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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below.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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below.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
Mar 23, 2019, 1:34 pm
#1156
Join Date: Jan 2016
Programs: BAEC Silver, Avis Preferred, Hilton Gold
Posts: 521
Is there any way to get a HEL shuffle on OTP-PHX whilst keeping the TATL segments on BA codes to take advantage of the double avios promo whilst still maximising TPs?
Every time I add a shuffle it results in everything on AA / AY codes except for the OTP-LHR and LHR-OTP.If I remove the shuffle and add JFK-LAX on the transcon I can get OTP-LHR-HEL-JFK and JFK-HEL-LHR-OTP on BA codes.
NB: I tried to post ITA screenshots here but for some reason I keep getting an error saying my message is too long...
Every time I add a shuffle it results in everything on AA / AY codes except for the OTP-LHR and LHR-OTP.If I remove the shuffle and add JFK-LAX on the transcon I can get OTP-LHR-HEL-JFK and JFK-HEL-LHR-OTP on BA codes.
NB: I tried to post ITA screenshots here but for some reason I keep getting an error saying my message is too long...
Mar 23, 2019, 3:11 pm
#1157
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Surrey, UK
Programs: BA GGL
Posts: 484
On Thurs morning I paid for a booking I had put on hold with AA during the night (wanted to be sure it still looked like a good idea in the cold light of day). They have taken the money from my credit card and the booking shows as "ticketed" on AA.
Mar 23, 2019, 3:36 pm
#1158
Join Date: Feb 2017
Programs: BAEC; JMB
Posts: 31
MH from KUL
Hi all,
I’ve got a layover Wednesday night to Saturday night in KUL as part of another trip.
Can anyone recommend and side-trips for TPs at a good rate?
Thanks
I’ve got a layover Wednesday night to Saturday night in KUL as part of another trip.
Can anyone recommend and side-trips for TPs at a good rate?
Thanks
Mar 23, 2019, 5:15 pm
#1159
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: LON
Programs: BA GFL, OW Gold, CX/MP Diamond, SPG Plat
Posts: 258
Mar 23, 2019, 5:58 pm
#1160
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 2014
Location: UK
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 12,262
Mar 23, 2019, 6:19 pm
#1161
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: LHR HKG
Programs: BA GOLD
Posts: 145
i was going to ask the same question. For the trouble to go through with positioning, flying(maybe regional business class for hours), and the worry about the irrop etc. the list goes on.... you might get 1-2 GUFs or extra Avios, to redeem them you need jokers to open up the space. I still have 2GUFs sitting in my account and extended, don’t really know what to do with them...
Mar 23, 2019, 7:16 pm
#1162
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: London. Or a plane.
Programs: "Only" 50,000 TPs until BA GGLfL
Posts: 2,779
Mar 24, 2019, 2:52 am
#1163
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: London
Programs: Hilton, IHG - BA, GA, LH, QR, SV, TK
Posts: 17,008
I haven't checked but Bali (DPS) is usually cheaper, generates a few more avios, and for most will be a a bit more fun than Jakakarta.
If you opt for DPS, check if two one-ways offer a cheaper combination, and check the cost of returning to Penang (PEN) or Langkawi (LGK): usually the same fare as KUL, can even be cheaper, but generates an extra 40TP.
If you opt for DPS, check if two one-ways offer a cheaper combination, and check the cost of returning to Penang (PEN) or Langkawi (LGK): usually the same fare as KUL, can even be cheaper, but generates an extra 40TP.
Mar 24, 2019, 8:07 am
#1164
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: London
Programs: BA GGL (for now) and Lifetime Gold, Marriott fan thanks to Bonvoy Moments
Posts: 5,115
Has anybody used Trailfinders for a TP run booking? I have an Amex offer that would save some £ but would need to be billed in £ to qualify (and they’d have to be able to do it)
Still kicking myself for dithering on the ex-AMS fare. Struggling to make OTP work given only 2 flights a day, so anything that makes more practical options cheaper is attractive...
Still kicking myself for dithering on the ex-AMS fare. Struggling to make OTP work given only 2 flights a day, so anything that makes more practical options cheaper is attractive...
Mar 24, 2019, 10:51 am
#1165
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: Oxford
Programs: BAEC GGL
Posts: 80
I tried and failed with Trailfinders. I also wanted the ex-AMS fare this week but they said they often can't book fares originating outside the UK at the same prices. And in this case the best price was 2x the Matrix fare. I will try them again (office right outside my own) but won't hold out great hope.
Mar 24, 2019, 12:27 pm
#1166
Join Date: Feb 2019
Posts: 3
Value of BA Executive Club
Hi everyone. Sorry if this is in the wrong place.
How much to you think BA gold or silver is worth, as in what’s the value of it so how much is sensible to spend to get it?
Thanks.
How much to you think BA gold or silver is worth, as in what’s the value of it so how much is sensible to spend to get it?
Thanks.
Mar 24, 2019, 12:45 pm
#1167
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Bristol
Programs: BA Silver, Hilton Gold, Caesars Diamond
Posts: 921
If you fly 50 times a year in Y the value would be be considerably higher than the occasional J+ booking.
A few times a year only, like me, and the very occasional First Class lounge visit and free exit row seats are not worth any significant effort over silver (and now the QR J sales have dried up, will probably send me back there!).
Mar 24, 2019, 12:51 pm
#1168
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: LHR, LGW
Programs: BAEC
Posts: 3,440
What value would you put Silver status?
BA Gold - worth it?
Value of BA Gold, and what would one pay for it?
Gold Status Much Better Than Silver?
Mar 24, 2019, 12:55 pm
#1169
Join Date: Oct 2008
Programs: BAEC
Posts: 887
I've an ex EU ARN-DOH-HKG SIN-DOH-ARN booked on QR for later in the year. The additional cost of doing this compared to going from UK in economy will get me to Silver.
This will give me the same benefits as the easyJet Plus card but also lounge access.
I reckon it's cost me an extra £500 to book an ex EU to try and get to silver (assuming QR are still in Oneworld in September).
Mar 24, 2019, 1:00 pm
#1170
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 4,709
I mostly fly domestic and predominantly with EZY. easyJet Plus card cost me £199 for the year.
I've an ex EU ARN-DOH-HKG SIN-DOH-ARN booked on QR for later in the year. The additional cost of doing this compared to going from UK in economy will get me to Silver.
This will give me the same benefits as the easyJet Plus card but also lounge access.
I reckon it's cost me an extra £500 to book an ex EU to try and get to silver (assuming QR are still in Oneworld in September).
I've an ex EU ARN-DOH-HKG SIN-DOH-ARN booked on QR for later in the year. The additional cost of doing this compared to going from UK in economy will get me to Silver.
This will give me the same benefits as the easyJet Plus card but also lounge access.
I reckon it's cost me an extra £500 to book an ex EU to try and get to silver (assuming QR are still in Oneworld in September).