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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below.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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below.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 22, 2019, 5:34 pm
#2281
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 478
bargain hunting to the limit is not everyone's cup of tea
AUH-CMB-CGK is there "to be done", CMB-XXX-XXX-XXX-XXX-HNL is here "to have fun"
Last edited by alp67; Jul 22, 2019 at 6:38 pm
Jul 22, 2019, 5:46 pm
#2282
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 478
Who says it only works if AA100 is included?
You can route through ANY AA destination in Europe (CDG, LHR, MXP, BCN) which will be served by QR as well.
So FCO won't do the trick (TATL AA but no QR flight) as opposite ZRH, FRA .... won't work as well (QR but no TATL AA flights)
You can route through ANY AA destination in Europe (CDG, LHR, MXP, BCN) which will be served by QR as well.
So FCO won't do the trick (TATL AA but no QR flight) as opposite ZRH, FRA .... won't work as well (QR but no TATL AA flights)
Jul 22, 2019, 6:19 pm
#2283
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 478
proof of what I wrote earlier:
Last edited by alp67; Jul 22, 2019 at 6:24 pm
Jul 23, 2019, 1:33 am
#2284
Moderator: Qatar Airways
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: LHR/NCE/MIA
Programs: BAEC GfL & GGL, SQ Gold, Amex Centurion, Mucci des Chevaliers des Bons Mots et Qui Savent Moucher
Posts: 8,949
The problem with this route is the MCT @ AUH is 60mins so you can't book back to back i.e. UL364 -->UL365 on the same day as its 55min - meaning you need to kill 24hrs in Jakarta (which isn't a bad way to kill 24hrs) however for a TP run - its time wasted.
The question is - could one 'nest' a separate booking enabling you to take the UL365 back (i.e. Outbound 1st Ticket returning inbound 2nd ticket... then outbound 2nd ticket returning inbound on 1st ticket) - is that even doable?
It's a fantastic fare nonetheless!
The question is - could one 'nest' a separate booking enabling you to take the UL365 back (i.e. Outbound 1st Ticket returning inbound 2nd ticket... then outbound 2nd ticket returning inbound on 1st ticket) - is that even doable?
It's a fantastic fare nonetheless!
B2b at CGK is possible if you have a contact at the airport, but otherwise I wouldn't risk it - passport control and long walks make it a lengthy arrival process even when not doing a b2b!
With CGK as cheap a city as it is, the other costs associated with a TP run (which most usually forget to include), make this an absolute steal.
M
Jul 23, 2019, 2:21 am
#2285
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Anywhere
Posts: 6,576
I thought B2B was possible only at CGK T2, but is still possible with UL move to T3?
Jul 23, 2019, 2:36 am
#2286
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 2014
Location: UK
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 12,262
Jul 23, 2019, 2:43 am
#2287
Join Date: Oct 2013
Programs: GGL/CCR
Posts: 1,899
Don't try a B2B at CGK. You are setting yourself up for failure.
Jul 23, 2019, 3:17 am
#2288
Join Date: Apr 2019
Posts: 39
LHR - PHL CW to F - £659
I declined.
I asked about upgrading avios from club to first on the day and I was told it was 105,300 avios. Basically you can upgrade with avios on the day but it is at a vast premium.
To upgrade online during peak times it’s only 20,000!
I declined.
I asked about upgrading avios from club to first on the day and I was told it was 105,300 avios. Basically you can upgrade with avios on the day but it is at a vast premium.
To upgrade online during peak times it’s only 20,000!
Jul 23, 2019, 4:17 am
#2289
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 6
I was looking to do KUL-KTM-KUL with MH - 280 tier points for £525. MH has a 60 minute turnaround at KTM and I was wondering if B2B was possible?
Jul 23, 2019, 4:21 am
#2290
Join Date: Dec 2016
Programs: BAEC GGL/CR; Hilton Diamond; Mucci des Puccis
Posts: 5,610
Possible but risky as you need to go landside through immigration. That can take a while if you are getting visa on arrival you fill in a form on a machine for a visa and it’s very crowded with some of the machines non functional.
with a visa already, not impossible but tight.
kathmandhu is a great place for a visit anyway. I’d stay a day and do a tour.
with a visa already, not impossible but tight.
kathmandhu is a great place for a visit anyway. I’d stay a day and do a tour.
Jul 23, 2019, 4:22 am
#2291
Join Date: Dec 2016
Programs: BAEC GGL/CR; Hilton Diamond; Mucci des Puccis
Posts: 5,610
Also worth looking at ex BKK via KUL. That’s how I did it.
Jul 23, 2019, 6:25 am
#2292
Join Date: Jun 2013
Programs: BA Gold, TAP Gold
Posts: 131
From BKK You might also consider BKK-CMB-BOM 160 TP for £ 394
Jul 23, 2019, 8:14 am
#2293
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 478
The Hyatt Regency KTM is cheap on points, get yourself a Club room ;-)
Jul 23, 2019, 10:34 am
#2294
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Dallas
Programs: AA LTPlat, Marriott LTTitanium, IHG Spire, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 44
Jul 25, 2019, 3:31 am
#2295
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: One & Only: L O N D O N
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 1,347
