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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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below.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
#1247
Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: UK
Posts: 10,128
Very doable. EDI is a simple back to back as you decant into arrivals then just wait to go back on. I can see LGW at £114 one way in CE for next week which would give you 40TP's and you could RFS it back. Lots of options and possibilities.
#1248
formerly JackDann
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Northern Ireland
Posts: 1,646
Would Belfast do it? Might be able to work over there next week, so that could work also.
#1249
Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: UK
Posts: 10,128
I am seeing next week, Mon/Tue one way from LHR for £135. Just over £3 per TP but ultimately gets you to Silver. The year benefits will be well worth it. ^
#1250
Join Date: Jan 2016
Programs: BAEC Silver, Avis Preferred, Hilton Gold
Posts: 521
I found this monstrosity whilst searching for something else earlier, 280TP for £407 (£1.45/TP) including 1 leg on the IB A340 if you can actually get it to ticket:
https://www.google.co.uk/flights/#se...ORLD;so=p;eo=e
Couldn't get it to price for <£700 on the AMEX travel site so won't be booking it myself.
https://www.google.co.uk/flights/#se...ORLD;so=p;eo=e
Couldn't get it to price for <£700 on the AMEX travel site so won't be booking it myself.
#1251
Join Date: Jul 2016
Programs: Executive Club
Posts: 78
Hi all, new here hope this question is ok!
My points collection ends on the 8th July this year and I've calculated I'll be about 200 tier points away from retaining silver. I really don't want to lose it so would love to fit in a really short trip between now and then for as cheap as possible to try and collect those points. I'm based in London and have free time in the middle-end of April, beginning of May, last week of June and first week of July. If anyone has any suggestions that would be great!
Thanks
My points collection ends on the 8th July this year and I've calculated I'll be about 200 tier points away from retaining silver. I really don't want to lose it so would love to fit in a really short trip between now and then for as cheap as possible to try and collect those points. I'm based in London and have free time in the middle-end of April, beginning of May, last week of June and first week of July. If anyone has any suggestions that would be great!
Thanks
#1252
Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: UK
Posts: 10,128
Hi all, new here hope this question is ok!
My points collection ends on the 8th July this year and I've calculated I'll be about 200 tier points away from retaining silver. I really don't want to lose it so would love to fit in a really short trip between now and then for as cheap as possible to try and collect those points. I'm based in London and have free time in the middle-end of April, beginning of May, last week of June and first week of July. If anyone has any suggestions that would be great!
Thanks
My points collection ends on the 8th July this year and I've calculated I'll be about 200 tier points away from retaining silver. I really don't want to lose it so would love to fit in a really short trip between now and then for as cheap as possible to try and collect those points. I'm based in London and have free time in the middle-end of April, beginning of May, last week of June and first week of July. If anyone has any suggestions that would be great!
Thanks
Welcome to Flyertalk and the BA Board molly12345, I think you will find this a very useful place to read if your looking for advice on gaining as many TP's as you need for your needs. There are many, many helpful posters on here who are always willing to assist and I tip my hat to them all who assist in questions like yours. It's definitely worth a read through the BA Dashboard and Headforpoints.com is also worth reading every day.
I think the suggestion by bras0978 is an excellent one to consider but there are lots of options.
#1253
Join Date: Feb 2018
Posts: 4
The question is certainly ok!
Welcome to Flyertalk and the BA Board molly12345, I think you will find this a very useful place to read if your looking for advice on gaining as many TP's as you need for your needs. There are many, many helpful posters on here who are always willing to assist and I tip my hat to them all who assist in questions like yours. It's definitely worth a read through the BA Dashboard and Headforpoints.com is also worth reading every day.
I think the suggestion by bras0978 is an excellent one to consider but there are lots of options.
Welcome to Flyertalk and the BA Board molly12345, I think you will find this a very useful place to read if your looking for advice on gaining as many TP's as you need for your needs. There are many, many helpful posters on here who are always willing to assist and I tip my hat to them all who assist in questions like yours. It's definitely worth a read through the BA Dashboard and Headforpoints.com is also worth reading every day.
I think the suggestion by bras0978 is an excellent one to consider but there are lots of options.
#1254
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: London
Programs: BA GGL (for now) and Lifetime Gold, Marriott fan thanks to Bonvoy Moments
Posts: 5,114
you mean I could have done this in the summer rather than this weekend? -9c is giving me second thoughts...
#1255
formerly JackDann
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Northern Ireland
Posts: 1,646
Hi Guys,
Posted yesterday but seem to have mis-calculated the tier points I need in order to obtain Silver. I require 50 points, my year ends 8th March. I'm flexible to do a quick run somewhere any day between now and then to wherever the cheapest way possible. I've had a look myself but can't find much for under £150.
Posted yesterday but seem to have mis-calculated the tier points I need in order to obtain Silver. I require 50 points, my year ends 8th March. I'm flexible to do a quick run somewhere any day between now and then to wherever the cheapest way possible. I've had a look myself but can't find much for under £150.
#1256
Suspended
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 2,246
Hi Guys,
Posted yesterday but seem to have mis-calculated the tier points I need in order to obtain Silver. I require 50 points, my year ends 8th March. I'm flexible to do a quick run somewhere any day between now and then to wherever the cheapest way possible. I've had a look myself but can't find much for under £150.
Posted yesterday but seem to have mis-calculated the tier points I need in order to obtain Silver. I require 50 points, my year ends 8th March. I'm flexible to do a quick run somewhere any day between now and then to wherever the cheapest way possible. I've had a look myself but can't find much for under £150.
#1257
Join Date: May 2007
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA Gold, AA EXP
Posts: 1,140
I found this monstrosity whilst searching for something else earlier, 280TP for £407 (£1.45/TP) including 1 leg on the IB A340 if you can actually get it to ticket:
https://www.google.co.uk/flights/#se...ORLD;so=p;eo=e
Couldn't get it to price for <£700 on the AMEX travel site so won't be booking it myself.
https://www.google.co.uk/flights/#se...ORLD;so=p;eo=e
Couldn't get it to price for <£700 on the AMEX travel site so won't be booking it myself.
#1258
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: London
Programs: Newbie BA Gold
Posts: 570
Hi Guys,
Posted yesterday but seem to have mis-calculated the tier points I need in order to obtain Silver. I require 50 points, my year ends 8th March. I'm flexible to do a quick run somewhere any day between now and then to wherever the cheapest way possible. I've had a look myself but can't find much for under £150.
Posted yesterday but seem to have mis-calculated the tier points I need in order to obtain Silver. I require 50 points, my year ends 8th March. I'm flexible to do a quick run somewhere any day between now and then to wherever the cheapest way possible. I've had a look myself but can't find much for under £150.
7th Mar, £140 Although I don't know if the ET leg gets 10TP?
#1260
Join Date: Feb 2018
Programs: BAEC
Posts: 2
Hi all,
I just wanted to check something regarding the infamous JER-LGW-AMS route, and actually booking it. I've put it into the BA website on the multi-city/stopovers tab, and I'm getting the same price as on google flights. This will definitely book as separate flights, and thus return the full 160TPs? It's fine to do it all in this system and you don't need to book 2 separate return flights right?
Thanks for any help!
I just wanted to check something regarding the infamous JER-LGW-AMS route, and actually booking it. I've put it into the BA website on the multi-city/stopovers tab, and I'm getting the same price as on google flights. This will definitely book as separate flights, and thus return the full 160TPs? It's fine to do it all in this system and you don't need to book 2 separate return flights right?
Thanks for any help!