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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below.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
Nov 13, 2018, 1:20 pm
#4606
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 62
Nov 13, 2018, 1:33 pm
#4607
Join Date: Aug 2015
Programs: M&M Senator, BAEC GGL, Delta Platinum
Posts: 258
Nov 13, 2018, 3:33 pm
#4608
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Cumbria
Programs: BAEC GGL/CCR, Hilton Diamond, Starbucks Gold
Posts: 4,510
Nov 13, 2018, 4:03 pm
#4609
Join Date: Sep 2018
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 136
Don't mean to go OT but is that really true for transiting passengers?
Hypothetically something like MAN-HEL-LHR or a same ticket B2B (or same day return) when staying airside the whole time.
It would open up AMS, CPH, HAM, GOT, DUS, HAJ, SOF but for travel before 8th Dec, a ~210 same day return on a domestic is probably the cheaper/safer/better option.
Hypothetically something like MAN-HEL-LHR or a same ticket B2B (or same day return) when staying airside the whole time.
It would open up AMS, CPH, HAM, GOT, DUS, HAJ, SOF but for travel before 8th Dec, a ~210 same day return on a domestic is probably the cheaper/safer/better option.
Nov 13, 2018, 4:25 pm
#4610
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: YVR,TPE,LHR
Programs: CX Diamond, BA Gold
Posts: 48
Nov 14, 2018, 5:28 am
#4611
Join Date: Aug 2015
Programs: M&M Senator, BAEC GGL, Delta Platinum
Posts: 258
Don't mean to go OT but is that really true for transiting passengers?
Hypothetically something like MAN-HEL-LHR or a same ticket B2B (or same day return) when staying airside the whole time.
It would open up AMS, CPH, HAM, GOT, DUS, HAJ, SOF but for travel before 8th Dec, a ~210 same day return on a domestic is probably the cheaper/safer/better option.
Hypothetically something like MAN-HEL-LHR or a same ticket B2B (or same day return) when staying airside the whole time.
It would open up AMS, CPH, HAM, GOT, DUS, HAJ, SOF but for travel before 8th Dec, a ~210 same day return on a domestic is probably the cheaper/safer/better option.
Nov 14, 2018, 11:55 am
#4612
Join Date: Aug 2014
Programs: BA Executive Club and OnBusiness
Posts: 720
Also works for Miami (actually Miami can be done for £1059, including Babybus from LCY and 440 TPs)
Nov 16, 2018, 5:32 am
#4613
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: Oxford
Programs: BAEC GGL
Posts: 80
Following on from Cazziebee and Ned above, I've added some flights to reach 520 TP for £1070 and mostly over one weekend. I think! As this also includes the babybus I really want to do it: https://tinyurl.com/y9ceegce
Can anybody critique this?
And in return perhaps tell me how I can get Google Flights to add a 12 hour stopover? Thank you.
Can anybody critique this?
And in return perhaps tell me how I can get Google Flights to add a 12 hour stopover? Thank you.
Nov 16, 2018, 6:14 am
#4614
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: UK
Programs: BA Gold / Hilton Diamond / IHG Diamond Ambassador / Marriot Bonvoy Gold
Posts: 2,533
Following on from Cazziebee and Ned above, I've added some flights to reach 520 TP for £1070 and mostly over one weekend. I think! As this also includes the babybus I really want to do it: https://tinyurl.com/y9ceegce
Can anybody critique this?
And in return perhaps tell me how I can get Google Flights to add a 12 hour stopover? Thank you.
Can anybody critique this?
And in return perhaps tell me how I can get Google Flights to add a 12 hour stopover? Thank you.
then AA at 10:30 Sunday and LHR ARN 24 hours after arrival.
you can fit in HEL by routing ARN HEL LHR but I don’t need the tier points as want to just scrape Gold.
baby bus overacted in my view I much prefer AA direct aisle access.
Nov 16, 2018, 7:35 am
#4616
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: The North
Posts: 1,846
Some interesting options on this as highlighted by @binman @H2L and @Cazziebee above.
An example is ARN-HEL-LHR/LCY-JFK-MIA out, MIA-BOS-LHR-ARN return for £1,073 return in July. That yields 40+80+140+40 outbound and 40+140+40 return, or 520TP total (I think - I'm ropey on the US internal details). Google Flights was giving options with an additional stop in the US (e.g. RDU) on the way out, though I'm not familiar enough the US to know which were good options for that.
Can anyone take this any further?
Edit - fixed the link to include the HEL stop!
An example is ARN-HEL-LHR/LCY-JFK-MIA out, MIA-BOS-LHR-ARN return for £1,073 return in July. That yields 40+80+140+40 outbound and 40+140+40 return, or 520TP total (I think - I'm ropey on the US internal details). Google Flights was giving options with an additional stop in the US (e.g. RDU) on the way out, though I'm not familiar enough the US to know which were good options for that.
Can anyone take this any further?
Edit - fixed the link to include the HEL stop!
Last edited by squawk; Nov 16, 2018 at 8:30 am Reason: Wrong link and added TP yield
Nov 16, 2018, 7:53 am
#4617
Join Date: Dec 2004
Programs: BA GGL, A3*G, Mucci de l'expertise des Apps
Posts: 3,366
Some interesting options on this as highlighted by @binman @H2L and @Cazziebee above.
An example is ARN-HEL-LHR/LCY-JFK-MIA out, MIA-BOS-LHR-ARN return for £1,073 return in July. That yields 40+80+140+60 outbound and 60+140+40 return, or 560TP total (I think - I'm ropey on the US internal details). Google Flights was giving options with an additional stop in the US (e.g. RDU) on the way out, though I'm not familiar enough the US to know which were good options for that.
Can anyone take this any further?
Edit - fixed the link to include the HEL stop!
An example is ARN-HEL-LHR/LCY-JFK-MIA out, MIA-BOS-LHR-ARN return for £1,073 return in July. That yields 40+80+140+60 outbound and 60+140+40 return, or 560TP total (I think - I'm ropey on the US internal details). Google Flights was giving options with an additional stop in the US (e.g. RDU) on the way out, though I'm not familiar enough the US to know which were good options for that.
Can anyone take this any further?
Edit - fixed the link to include the HEL stop!
Nov 16, 2018, 8:44 am
#4620
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: AMS
Programs: BAEC Silver, Flying Blue Gold, TK M&S Nobody
Posts: 2,472
Thanks @Airprox - I knew there had been changes but wasn't confident of the details. I was looking at the BA calculator, which still lists 60 for domestic first. Will change my original post to avoid misleading people.