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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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below.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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below.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
#4786
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: UK
Programs: BA Gold, EK Gold, VS Gold, HH Diamond , Marriott Gold , IHG Plat
Posts: 129
Its the one that you posted for AlphaXray this morning. From Sofia-LHR-HEL-LHR-LCY-JFK-SFO and return. I am trying to replicate it on ITA but not sure how to construct it.
#4787
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#4788
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 38
Hello,
I have 1475 points and my card expires on the 9th of Sept. I was planning to fly once from Milan to Madrid or London to earn 25 points to turn gold but I am not sure this will be possible till Sept. What will BA do?
Thank you
I have 1475 points and my card expires on the 9th of Sept. I was planning to fly once from Milan to Madrid or London to earn 25 points to turn gold but I am not sure this will be possible till Sept. What will BA do?
Thank you
#4789
Join Date: May 2019
Programs: BA
Posts: 137
The chances are there will be a reduction in required TP's to achieve status, currently for April, May and June it's a 30% reduction, I and many other hope BA continue this
#4790
Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: BER
Programs: BA GGL, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 1,843
which is absolutely reasonable to think, since the travelling situation later this year wont be that much different from the travelling situation right now.
#4791
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: BHX
Programs: BA GGL CCR GfL, SQ Gold, Hyatt Glob, HH Diamond, Marriott Plat, Cafe Nero Loyalty Card (7 Stamps)
Posts: 7,358
Now, if you were on 1000 TPs with a September renewal and all flights suddenly started up again next week with no restrictions then that would be a different matter. But for 25TPs, I can't imagine this being any kind of problem whatsoever.
#4792
Moderator: British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: TPA/ABZ
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold. GGL/CCR.
Posts: 13,270
COVID-19 - TP reduction requirement for re-qualification [currently to June year end]
#4793
Join Date: Jan 2011
Programs: BAEC GGL/CCR, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 395
Is it still possible to route SOF-LHR-HEL-LHR with the refiled exSOF fares to the US? Playing around with it again and can't seem to make it work now
#4795
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For example:
SOF-LHR-HEL-LHR-JFK-PHX would work
SOF-LHR-HEL-LHR-JFK-LAX-PHX would not work
#4796
Actually this is incorrect, you can still have 2 US sectors, but if routing via LAX you are exceeding MPM (maximum permitted mileage). If you were to connect slightly differently it is perfectly doable.
#4797
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Thank you.
#4798
Code:
Maximum Permitted Mileage: Airports: SOF-PHX Flying BA Maximum Permitted Mileage SOFPHX-BA 02MAY20 TICKETED POINT SURCHARGES APPLY. GI M 5M 10M 15M 20M 25M MPM AT 7777 8165 8554 8943 9332 9721 . Calculated Sector Mileage SOF BA PHX /02MAY20 ************************************************************* CTY GI TPM CUM MPM EMS DED LAST NEXT 25M SOF 2 1. PHX 1 AT 6480¤ 6480 7777 0M 0 0 1297 9721
6 segment path:SOFLHR307°(NW)302°(NW)1,271 miLHRHEL048°(NE)048°(NE)1,151 miHELLHR249°(W)240°(SW)1,151 miLHRJFK288°(W)288°(W)3,451 miJFKLAX274°(W)287°(W)2,475 miLAXPHX094°(E)082°(E)370 mi9,870 mi
AND as I mentioned the double HEL shuffle is possible if you do a different routing/end point in USA:
EG SOF-LAX via:
6 segment path: SOF LHR 307° (NW) 302° (NW) 1,271 mi LHR HEL 048° (NE) 048° (NE) 1,151 mi HEL LHR 249° (W) 240° (SW) 1,151 mi LHR JFK 288° (W) 288° (W) 3,451 mi JFK PHX 269° (W) 282° (W) 2,153 mi PHX LAX 277° (W) 267° (W) 370 mi
9,548 mi
Results from https://www.ExpertFlyer.com
Code:
Maximum Permitted Mileage: Airports: SOF-LAX Flying BA Maximum Permitted Mileage SOFLAX-BA 02MAY20 TICKETED POINT SURCHARGES APPLY. GI M 5M 10M 15M 20M 25M MPM AT 7948 8345 8742 9140 9537 9935 . Calculated Sector Mileage SOF BA LAX /02MAY20 ************************************************************* CTY GI TPM CUM MPM EMS DED LAST NEXT 25M SOF 2 1. LAX 1 AT 6623¤ 6623 7948 0M 0 0 1325 9935
#4799
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Results from https://www.ExpertFlyer.com
Your routing SOF-LHR-HEL-LHR-JFK-LAX-PHX has a total mileage of 9870 thus exceeding maximum of 9721 for SOF-PHX
6 segment path:SOFLHR307°(NW)302°(NW)1,271 miLHRHEL048°(NE)048°(NE)1,151 miHELLHR249°(W)240°(SW)1,151 miLHRJFK288°(W)288°(W)3,451 miJFKLAX274°(W)287°(W)2,475 miLAXPHX094°(E)082°(E)370 mi9,870 mi
AND as I mentioned the double HEL shuffle is possible if you do a different routing/end point in USA:
EG SOF-LAX via:
6 segment path: SOF LHR 307° (NW) 302° (NW) 1,271 mi LHR HEL 048° (NE) 048° (NE) 1,151 mi HEL LHR 249° (W) 240° (SW) 1,151 mi LHR JFK 288° (W) 288° (W) 3,451 mi JFK PHX 269° (W) 282° (W) 2,153 mi PHX LAX 277° (W) 267° (W) 370 mi
9,548 mi
Results from https://www.ExpertFlyer.com
Code:
Maximum Permitted Mileage: Airports: SOF-PHX Flying BA Maximum Permitted Mileage SOFPHX-BA 02MAY20 TICKETED POINT SURCHARGES APPLY. GI M 5M 10M 15M 20M 25M MPM AT 7777 8165 8554 8943 9332 9721 . Calculated Sector Mileage SOF BA PHX /02MAY20 ************************************************************* CTY GI TPM CUM MPM EMS DED LAST NEXT 25M SOF 2 1. PHX 1 AT 6480¤ 6480 7777 0M 0 0 1297 9721
Your routing SOF-LHR-HEL-LHR-JFK-LAX-PHX has a total mileage of 9870 thus exceeding maximum of 9721 for SOF-PHX
6 segment path:SOFLHR307°(NW)302°(NW)1,271 miLHRHEL048°(NE)048°(NE)1,151 miHELLHR249°(W)240°(SW)1,151 miLHRJFK288°(W)288°(W)3,451 miJFKLAX274°(W)287°(W)2,475 miLAXPHX094°(E)082°(E)370 mi9,870 mi
AND as I mentioned the double HEL shuffle is possible if you do a different routing/end point in USA:
EG SOF-LAX via:
6 segment path: SOF LHR 307° (NW) 302° (NW) 1,271 mi LHR HEL 048° (NE) 048° (NE) 1,151 mi HEL LHR 249° (W) 240° (SW) 1,151 mi LHR JFK 288° (W) 288° (W) 3,451 mi JFK PHX 269° (W) 282° (W) 2,153 mi PHX LAX 277° (W) 267° (W) 370 mi
9,548 mi
Results from https://www.ExpertFlyer.com
Code:
Maximum Permitted Mileage: Airports: SOF-LAX Flying BA Maximum Permitted Mileage SOFLAX-BA 02MAY20 TICKETED POINT SURCHARGES APPLY. GI M 5M 10M 15M 20M 25M MPM AT 7948 8345 8742 9140 9537 9935 . Calculated Sector Mileage SOF BA LAX /02MAY20 ************************************************************* CTY GI TPM CUM MPM EMS DED LAST NEXT 25M SOF 2 1. LAX 1 AT 6623¤ 6623 7948 0M 0 0 1325 9935
I had just checked the 6 segment rotation for SOF-LHR-HEL-LHR-JFK-PHX-LAX and it booked to J fare class ( full fare ) rather than the promo I fare. I have disabled the availability function in order to see if this type of itinerary could be booked with this promo. Unfortunately, it seems that this fare ( the ex-SOF I fare ) only allows 4 transfers or it's the maximum that I could apply by myself. By the way, the J full fare SOF-LAX fare allows unlimited stopovers and unlimited transfers ( I tried to add a 6th stop in BOS and it worked -> SOF-LHR-HEL-LHR-BOS-JFK-PHX-LAX ), but the price is multiplied by 6.
#4800
Join Date: Jan 2020
Posts: 25
I assume most people are not actually originating in Sofia but looking at a positioning flight from UK the cost is significant or the routing is worrying i.e. one or two transfers that could massively increase the risk of not being in Sofia at the desired time to kick off the whole run.
How would you be positioning to do this? The only safe bet appears to be BA direct for £386 (return) in economy or £587 in business.
How would you be positioning to do this? The only safe bet appears to be BA direct for £386 (return) in economy or £587 in business.