane and boarded..
Lucky for me it worked out..
Globalist
SIN-KUL-LGK-LGK-KUL on Friday and back KUL-SIN Sunday.
All in Business Class (Z) SGD 678, GBP 374 getting me 160 tier points. Not the most amazing value but still good for the region. without the stopover in KL it would have been GBP 360.
I was not in a hurry so scheduled a 2 hour stop in LGK, having a coffee and some food, basically flying down to KUL on the next flight.
The moment I boarded in Singapore I got a text message that my KUL-LGK flight was cancelled and that I was put on the next flight.. now I was confronted with a connection below MCT and no idea how the rest of my day would look like.
Getting to KUL I collected my boarding card for KUL-LGK, and asked about the next sector.. They ignored MCT and just gave me the boarding card.. I figured heck, if I miss it I blame it on irrops and the below MCT connection that was caused by the MH cancellation.
Landing in LGK, I was the first off, told the surprised crew I would see them in 20 minutes.. and walked across the tarmac to arrivals, back to departures, had to queue for boarding card check and immigration (it was busy) and while quieting I heard the boarding call. Arriving at the gate door they just started boarding Zone A and I leisurely walked back to the plane and boarded..
Lucky for me it worked out..
Globalist
Oct 15, 2018, 12:24 am
#4277
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: WAW ✈ LHR ✈ GLA
Programs: BA GfL/GGL/CCR, HH Diamond, IHG Diamond Ambassador
Posts: 2,504
Hello,
I need to book flights from WAW - LAX flying out 17th January and need to arrive by 15:00 on 18th with the return from LAX to WAW on 26th January. I am a BA Silver card holder and therefore want to fly a One World option. I have seen an WAW-HEL-LHR-LAX option in order to boost my tier points but would like to know if there are any other options available in CE/CW.
Thanks in advance.
I need to book flights from WAW - LAX flying out 17th January and need to arrive by 15:00 on 18th with the return from LAX to WAW on 26th January. I am a BA Silver card holder and therefore want to fly a One World option. I have seen an WAW-HEL-LHR-LAX option in order to boost my tier points but would like to know if there are any other options available in CE/CW.
Thanks in advance.
WAW-HEL-LHR-JFK-LAX would earn you 400 tps each way. Note JFK-LAX is a transcon service with a lie flat seat in business.
Oct 15, 2018, 3:47 am
#4278
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: LHR
Programs: BA Silver, IHG Gold Amb.
Posts: 159
Hello,
im hoping someone can suggest some TP ideas for an upcoming trip i have to the US.
I will be free from the afternoon/Evening of the 16th Nov, in New York. (can do any of the airports for departure, but EWR would be easiest.)
I have to be in Toronto for the Monday 19th Nov in the morning.
is there a creative way to do this, or am i better doing a return flight from NYC to somewhere then heading up to Toronto?
thanks
im hoping someone can suggest some TP ideas for an upcoming trip i have to the US.
I will be free from the afternoon/Evening of the 16th Nov, in New York. (can do any of the airports for departure, but EWR would be easiest.)
I have to be in Toronto for the Monday 19th Nov in the morning.
is there a creative way to do this, or am i better doing a return flight from NYC to somewhere then heading up to Toronto?
thanks
Oct 15, 2018, 3:49 am
#4279
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 33
I'm chasing 270TP before the end of the year, does anyone know of any cheap routes to NYC?
I see ~£1400 from WAW, or ~£1350 from MXP (direct with AA). Any other options?
I see ~£1400 from WAW, or ~£1350 from MXP (direct with AA). Any other options?
Oct 15, 2018, 6:05 am
#4280
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2005
Programs: BA Gold, A3 Gold, FB Gold, Bonvoy Titanium / LTP, Accor Plat
Posts: 13,903
Oct 15, 2018, 6:36 am
#4281
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Gloucestershire
Programs: BA Gold (ex-GGL, maybe future Silver), Hilton Diamond
Posts: 6,201
if anyone is interested, OSL-DOH-PER-BNE can be done for £2,108 through a TA, looking at August bank holiday but other dates may be available.
880 TP return, plus positioning and good connections, too.
880 TP return, plus positioning and good connections, too.
Oct 15, 2018, 6:39 am
#4282
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Edinburgh
Programs: BA Gold, HHonors Gold, Priority Pass
Posts: 759
Now that is very tempting! Thank You, I'm specifically looking around the BKK, CNX, PEN area! But could always go right down under
Oct 15, 2018, 11:35 pm
#4284
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 833
Hello,
im hoping someone can suggest some TP ideas for an upcoming trip i have to the US.
I will be free from the afternoon/Evening of the 16th Nov, in New York. (can do any of the airports for departure, but EWR would be easiest.)
I have to be in Toronto for the Monday 19th Nov in the morning.
is there a creative way to do this, or am i better doing a return flight from NYC to somewhere then heading up to Toronto?
thanks
im hoping someone can suggest some TP ideas for an upcoming trip i have to the US.
I will be free from the afternoon/Evening of the 16th Nov, in New York. (can do any of the airports for departure, but EWR would be easiest.)
I have to be in Toronto for the Monday 19th Nov in the morning.
is there a creative way to do this, or am i better doing a return flight from NYC to somewhere then heading up to Toronto?
thanks
Oct 16, 2018, 12:57 am
#4285
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: The North
Posts: 1,848
If I’m right, I’d actually be interested in the same but from Boston between 12th April and 16th April next year…
Oct 16, 2018, 1:38 am
#4286
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: LHR
Programs: BA Silver, IHG Gold Amb.
Posts: 159
I might be misunderstanding @holloway1000 but I interpreted their post as wanting US-based TP runs departing New York, to coincide with when they are already there? Eg EWR-LAX-PTY or something (I’m sure there are better options/valid routes but this is not my area of expertise at all - paging anyone who knows AA routes!)
If I’m right, I’d actually be interested in the same but from Boston between 12th April and 16th April next year…
my work are already paying for the long haul flights. im just trying to see if i can get some TP's over the weekend im free.
Im not familiar enough with the US to even know where to start. im guessing that coast to coast will net the most TP, but it would be good to get a steer on what the best prices are
thanks
Oct 16, 2018, 2:33 am
#4287
Join Date: Jun 2016
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 1,166
Idly playing around on the BA app last night - Google Flights won't bring it up, but BA were selling some very keen Club World fares for Delhi - Honolulu return, even for trips in November - around £2,100 return for a total of 840 Tier Points which isn't bad value if you're looking for TPs and don't mind doing it the hard way...
Not that hard, in fact - some routings were through DFW which would also put you in a flat bed for the US-Hawaii legs (rather than 5 hours in a domestic first seat out of LAX).
Can combine with some Finnair pricing on LHR-HEL-DEL I'm seeing for around £1,600 around those dates and get yourself most of the way to Gold (1280 TPs total) for just over £3.5k...
If anyone is in/near/headed to India!
I won't be doing this - no time - but struck me as quite a cost effective fare for a pure TP run.
Not that hard, in fact - some routings were through DFW which would also put you in a flat bed for the US-Hawaii legs (rather than 5 hours in a domestic first seat out of LAX).
Can combine with some Finnair pricing on LHR-HEL-DEL I'm seeing for around £1,600 around those dates and get yourself most of the way to Gold (1280 TPs total) for just over £3.5k...
If anyone is in/near/headed to India!
I won't be doing this - no time - but struck me as quite a cost effective fare for a pure TP run.
Oct 16, 2018, 3:21 am
#4288
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA GGL, HHonors Diamond
Posts: 910
Back to Back in Jakarta?
I'm looking at doing a trip to Dubai later this year/early next and thinking of doing the DXB-CMB-CGK run on Sri Lankan.
The Colombo-Jakarta leg arrives into Jakarta at 13:35 and departs back to Colombo at 14:25. This can enable a 24 hour trip to be done end to end.
Has anyone done this trip as a back-to-back? Or can advise on viability of arriving into Jakarta and turning around. I have arrived into Jakarta previously and seemed straightforward for immigration/emigration.
Thanks.
The Colombo-Jakarta leg arrives into Jakarta at 13:35 and departs back to Colombo at 14:25. This can enable a 24 hour trip to be done end to end.
Has anyone done this trip as a back-to-back? Or can advise on viability of arriving into Jakarta and turning around. I have arrived into Jakarta previously and seemed straightforward for immigration/emigration.
Thanks.
Oct 16, 2018, 3:21 am
#4289
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Newcastle, UK
Programs: BA Gold, Hilton Gold
Posts: 90
I’m in Houston 28/03/2019 to 02/04/2019 and I’d like to do a tier point run ideally all in 1 day but willing to stop over for 1 night.
Can anyone recommend a route? I’ve got AA service recovery vouchers worth $200 to help pay for this.
Can anyone recommend a route? I’ve got AA service recovery vouchers worth $200 to help pay for this.
Oct 16, 2018, 4:01 am
#4290
formerly mattking2000
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: DXB
Programs: BA|AC|AZ|SPG|H|FPC
Posts: 1,187
I'm looking at doing a trip to Dubai later this year/early next and thinking of doing the DXB-CMB-CGK run on Sri Lankan.
The Colombo-Jakarta leg arrives into Jakarta at 13:35 and departs back to Colombo at 14:25. This can enable a 24 hour trip to be done end to end.
Has anyone done this trip as a back-to-back? Or can advise on viability of arriving into Jakarta and turning around. I have arrived into Jakarta previously and seemed straightforward for immigration/emigration.
Thanks.
The Colombo-Jakarta leg arrives into Jakarta at 13:35 and departs back to Colombo at 14:25. This can enable a 24 hour trip to be done end to end.
Has anyone done this trip as a back-to-back? Or can advise on viability of arriving into Jakarta and turning around. I have arrived into Jakarta previously and seemed straightforward for immigration/emigration.
Thanks.
@teledude was not so fortunate: LIVE TR - The UL Asian/ME B2B(s)