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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below.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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below.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
Aug 6, 2019, 10:11 am
#2401
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Hmmn, I've previously never really checked that forum for fares, mainly because I kind of always assumed that if they were any good, they'd come to the TP runs or the Premium Fare ones. It's also kind of unfortunate that around end of December and beginning of January, you're kind of caught between each years version of both of those threads too... That and all the drinking around then too...
At least I've diagnosed why I missed this then... I've been reading that forum more regularly for an non OW relative on the lookout for Japan and New Zealand fares...
At least I've diagnosed why I missed this then... I've been reading that forum more regularly for an non OW relative on the lookout for Japan and New Zealand fares...
Other FT threads/boards to watch & external sites
The TP run thread is often a place where good fares are posted aimed at good TP earning. However, it isn’t the only place on FT where such fares are discussed. Here are some other threads/boards you may wish to subscribe to which all relate to good fares.
The TP run thread is often a place where good fares are posted aimed at good TP earning. However, it isn’t the only place on FT where such fares are discussed. Here are some other threads/boards you may wish to subscribe to which all relate to good fares.
Aug 6, 2019, 10:19 am
#2402
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Wolverhampton
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Yeah, I know, if the pound wasn't going to be worth buttons for years, I'd be booking the VS MAN-LAS fare on the premium fares board just posted...
I did used to rely on this thread and the BA Premium one being decent spotters and cross posters of the good deals in times gone past. Looks like not enough activity in it except occasional arguments about lack of activity in the thread...
I did used to rely on this thread and the BA Premium one being decent spotters and cross posters of the good deals in times gone past. Looks like not enough activity in it except occasional arguments about lack of activity in the thread...
Aug 6, 2019, 4:05 pm
#2403
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: LON
Programs: BA GFL, OW Gold, CX/MP Diamond, SPG Plat
Posts: 258
TP Run in October
Hi my friends.
I have "unexpected holidays" to take (1 week) with the wife and we are looking at a TP run (anytime between 10/10 and 30/10).
Been looking around but can't seem to find any current TP run. Any idea?
Cheers!
I have "unexpected holidays" to take (1 week) with the wife and we are looking at a TP run (anytime between 10/10 and 30/10).
Been looking around but can't seem to find any current TP run. Any idea?
Cheers!
Aug 6, 2019, 11:17 pm
#2404
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Programs: AA EXP/LTP, BA GGL/CCR/GfL, HH D/LTD, SPG/MR Plat/LTP
Posts: 10,076
That will in fact be a "westward" run as per destination, no ?
There is, of course the long-running UL eastward run here , easily combined with the returning MH sale to many destinations from CGK via KUL
Aug 8, 2019, 3:02 am
#2405
Join Date: Jul 2016
Programs: Executive Club
Posts: 78
Anyone looking to top up their TPs, I can see LHR-HEL return for around £248 in spring next year - 160TP at £1.55 / TP. Looks like it needs a Saturday night stay, although I can also see HEL-LHR for £300ish so you could nest them - which would get you 320 TP for £550ish. I believe HEL can be quite good for B2B? Google Flights
Aug 8, 2019, 3:13 am
#2406
Join Date: Dec 2013
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Anyone looking to top up their TPs, I can see LHR-HEL return for around £248 in spring next year - 160TP at £1.55 / TP. Looks like it needs a Saturday night stay, although I can also see HEL-LHR for £300ish so you could nest them - which would get you 320 TP for £550ish. I believe HEL can be quite good for B2B? Google Flights
Aug 8, 2019, 3:40 am
#2407
Join Date: Jul 2016
Programs: Executive Club
Posts: 78
Yes, unfortunately it seems only to be the BA flights, the Finnair A350 not an option 
Aug 8, 2019, 3:54 am
#2408
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Anyone looking to top up their TPs, I can see LHR-HEL return for around £248 in spring next year - 160TP at £1.55 / TP. Looks like it needs a Saturday night stay, although I can also see HEL-LHR for £300ish so you could nest them - which would get you 320 TP for £550ish. I believe HEL can be quite good for B2B? Google Flights
These cheaper BA fares to HEL usually only apply to the BA operated flights, so doesn't tend to cover the AY operated flights even if booked under the BA shareholder.
Aug 8, 2019, 4:00 am
#2409
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Kent, UK
Programs: BA Gold; Virgin FF; United Airlines; American Airlines; and was frequent c/c churner - RIP!
Posts: 945
I guess it depends on how many TPs you are looking to get from the run? I am using QR in Oct from ARN (with positioning from LHR) to SIN to gain a few to keep Silver.
Aug 8, 2019, 9:42 am
#2410
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: SYD, YYZ, Southwest UK, a beach somewhere in the world
Programs: AC Prestige, BA Gold, SPG Platinum
Posts: 311
Not sure if this qualifies as a TP run, but Oneworld RTW biz class prices from Pakistan with optimal routing can net 1,840 TP’s at £2.04/TP
Aug 8, 2019, 9:45 am
#2411
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Aug 8, 2019, 12:12 pm
#2412
Join Date: Aug 2019
Programs: non
Posts: 36
Hello all!
I'm very new to the points game, so thank you for all the great posts!
My question is about combining two separate tickets into one. I am looking for a London - Tokyo return flight, which will earn me good points. So far I've found
LHR - DME (BA 0233, PE) - NRT (S7 4121) return. If you book LHR - DME on BA you earn 90 miles, then DME - NRT (operated by JL) on S7 earns you 70 miles, because S7 only offers economy flex tickets. If you pick the right dates LHR - DME return costs £380 for PE and DME - NRT costs £550. So you pay £930 for a part PE London - Tokyo flight and earn 320 miles. The problem is that no one sells these tickets together. I tried it on Matrix and it gave a £2000+ price. I would buy separately, but the return flight has only 1 hour transfer and I don't want to risk it. Any ideas how I can combine these 2 tickets into 1? Thank you!
I'm very new to the points game, so thank you for all the great posts!
My question is about combining two separate tickets into one. I am looking for a London - Tokyo return flight, which will earn me good points. So far I've found
LHR - DME (BA 0233, PE) - NRT (S7 4121) return. If you book LHR - DME on BA you earn 90 miles, then DME - NRT (operated by JL) on S7 earns you 70 miles, because S7 only offers economy flex tickets. If you pick the right dates LHR - DME return costs £380 for PE and DME - NRT costs £550. So you pay £930 for a part PE London - Tokyo flight and earn 320 miles. The problem is that no one sells these tickets together. I tried it on Matrix and it gave a £2000+ price. I would buy separately, but the return flight has only 1 hour transfer and I don't want to risk it. Any ideas how I can combine these 2 tickets into 1? Thank you!
Aug 8, 2019, 1:33 pm
#2413
Join Date: Jun 2016
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 78
Looks like the OTP-PHX deal is back for Easter time 2020. About £1480/$1780 before getting creative (https://www.google.com/flights#flt=O...;sc:b;sd:1;t:f)
Looks like OTP-LHR-HEL-JFK-LAX-PHX and back again could do 920 TPs for £1480, so £1.54/TP
Looks like OTP-LHR-HEL-JFK-LAX-PHX and back again could do 920 TPs for £1480, so £1.54/TP
Aug 8, 2019, 1:45 pm
#2414
Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: London
Programs: BAEC Gold, Hilton Gold, IHG Spire
Posts: 95
Looks like the OTP-PHX deal is back for Easter time 2020. About £1480/$1780 before getting creative (https://www.google.com/flights#flt=O...;sc:b;sd:1;t:f)
Looks like OTP-LHR-HEL-JFK-LAX-PHX and back again could do 920 TPs for £1480, so £1.54/TP
Looks like OTP-LHR-HEL-JFK-LAX-PHX and back again could do 920 TPs for £1480, so £1.54/TP
Aug 8, 2019, 1:47 pm
#2415
Join Date: Nov 2018
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sorry, I don't get any fares unter 1825 EUR that's 1680 GBP.
1480 only without the hel detour.
1480 only without the hel detour.