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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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below.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
#5056
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Join Date: Aug 2011
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Google Flights is the best way to piece these TP runs together.
#5057
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold, Kris Flyer, Skywards, Accor Gold, Radisson Gold
Posts: 98
Hi all, wanted to throw this out to the FT guru's ( pretty sure i'm not the only one trying to do this!).
Currently trying to find a TP 'Beach' run over the New year period to maintain the families silver and get the wife close to gold. Best option I can find is ex German airports to Antigua for circa £1,600 in J with AA. Routing is all via US cities which I don't mind as it will help push the TP points, however leg from ANU to US on return is only pricing economy without a £1K per person price hike. Dates are 26th thru 29th outbound and have to be back in Blighty by morning of 9th Jan. I have also found SOF to DUR on QR for similar money (but pretty awful flight times). SA would be great as the USD is on the floor but Rand is holding up. Can anyone suggest any other options or any open jaws which will help reduce the ANU option? Budget was circa £1.5k each (2 adults, 2 children)
Currently trying to find a TP 'Beach' run over the New year period to maintain the families silver and get the wife close to gold. Best option I can find is ex German airports to Antigua for circa £1,600 in J with AA. Routing is all via US cities which I don't mind as it will help push the TP points, however leg from ANU to US on return is only pricing economy without a £1K per person price hike. Dates are 26th thru 29th outbound and have to be back in Blighty by morning of 9th Jan. I have also found SOF to DUR on QR for similar money (but pretty awful flight times). SA would be great as the USD is on the floor but Rand is holding up. Can anyone suggest any other options or any open jaws which will help reduce the ANU option? Budget was circa £1.5k each (2 adults, 2 children)
#5059
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Lisboa
Programs: BAEC Gold, Marriott Titanium, Hilton Diamond, IHG Spire, Easyjet Flight Club
Posts: 452
Hello all! I need another 755 tier points by 3rd February. There doesn't seem to be any good QR deals right now so thinking of my first ever Tier Point run. What's looking good right now? I'm available most of January and would ideally like to do it over 4 days including a weekend.
I'm based in JER is that helps...... Thanks
I'm based in JER is that helps...... Thanks
#5060
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 7,464
Hello all! I need another 755 tier points by 3rd February. There doesn't seem to be any good QR deals right now so thinking of my first ever Tier Point run. What's looking good right now? I'm available most of January and would ideally like to do it over 4 days including a weekend.
I'm based in JER is that helps...... Thanks
I'm based in JER is that helps...... Thanks
#5061
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Westchester Co, NY or Rio Grande Valley, TX or ???
Programs: BAEC G, WN A-, Hyatt G, HH G, MAR T, Hz PC, was [UA2P, FL A+Elite, BD G]
Posts: 2,275
I hope this helps!
#5062
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Planet Earth
Programs: BA Gold, Amex Centurion, HH Diam
Posts: 68
The one-way LAX-PHX-PHL-DCA can be had down to $547 (one fare on the 11th), but its only 220TP.
(The only way to get 240+ TP on a one-way would be transcon F to LAX-JFK-DCA but it would cost around $1600+ for 250TP. )
(The only way to get 240+ TP on a one-way would be transcon F to LAX-JFK-DCA but it would cost around $1600+ for 250TP. )
#5064
Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: DXB
Programs: BA Gold; EK Gold; Marriott Titanium
Posts: 72
Could I ask some advice from the group please. I've found myself a little short of TPs this year (380 short) and I have a free weekend in BLR that I was planning on using to boast my TPs.
None of the suggestions (in the original post) seem to work out and the best I can find is a £820, 360TP run BLR-CMB-CGK RT which (quite frankly) sucks for value. Does anyone have any suggestions of where to look at instead?
None of the suggestions (in the original post) seem to work out and the best I can find is a £820, 360TP run BLR-CMB-CGK RT which (quite frankly) sucks for value. Does anyone have any suggestions of where to look at instead?
#5065
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Join Date: Aug 2011
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Could I ask some advice from the group please. I've found myself a little short of TPs this year (380 short) and I have a free weekend in BLR that I was planning on using to boast my TPs.
None of the suggestions (in the original post) seem to work out and the best I can find is a £820, 360TP run BLR-CMB-CGK RT which (quite frankly) sucks for value. Does anyone have any suggestions of where to look at instead?
None of the suggestions (in the original post) seem to work out and the best I can find is a £820, 360TP run BLR-CMB-CGK RT which (quite frankly) sucks for value. Does anyone have any suggestions of where to look at instead?
BLR is hardly a hotspot for TP runners, but your best bets are indeed Sri Lankan or Malaysian...
#5066
Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: DXB
Programs: BA Gold; EK Gold; Marriott Titanium
Posts: 72
I did that and sadly just couldn't find much, including from outside of India.
#5067
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Join Date: Aug 2011
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Posts: 13,051
Yes there are cheaper runs, but often one needs to take a selective view of which positioning, accommodation, etc. costs to include in your own calculations.
#5068
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: London
Programs: BAEC | qantas | IHG | Hilton Honors | Priority Pass | Nandos
Posts: 869
Could I ask some advice from the group please. I've found myself a little short of TPs this year (380 short) and I have a free weekend in BLR that I was planning on using to boast my TPs.
None of the suggestions (in the original post) seem to work out and the best I can find is a £820, 360TP run BLR-CMB-CGK RT which (quite frankly) sucks for value. Does anyone have any suggestions of where to look at instead?
None of the suggestions (in the original post) seem to work out and the best I can find is a £820, 360TP run BLR-CMB-CGK RT which (quite frankly) sucks for value. Does anyone have any suggestions of where to look at instead?
#5069
formerly mattking2000
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: DXB
Programs: BA|AC|AZ|SPG|H|FPC
Posts: 1,187
Could I ask some advice from the group please. I've found myself a little short of TPs this year (380 short) and I have a free weekend in BLR that I was planning on using to boast my TPs.
None of the suggestions (in the original post) seem to work out and the best I can find is a £820, 360TP run BLR-CMB-CGK RT which (quite frankly) sucks for value. Does anyone have any suggestions of where to look at instead?
None of the suggestions (in the original post) seem to work out and the best I can find is a £820, 360TP run BLR-CMB-CGK RT which (quite frankly) sucks for value. Does anyone have any suggestions of where to look at instead?
https://www.google.com/flights?gl=ae...45*2.GBP.54645
BAH is also possible: https://goo.gl/flights/QjbrX
Last edited by BA Humbug; Dec 18, 2018 at 6:37 am
#5070
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: near Heathrow
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Posts: 2,915
Have to say I've been impressed with Propeller Travel today, the first time I've used them.
They've sorted out a trip for me to MIA using the ARN-MIA fare. I worked out the route on ITA Matrix this morning, sent it to them via their web page and it's all been sorted today, including upgrading into F with a GUF1. (Thanks @madfish for the heads up on that )
I've previously used ITA Powertools but haven't been able to get the ticket to price into £ on AA.com since the link seems to have been lost to the UK site, and I've incurred some large foreign transaction fees on my BA Amex card because the ticket is quoted in $ or Euros. Quoted in £ by Propeller so overall cost about the same taking into account their admin fee. I even had an email from Daniel, their Director, after hours answering a question.
Excited to be turning left to seat 1A on my JFK flights, (well actually 1K over and 1A back - 'POSH transatlantic when in F' my Aunt used to say, to avoid the sunny side). Happy days
They've sorted out a trip for me to MIA using the ARN-MIA fare. I worked out the route on ITA Matrix this morning, sent it to them via their web page and it's all been sorted today, including upgrading into F with a GUF1. (Thanks @madfish for the heads up on that )
I've previously used ITA Powertools but haven't been able to get the ticket to price into £ on AA.com since the link seems to have been lost to the UK site, and I've incurred some large foreign transaction fees on my BA Amex card because the ticket is quoted in $ or Euros. Quoted in £ by Propeller so overall cost about the same taking into account their admin fee. I even had an email from Daniel, their Director, after hours answering a question.
Excited to be turning left to seat 1A on my JFK flights, (well actually 1K over and 1A back - 'POSH transatlantic when in F' my Aunt used to say, to avoid the sunny side). Happy days
Last edited by gcuk; Dec 18, 2018 at 1:50 pm