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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below.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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below.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
Feb 1, 2020, 7:13 am
#3766
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Worcester, GB
Programs: BAEC Gold, Hilton Gold, IHG Diamond
Posts: 157
Thank you for letting me know it will remain at zero, much appreciated. I'm not fixated on the transcons for the lie flat itself, it's about getting the 140tp's for the journey, I can fly info dfw, ord etc and then on to lax but then i'm only getting 40tp's. having said that my wife is much happier in a lie flat and if we can get it for the same price then it's a no-brainer.
Feb 1, 2020, 7:20 am
#3767
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Unio Europaea
Programs: BA GGL, AS, Hertz Cirque Présidentielle
Posts: 1,445
Thank you for letting me know it will remain at zero, much appreciated. I'm not fixated on the transcons for the lie flat itself, it's about getting the 140tp's for the journey, I can fly info dfw, ord etc and then on to lax but then i'm only getting 40tp's. having said that my wife is much happier in a lie flat and if we can get it for the same price then it's a no-brainer.
Feb 1, 2020, 7:31 am
#3768
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Worcester, GB
Programs: BAEC Gold, Hilton Gold, IHG Diamond
Posts: 157
If you only want the TPs, then why not do e.g. BOS-LAX? There's plenty of options out there. And don't forget the 140 TPs with CLT-PDX (or v.v.). But yeah, if your wife is insisting on the type of seating, then I can't offer anything else than a different date or flying direct to the West Coast.
Feb 1, 2020, 7:32 am
#3769
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: LHR Air Traffic Control
Programs: BAEC Silver
Posts: 875
Thank you for letting me know it will remain at zero, much appreciated. I'm not fixated on the transcons for the lie flat itself, it's about getting the 140tp's for the journey, I can fly info dfw, ord etc and then on to lax but then i'm only getting 40tp's. having said that my wife is much happier in a lie flat and if we can get it for the same price then it's a no-brainer.
Feb 1, 2020, 10:17 am
#3770
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Scotland
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 362
INV to PDX back again
It appears as if the fare is back,seeing the same type of fares and connections working
Feb 2, 2020, 4:40 am
#3772
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 1,683
INV-LHR to East Coast to West Coast to PDX is the obvious way. 2x140 + 2x40 return is 720, avoid changing in ORD or DFW for example. Are you looking for something more complex? What are you finding that's not working for you. More info makes it easier to offer advice.
Feb 2, 2020, 7:33 am
#3773
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: DFW
Programs: Marriott Lifetime Titanium, HH Gold, AA Lifetime Gold, United Silver, BA Gold
Posts: 864
DFW based flyer flying to India - Anyway to get 940+ TP in Business for reasonable pr
I live in DFW and travel twice a year in Business to India.
I have already completed 1 round trip from DFW to BOM using regular routing (DFW - LHR - BOM) and have earned 560 TP. I now need another 940 TP to maintain my Gold and so wondering what is a creative way to get here. I plan to travel to India in June/July (dates are flexible) and so any tips/suggestions are welcome. If not 940, is there a way to get close to the same. I normally pay around $3000 to $3500 for my trips and so anything close to that price would be awesome!
I have already completed 1 round trip from DFW to BOM using regular routing (DFW - LHR - BOM) and have earned 560 TP. I now need another 940 TP to maintain my Gold and so wondering what is a creative way to get here. I plan to travel to India in June/July (dates are flexible) and so any tips/suggestions are welcome. If not 940, is there a way to get close to the same. I normally pay around $3000 to $3500 for my trips and so anything close to that price would be awesome!
Feb 2, 2020, 8:00 am
#3774
Join Date: Aug 2019
Programs: BA Exec Club
Posts: 90
INV to PDX over a weekend in June back at £1.3k
Feb 2, 2020, 10:19 am
#3775
Join Date: Sep 2015
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 9
Hi all, looking for a little advice. Trading to plan my first ever TP run. Can go anytime really over next few months. Need 200 points to maintain status but my searches out of GLa or Edi so far have proved quite fruitless. Everything seems to be in excess of £3 per TP?
I am obviously doing something wrong, but don’t know what? :-(
thanks in advance
I am obviously doing something wrong, but don’t know what? :-(
thanks in advance
Feb 2, 2020, 11:09 am
#3776
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Glasgow
Programs: BAEC Gold, LH, EK, QR
Posts: 355
Hi all, looking for a little advice. Trading to plan my first ever TP run. Can go anytime really over next few months. Need 200 points to maintain status but my searches out of GLa or Edi so far have proved quite fruitless. Everything seems to be in excess of £3 per TP?
I am obviously doing something wrong, but don’t know what? :-(
thanks in advance
I am obviously doing something wrong, but don’t know what? :-(
thanks in advance
bucharest slightly more expensive for same points.
Feb 2, 2020, 1:56 pm
#3777
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: AMS
Programs: BAEC Silver, Flying Blue Gold, TK M&S Nobody
Posts: 2,469
Out of curiousity [and not solely aimed at you, but related to the above] - do people find that schedule changes are rare on such routes as LHR-JFK and JFK-LAX? I have something not dissimilar to the above booked - and wouldn't be upset at gaining "creative freedom" due to a schedule change - but I tend to assume that those larger[largest] hub-hub routes are pretty inflexibly scheduled? The implication being that it's only the [in my example] LAX-EUG and SFO-LAX legs that are really likely to get shifted around, with a subsequent reducion in the odds of me "suffering" a schedule change.
Rather irritatingly, they've taken the opportunity to move my final JFK-LHR from the IB code to the AA prime - costing me a few Avios even though there was no change there.
I guess the one upside is I may be able to argue a free cancellation if I see a better price.
Feb 2, 2020, 2:03 pm
#3778
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Edinburgh, UK
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 184
Flights to LAS just now coming in around the £2k mark ex-EU at present (business class), flying late April. What do the experts here think the chances are of the price dropping lower than this?
I remember last year buying a flight c.6 weeks out for £1.4k (same time of year). Of late however, all the deals this year seem to be going east rather than west.
I remember last year buying a flight c.6 weeks out for £1.4k (same time of year). Of late however, all the deals this year seem to be going east rather than west.
Feb 2, 2020, 9:46 pm
#3779
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: Istanbul, Turkey
Programs: TK Elite Plus,BAEC GGL,ITA Executive, AFKL Gold,QR Gold,HH Diamond,Bonvoy Gold,ALL Gold
Posts: 14,186
I live in DFW and travel twice a year in Business to India.
I have already completed 1 round trip from DFW to BOM using regular routing (DFW - LHR - BOM) and have earned 560 TP. I now need another 940 TP to maintain my Gold and so wondering what is a creative way to get here. I plan to travel to India in June/July (dates are flexible) and so any tips/suggestions are welcome. If not 940, is there a way to get close to the same. I normally pay around $3000 to $3500 for my trips and so anything close to that price would be awesome!
I have already completed 1 round trip from DFW to BOM using regular routing (DFW - LHR - BOM) and have earned 560 TP. I now need another 940 TP to maintain my Gold and so wondering what is a creative way to get here. I plan to travel to India in June/July (dates are flexible) and so any tips/suggestions are welcome. If not 940, is there a way to get close to the same. I normally pay around $3000 to $3500 for my trips and so anything close to that price would be awesome!
If you originate in DFW, you would get 800 TP r/t.
The cheapest DFW-BOM or PHX-BOM fare in J is $2028+taxes = $3100-$3300.
There are some other dates available both for a PHX/DFW departure but aware that it's impossible to find the exact routing for the same fare without spending a night in HEL on your own expense.
Feb 3, 2020, 3:17 am
#3780
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Ireland
Programs: BA Gold,Amex Centurion,Marriott LT Plat Prem Elite +AMBASS,Hilton Diamond,Priority Club Plat,VS Gold
Posts: 371
