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Old Jan 1, 2018, 5:20 am
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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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below.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
  • 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
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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Old Aug 29, 2018, 4:26 am
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Originally Posted by Wozza2404
Nah. The RGN F fares were exceptional. BA OSL-JFK in J for something like £500 was also awesome. BRU-TYO for €600.

They do crop up, but unfortunately there's no predicting it!
Was the Viking fare for me, NOK 4407.00 which at the time was around £370 ^
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Old Aug 29, 2018, 4:28 am
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Originally Posted by flashware
Was the Viking fare for me, NOK 4407.00 which at the time was around £370 ^
When was that again?
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Old Aug 29, 2018, 4:34 am
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I paid ~£412 for the viking fare in early August 2015.
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Old Aug 29, 2018, 4:35 am
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Originally Posted by IAANN
When was that again?
Early August 2015 if my memory serves me well.
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Old Aug 29, 2018, 4:59 am
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Yep, mine was booked August 6 2015.
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Old Aug 29, 2018, 5:00 am
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At this rate you're going to get people sighing wistfully about TIP
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Old Aug 29, 2018, 5:01 am
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Originally Posted by andyh1877
i am trying to find out how many tps i will get for a future trip next year
but ba.com site dont show what class the flights are when i do a search

edi -lhr-sea outbound
ord-lhr-edi inbound
gives me a price but dont show class just euro traveller and world traveller
Does this help?

https://www.britishairways.com/trave...e/public/en_gb
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Old Aug 29, 2018, 5:22 am
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Originally Posted by SinoBritAsia
Sadly the not all options were available and couldn’t get an A330 from DEL. Plus the return - if you want widebody all the way - isn’t ideal for those who don’t want to do overnight stops in SYD and added hotel costs.
Is b2b possible through DEL? I ended up recently booking a 25 hour stop just in case it wasn't.

Or, is there a thread that lists what airports can be transited b2b?
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Old Aug 29, 2018, 5:25 am
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Originally Posted by JessicaTam
Is there a thread that lists what airports can be transited b2b?
Yes its HERE..
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Old Aug 29, 2018, 5:29 am
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Originally Posted by sunshinebob
Yes its HERE..
DEL is missing unfortunately.
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Old Aug 29, 2018, 5:42 am
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Originally Posted by sunshinebob
Yes its HERE..
Thank you.
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Old Aug 29, 2018, 7:51 am
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Originally Posted by dvt
i paid ~£412 for the viking fare in early august 2015.

those were the days :/

p.s. also thanks @onobond
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Last edited by Gaz1a; Aug 29, 2018 at 8:13 am
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Old Aug 29, 2018, 8:04 am
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@Gaz1a You might want to redact names and BAEC membership numbers from your inserted itinerary.

Personally I missed out on the Viking deal, but in comparison, the most impressive one was the RGN deal, with return prices in F to SFO for less than half the prices shown for Viking to PHX. Also did some oneways with BA via SIN and LHR to BOS for dirt cheap.
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Old Aug 29, 2018, 8:20 am
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I'm following the Intern on LinkedIn, so waiting to see which airline he moves to.

He's currently working for the British government in the Brexit department.

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Old Aug 29, 2018, 8:23 am
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I also remember the United F fare which was cancelled. About £75 for return to most destinations in the US.... had the confirmation then United cancelled and everyone complained to DOT, which actually came back with a decision that meant they could cancel!
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