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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below.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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below.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 26, 2019, 8:49 pm
#871
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: SIN
Posts: 196
I'm happy to say you're wrong! The 4 qualifying flights must be ANY of the following:
- BA flight number (i.e. codeshares are OK!)
- BA metal
- IB coded and IB metal
Note even the IB franchises will work too!
Feb 26, 2019, 11:56 pm
#872
Join Date: Jun 2017
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 383
I'm looking at the possibility of doing the AUH CGK run.
I'd need to get to AUH from BKK.
There are flights on Sri Lankan to position to ABU that cost £944 that I think I can make work. (BKK CMB ABU)
Not including any hotels I might need I've calculated 920 TP for a total cost of £1455. (Hopefully I've worked that out right)
This is late April.
AmI missing anything? Is there a way to improve this?
I'd need to get to AUH from BKK.
There are flights on Sri Lankan to position to ABU that cost £944 that I think I can make work. (BKK CMB ABU)
Not including any hotels I might need I've calculated 920 TP for a total cost of £1455. (Hopefully I've worked that out right)
This is late April.
AmI missing anything? Is there a way to improve this?
Last edited by webstereo; Feb 27, 2019 at 5:05 am Reason: mistake on abbreviation codes
Feb 27, 2019, 1:52 am
#873
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: living near Malaga
Programs: BA Gold , Mucci recipient. Coffee Drinker, Blue Sky Thinker
Posts: 2,112
Feb 27, 2019, 2:18 am
#874
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: UK
Programs: BA Gold, EK Gold, VS Gold, HH Diamond , Marriott Gold , IHG Plat
Posts: 129
Help Getting To ATL
Firstly thanks for the feedback on using my AY voucher! Very much appreciated!
I am also planning a trip to ATL in June. O/B approx 15 Jun and back 24 June (bit of flexi either side). I have found a Prem Eco fare with BA/AA from INV via LHR and MIA and back ATL direct to LHR or via ORD. Price is £1031 and I can book this w/ Amex so get my £200 off. I will upgrade the return flight with Avios (I will make sure that BA have reward availability). So for £803 I get 220TP ( I think)! Is this the best deal for tier points for the time period I have in mind? I don't mind positioning out to another departure point (from Europe) but I think this is the best I can find.
Any suggestions?
I am also planning a trip to ATL in June. O/B approx 15 Jun and back 24 June (bit of flexi either side). I have found a Prem Eco fare with BA/AA from INV via LHR and MIA and back ATL direct to LHR or via ORD. Price is £1031 and I can book this w/ Amex so get my £200 off. I will upgrade the return flight with Avios (I will make sure that BA have reward availability). So for £803 I get 220TP ( I think)! Is this the best deal for tier points for the time period I have in mind? I don't mind positioning out to another departure point (from Europe) but I think this is the best I can find.
Any suggestions?
Feb 27, 2019, 3:07 am
#875
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2008
Programs: AA EXP/LTP, BA GGL/CCR/GfL, HH D/LTD, SPG/MR Plat/LTP
Posts: 10,076
Are you meaning Abu Dhabi airport? Its code is AUH or are you looking at Haliwen Airport...
Feb 27, 2019, 3:45 am
#876
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: LON
Programs: Mucci, BAEC, Eurostar
Posts: 3,293
Firstly thanks for the feedback on using my AY voucher! Very much appreciated!
I am also planning a trip to ATL in June. O/B approx 15 Jun and back 24 June (bit of flexi either side). I have found a Prem Eco fare with BA/AA from INV via LHR and MIA and back ATL direct to LHR or via ORD. Price is £1031 and I can book this w/ Amex so get my £200 off. I will upgrade the return flight with Avios (I will make sure that BA have reward availability). So for £803 I get 220TP ( I think)! Is this the best deal for tier points for the time period I have in mind? I don't mind positioning out to another departure point (from Europe) but I think this is the best I can find.
Any suggestions?
I am also planning a trip to ATL in June. O/B approx 15 Jun and back 24 June (bit of flexi either side). I have found a Prem Eco fare with BA/AA from INV via LHR and MIA and back ATL direct to LHR or via ORD. Price is £1031 and I can book this w/ Amex so get my £200 off. I will upgrade the return flight with Avios (I will make sure that BA have reward availability). So for £803 I get 220TP ( I think)! Is this the best deal for tier points for the time period I have in mind? I don't mind positioning out to another departure point (from Europe) but I think this is the best I can find.
Any suggestions?
Feb 27, 2019, 4:38 am
#877
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Bristol
Programs: BA Silver, Hilton Gold, Caesars Diamond
Posts: 921
Firstly thanks for the feedback on using my AY voucher! Very much appreciated!
I am also planning a trip to ATL in June. O/B approx 15 Jun and back 24 June (bit of flexi either side). I have found a Prem Eco fare with BA/AA from INV via LHR and MIA and back ATL direct to LHR or via ORD. Price is £1031 and I can book this w/ Amex so get my £200 off. I will upgrade the return flight with Avios (I will make sure that BA have reward availability). So for £803 I get 220TP ( I think)! Is this the best deal for tier points for the time period I have in mind? I don't mind positioning out to another departure point (from Europe) but I think this is the best I can find.
Any suggestions?
I am also planning a trip to ATL in June. O/B approx 15 Jun and back 24 June (bit of flexi either side). I have found a Prem Eco fare with BA/AA from INV via LHR and MIA and back ATL direct to LHR or via ORD. Price is £1031 and I can book this w/ Amex so get my £200 off. I will upgrade the return flight with Avios (I will make sure that BA have reward availability). So for £803 I get 220TP ( I think)! Is this the best deal for tier points for the time period I have in mind? I don't mind positioning out to another departure point (from Europe) but I think this is the best I can find.
Any suggestions?
Feb 27, 2019, 4:56 am
#878
Join Date: Jun 2017
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 383
Are you meaning Abu Dhabi airport? Its code is AUH or are you looking at Haliwen Airport...
Feb 27, 2019, 7:08 am
#879
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 19
Hi All,
I have a run where my first US port is JFK coming up and after several AA changes, my connection time at JFK has dropped to 3 hours and 10 mins. Now I believe I'll be arriving at Terminal 7 as it's a BA operated flight and will then need to transit to Terminal 8 for the AA operated JFK - LAX flight. I've also read that I may need to collect checked luggage before rechecking for the AA connection. All flights are part of the same itinerary and ticketed by AA, (when they had the ex-GVA/ZHR sale on), so my questions are:
1. Will we need to collect checked luggage to then drop off again?
2. Would a connection time of ~3 hours from Terminal 7 - 8 at JFK make anyone nervous? Or should that be enough time to clear immigration, transit to another terminal and board?
Thanks!
I have a run where my first US port is JFK coming up and after several AA changes, my connection time at JFK has dropped to 3 hours and 10 mins. Now I believe I'll be arriving at Terminal 7 as it's a BA operated flight and will then need to transit to Terminal 8 for the AA operated JFK - LAX flight. I've also read that I may need to collect checked luggage before rechecking for the AA connection. All flights are part of the same itinerary and ticketed by AA, (when they had the ex-GVA/ZHR sale on), so my questions are:
1. Will we need to collect checked luggage to then drop off again?
2. Would a connection time of ~3 hours from Terminal 7 - 8 at JFK make anyone nervous? Or should that be enough time to clear immigration, transit to another terminal and board?
Thanks!
Feb 27, 2019, 7:12 am
#880
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: DFW or GOT or...
Programs: BA Silver, Marriott GFL
Posts: 819
2. 3h connection should be fine for this unless it is an unusual circumstance.
Feb 27, 2019, 8:11 am
#881
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Great Britain
Programs: Air: QR Silver. BA Silver Emirates, Hotels: CC Gold, IHG Spire AMB, Hilton Diamond.
Posts: 1,487
Really ??? - IB coded and IB metal
Thats marvellous.
Thanks ever so much for putting me right.
Happy Days :-)
Feb 27, 2019, 8:52 am
#882
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: WAW ✈ LHR ✈ GLA
Programs: BA GfL/GGL/CCR, HH Diamond, IHG Diamond Ambassador
Posts: 2,502
Hi All,
I have a run where my first US port is JFK coming up and after several AA changes, my connection time at JFK has dropped to 3 hours and 10 mins. Now I believe I'll be arriving at Terminal 7 as it's a BA operated flight and will then need to transit to Terminal 8 for the AA operated JFK - LAX flight. I've also read that I may need to collect checked luggage before rechecking for the AA connection. All flights are part of the same itinerary and ticketed by AA, (when they had the ex-GVA/ZHR sale on), so my questions are:
1. Will we need to collect checked luggage to then drop off again?
2. Would a connection time of ~3 hours from Terminal 7 - 8 at JFK make anyone nervous? Or should that be enough time to clear immigration, transit to another terminal and board?
Thanks!
I have a run where my first US port is JFK coming up and after several AA changes, my connection time at JFK has dropped to 3 hours and 10 mins. Now I believe I'll be arriving at Terminal 7 as it's a BA operated flight and will then need to transit to Terminal 8 for the AA operated JFK - LAX flight. I've also read that I may need to collect checked luggage before rechecking for the AA connection. All flights are part of the same itinerary and ticketed by AA, (when they had the ex-GVA/ZHR sale on), so my questions are:
1. Will we need to collect checked luggage to then drop off again?
2. Would a connection time of ~3 hours from Terminal 7 - 8 at JFK make anyone nervous? Or should that be enough time to clear immigration, transit to another terminal and board?
Thanks!
From my (limited) experience, it shouldn't take you more than 45 minutes from aircraft doors open at T7 to the Flagship lounge at T8.
Feb 27, 2019, 12:29 pm
#883
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 19
Thanks @megaloman and @LCSinTexas for your replies!
Feb 27, 2019, 1:02 pm
#884
Join Date: May 2006
Location: London
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold, GGL, SPG Gold , HHonors Diamond ,Marriott Gold Elite
Posts: 567
OTP - PHX
Have quoted this on ITA matrix but hoew do you bok in UK pounds at the fare quoted on ITA matrix. Tried Book with matrix and it produces a higher fare.
Feb 27, 2019, 2:44 pm
#885
Join Date: Oct 2016
Programs: BA Silver VS EI
Posts: 162
South America
Hi you amazing wizards of TPS.. I’m looking for some tips for finding a good value J fare to EZE or SCL at the end of this year!! I mainly use google flights for selecting multiple EU departure points. I thought I had a great fare from LIS LHR EZE but it was only showing availbility for 1 and is gone today :-( Any tips on any unusual routings that work out sub €2k pp would be amazing. Thanks in advance. PS very close to Gold for first time also. :-)