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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below.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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below.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
Dec 24, 2020, 2:28 pm
#6136
Join Date: Nov 2016
Posts: 15
One from Amman ?
Hi folks my TP year ends 08/03/21 and I need both 50 TPs and 4 flights to make silver. Ideally it will be one day out the next day back and at the moment I’m thinking AMM-LHR-MAN.
Am I missing a better destination to have a few hours / dinner in? I have an EU passport if that helps. Appreciate your suggestions!
Am I missing a better destination to have a few hours / dinner in? I have an EU passport if that helps. Appreciate your suggestions!
Last edited by Fadi Atieh; Dec 24, 2020 at 2:44 pm Reason: Subscription
Dec 24, 2020, 3:10 pm
#6137
Join Date: Mar 2020
Programs: British Airways GGL/CCR, Hilton Diamond & Marriott Gold
Posts: 2,612
Hi folks my TP year ends 08/03/21 and I need both 50 TPs and 4 flights to make silver. Ideally it will be one day out the next day back and at the moment I’m thinking AMM-LHR-MAN.
Am I missing a better destination to have a few hours / dinner in? I have an EU passport if that helps. Appreciate your suggestions!
Am I missing a better destination to have a few hours / dinner in? I have an EU passport if that helps. Appreciate your suggestions!
Dec 24, 2020, 3:25 pm
#6139
Join Date: Mar 2020
Programs: British Airways GGL/CCR, Hilton Diamond & Marriott Gold
Posts: 2,612
Dec 24, 2020, 3:36 pm
#6140
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
Also, a reminder that as tour TP year ends on 8 March 2021, the 4 BA segment requirement should be waived. You could also obtain that 50TP's on another OW carrier including Royal Jordanian. Maybe a Business Class round-trip to Aqaba would be the safest.
In addition to that, Jordan is not on the UK travel corridor list so you shouldn't be allowed to go on a lunch/dinner to a restaurant during a TP run unless you plan to stay a minimum of 5 days and use the testing option to get out of self-isolation.
In addition to that, Jordan is not on the UK travel corridor list so you shouldn't be allowed to go on a lunch/dinner to a restaurant during a TP run unless you plan to stay a minimum of 5 days and use the testing option to get out of self-isolation.
Dec 24, 2020, 3:50 pm
#6141
Join Date: Nov 2016
Posts: 15
Really! That is the first time I heard it. I was thinking optimistically that the restrictions might be lifted somewhat by early spring with the circulation of vaccine.
Last edited by Fadi Atieh; Dec 24, 2020 at 4:17 pm Reason: Already clarified in new reply .
Dec 24, 2020, 4:15 pm
#6142
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
See the FAQ section over there.
https://www.britishairways.com/en-gb...efits#vouchers
You don’t need to have met the minimum eligible flights requirement to benefit from the 12-month extension, which is being applied to those memberships with Tier Point collection end dates of July 2020 – June 2021.
You don’t need to have met the minimum eligible flights requirement to benefit from the 12-month extension, which is being applied to those memberships with Tier Point collection end dates of July 2020 – June 2021.
Dec 24, 2020, 5:02 pm
#6143
Join Date: Nov 2016
Posts: 15
reading it now and unless I am misunderstanding I will need the ba flights as my 50 tp is with the 25% reduction
The eligible flights requirement will apply for members to qualify for the 25% Tier threshold reduction in order to upgrade, or subsequently renew their membership for the following year.
The eligible flights requirement will apply for members to qualify for the 25% Tier threshold reduction in order to upgrade, or subsequently renew their membership for the following year.
Dec 24, 2020, 9:18 pm
#6144
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
For your 9 March 2021 - 8 March 2022 period ( following year ), you would need the 4 BA segments.
Also when you log-in to your account on the BA website or BA app, it would not show that you need 4 BA segments in your dashboard. It would only show that to maintain Silver, you would need 50 Tier Points.
Dec 25, 2020, 3:49 am
#6145
Join Date: Nov 2016
Posts: 15
Happy Christmas. I think I found the problem. My app is showing I need the flights because currently I am blue with 200tp and no flights. I have another 200 tp booked but on QR not BA. so my 50 tp and 4 flights was to get me from blue to silver.
Dec 25, 2020, 4:19 am
#6146
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
Did you signed up for BAEC on/after June 2020?
Also, does the BA website show if you need 2 BA flights to achieve Bronze. If you don’t need 2 BA flights to achieve Bronze, you wouldn’t need 4 for Silver.
Dec 25, 2020, 6:03 am
#6147
Join Date: Nov 2016
Posts: 15
no it is an old acc
currently showing on both website and app I need 2 for bronze
Also, does the BA website show if you need 2 BA flights to achieve Bronze. If you don’t need 2 BA flights to achieve Bronze, you wouldn’t need 4 for Silver.
Dec 25, 2020, 6:04 am
#6148
Join Date: Nov 2016
Posts: 15
Deleted as accidental double post. Archaic internet here.
Dec 25, 2020, 6:13 am
#6149
FlyerTalk Evangelist
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If I'm wrong, I'll ask another FT member to correct me.
Note for others who haven't read the entire discussion: The OP's Tier year ends on 8 March 2021 and he's currently Blue.
Dec 28, 2020, 1:07 pm
#6150
Join Date: Apr 2020
Location: LHR
Programs: Centurion BA GGL IHG Diamond
Posts: 134
DUB-MCO Run
Hey, guys, I'm still working on my tier point run! I'm trying to add HEL into the mix however It won't let me! Could anyone advise me where I'm going wrong, please
