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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below.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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below.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
Apr 1, 2019, 7:44 am
#1276
Join Date: Dec 2016
Programs: BAEC GGL/CR; Hilton Diamond; Mucci des Puccis
Posts: 5,617
Just on the LUX/OTP fare above, I had a £60 voucher for the price promise in my inbox this morning, no problem or questions about the slightly unconventional routing.
Apr 1, 2019, 8:35 am
#1277
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold / OW Emerald
Posts: 753
I Will be scouring the thread in the coming weeks for a monster tier point run. For once have some time on my hands Due to redundancy so would love a 900 point plus (ideally 1200) run ex EU any time from end of April through May, June or at a stretch July. Don’t want to stop over anywhere. Just nail the points. I’m going to have a play with ITA later but my skills on it are limited so if anyone has done a similar search I’m al ears. Many thanks
Apr 1, 2019, 10:18 am
#1278
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Aberdeen
Programs: BA Gold, AF Silver
Posts: 70
Think this one has been pulled. Price has jumped by £2k in May not checked other dates. Just glad I had booked it the day before.
Apr 2, 2019, 4:56 pm
#1279
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: LHR
Programs: BAEC GGL & CCR / QF LTG
Posts: 829
I have planned out a £1.46 TP run below using the UL AUH/DXB - CMB - CGK fare, see below. Anyone else have experience of this? In particular an open jaw and how UL deal with checking credit cards.
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/30958142-post156.html
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/30958142-post156.html
Apr 3, 2019, 1:14 am
#1280
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Barcelona, London, on a plane
Programs: BA Silver, TK E+, AA PP, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott LT Plat, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 13,050
I have planned out a £1.46 TP run below using the UL AUH/DXB - CMB - CGK fare, see below. Anyone else have experience of this? In particular an open jaw and how UL deal with checking credit cards.
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/30958142-post156.html
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/30958142-post156.html
Of course there is substantial overlap in readership, but the point is to avoid overwhelming this thread with discussion of one specific run.
Apr 3, 2019, 1:20 am
#1281
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: LHR
Programs: BAEC GGL & CCR / QF LTG
Posts: 829
For specifics of that TP run, you're better off asking your questions in that specific thread. (+ no cross-posting according to FT rules)
Of course there is substantial overlap in readership, but the point is to avoid overwhelming this thread with discussion of one specific run.
Of course there is substantial overlap in readership, but the point is to avoid overwhelming this thread with discussion of one specific run.
Apr 3, 2019, 2:03 am
#1282
Join Date: Dec 2016
Programs: BAEC GGL/CR; Hilton Diamond; Mucci des Puccis
Posts: 5,617
UL checking credit cards is a general topic, so quickly, they do check (once per PNR) and you need to have either the original credit card, a photocopy, or persuasive powers and the original number.
I got into a bit of trouble on this on a run from Munich, starting on a QR flight in fact, but was able to call AMEX, guess my number from the info they provided (I'd upgraded to a BA premier Amex from the free one, they told me only the last 4 digits had changed in my card number and I was able to work from that). It's OK if you have the details or the cancelled card.
I got into a bit of trouble on this on a run from Munich, starting on a QR flight in fact, but was able to call AMEX, guess my number from the info they provided (I'd upgraded to a BA premier Amex from the free one, they told me only the last 4 digits had changed in my card number and I was able to work from that). It's OK if you have the details or the cancelled card.
Apr 3, 2019, 7:33 am
#1283
Join Date: Oct 2018
Programs: BAEC Gold, IHG Diamond Elite
Posts: 12
About to book GOT-BKK on QR for £1315 as need 560 points by 8th May but wanted to check before I do - any other better offers (ex-EU ideally, don't really fancy the UL run)?
Cheers
Cheers
Last edited by jazzspice; Apr 3, 2019 at 8:09 am
Apr 3, 2019, 7:50 am
#1284
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: ±38,000 feet
Programs: LH HON, BA GGL, AF Plat, EK Plat
Posts: 6,428
Apr 3, 2019, 7:59 am
#1285
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 2014
Location: UK
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 12,262
Apr 3, 2019, 8:09 am
#1286
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Kendal, Cumbria and Luzon
Programs: BA Silver, PR Elite, Avis Preferred Plus, PC Diamond Ambassador
Posts: 1,129
Usually Only 28 Days/One Month at 1200ish - otherwise 1500+
Apr 5, 2019, 2:22 am
#1287
Join Date: Aug 2015
Programs: BA Gold/ Star Alliance Gold
Posts: 401
Hi experts here - having a question on MCT concerning my PHX TP run next week.
Our connection time in JFK AA2 to BA 174 (LAX-JFK-LHR) is 1:28 h.
Today I found my self rebooked PHX-JFK directly.
I would assume, that this could have to do with MCT in JFK.
I called in, and they re-instated the original itinerary.
From your experience, do we need to prepare ourselves that this will not stick?
Would you suggest to potentially already fly the night earlier from PHX in order to protect the BA 174 (747) booking?
Or would you rather suggest to change the BA leaving from JFK to the next flight (777)
In LHR we connect to BA6032 departing LHR to HEL.
Thanks for your thoughts.
Our connection time in JFK AA2 to BA 174 (LAX-JFK-LHR) is 1:28 h.
Today I found my self rebooked PHX-JFK directly.
I would assume, that this could have to do with MCT in JFK.
I called in, and they re-instated the original itinerary.
From your experience, do we need to prepare ourselves that this will not stick?
Would you suggest to potentially already fly the night earlier from PHX in order to protect the BA 174 (747) booking?
Or would you rather suggest to change the BA leaving from JFK to the next flight (777)
In LHR we connect to BA6032 departing LHR to HEL.
Thanks for your thoughts.
Apr 5, 2019, 2:25 am
#1288
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold / OW Emerald
Posts: 753
Apr 5, 2019, 2:44 am
#1289
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: London
Programs: Hilton, IHG - BA, GA, LH, QR, SV, TK
Posts: 17,008
With all these contender fares it's worth considering price, availability and degree of awkwardness of positioning flights, and any hotel accommodation that might be needed.
These little extras can easily eat up the odd hundred quid in fare difference.
Apr 5, 2019, 2:56 am
#1290
Join Date: Jan 2005
Programs: BA Gold, AA Lifetime Gold 1.8mm, IC Spire Ambassador, Hilton Diamond, SPG Gold et al
Posts: 4,350
Totally agree. In the days when I was doing this lark I was certainly guilty of choosing to ignore those factors. There is a lot more to cost calculation than the simplistic £/TP figure.