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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below.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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below.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
Jul 15, 2019, 2:44 am
#2176
Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: BER
Programs: BA GGL, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 1,843
Jul 15, 2019, 2:47 am
#2177
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: VIE/PRG
Programs: FB Platinum, Marriott Platinum Elite
Posts: 1,592
Jul 15, 2019, 2:49 am
#2178
Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: BER
Programs: BA GGL, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 1,843
either this service is really awesome or i am easy to satisfy. or both... my experience is: almost everything depends on the flight crew. it was my 3rd longhaul C flight (others were old 777 JFK-LHR and American 773 Business)
Jul 15, 2019, 3:00 am
#2179
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: London, UK
Programs: BAEC Silver, ITA Club Executive, Hilton Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 3,599
Is there any more interesting routing that I could take? It's already a lot of flights, so I'm not necessarily looking into adding new segments. But what about in terms of operating airlines, aircraft and cabins?
ITA Matrix is showing an option with Aer Lingus via DUB or SNN (which would mean trying the A321 LR), but I cannot seem to be able to price it anywhere.
ITA Matrix is showing an option with Aer Lingus via DUB or SNN (which would mean trying the A321 LR), but I cannot seem to be able to price it anywhere.
Jul 15, 2019, 3:34 am
#2180
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: DFW or GOT or...
Programs: BA Silver, Marriott GFL
Posts: 820
Can you please confirm if you received Avios and TPs for each piece of BA1, or does it just count as one flight when getting to miles and TPs?
Jul 15, 2019, 3:37 am
#2181
Ambassador, British Airways; FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Original Poster
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Leeds, UK
Programs: BA GGL/CCR, GfL, HH Diamond
Posts: 42,991
Jul 15, 2019, 10:54 am
#2183
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: London, UK
Programs: BAEC Silver, ITA Club Executive, Hilton Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 3,599
What are my options to purchase this before midnight?
I can get to AA from Matrix using the chrome extension, but on the payment page I cannot change the country of issue of my card. If I do, I get redirected to an "error page".
BA over the phone won't quote itineraries with AA flight numbers if they are operated by BA..
I can get to AA from Matrix using the chrome extension, but on the payment page I cannot change the country of issue of my card. If I do, I get redirected to an "error page".
BA over the phone won't quote itineraries with AA flight numbers if they are operated by BA..
Jul 15, 2019, 10:57 am
#2184
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 7,464
*other US postcodes are available - 90210 is another favourite
Jul 15, 2019, 11:14 am
#2185
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: London, UK
Programs: BAEC Silver, ITA Club Executive, Hilton Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 3,599
Just leave it as the US site (I assume you get to the US site). Input 10001* as the zip code, and any random address (you can even use most of your own if you wish). Yes, you may get foreign transaction fees but the clock is ticking on this fare....
*other US postcodes are available - 90210 is another favourite
*other US postcodes are available - 90210 is another favourite
Jul 15, 2019, 11:20 am
#2186
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA GGL
Posts: 1,578
What are my options to purchase this before midnight?
I can get to AA from Matrix using the chrome extension, but on the payment page I cannot change the country of issue of my card. If I do, I get redirected to an "error page".
BA over the phone won't quote itineraries with AA flight numbers if they are operated by BA..
I can get to AA from Matrix using the chrome extension, but on the payment page I cannot change the country of issue of my card. If I do, I get redirected to an "error page".
BA over the phone won't quote itineraries with AA flight numbers if they are operated by BA..
Jul 15, 2019, 11:21 am
#2187
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 7,464
No worries 
The fare expires today, so could be any time up to midnight local (French) time in reality. However, as we have seen many, many times before, it could be pulled earlier if the airlines are happy with the number of sales on this fare before the expiry time.
The fare expires today, so could be any time up to midnight local (French) time in reality. However, as we have seen many, many times before, it could be pulled earlier if the airlines are happy with the number of sales on this fare before the expiry time.
Jul 15, 2019, 3:38 pm
#2188
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: London, UK
Programs: BAEC Silver, ITA Club Executive, Hilton Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 3,599
I couldn’t get powertools to take me to the UK website but I’ve managed to book on the US site using the Beverly Hills postcode
The outbound is showing on ba.com already without me having to do anything, but I don’t know how the get the BA PNR for the BA segment of the inbound. AA issued, BA metal, IB flight number.
The outbound is showing on ba.com already without me having to do anything, but I don’t know how the get the BA PNR for the BA segment of the inbound. AA issued, BA metal, IB flight number.
Jul 16, 2019, 12:23 am
#2189
Join Date: Dec 2016
Programs: BAEC GGL/CR; Hilton Diamond; Mucci des Puccis
Posts: 5,631
The easiest way is to contact BA on twitter and PM them your AA record locator, they can give you an equivalent PNR.
An AA issued BA operated IB flight number is a bit of a devil's cocktail whatever you do. Can be very difficult to assign a seat as in my experience none of the systems know what to do. If so, twitter may be able to help, or try the gold line.
An AA issued BA operated IB flight number is a bit of a devil's cocktail whatever you do. Can be very difficult to assign a seat as in my experience none of the systems know what to do. If so, twitter may be able to help, or try the gold line.
Jul 16, 2019, 1:02 am
#2190
Ambassador, British Airways; FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Original Poster
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Leeds, UK
Programs: BA GGL/CCR, GfL, HH Diamond
Posts: 42,991
There is a method to get the ba PNR in the reference post 7 of the thread. Often if your BAEC number is in at least one ba PNR will automatically appear in your future bookings list on your BAEC page.