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Welcome to the thread. This is a continuation of the highly popular 2018 Tier Point thread (found here). 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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below.
A new guideline thread for TP meetups has been created on 31 March 2020. If you would like other members to join your TP, or if you want to organize a TP run with other members. Please visit there. From the first few posts over there you could see the active ( confirmed ) TP meetings and the links to their relevant discussion threads, connect with other members and learn the details about the run. Click here to access that thread.
Current Promotions of Interest
Sale Fares
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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below.
A new guideline thread for TP meetups has been created on 31 March 2020. If you would like other members to join your TP, or if you want to organize a TP run with other members. Please visit there. From the first few posts over there you could see the active ( confirmed ) TP meetings and the links to their relevant discussion threads, connect with other members and learn the details about the run. Click here to access that thread.
Current Promotions of Interest
Sale Fares
See here in post 9 for a 2019 archive of exEU sale fare, and see this post in the 2018 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
15 Oct £0.96/TP £154 160 TPs LHR-SOF (2021 dates)
24 Feb £1.90/TP £152 80TP MAD-FRA Z/Z LA (available Feb-Mar 2019, immediate turnarounds possible)
10 Aug £2.06/TP £329 160TP LHR-MAD-RAK RAK-MAD-LHR I/I/I/I IB (available August, Sat night stay) BA.com, note hotels on offer until 26 March
3 Jul £2.99/TP £2,758.45 920TP DUB-LHR-JFK-LAX-HNL-LAX-JFK-LHR-DUB J/I/I/I/I/I/I/J Fare basis INX4C3S4 and INN4C1S4. Booked on AA via ITA Matrix Powertools script
18 Dec £1.90/TP £1370 720TP DUB-LHR-JFK-LAX-LAS-LAX-JFK-LHR-DUB All I class Flights 25 December to 31 March 2020, transatlantic Mon to Thur. Offer to 18 Dec. ITA details booked by TA Propeller
27 Apr £2.29/TP £640TP BEG-DOH-KUL-PEN-KUL-DOH-BEG I / I / I / I / I / I Fare IJR2R1RE Bookable on QR.com
From North, Central and South America
10Jan £1.52/TP £668 440tp JFK-BOS/CLT-LAX-LAS-LAX-BOS/CLT-JFK I / I / I / I / I / I HPN-HRL AA (find with ITA; probably have to book via a TA)
12Apr £0.90/TP £215 240tp DCA-ORD-CLT-RDU-CLT-ORD-DCA I/I/I/I/I/I/I AA Found with ITA, booked on the AA site with BookWithMatrix
23Apr £ 0.76/TP £ 182 240TP DCA-PHL-CLT-RDU-CLT-ORD-DCA I / I / I / I / I / I AA Found with ITA Matrix, Book on AA.com via BookWithMatrix or PowerTools
24Apr £ 1.04/TP £ 459 440TP YVR-LAX-CLT-ATL-CLT-LAX-YVR I / I / I / I / I / I AA Found with ITA Matrix, Book on AA.com via BookWithMatrix or PowerTools
23May £ 0.70/TP £ 169 240TP EWR-ORD-CLT-RDU-CLT-DFW-EWR I / I / I / I / I / I AA Found with ITA Matrix, Book on AA.com via BookWithMatrix or PowerTools
24Jun £ 0.52/TP £ 128 240TP LAX-DFW-PHX-SJC-PHX-DFW-LAX I / I / I / I / I / I AA Found with ITA Matrix, Book on AA.com via BookWithMatrix or PowerTools
From Middle East, Asia and Australasia
04/01 £0.95/TP £479 560tp AUH-CMB-CGK-CMB-AUH I / I / I / I cgtechuk UL
1FEB £1.49/TP £1,673 1,120tp PER-SYD-SIN-TYO-BKK Return (All book in I Class) timcjp BA (Ticket sold by BA, flights are on QF, BA & JL and lie flat seats available for all sectors)
23/04 £2.07/TP £2,112 1020TP CAI-LHR-JFK-LAX-HNL-DFW-ORD-LHR-CAI I/R here (All flights must be BA numbered)
From Africa
04/01 £1.80/TP £721 400tp CPT-JNB-GRU-JNB-DUR-CPT I / Z / Z / I / I ubiest LA
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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 (here), 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 BA flight out on a Saturday, airport hotel and return on 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
2018 Archive
2017 Archive
2016 Archive
2015 Archive (6 months Jul to Dec)
2015 Archive (6 months Jan to Jun)
2014 Archive
BA Tier Point Runs | 2019-20 edition
#1546
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: London
Programs: BAEC Gold, Accor Live Limitless Gold, Hilton Honours Gold, Avis Preferred Plus
Posts: 1,807
#1547
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Wolverhampton
Programs: BA Silver, Hilton Diamond, Marriot Gold, Radisson Gold, Amex Platinum
Posts: 1,608
Looks like there's enough variety there in the 80tp routes to do 4 weekends away next spring for silver!
#1548
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Wolverhampton
Programs: BA Silver, Hilton Diamond, Marriot Gold, Radisson Gold, Amex Platinum
Posts: 1,608
Yes, I tried clicking through a £40 business one and it said it was that until it got to the real prices, so a mistake. Missed when mentioned upthread.
On theme of 4 weekends, such great choice for next spring, could see Maderia, Iceland, St Petersberg and Sofia. Though I think I need a visa for St Petersberg. Well, at the moment just St Petersberg...
On theme of 4 weekends, such great choice for next spring, could see Maderia, Iceland, St Petersberg and Sofia. Though I think I need a visa for St Petersberg. Well, at the moment just St Petersberg...
#1549
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Unio Europaea
Programs: BA GGL, AS, Hertz Cirque Présidentielle
Posts: 1,445
I wonder what airport security at TIA is now like, taken the recent heist there. Could be business as usual or overkill. Afterall normal security doesn't exactly apply to preventing a well orchestrated heist.
#1550
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: London
Programs: BAEC Gold, Accor Live Limitless Gold, Hilton Honours Gold, Avis Preferred Plus
Posts: 1,807
I hadn't heard about that heist until now, thanks for that. Completely OT for this thread, but that heist reminds me of the final episode of the TV show White Collar.
#1551
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: Devon, England
Programs: BAEC Gold, Hilton Diamond, IHG Platinum
Posts: 66
In terms of SH+ routes earning 80TPs each way, my quick check found the following:
ALG £302 1 night
CTA £260 1 night
OTP £311 1 night
HEL £278 1 night, £289 0 night
FNC £316 0 night
MLA £300 1 night
RAK £312 1 night
KEF £284 0 night, £295 1 night
SOF £259 1 night, £280 0 night
TFS £305 0 night
LED £297 1 night
TIA £242 0 night, £242 1 night
I have not looked to see which (if any) of the 0 day trips are actually possible however this was on Google flights, so I assume they are coming up as 1 ticket and thus possible.
Clearly TIA is the standout here at £1.51/TP.
ALG £302 1 night
CTA £260 1 night
OTP £311 1 night
HEL £278 1 night, £289 0 night
FNC £316 0 night
MLA £300 1 night
RAK £312 1 night
KEF £284 0 night, £295 1 night
SOF £259 1 night, £280 0 night
TFS £305 0 night
LED £297 1 night
TIA £242 0 night, £242 1 night
I have not looked to see which (if any) of the 0 day trips are actually possible however this was on Google flights, so I assume they are coming up as 1 ticket and thus possible.
Clearly TIA is the standout here at £1.51/TP.
You are welcome @KARFA, indeed I am very interested in TIA too as I haven't been there either, and the incredibly wide availability makes it hard to say no to.
Like KARFA and bisonrav I've not been to Tirana either so have grabbed tickets for Mrs SkiSunday and I for £483 for the pair 6thNov-8thNov.
Booked the HGI for €44+tax per night, looking forward to it!
Last edited by SkiSunday; May 2, 2019 at 3:39 pm Reason: sentence too long...
#1552
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 4,709
Has been on my list to get to also, skirted around it on a 4 country driving trip back in May last year. Flights booked for Dec, might even see a bit of snow. Thanks wilsnunn!
#1553
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: UK
Programs: BAEC GGL, HHonors Diamond, IHG Uninspired, Marriott Bonvoy Titanium, UK AMEX Plat
Posts: 2,152
In September, I need to head to Las Vegas for a work conference, and was thinking of trying to get some extra tier points out of it. Budget permitting, booking in business. I'll probably also take some holiday around the conference, so pretty flexible date wise! Ex-EU fine too. Conference is the 2nd week in September (9-13), likely out there for 10-15 days.
I've tried a few of the "usual suspects" as a starting point, but nothing stand-out seems to be showing for me. The best I can seem to find is Cairo / LHR / LAS for ~GBP 1600, or ARN / LHR / LAX for GBP 1650 + flight to LAS. Neither of which look that amazing, at least not compared to an OTP-LHR-PHL-PHX one I managed to get for July...
Inverness is pricing up at over 2 grand, which seems annoyingly expensive. Anyone come across any origins / routings for the US west coast for early september, that are either a decent price, or have crazy TP run opportunities to justify the higher price?
I've tried a few of the "usual suspects" as a starting point, but nothing stand-out seems to be showing for me. The best I can seem to find is Cairo / LHR / LAS for ~GBP 1600, or ARN / LHR / LAX for GBP 1650 + flight to LAS. Neither of which look that amazing, at least not compared to an OTP-LHR-PHL-PHX one I managed to get for July...
Inverness is pricing up at over 2 grand, which seems annoyingly expensive. Anyone come across any origins / routings for the US west coast for early september, that are either a decent price, or have crazy TP run opportunities to justify the higher price?
#1554
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: London
Programs: BAEC Gold, Accor Live Limitless Gold, Hilton Honours Gold, Avis Preferred Plus
Posts: 1,807
In September, I need to head to Las Vegas for a work conference, and was thinking of trying to get some extra tier points out of it. Budget permitting, booking in business. I'll probably also take some holiday around the conference, so pretty flexible date wise! Ex-EU fine too. Conference is the 2nd week in September (9-13), likely out there for 10-15 days.
I've tried a few of the "usual suspects" as a starting point, but nothing stand-out seems to be showing for me. The best I can seem to find is Cairo / LHR / LAS for ~GBP 1600, or ARN / LHR / LAX for GBP 1650 + flight to LAS. Neither of which look that amazing, at least not compared to an OTP-LHR-PHL-PHX one I managed to get for July...
Inverness is pricing up at over 2 grand, which seems annoyingly expensive. Anyone come across any origins / routings for the US west coast for early september, that are either a decent price, or have crazy TP run opportunities to justify the higher price?
I've tried a few of the "usual suspects" as a starting point, but nothing stand-out seems to be showing for me. The best I can seem to find is Cairo / LHR / LAS for ~GBP 1600, or ARN / LHR / LAX for GBP 1650 + flight to LAS. Neither of which look that amazing, at least not compared to an OTP-LHR-PHL-PHX one I managed to get for July...
Inverness is pricing up at over 2 grand, which seems annoyingly expensive. Anyone come across any origins / routings for the US west coast for early september, that are either a decent price, or have crazy TP run opportunities to justify the higher price?
#1555
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: London
Programs: BA GGL
Posts: 172
In terms of SH+ routes earning 80TPs each way, my quick check found the following:
ALG £302 1 night
CTA £260 1 night
OTP £311 1 night
HEL £278 1 night, £289 0 night
FNC £316 0 night
MLA £300 1 night
RAK £312 1 night
KEF £284 0 night, £295 1 night
SOF £259 1 night, £280 0 night
TFS £305 0 night
LED £297 1 night
TIA £242 0 night, £242 1 night
I have not looked to see which (if any) of the 0 day trips are actually possible however this was on Google flights, so I assume they are coming up as 1 ticket and thus possible.
Clearly TIA is the standout here at £1.51/TP.
ALG £302 1 night
CTA £260 1 night
OTP £311 1 night
HEL £278 1 night, £289 0 night
FNC £316 0 night
MLA £300 1 night
RAK £312 1 night
KEF £284 0 night, £295 1 night
SOF £259 1 night, £280 0 night
TFS £305 0 night
LED £297 1 night
TIA £242 0 night, £242 1 night
I have not looked to see which (if any) of the 0 day trips are actually possible however this was on Google flights, so I assume they are coming up as 1 ticket and thus possible.
Clearly TIA is the standout here at £1.51/TP.
#1556
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: London
Programs: BAEC Gold, Accor Live Limitless Gold, Hilton Honours Gold, Avis Preferred Plus
Posts: 1,807
Great find! I had been looking only on Google flights for 0-1 day trips between September and end of January.
#1557
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: London
Programs: BA GGL
Posts: 172
LHR to HEL outbound 7th September return 9th September is also available for 220.24 GBP
#1558
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: London
Programs: BA GGL
Posts: 172
KEF 270
HEL 238
IST 278
SOF 242
LED 246
Feb 29 departure seems to be a particular sweet spot!
Last edited by Fossiebear; May 2, 2019 at 6:23 pm Reason: missing info
#1559
formerly Guanran Wang
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: HKG, PEK, IAD/DCA, LON, BHX,
Programs: Alaska, BAEC, Asiana, Aegean, Enrich, Marriott/SPG, Hilton
Posts: 322
BA Excursion Fare INV to SJC 880TP 1.51GBP/TP J
Routing INV-LHR-HEL-JFK-LAX-SJC (40+80+140+140+40)*2 RT
Min stay 1 night
Max stay 365 days
Valid 08JAN20 to 27MAR20
Valid 234 dep outbound 123 departure inbound
1377GBP (route direct LHR-JFK less 160TP RT but 1251GBP)
EU BA/AY
TATL AY
TCON AA 321T
https://matrix.itasoftware.com/#view...RBzssrt2OfS002
Min stay 1 night
Max stay 365 days
Valid 08JAN20 to 27MAR20
Valid 234 dep outbound 123 departure inbound
1377GBP (route direct LHR-JFK less 160TP RT but 1251GBP)
EU BA/AY
TATL AY
TCON AA 321T
https://matrix.itasoftware.com/#view...RBzssrt2OfS002
Last edited by Dominicus; May 2, 2019 at 9:45 pm Reason: Additional Details
#1560
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 27
Routing INV-LHR-HEL-JFK-LAX-SJC (40+80+140+140+40)*2 RT
Min stay 1 night
Max stay 365 days
Valid 08JAN20 to 27MAR20
Valid 234 dep outbound 123 departure inbound
1377GBP (route direct LHR-JFK less 160TP RT but 1251GBP)
EU BA/AY
TATL AY
TCON AA 321T
https://matrix.itasoftware.com/#view...RBzssrt2OfS002
Min stay 1 night
Max stay 365 days
Valid 08JAN20 to 27MAR20
Valid 234 dep outbound 123 departure inbound
1377GBP (route direct LHR-JFK less 160TP RT but 1251GBP)
EU BA/AY
TATL AY
TCON AA 321T
https://matrix.itasoftware.com/#view...RBzssrt2OfS002