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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below.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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below.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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
Oct 25, 2019, 6:11 am
#3046
Join Date: Sep 2018
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 136
Hoping for some help....
I'm looking to do a BA TP run late Jan (need to be in NYC late Feb 2nd). I have 5/6 days in advance of that that I can do any run leaving London. Looking to max as many TP as possible - 600+ would be great, frequent flyer and traveling light so not concerned with quick turnarounds.
Any ideas?
I'm looking to do a BA TP run late Jan (need to be in NYC late Feb 2nd). I have 5/6 days in advance of that that I can do any run leaving London. Looking to max as many TP as possible - 600+ would be great, frequent flyer and traveling light so not concerned with quick turnarounds.
Any ideas?
LON/NYC are generally not airports suitable to TP runs so you'd likely need to position both ends. Perhaps OTP-PHX
Last edited by BA707; Oct 25, 2019 at 6:21 am
Oct 25, 2019, 7:15 am
#3047
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold / OW Emerald
Posts: 753
Hoping for some help....
I'm looking to do a BA TP run late Jan (need to be in NYC late Feb 2nd). I have 5/6 days in advance of that that I can do any run leaving London. Looking to max as many TP as possible - 600+ would be great, frequent flyer and traveling light so not concerned with quick turnarounds.
Any ideas?
I'm looking to do a BA TP run late Jan (need to be in NYC late Feb 2nd). I have 5/6 days in advance of that that I can do any run leaving London. Looking to max as many TP as possible - 600+ would be great, frequent flyer and traveling light so not concerned with quick turnarounds.
Any ideas?
Oct 25, 2019, 5:34 pm
#3048
Join Date: May 2017
Programs: Virgin / BA
Posts: 11
Budget - TBC but happy to spend to earn a good bulk
Oct 25, 2019, 8:41 pm
#3049
Join Date: Nov 2015
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 132
Any reason people are deleting posts? Looks like one of mine asking for help with a run was deleted further above. Would have thought mods are there to make sure there’s no offensive posts, rather than to police what they deem ‘tier point run’ enough to be posted.
Oct 26, 2019, 3:00 am
#3050
Join Date: Nov 2013
Programs: KrisFlyer, BA Executive Club
Posts: 128
There are OTP-LHR-SOF flights available for ~£450 in November and December. Can be done in a weekend (position on Thursday eve, leave Friday, back Saturday) gaining around 320 TP at £1.65/TP that can be taken down to £.8/TP with avios.
I had a good example above, but mods seem to have deleted it.
I had a good example above, but mods seem to have deleted it.
Oct 26, 2019, 3:29 am
#3051
Join Date: Sep 2018
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 136
Outbound 30/11, inbound 01/12
https://www.google.co.uk/flights/#fl...08*2.GBP.46508
Oct 28, 2019, 8:24 am
#3052
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: London
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 46
Apologies for the silly question, but I'm doing a quick TP run to AMS from London to get the last few points I need to keep my Silver level. Land in AMS at 19:15 and then fly back at 21:20. Do I need to actually go through passport control and back through check-in at Schiphol if I have the return boarding pass already, or can I just go from the arrival gate to the departure gate (if different) or the lounge until the return flight? Thank you!
Oct 28, 2019, 8:29 am
#3053
Join Date: Dec 2016
Programs: BAEC GGL/CR; Hilton Diamond; Mucci des Puccis
Posts: 5,610
Apologies for the silly question, but I'm doing a quick TP run to AMS from London to get the last few points I need to keep my Silver level. Land in AMS at 19:15 and then fly back at 21:20. Do I need to actually go through passport control and back through check-in at Schiphol if I have the return boarding pass already, or can I just go from the arrival gate to the departure gate (if different) or the lounge until the return flight? Thank you!
Oct 28, 2019, 8:30 am
#3054
Join Date: May 2014
Location: BRU
Programs: BA GGL, TK E (*G), ITA exec
Posts: 4,100
It sounds like a back to back.
if it's the case i suggest you check this thread for posts regarding AMS https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/brit...tinations.html
if it's the case i suggest you check this thread for posts regarding AMS https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/brit...tinations.html
AMS: ☻☻☻
Back to back: Excellent; Transfer: Excellent; Landside: Poor. Arrivals decant into departure hall normally
Back to back: Excellent; Transfer: Excellent; Landside: Poor. Arrivals decant into departure hall normally
Oct 28, 2019, 8:32 am
#3055
Join Date: Sep 2018
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 136
Apologies for the silly question, but I'm doing a quick TP run to AMS from London to get the last few points I need to keep my Silver level. Land in AMS at 19:15 and then fly back at 21:20. Do I need to actually go through passport control and back through check-in at Schiphol if I have the return boarding pass already, or can I just go from the arrival gate to the departure gate (if different) or the lounge until the return flight? Thank you!
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/brit...tinations.html
Oct 28, 2019, 8:39 am
#3057
Join Date: Sep 2018
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 136
However, assuming LCY-AMS is a separate ticket to AMS-LGW, you are unlikely to be protected in the event of IRROPS.
Oct 28, 2019, 8:47 am
#3058
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: London
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 46
Yes - separate tickets. Fingers crossed there's no drama.
Oct 29, 2019, 11:00 am
#3059
Join Date: Aug 2019
Location: Tenerife
Programs: BA Gold, BA AMEX PP, Amex Platinum
Posts: 434
There are OTP-LHR-SOF flights available for ~£450 in November and December. Can be done in a weekend (position on Thursday eve, leave Friday, back Saturday) gaining around 320 TP at £1.65/TP that can be taken down to £.8/TP with avios.
I had a good example above, but mods seem to have deleted it.
I had a good example above, but mods seem to have deleted it.
Last edited by The Geek; Oct 29, 2019 at 11:06 am
Oct 29, 2019, 8:43 pm
#3060
formerly Guanran Wang
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: HKG, PEK, IAD/DCA, LON, BHX,
Programs: Alaska, BAEC, Asiana, Aegean, Enrich, Marriott/SPG, Hilton
Posts: 322
Business Class Run 920TP 2084GBP RT
https://www.google.com/flights#flt=/...2*2.GBP.208482
Routing DME-LON-NYC-PHX-LAX RT
Thru Schedule, some months have 3 day min stay
https://www.google.com/flights#flt=/...2*2.GBP.208482
Routing DME-LON-NYC-PHX-LAX RT
Thru Schedule, some months have 3 day min stay