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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below.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
Dec 20, 2018, 12:58 pm
#5086
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Canary Wharf, London
Programs: MyWaitrose, IC Spire Ambassador, Hilton Diamond & BAEC Gold
Posts: 2,685
Amex Travel seem to be around £314 for the HEL flights, so more expensive than BA but then slightly cheaper if you have the £50 credit.
Dec 21, 2018, 7:26 am
#5087
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 41
Hi Folks, just booked myself on: https://goo.gl/flights/23pyp for 560 TPs.
Granted no lie flat but good value for £513. Credit to previous posts on the UL routes.
Overnight in CGK on the 19th. Anyone done this run recently?
Granted no lie flat but good value for £513. Credit to previous posts on the UL routes.
Overnight in CGK on the 19th. Anyone done this run recently?
Dec 21, 2018, 7:43 am
#5088
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Sheffield, UK
Programs: BAEC Silver, Virgin Red, HH Silver, SPG Gold, Priority Pass,
Posts: 127
Hi Folks, just booked myself on: https://goo.gl/flights/23pyp for 560 TPs.
Granted no lie flat but good value for £513. Credit to previous posts on the UL routes.
Overnight in CGK on the 19th. Anyone done this run recently?
Granted no lie flat but good value for £513. Credit to previous posts on the UL routes.
Overnight in CGK on the 19th. Anyone done this run recently?
Dec 21, 2018, 8:50 am
#5090
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: London
Programs: BAEC | qantas | IHG | Hilton Honors | Priority Pass | Nandos
Posts: 869
Hi Folks, just booked myself on: https://goo.gl/flights/23pyp for 560 TPs.
Granted no lie flat but good value for £513. Credit to previous posts on the UL routes.
Overnight in CGK on the 19th. Anyone done this run recently?
Granted no lie flat but good value for £513. Credit to previous posts on the UL routes.
Overnight in CGK on the 19th. Anyone done this run recently?
There was quite a bit of discussion up thread, but I can't remember seeing any reports - I think @bisonrav did it a couple of months ago?
Dec 21, 2018, 9:14 am
#5091
Join Date: Dec 2016
Programs: BAEC GGL/CR; Hilton Diamond; Mucci des Puccis
Posts: 5,626
I haven't done Jakarta, I did munich to doha to shanghai. UL did have lie flat beds on the a330s I was on, they lack polish but relatively short flights and comfortable enough. A few people have done Jakarta recently.
The big tip with UL is that they do original credit card checks, so you do need to have the booking card with you (or a photocopy of it).
The big tip with UL is that they do original credit card checks, so you do need to have the booking card with you (or a photocopy of it).
Dec 21, 2018, 9:18 am
#5092
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: London
Programs: BAEC Gold, Accor Live Limitless Gold, Hilton Honours Gold, Avis Preferred Plus
Posts: 1,807
I am looking at booking the INCEU60 fare for a trip to Kuala Lumpur next summer, last week when I priced up the route, I could get:
10/8/19: AMS-LHR-SIN
12/8/18: SIN-BKK
12/8/18: BKK-KUL
31/8/19: KUL-LHR-AMS
for about £1450-£1500 (giving 440 TPs (the BKK-KUL sector was on MH I class so 0TP)). But when I price it up now, I am not getting it for any less than 2300 EUR. Has there been a recent change in this fare or have I missed something? If I do AMS-LHR-BKK-LHR-AMS I can still get it for £1400 ish.
If it is not possible to do this fare for approx £1500, does anybody have any suggestions of an alternate way to get to KUL for approx that amount (and around those dates) whilst maximising TPs?
EDIT: it seems that when pricing the route with stopovers, it is pricing using the RRCEU28 fare, not INCEU60.
10/8/19: AMS-LHR-SIN
12/8/18: SIN-BKK
12/8/18: BKK-KUL
31/8/19: KUL-LHR-AMS
for about £1450-£1500 (giving 440 TPs (the BKK-KUL sector was on MH I class so 0TP)). But when I price it up now, I am not getting it for any less than 2300 EUR. Has there been a recent change in this fare or have I missed something? If I do AMS-LHR-BKK-LHR-AMS I can still get it for £1400 ish.
If it is not possible to do this fare for approx £1500, does anybody have any suggestions of an alternate way to get to KUL for approx that amount (and around those dates) whilst maximising TPs?
EDIT: it seems that when pricing the route with stopovers, it is pricing using the RRCEU28 fare, not INCEU60.
Last edited by wilsnunn; Dec 22, 2018 at 4:54 am Reason: Added info
Dec 21, 2018, 9:26 am
#5093
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: London
Programs: BAEC | qantas | IHG | Hilton Honors | Priority Pass | Nandos
Posts: 869
I haven't done Jakarta, I did munich to doha to shanghai. UL did have lie flat beds on the a330s I was on, they lack polish but relatively short flights and comfortable enough. A few people have done Jakarta recently.
The big tip with UL is that they do original credit card checks, so you do need to have the booking card with you (or a photocopy of it).
The big tip with UL is that they do original credit card checks, so you do need to have the booking card with you (or a photocopy of it).
Yes, the A332s have the 'old' cabin - I'm hoping my flights get switched to the A333!
Thanks for the reminder about the card - the slightly unusual thing is that I haven't been charged yet! When were you charged?
Dec 21, 2018, 10:02 am
#5094
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: LHR/BHD
Programs: BAEC (Blue, usually)
Posts: 40
Hi Folks, just booked myself on: https://goo.gl/flights/23pyp for 560 TPs.
Granted no lie flat but good value for £513. Credit to previous posts on the UL routes.
Overnight in CGK on the 19th. Anyone done this run recently?
Granted no lie flat but good value for £513. Credit to previous posts on the UL routes.
Overnight in CGK on the 19th. Anyone done this run recently?
Dec 22, 2018, 2:24 am
#5096
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: London
Programs: BAEC Gold, Accor Live Limitless Gold, Hilton Honours Gold, Avis Preferred Plus
Posts: 1,807
I am looking at booking the INCEU60 fare for a trip to Kuala Lumpur next summer, last week when I priced up the route, I could get:
10/8/19: AMS-LHR-SIN
12/8/18: SIN-BKK
12/8/18: BKK-KUL
31/8/19: KUL-LHR-AMS
for about £1450-£1500 (giving 440 TPs (the BKK-KUL sector was on MH I class so 0TP)). But when I price it up now, I am not getting it for any less than 2300 EUR. Has there been a recent change in this fare or have I missed something? If I do AMS-LHR-BKK-LHR-AMS I can still get it for £1400 ish.
If it is not possible to do this fare for approx £1500, does anybody have any suggestions of an alternate way to get to KUL for approx that amount (and around those dates) whilst maximising TPs?
10/8/19: AMS-LHR-SIN
12/8/18: SIN-BKK
12/8/18: BKK-KUL
31/8/19: KUL-LHR-AMS
for about £1450-£1500 (giving 440 TPs (the BKK-KUL sector was on MH I class so 0TP)). But when I price it up now, I am not getting it for any less than 2300 EUR. Has there been a recent change in this fare or have I missed something? If I do AMS-LHR-BKK-LHR-AMS I can still get it for £1400 ish.
If it is not possible to do this fare for approx £1500, does anybody have any suggestions of an alternate way to get to KUL for approx that amount (and around those dates) whilst maximising TPs?
Dec 22, 2018, 4:55 am
#5097
Join Date: Oct 2013
Programs: GGL/CCR
Posts: 1,899
I am looking at booking the INCEU60 fare for a trip to Kuala Lumpur next summer, last week when I priced up the route, I could get:
10/8/19: AMS-LHR-SIN
12/8/18: SIN-BKK
12/8/18: BKK-KUL
31/8/19: KUL-LHR-AMS
for about £1450-£1500 (giving 440 TPs (the BKK-KUL sector was on MH I class so 0TP)). But when I price it up now, I am not getting it for any less than 2300 EUR. Has there been a recent change in this fare or have I missed something? If I do AMS-LHR-BKK-LHR-AMS I can still get it for £1400 ish.
If it is not possible to do this fare for approx £1500, does anybody have any suggestions of an alternate way to get to KUL for approx that amount (and around those dates) whilst maximising TPs?
EDIT: it seems that when pricing the route with stopovers, it is pricing using the RRCEU28 fare, not INCEU60.
10/8/19: AMS-LHR-SIN
12/8/18: SIN-BKK
12/8/18: BKK-KUL
31/8/19: KUL-LHR-AMS
for about £1450-£1500 (giving 440 TPs (the BKK-KUL sector was on MH I class so 0TP)). But when I price it up now, I am not getting it for any less than 2300 EUR. Has there been a recent change in this fare or have I missed something? If I do AMS-LHR-BKK-LHR-AMS I can still get it for £1400 ish.
If it is not possible to do this fare for approx £1500, does anybody have any suggestions of an alternate way to get to KUL for approx that amount (and around those dates) whilst maximising TPs?
EDIT: it seems that when pricing the route with stopovers, it is pricing using the RRCEU28 fare, not INCEU60.
Dec 22, 2018, 4:58 am
#5098
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: London
Programs: BAEC Gold, Accor Live Limitless Gold, Hilton Honours Gold, Avis Preferred Plus
Posts: 1,807
Dec 22, 2018, 5:08 am
#5099
Join Date: May 2014
Location: BRU
Programs: BA GGL, TK E (*G), ITA exec
Posts: 4,113
Dec 22, 2018, 6:03 am
#5100
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 7,464
It is a shame that they amended the routing table a few weeks ago - on one in their right mind would be taking BA from AMS to BKK in J now!