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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below.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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below.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
Sep 5, 2019, 4:11 am
#2732
Join Date: Sep 2014
Programs: BA Gold, Etihad Guest
Posts: 132
I think CLT to BGI is just over the 2000 mile marker so is 140TP each way (2x40 + 2x140) x2. Finding somewhere to book it could be a challenge in itself. Not had the best of luck with the BA call centre before.
Sep 5, 2019, 4:14 am
#2733
Join Date: May 2014
Location: BRU
Programs: BA GGL, TK E (*G), ITA exec
Posts: 4,093
On the JFK-HEL route I don't think AY faces much competition, and I certainly never heard of any BA flights on that trade.
For the LHR-HEL route, however, AY has one daily A350, one (occasionally two) daily A330:s and 2-3 daily A320/321:s. BA has 1-2 daily flights, using A320:s. Having the choice, I would never hesitate to fly AY on the A350 and also A330 over any 3h flight in a A320 to/from HEL
For the LHR-HEL route, however, AY has one daily A350, one (occasionally two) daily A330:s and 2-3 daily A320/321:s. BA has 1-2 daily flights, using A320:s. Having the choice, I would never hesitate to fly AY on the A350 and also A330 over any 3h flight in a A320 to/from HEL
Sep 5, 2019, 5:22 am
#2735
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: AMS
Programs: BAEC Silver, Flying Blue Gold, TK M&S Nobody
Posts: 2,472
So it is! Didn't realise anywhere in the Caribbean offered 140TP sectors from the East Coast.
Sep 5, 2019, 7:06 am
#2736
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Qatar
Programs: QR Gold
Posts: 69
Any ex-DOH suggestions?
Sep 5, 2019, 7:29 am
#2737
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 1,683
There's a thread here if you want someone to find a fare for you Find me a good British Airways fare - ticket clinic [Beta / draft: BA FARES ONLY]
It always helps to offer some proper detail, approx budget, how long you have to travel, when you're thinking of going. Obviously the more detail the more likely you can get a meaningful answer.
It always helps to offer some proper detail, approx budget, how long you have to travel, when you're thinking of going. Obviously the more detail the more likely you can get a meaningful answer.
Sep 5, 2019, 10:03 am
#2738
Join Date: Apr 2015
Programs: Some
Posts: 5,252
DOH is a difficult one since the blockade, as the fact that only a restricted number of airlines serve it means there is no real incentive to offer cheap fares. When you add in that premium flights (which are typically the best way to do TP runs) were never really that cheap ex-DOH anyway you're probably better off heading to MCT or similar and starting there instead.
Sep 5, 2019, 11:39 am
#2739
Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: LDN / NY
Programs: BA GGL, Marriott Amb, Hyatt Glob
Posts: 538
Hi Ladies and Gents 
Have any of you found any creative ways to get to NY? I travel there 2-3 times a month and have decided to become loyal to a line as of last month. As such, I'm on a mission to get to Gold. I currently have about 700 points locked in already (Expiry is Dec 8th), and I'm in the process of booking some more London > JFK trips.
I'm open to booking via DUB, HEL etc if anyone has any ideas? Typically I go Premium Econ as it comes out the best value per £ and I can get to NY for around £1k. Not the best for 180 avios, but I need to do the trip anyway.
Cheers!
Have any of you found any creative ways to get to NY? I travel there 2-3 times a month and have decided to become loyal to a line as of last month. As such, I'm on a mission to get to Gold. I currently have about 700 points locked in already (Expiry is Dec 8th), and I'm in the process of booking some more London > JFK trips.
I'm open to booking via DUB, HEL etc if anyone has any ideas? Typically I go Premium Econ as it comes out the best value per £ and I can get to NY for around £1k. Not the best for 180 avios, but I need to do the trip anyway.
Cheers!
Last edited by jjLDNY; Oct 18, 2019 at 4:19 am
Sep 5, 2019, 11:45 am
#2740
Join Date: Dec 2016
Programs: BAEC GGL/CR; Hilton Diamond; Mucci des Puccis
Posts: 5,609
Why not read a few posts up in this thread? You can get to NY for less than 1K in J
Sep 5, 2019, 2:14 pm
#2741
Join Date: Jul 2016
Programs: Executive Club
Posts: 78
I'm looking at this GER-USA fare and it seems it's become a bit less flexible in the last few hours. I'm sure I was looking at relatively short trips before, but now the fare rules seem to specify a 6-night minimum stay. Looking at some of the screenshots other users have posted, it seems they were able to price up shorter trips but I've not been able to replicate them. Google Flights is still showing the lower prices for shorter trips, but when you click through to get the price it shoots up to £2,000+. Have they tightened it up to keep us TP-runners out, or am I missing a trick?
Sep 6, 2019, 1:16 am
#2742
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: UK
Programs: BA Exec Club, Flying Blue
Posts: 639
Might be a restriction that you have to stay a Saturday night?
Sep 6, 2019, 10:01 am
#2743
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: UK
Programs: AA, BA, DL, UA, SAS
Posts: 170
Sorry if this is a repeated question, but are transcon first flights in I class 140 or 210 TPs?
I can see that the calculator puts I under Business and that the seats are in First (see below).
I can see that the calculator puts I under Business and that the seats are in First (see below).
Sep 6, 2019, 10:04 am
#2744
Join Date: Dec 2016
Programs: BAEC GGL/CR; Hilton Diamond; Mucci des Puccis
Posts: 5,609
140 - there are transcon F flights, but only JFK to LAX as far as I know.
Sep 6, 2019, 10:15 am
#2745
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: WAW ✈ LHR ✈ GLA
Programs: BA GfL/GGL/CCR, HH Diamond, IHG Diamond Ambassador
Posts: 2,501