BA Tier Point Runs | 2019-20 edition
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Dec 3, 19, 5:59 am
#3286
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: London
Programs: BAEC Gold, Accor Live Limitless Gold, Hilton Honours Gold, Avis Preferred Plus
Posts: 1,794
Originally Posted by Etxebas
Calling all TP run experts.
Due to a last minute trip cancellation I am in a position on which I need 25TP to renew Gold before 8th Jan. Realistically I can only do a same-day return from London on 13th, 14th or 15th Dec, or a same-day return from MAD between the 18th-31st Dec.
I have been looking at the different options and the cheapest I can find is a turnaround to AMS (LHR-AMS in J and AMS-LHR in Y) for about 250GBP. Is this the cheapest option out there? I would appreciate any help from the experts!
Thanks a lot,
Etxebas
Due to a last minute trip cancellation I am in a position on which I need 25TP to renew Gold before 8th Jan. Realistically I can only do a same-day return from London on 13th, 14th or 15th Dec, or a same-day return from MAD between the 18th-31st Dec.
I have been looking at the different options and the cheapest I can find is a turnaround to AMS (LHR-AMS in J and AMS-LHR in Y) for about 250GBP. Is this the cheapest option out there? I would appreciate any help from the experts!
Thanks a lot,
Etxebas
- A risky back-to-back to ALC with a very early start on the 13th Dec: £116 - BA2632 LGW-ALC in Y and BA2633 ALC-LGW in J
- An easy back-to-back to VCE with a bit of an early start on the 14th Dec: £132 - BA2582 LGW-VCE in Y and BA2583 VCE-LGW in J (or can take BA2585 or BA2587 if you want to spend a bit of time in Venice)
- Another risky back-to-back to BOD with an even earlier start on the 14th Dec: £132 - BA2786 LGW-BOD in Y and BA2787 BOD-LGW in J (can do J outbound and Y inbound for £1ish more)
Dec 3, 19, 9:48 am
#3287
Join Date: Jul 2016
Programs: Executive Club
Posts: 76
Originally Posted by Etxebas
Yes but only on Avios.... 
Check the conditions of your ticket before cancelling!
Dec 3, 19, 11:18 am
#3288
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: PHL
Programs: BA,SPG
Posts: 67
Originally Posted by srcga
Same day turnaround option..
Also looks like Boston may be in the mix here, just playing around now.
Edit.. some options around without a hotel stay in RDU
Also looks like Boston may be in the mix here, just playing around now.
Edit.. some options around without a hotel stay in RDU
Should get you in the spirit of searching on your own
Dec 3, 19, 3:51 pm
#3289
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Heathrow
Posts: 180
Just booked my first TP run. I’m on the east coast of the US for work anyway so booked a trip up to BOS via CLT and PHL one weekend. Same day turnaround will mean a 14 hour day but it will tip me over the line for gold before my current spell of flying a lot for work ends.
My first shiny status card since leaving BA! I don’t think I did too badly either, the 6 sectors set me back $364, so £1.16/TP. My year just reset so that’s nearly two years at gold and a year at silver.
My first shiny status card since leaving BA! I don’t think I did too badly either, the 6 sectors set me back $364, so £1.16/TP. My year just reset so that’s nearly two years at gold and a year at silver.
Dec 3, 19, 4:01 pm
#3290
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Taif, KSA
Programs: BA GGL, HH Diamond
Posts: 1,861
Originally Posted by srcga
East Coast US people... PHL-RDU has some availability again with a 1 night RDU stay. Haven't played with same day options.
Should get you in the spirit of searching on your own
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Should get you in the spirit of searching on your own
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Dec 3, 19, 4:28 pm
#3291
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: LHR/ATL
Programs: EY Gold, AS MVPG, BAEC Gold, DL PM
Posts: 819
Originally Posted by srcga
East Coast US people... PHL-RDU has some availability again with a 1 night RDU stay. Haven't played with same day options.
Should get you in the spirit of searching on your own
Should get you in the spirit of searching on your own
Dec 3, 19, 8:37 pm
#3292
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: PHL
Programs: BA,SPG
Posts: 67
Originally Posted by gforce
That's really expensive - I literally booked this yesterday. Same TPs but for significantly less money and no overnight stay.
I wouldn't call the PHL->RDU one really expensive.. more like yours is really that much better
South of $2US a TP is great in general.
Dec 4, 19, 2:00 am
#3293
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: LHR/ATL
Programs: EY Gold, AS MVPG, BAEC Gold, DL PM
Posts: 819
Originally Posted by srcga
That is very good indeed. I live in PHL so even positioning around would need some sort of overnight stay somewhere.
I wouldn't call the PHL->RDU one really expensive.. more like yours is really that much better South of $2US a TP is great in general.
I wouldn't call the PHL->RDU one really expensive.. more like yours is really that much better
South of $2US a TP is great in general.
Dec 4, 19, 8:29 am
#3294
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: PHL
Programs: BA,SPG
Posts: 67
Originally Posted by gforce
Apologies if it sounded a bit aggressive. I was factoring in additional costs such as an overnight stay in RDU (say $50-100) and meals etc (say another $25-50) which bumps the overall costs up closer to $500 for 240 TPs.
Really fortunate to have a same day run on EC. I tend to make some mini-vacations or see people combined with TP runs to make it worth while. For sure the hidden costs of overnight stay should be made obvious.
DCA-RDU fare definitely has opened my eyes. Trying to work in a nested run myself at the moment
During the winter I try to do a quick getaway + TP run down to Florida if I can..trying to make options work with MIA overnight layovers using the PHL-RDU or DCA-RDU rules. Interesting
Dec 4, 19, 2:37 pm
#3295
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Barcelona, London, on a plane
Programs: BA Gold, TK E+, AA PP, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Platinum, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 10,645
Yeah, but 5:55am out of DCA. Unless you live quite close to DCA, that's a hotel night (and a stupid o'clock wake up call).
Dec 4, 19, 3:21 pm
#3296
Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: EWR
Programs: British Airways Executive Club
Posts: 58
Looking for a West Coast equivalent out of SFO/SJC/OAK, I had some good options for February but that seems to have gone.
What are the go to routes out of the above airports? Thinking more B2B and day trips.
What are the go to routes out of the above airports? Thinking more B2B and day trips.
Dec 4, 19, 8:39 pm
#3297
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 3,178
Originally Posted by maxpedals
Looking for a West Coast equivalent out of SFO/SJC/OAK, I had some good options for February but that seems to have gone.
What are the go to routes out of the above airports? Thinking more B2B and day trips.
What are the go to routes out of the above airports? Thinking more B2B and day trips.
rb211.
Dec 6, 19, 8:56 am
#3298
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: UK
Programs: Baec
Posts: 187
Needed to do three BA flights before the end of the year so last week did LHR-AMS-LHR-AMS. Apparently this confuses the system and I had to request one of the LHR-AMS legs to be added manually.
Dec 9, 19, 10:05 pm
#3299
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: HEL
Programs: AY+ Gold, SK EBS
Posts: 191
Not quite TP run territory but there's a great Spain-Shanghai J fare you might be interested in - I'm seeing MAD/BCN-LHR-PVG for around €1270/£1060 in Jan/Feb 2020
If anyone else can suggest decent J fares from Europe to East Asia I'm always up for them!
If anyone else can suggest decent J fares from Europe to East Asia I'm always up for them!
Dec 9, 19, 10:29 pm
#3300
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: Mexico
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 2,161
Originally Posted by RB211
I'm not sure how many TPs you are looking for, but I have done two LAX runs in a day from SFO, I've also done SFO-LAX-LAS-LAX-SFO as well (PHX and others may be an option rather than LAS!) The circle flights can work out well, SFO-PHX-LAX-SFO and variations. For more points, Charlotte is good because it's just a tad over 2K miles from SFO and thus gets the 140 TPs vs 40 TPs up front - albeit an uncomfortable 140 TPs each way! Then there are the transcon flights, so you can so SFO-JFK-SFO for 2 x 140 or 2 x 210 TPs, and SFO-LAX-JFK-SFO-LAX for up to 500 TPs, although I''m not sure that's doable in one day and is traditionally quite expensive. Whether any of these are available at decent prices is another matter - IME SFO seems to be slightly cheaper these days than SJC or OAK for these types of runs, but that hasn't always been the case. YMMV.
rb211.
rb211.
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