Jan 4, 2019, 9:09 am
Last edit by: jfkeze
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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below.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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below.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
Jun 10, 2019, 3:16 pm
#1906
Join Date: Jun 2019
Posts: 5
struggled to get my head around that. So I stay on silver for another year? I thought I had my status go back down to Bronze once this year comes to an end...
Jun 10, 2019, 4:09 pm
#1909
Join Date: Apr 2019
Posts: 39
LHR - MOSCOW Return in premium is available for £380 return..... you could do 2 of those.
Jun 10, 2019, 11:59 pm
#1910
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Vale of Glamorgan
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 2,989
Where from? What dates are you free to travel? How long are you prepared to be away from home? Does your budget have to cover positioning flights and hotels too? And what are the best deals you've found so far?
Jun 11, 2019, 12:14 am
#1911
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Barcelona, London, on a plane
Programs: BA Silver, TK E+, AA PP, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott LT Plat, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 13,033
Far more sensible than trying to squeeze in 300+ TPs now.
Jun 11, 2019, 12:40 am
#1912
formerly fdemoulin
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: UK
Programs: SPG Lifetime Platinum, BA Silver, Virgin Flying Club Red
Posts: 916
catania is about the cheapest CE fare for 160 tier points just above the £200 mark return and not too far away
Jun 11, 2019, 2:05 am
#1913
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: LHR/ATL
Programs: EY Gold, AS MVPG, BAEC Gold, DL PM
Posts: 821
Jun 11, 2019, 5:18 am
#1914
Join Date: May 2019
Posts: 9
Hello, I’m a complete amateur at TP runs so bear with me. I’m building up the courage to take a TP run, probably OTP-PHX. I’ve seen one in August for £1,449 - 09 -12 August. Could someone with an experienced eye take a look at it and see a) if it’s doable and b) if there’s anything I need to be aware of!!
I’ve tried to attach a screenshot but seems I’m not allowed
Many thanks 🙏
Jun 11, 2019, 5:58 am
#1915
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Vale of Glamorgan
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 2,989
Hello, I’m a complete amateur at TP runs so bear with me. I’m building up the courage to take a TP run, probably OTP-PHX. I’ve seen one in August for £1,449 - 09 -12 August. Could someone with an experienced eye take a look at it and see a) if it’s doable and b) if there’s anything I need to be aware of!!
I’ve tried to attach a screenshot but seems I’m not allowed
Many thanks ��
If you're feeling adventurous you can also include HEL between LHR and the US, but it's getting a little difficult to route that way for a reasonable price. If you did this you probably wouldn't also be able to include LAX, as you'd exceed the maximum permitted mileage.
The "ultimate" OTP-PHX run includes what is known around here as the HEL Shuttle: OTP-LHR-HEL-LHR-east coast-PHX. It's tricky to book, but earns 1040 TPs for the round trip.
£1499 is a decent price for that TP run.
Jun 11, 2019, 6:27 am
#1916
Join Date: May 2019
Posts: 9
Without a screenshot or other itinerary details it's a bit difficult to advise, but make sure that you are routed via LHR and one east-coast gateway in the US for maximum tier points. From New York, Philadelphia, Boston or Miami to Phoenix is over 2,000 miles, so you'll get 140 TPs; other gateway cities such as Chicago and Dallas/Forth Worth are less than 2,000 miles from Phoenix so you'll ony get 40 TPs.
If you're feeling adventurous you can also include HEL between LHR and the US, but it's getting a little difficult to route that way for a reasonable price. If you did this you probably wouldn't also be able to include LAX, as you'd exceed the maximum permitted mileage.
The "ultimate" OTP-PHX run includes what is known around here as the HEL Shuttle: OTP-LHR-HEL-LHR-east coast-PHX. It's tricky to book, but earns 1040 TPs for the round trip.
£1499 is a decent price for that TP run.
If you're feeling adventurous you can also include HEL between LHR and the US, but it's getting a little difficult to route that way for a reasonable price. If you did this you probably wouldn't also be able to include LAX, as you'd exceed the maximum permitted mileage.
The "ultimate" OTP-PHX run includes what is known around here as the HEL Shuttle: OTP-LHR-HEL-LHR-east coast-PHX. It's tricky to book, but earns 1040 TPs for the round trip.
£1499 is a decent price for that TP run.
My main concerns are the transfer times as some are just over an hour. I’m a fairly nimble sprinter but sometimes things don’t always go according to plan!!
Jun 11, 2019, 6:30 am
#1917
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA Executive Club (Silver), Le Club Accor (Silver)
Posts: 680
MH TPE-KUL-DPS and return in business is available for £401 at the moment - dates through the summer (at least). Bookable via Expedia. Books in Z so should earn a total of 360 tier points, which is pretty good. Lie flat beds on the TPE sectors.
Jun 11, 2019, 6:34 am
#1918
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Vale of Glamorgan
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 2,989
Thanks so much - I’ve tried again with the screenshot but it keeps saying I have to have posted at least 5 times to attach an URL!!
My main concerns are the transfer times as some are just over an hour. I’m a fairly nimble sprinter but sometimes things don’t always go according to plan!!
My main concerns are the transfer times as some are just over an hour. I’m a fairly nimble sprinter but sometimes things don’t always go according to plan!!
A transfer time of an hour is perfectly fine at LHR (as long as you're transferring within T5) and also for connections within the US. As you're on one ticket, you'll be protected for misconnects and booked on the next flight if necessary.
If the one hour transfer is at your point of entry into the US, or if you have to transfer between T5 and T3, then that is not nearly enough time and you should reconsider your itinerary.
Jun 11, 2019, 6:37 am
#1919
Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: UK
Programs: Mucci Chevalier de Actes Bénéfiques pour les Autres, BAEC Gold.
Posts: 1,483
Sorry can't get it to format
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Jun 11, 2019, 7:18 am
#1920
Join Date: May 2019
Posts: 9
And you can only post 5 times in your first 24 hours on FlyerTalk, so post wisely! (And welcome, by the way).
A transfer time of an hour is perfectly fine at LHR (as long as you're transferring within T5) and also for connections within the US. As you're on one ticket, you'll be protected for misconnects and booked on the next flight if necessary.
If the one hour transfer is at your point of entry into the US, or if you have to transfer between T5 and T3, then that is not nearly enough time and you should reconsider your itinerary.
A transfer time of an hour is perfectly fine at LHR (as long as you're transferring within T5) and also for connections within the US. As you're on one ticket, you'll be protected for misconnects and booked on the next flight if necessary.
If the one hour transfer is at your point of entry into the US, or if you have to transfer between T5 and T3, then that is not nearly enough time and you should reconsider your itinerary.
Is it normal for the price to differ when I transfer the details from ITA to bookwithmatrix - it’s showing it’s £200 more!!