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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below.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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below.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
Jan 12, 2019, 4:32 pm
#331
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: London
Programs: BAEC
Posts: 26
I've been demoted to Blue and my tier year starts again in June 2019.
Need to go from LHR-SIN for a wedding and ideally like to jump to silver.
Current plan is:
LHR - ARN 10 points
ARN - DOH - SIN - DOH -ARN earns 560 points
ARN - LHR 10 points
Total 580, need 20 more points and 2 more BA flights to get to silver. I have flights booked to Italy with BA booked later in the year but it's using a companion voucher which I believe doesn't count, really frustrating.
Trying to think of ways of getting those 2 extra flights and 20 points in this crazy trip.
Tried LHR-MAN-ARN but doesn't work
Any other ideas???
Need to go from LHR-SIN for a wedding and ideally like to jump to silver.
Current plan is:
LHR - ARN 10 points
ARN - DOH - SIN - DOH -ARN earns 560 points
ARN - LHR 10 points
Total 580, need 20 more points and 2 more BA flights to get to silver. I have flights booked to Italy with BA booked later in the year but it's using a companion voucher which I believe doesn't count, really frustrating.
Trying to think of ways of getting those 2 extra flights and 20 points in this crazy trip.
Tried LHR-MAN-ARN but doesn't work
Any other ideas???
Jan 12, 2019, 4:47 pm
#332
Join Date: Mar 2018
Posts: 375
I've been demoted to Blue and my tier year starts again in June 2019.
Need to go from LHR-SIN for a wedding and ideally like to jump to silver.
Current plan is:
LHR - ARN 10 points
ARN - DOH - SIN - DOH -ARN earns 560 points
ARN - LHR 10 points
Total 580, need 20 more points and 2 more BA flights to get to silver. I have flights booked to Italy with BA booked later in the year but it's using a companion voucher which I believe doesn't count, really frustrating.
Trying to think of ways of getting those 2 extra flights and 20 points in this crazy trip.
Tried LHR-MAN-ARN but doesn't work
Any other ideas???
Need to go from LHR-SIN for a wedding and ideally like to jump to silver.
Current plan is:
LHR - ARN 10 points
ARN - DOH - SIN - DOH -ARN earns 560 points
ARN - LHR 10 points
Total 580, need 20 more points and 2 more BA flights to get to silver. I have flights booked to Italy with BA booked later in the year but it's using a companion voucher which I believe doesn't count, really frustrating.
Trying to think of ways of getting those 2 extra flights and 20 points in this crazy trip.
Tried LHR-MAN-ARN but doesn't work
Any other ideas???
Jan 13, 2019, 3:13 am
#333
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 4,709
I've been demoted to Blue and my tier year starts again in June 2019.
Need to go from LHR-SIN for a wedding and ideally like to jump to silver.
Current plan is:
LHR - ARN 10 points
ARN - DOH - SIN - DOH -ARN earns 560 points
ARN - LHR 10 points
Total 580, need 20 more points and 2 more BA flights to get to silver. I have flights booked to Italy with BA booked later in the year but it's using a companion voucher which I believe doesn't count, really frustrating.
Trying to think of ways of getting those 2 extra flights and 20 points in this crazy trip.
Tried LHR-MAN-ARN but doesn't work
Any other ideas???
Need to go from LHR-SIN for a wedding and ideally like to jump to silver.
Current plan is:
LHR - ARN 10 points
ARN - DOH - SIN - DOH -ARN earns 560 points
ARN - LHR 10 points
Total 580, need 20 more points and 2 more BA flights to get to silver. I have flights booked to Italy with BA booked later in the year but it's using a companion voucher which I believe doesn't count, really frustrating.
Trying to think of ways of getting those 2 extra flights and 20 points in this crazy trip.
Tried LHR-MAN-ARN but doesn't work
Any other ideas???
Jan 13, 2019, 3:23 am
#334
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Windsor
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 909
I was looking at the fare rules for the AMS/HNL fares (ILN8C1S4) and spotted the following (my underlining):
Sales Restrictions
UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED NOTE - GENERAL RULE DOES NOT
APPLY
TICKETS MUST BE ISSUED ON/BEFORE 31JAN 19 AND MUST BE
ISSUED ON IB OR BA.
TICKETS MAY NOT BE ISSUED BY PTA. TICKETS MUST BE ISSUED
BY ELECTRONIC TICKETING. EXTENSION OF TICKET VALIDITY IS
NOT PERMITTED.Does this mean that you would be able to call BA to make a booking, even though it's an IB fare?
Sales Restrictions
UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED NOTE - GENERAL RULE DOES NOT
APPLY
TICKETS MUST BE ISSUED ON/BEFORE 31JAN 19 AND MUST BE
ISSUED ON IB OR BA.
TICKETS MAY NOT BE ISSUED BY PTA. TICKETS MUST BE ISSUED
BY ELECTRONIC TICKETING. EXTENSION OF TICKET VALIDITY IS
NOT PERMITTED.
Jan 13, 2019, 3:30 am
#335
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2004
Programs: CX Green, QF Platinum, BAEC Silver, Hyatt Glob
Posts: 10,780
I've been trying to search the INCEU60 AMS-BKK (via HKG) departing August 2019, but only getting prices around EUR 2200. Has this fare gone now?
Although if I search it AMS-LHR-BKK, I can see the fare come up.
This is the fare I'm talking about.
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/brit...l#post29235643
Although if I search it AMS-LHR-BKK, I can see the fare come up.
This is the fare I'm talking about.
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/brit...l#post29235643
AMS-LHR-HKG // HKG-HKT-HKG // HKG-LHR-AMS now around EUR 1800.
This fare to BKK instead with HKG stopovers used to be about EUR 1600, so a price increase now of EUR 200.
Jan 13, 2019, 3:40 am
#336
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 4,709
Makes sense as BA have no direct flight to HKT ^
Jan 13, 2019, 7:12 am
#337
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Surrey
Programs: BA Gold, VS Gold, Eurostar CB, IHG Spire, Hilton Diamond, Bonvoy Titanium, Hertz President Circle
Posts: 435
I noticed that you can get around £1.40/TP for OTP-HEL or OTP-SOF returns via LHR for some weekends (£475-500). Nearly up to Silver in one long weekend if combined with one of the SH+ sale fares for positioning.
Jan 13, 2019, 9:04 am
#338
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: UK
Posts: 134
I'm going round in circles and hoping someone might have a bright idea!
I am taking advantage of the INV-LAX fare, including LHR-INV-LHR positioning in CE to make it up to 1040 TPs. I have 3 Apr - 7 Apr as four full clear days in LA to nest a run to make gold in the one trip. I managed a decent ticket to MGA pricing at £630 for 440TPs but as I was booking the price jumped to over double. There is a similar fare for £670ish to San Sula but includes a brutal overnight LAS-MIA on a 737MAX which I don't fancy (the MGA ticket was an overnight in MCO).
In any case, the above leaves me short by 20 TPs and my OCD is really wanting me to nail this in one.
Any overarching thoughts of what I can try. I have pretty much searched the whole of the carib and central america!
Thanks
I am taking advantage of the INV-LAX fare, including LHR-INV-LHR positioning in CE to make it up to 1040 TPs. I have 3 Apr - 7 Apr as four full clear days in LA to nest a run to make gold in the one trip. I managed a decent ticket to MGA pricing at £630 for 440TPs but as I was booking the price jumped to over double. There is a similar fare for £670ish to San Sula but includes a brutal overnight LAS-MIA on a 737MAX which I don't fancy (the MGA ticket was an overnight in MCO).
In any case, the above leaves me short by 20 TPs and my OCD is really wanting me to nail this in one.
Any overarching thoughts of what I can try. I have pretty much searched the whole of the carib and central america!
Thanks
Jan 13, 2019, 9:06 am
#339
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: East Coast, USA
Programs: BAEC, Etihad Guest, trying to figure out Skywards
Posts: 21
I did want silver as husband and I have international travel planned, albeit in eco, and we'd like lounge access and the other perks when possible.
Last edited by cocoabean28; Jan 13, 2019 at 9:14 am
Jan 13, 2019, 9:12 am
#340
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: East Coast, USA
Programs: BAEC, Etihad Guest, trying to figure out Skywards
Posts: 21
Jan 13, 2019, 9:30 am
#341
Join Date: May 2018
Posts: 5
Hi everyone,
Hoping someone might be able to help. Am planning to a tier point run as follows:
LHR-HEL
HEL-OSL
OSL-HEL
HEL-LHR all being well in business this should net me 240 tier points. However I can't seem to book the flights (even though there is availability), but I can book LHR-HEL, HEL-OSL, and then OSL-LHR via HEL. My question if this last segment will net me 80 or 40 tier points? As the BA calculator seems to suggest it would be 40 -- but if there's a layover and a change of planes do you collect tier points on each flight?
Thank you!
Hoping someone might be able to help. Am planning to a tier point run as follows:
LHR-HEL
HEL-OSL
OSL-HEL
HEL-LHR all being well in business this should net me 240 tier points. However I can't seem to book the flights (even though there is availability), but I can book LHR-HEL, HEL-OSL, and then OSL-LHR via HEL. My question if this last segment will net me 80 or 40 tier points? As the BA calculator seems to suggest it would be 40 -- but if there's a layover and a change of planes do you collect tier points on each flight?
Thank you!
Jan 13, 2019, 10:39 am
#342
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: Helsinki
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 143
Hi everyone,
Hoping someone might be able to help. Am planning to a tier point run as follows:
LHR-HEL
HEL-OSL
OSL-HEL
HEL-LHR all being well in business this should net me 240 tier points. However I can't seem to book the flights (even though there is availability), but I can book LHR-HEL, HEL-OSL, and then OSL-LHR via HEL. My question if this last segment will net me 80 or 40 tier points? As the BA calculator seems to suggest it would be 40 -- but if there's a layover and a change of planes do you collect tier points on each flight?
Thank you!
Hoping someone might be able to help. Am planning to a tier point run as follows:
LHR-HEL
HEL-OSL
OSL-HEL
HEL-LHR all being well in business this should net me 240 tier points. However I can't seem to book the flights (even though there is availability), but I can book LHR-HEL, HEL-OSL, and then OSL-LHR via HEL. My question if this last segment will net me 80 or 40 tier points? As the BA calculator seems to suggest it would be 40 -- but if there's a layover and a change of planes do you collect tier points on each flight?
Thank you!
Jan 13, 2019, 2:34 pm
#343
Join Date: Jun 2015
Programs: BAEC silver
Posts: 55
Not sure if of interest to anyone but I am looking to go to mco in april and flying from Gla wasnt very cheap .I decided to have a look at Inv for the outbound but still returning to Gla. I was offered outbound a flight in first for £894 now considering the PE flight from Gla is £600+ on my dates I have decided to go for it I am still returning in PE to Gla ( total cost £1286) but for only £200 more than my original PE return. Im sure someone would be able to make the offered First into a TP run. Sorry not very good with matrix I only looked on BA.com it
Jan 13, 2019, 4:37 pm
#344
Join Date: Jan 2019
Programs: british airways Gold
Posts: 7
Hi Goldensunset. Would you mind telling me what dates these prices were available.
Thanks.
Jo
Thanks.
Jo
Jan 13, 2019, 5:00 pm
#345
Join Date: Jan 2019
Programs: british airways Gold
Posts: 7
Hi all,
I've just found and joined flyertalk and very glad to be here,
I've been out of action pretty much this past year and hence I've flown once. I need a whopping 1100 tier points by april. Does anyone have any good advice on great tier point runs. I can travel anytime from now and eager to book something. (i'll keep looking in the meanwhile)
Thanks in advance for any advice.
Joseph.
I've just found and joined flyertalk and very glad to be here,
I've been out of action pretty much this past year and hence I've flown once. I need a whopping 1100 tier points by april. Does anyone have any good advice on great tier point runs. I can travel anytime from now and eager to book something. (i'll keep looking in the meanwhile)
Thanks in advance for any advice.
Joseph.