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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below.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
Sep 6, 2018, 3:21 pm
#3661
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 2000
Location: RDU
Programs: AA LT Gold, DL SM, HY Disc, Marriott LT Gold
Posts: 12,505
I was looking for a long way home from RDU in January, and stumbled upon this find out of RIC:
6Sep £1.50/TP US$457 240TPs RIC-CLT-DCA-BOS, BOS-LGA/PHL-CLT-RIC all I class aa.com
It's tough to find 6 segments in one day, however. Fare seems to be similar to BOS or to LGA as the destination. One-way 3-segment fares in either direction are much easier to find at US$232 for 120 TP.
6Sep £1.50/TP US$457 240TPs RIC-CLT-DCA-BOS, BOS-LGA/PHL-CLT-RIC all I class aa.com
It's tough to find 6 segments in one day, however. Fare seems to be similar to BOS or to LGA as the destination. One-way 3-segment fares in either direction are much easier to find at US$232 for 120 TP.
Sep 6, 2018, 4:04 pm
#3662
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: EDI
Programs: BA Gold, QF LTG, TK Elite, IHG Amb & HH Diamond
Posts: 233
Looks like there is a 'mini-sale' from Scandinavia to Australia at the moment (not showing in ExpertFlyer though). Not a huge reduction in fares, but it's worthwhile for me:
980 TPs if booked with a TA and GUF voucher!
- Fare: British Airways (BA) INCSALE
- Booking class: OSL-LON J (Business Class) / LON-SIN-SYD I (Business Class)
- Price: GBP 2292.34 (GBP 1764 base fare + taxes & surcharges for OSL-SYD)
- Advance reservation/Ticketing: Confirmed reservations for all sectors are required at least 14 days before departure; tickets must be issued by 27 SEP 2018
- Minimum stay: Travel from last international stopover must commence no earlier than the first Sunday after departure from fare origin
- Maximum stay: 12 months after departure from fare origin
- Stopovers: Unlimited stopovers permitted: 2 at EUR 100 each and unlimited at EUR 200 each
- Transfers: 5 transfers permitted in each direction: 2 in Europe and 3 in Asia
- Travel restrictions: Travel must commence on/before 25 JUN 2019
- Cancellations: Any time, ticket is non-refundable
- Changes: Any time, charge EUR 300 for reissue/revalidation
980 TPs if booked with a TA and GUF voucher!
Sep 7, 2018, 12:52 am
#3663
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA Gold, Hilton Honors Lifetime Diamond
Posts: 69
And that prices up well - here's a sample itinerary. There are fares for £1,490, but that involves changing from LGW to LHR on the outbound, not worth the £20 'saving' - given a transfer will cost more than that.
A one way HNL=>LAX is about £250. So cheaper than a stopover - and cheaper than doubling back, not to mention the time saved.
But it does mean fewer TPs - as I'm not getting the HNL=>LAX leg in J.
Definitely worth thinking about though - thanks for the tip about the open jaw.
A one way HNL=>LAX is about £250. So cheaper than a stopover - and cheaper than doubling back, not to mention the time saved.
But it does mean fewer TPs - as I'm not getting the HNL=>LAX leg in J.
Definitely worth thinking about though - thanks for the tip about the open jaw.
Sep 7, 2018, 2:32 am
#3664
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA GGL, HHonors Diamond
Posts: 910
THE FARE COMPONENT MUST INCLUDE TRAVEL BETWEEN EUROPE AND LON/MAD ON ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING ANY AA FLIGHT ANY BA FLIGHT ANY IB FLIGHT ANY AY FLIGHT. AND THE FARE COMPONENT MUST INCLUDE TRAVEL VIA EACH TRANSATLANTIC SECTOR ON ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING ANY AA FLIGHT OPERATED BY AA ANY AA FLIGHT OPERATED BY BA ANY AA FLIGHT OPERATED BY IB ANY AA FLIGHT OPERATED BY AY. AND THE FARE COMPONENT MUST NOT INCLUDE TRAVEL BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES/CANADA AND HAWAII/ALASKA.
Shame as I was trying to price it up also and failed to book it in time....
Last edited by David_Doyle; Sep 7, 2018 at 2:37 am
Sep 7, 2018, 2:51 am
#3665
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: BHX
Programs: BA GGL CCR GfL, SQ Gold, Hyatt Glob, HH Diamond, Marriott Plat, Cafe Nero Loyalty Card (7 Stamps)
Posts: 7,328
Looks like there is a 'mini-sale' from Scandinavia to Australia at the moment (not showing in ExpertFlyer though). Not a huge reduction in fares, but it's worthwhile for me:
980 TPs if booked with a TA and GUF voucher!
- Fare: British Airways (BA) INCSALE
- Booking class: OSL-LON J (Business Class) / LON-SIN-SYD I (Business Class)
- Price: GBP 2292.34 (GBP 1764 base fare + taxes & surcharges for OSL-SYD)
- Advance reservation/Ticketing: Confirmed reservations for all sectors are required at least 14 days before departure; tickets must be issued by 27 SEP 2018
- Minimum stay: Travel from last international stopover must commence no earlier than the first Sunday after departure from fare origin
- Maximum stay: 12 months after departure from fare origin
- Stopovers: Unlimited stopovers permitted: 2 at EUR 100 each and unlimited at EUR 200 each
- Transfers: 5 transfers permitted in each direction: 2 in Europe and 3 in Asia
- Travel restrictions: Travel must commence on/before 25 JUN 2019
- Cancellations: Any time, ticket is non-refundable
- Changes: Any time, charge EUR 300 for reissue/revalidation
980 TPs if booked with a TA and GUF voucher!
What's worth mentioning is you can add PER legs onto this fare for not much more money and makes it 1260TPs when used with a TA GUF.
Sep 7, 2018, 6:29 am
#3666
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: London
Programs: BAEC GOLD
Posts: 53
Thank you for this. i was not previously aware of the best price guarantee form.
I booked a flight this morning, and then when i saw your post, i did a quick check elsewhere.
found the flight £20 cheaper on netflights.
i put the claim in at 10.15am, and less than 3 hours later BA have sent me a voucher for £40
I booked a flight this morning, and then when i saw your post, i did a quick check elsewhere.
found the flight £20 cheaper on netflights.
i put the claim in at 10.15am, and less than 3 hours later BA have sent me a voucher for £40
Thanks
Sep 7, 2018, 7:21 am
#3667
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: LHR
Programs: BA Silver, IHG Gold Amb.
Posts: 159
My flight was £240ish.
I used the option to reduce by £50 using Avios.
so actual cost to me was £190ish
the flight i found elsewhere was £220
so the claim was for a £20 difference,
being Silver they gave me a £40 voucher.
Sep 7, 2018, 7:58 am
#3668
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: London
Programs: BAEC GOLD
Posts: 53
even better news !! like others I didn't know abt this price promise thingy .. Thanks again
Sep 7, 2018, 9:57 am
#3669
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: London, UK
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 1,020
Purely out of curiosity for my own sake I have managed to get the two stops prices up in both ITA and Google Flights. How did you force the PER stop as well as your photo looks like a google flights entry? Thanks.
Sep 7, 2018, 10:02 am
#3670
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Sydney
Programs: NH AMC, EY Guest Silver,MPC GO
Posts: 210
That fare is no longer available. The fare rules for INN9E6S4 now specifically exclude travel to Hawaii.
THE FARE COMPONENT MUST INCLUDE TRAVEL BETWEEN EUROPE AND LON/MAD ON ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING ANY AA FLIGHT ANY BA FLIGHT ANY IB FLIGHT ANY AY FLIGHT. AND THE FARE COMPONENT MUST INCLUDE TRAVEL VIA EACH TRANSATLANTIC SECTOR ON ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING ANY AA FLIGHT OPERATED BY AA ANY AA FLIGHT OPERATED BY BA ANY AA FLIGHT OPERATED BY IB ANY AA FLIGHT OPERATED BY AY. AND THE FARE COMPONENT MUST NOT INCLUDE TRAVEL BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES/CANADA AND HAWAII/ALASKA.
Shame as I was trying to price it up also and failed to book it in time....
THE FARE COMPONENT MUST INCLUDE TRAVEL BETWEEN EUROPE AND LON/MAD ON ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING ANY AA FLIGHT ANY BA FLIGHT ANY IB FLIGHT ANY AY FLIGHT. AND THE FARE COMPONENT MUST INCLUDE TRAVEL VIA EACH TRANSATLANTIC SECTOR ON ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING ANY AA FLIGHT OPERATED BY AA ANY AA FLIGHT OPERATED BY BA ANY AA FLIGHT OPERATED BY IB ANY AA FLIGHT OPERATED BY AY. AND THE FARE COMPONENT MUST NOT INCLUDE TRAVEL BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES/CANADA AND HAWAII/ALASKA.
Shame as I was trying to price it up also and failed to book it in time....
Seems if more than one transit within US itself will not work properly
Sep 7, 2018, 10:56 am
#3671
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA GGL, HHonors Diamond
Posts: 910
Sep 7, 2018, 10:58 am
#3672
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Cumbria
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Posts: 4,510
Sep 7, 2018, 11:11 am
#3673
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Sydney
Programs: NH AMC, EY Guest Silver,MPC GO
Posts: 210
Sep 7, 2018, 12:11 pm
#3674
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA GGL, HHonors Diamond
Posts: 910
When calling up also detail the flight you want as it was displayed on Matrix - this is important. So if flight 2 was entered as LHR-LAX via JFK then ask the agent for LHR-LAX and then detail the flights you want. There is a limit to the number of individual flights that can be entered into the AA system.
And of course Point Of Sale is Luxembourg.
Sep 7, 2018, 1:12 pm
#3675
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold / OW Emerald
Posts: 753
Alright, I've wanted to visit Japan for a bit, but I can't find anything better than AMS-LHR-NRT at ~1775 GBP for 400 TP return. Any way to make it better? If not I guess I will just put that on the list of things I'm keeping a 241 for.