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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below.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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below.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 25, 2019, 3:40 pm
#1486
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Sydney
Programs: NH AMC, EY Guest Silver,MPC GO
Posts: 210
Following some playing around with CAI-HNL and help upthread understanding how the current fare rules work here's an example of what's possible.
Just to note : This CANNOT be put together on ITA Matrix. I checked for various options through Expertflyer for fare availability.
This itinerary earns 1020 TP's (7*140 + 1*40) and for me is beneficial as minimises time off work. Converts to £2112 approx.
There is very little availability in I class from LAX-JFK and HNL-DFW is long-haul 777 with lie flat seats for the overnight back to mainland, which is preferable anyway.
It's possible to move the last sector out to break the journey however this incurs additional cost - typically another £160 or so.
Fare basis INNC00S2 / RNNC00S2 (the above example is a mix of I outbound, R inbound. I don't know why the inbound is in R though)
No advance purchase requirements
No minimum stay
Maximum stay 12 months
Selection of important fare rules below:
IF THE FARE COMPONENT INCLUDES TRAVEL WITHIN UNITED
STATES
THEN THAT TRAVEL MUST BE ON
ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
ANY BA FLIGHT
ANY IB FLIGHT
ANY AS FLIGHT
ANY HA FLIGHT.
IF THE FARE COMPONENT INCLUDES TRAVEL BETWEEN HAWAII
AND CONTIGUOUS U.S.A./ALASKA
THEN THAT TRAVEL MUST BE ON
ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
ANY BA FLIGHT
ANY IB FLIGHT.
THE FARE COMPONENT MUST INCLUDE TRAVEL BETWEEN MIDDLE
EAST AND UNITED KINGDOM/SPAIN ON
ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
ANY BA FLIGHT
ANY IB FLIGHT.
IF THE FARE COMPONENT INCLUDES TRAVEL VIA EACH
TRANSATLANTIC SECTOR
THEN THAT TRAVEL MUST NOT BE ON
ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
ANY BA FLIGHT OPERATED BY AA.
AND
THE FARE COMPONENT MUST INCLUDE TRAVEL VIA EACH
TRANSATLANTIC SECTOR ON
ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
ANY BA FLIGHT
ANY IB FLIGHT.
STOPOVERS ORIGINATING MIDDLE EAST -
UNLIMITED STOPOVERS PERMITTED ON THE OUTBOUND AND ON
THE INBOUND FARE COMPONENTS
LIMITED TO 2 FREE AND UNLIMITED AT USD 300.00
EACH.
ORIGINATING AREA 1 -
1 STOPOVER PERMITTED IN EACH DIRECTION
1 IN LON IN EACH DIRECTION.
AND - 5 STOPOVERS PERMITTED IN EACH DIRECTION
LIMITED TO 2 FREE AND 8 AT USD 125.00/CAD
125.00 EACH.
2 FREE NOT PERMITTED IN LON IN EACH DIRECTION
1 FREE PERMITTED AT ANY OTHER POINT IN EACH
DIRECTION
4 IN EACH DIRECTION AT USD 125.00/CAD 125.00
EACH.TRANSFERS 2 TRANSFERS PERMITTED IN EACH DIRECTION.
2 PERMITTED VIA BA ONLY IN EUROPE IN EACH
DIRECTION
2 PERMITTED BETWEEN BA AND IB IN EUROPE IN
EACH DIRECTION
2 PERMITTED VIA IB ONLY IN EUROPE IN EACH
DIRECTION
1 PERMITTED BETWEEN AA AND AA/BA/IB IN
EUROPE IN EACH DIRECTION.
AND - 2 TRANSFERS PERMITTED IN EACH DIRECTION.
1 PERMITTED BETWEEN AA/BA/IB AND B6 IN BOS/
JFK IN EACH DIRECTION
1 PERMITTED BETWEEN AA/BA/IB AND AS IN LAX/
PDX/SEA IN EACH DIRECTION
1 PERMITTED BETWEEN AA/BA/IB AND WS IN
CANADA IN EACH DIRECTION
1 PERMITTED BETWEEN AA/BA/IB AND HA IN
HAWAII IN EACH DIRECTION
2 PERMITTED VIA AA/BA/IB ONLY IN UNITED
STATES/CANADA IN EACH DIRECTION.
Just to note : This CANNOT be put together on ITA Matrix. I checked for various options through Expertflyer for fare availability.
This itinerary earns 1020 TP's (7*140 + 1*40) and for me is beneficial as minimises time off work. Converts to £2112 approx.
There is very little availability in I class from LAX-JFK and HNL-DFW is long-haul 777 with lie flat seats for the overnight back to mainland, which is preferable anyway.
It's possible to move the last sector out to break the journey however this incurs additional cost - typically another £160 or so.
Fare basis INNC00S2 / RNNC00S2 (the above example is a mix of I outbound, R inbound. I don't know why the inbound is in R though)
No advance purchase requirements
No minimum stay
Maximum stay 12 months
Selection of important fare rules below:
IF THE FARE COMPONENT INCLUDES TRAVEL WITHIN UNITED
STATES
THEN THAT TRAVEL MUST BE ON
ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
ANY BA FLIGHT
ANY IB FLIGHT
ANY AS FLIGHT
ANY HA FLIGHT.
IF THE FARE COMPONENT INCLUDES TRAVEL BETWEEN HAWAII
AND CONTIGUOUS U.S.A./ALASKA
THEN THAT TRAVEL MUST BE ON
ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
ANY BA FLIGHT
ANY IB FLIGHT.
THE FARE COMPONENT MUST INCLUDE TRAVEL BETWEEN MIDDLE
EAST AND UNITED KINGDOM/SPAIN ON
ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
ANY BA FLIGHT
ANY IB FLIGHT.
IF THE FARE COMPONENT INCLUDES TRAVEL VIA EACH
TRANSATLANTIC SECTOR
THEN THAT TRAVEL MUST NOT BE ON
ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
ANY BA FLIGHT OPERATED BY AA.
AND
THE FARE COMPONENT MUST INCLUDE TRAVEL VIA EACH
TRANSATLANTIC SECTOR ON
ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
ANY BA FLIGHT
ANY IB FLIGHT.
STOPOVERS ORIGINATING MIDDLE EAST -
UNLIMITED STOPOVERS PERMITTED ON THE OUTBOUND AND ON
THE INBOUND FARE COMPONENTS
LIMITED TO 2 FREE AND UNLIMITED AT USD 300.00
EACH.
ORIGINATING AREA 1 -
1 STOPOVER PERMITTED IN EACH DIRECTION
1 IN LON IN EACH DIRECTION.
AND - 5 STOPOVERS PERMITTED IN EACH DIRECTION
LIMITED TO 2 FREE AND 8 AT USD 125.00/CAD
125.00 EACH.
2 FREE NOT PERMITTED IN LON IN EACH DIRECTION
1 FREE PERMITTED AT ANY OTHER POINT IN EACH
DIRECTION
4 IN EACH DIRECTION AT USD 125.00/CAD 125.00
EACH.TRANSFERS 2 TRANSFERS PERMITTED IN EACH DIRECTION.
2 PERMITTED VIA BA ONLY IN EUROPE IN EACH
DIRECTION
2 PERMITTED BETWEEN BA AND IB IN EUROPE IN
EACH DIRECTION
2 PERMITTED VIA IB ONLY IN EUROPE IN EACH
DIRECTION
1 PERMITTED BETWEEN AA AND AA/BA/IB IN
EUROPE IN EACH DIRECTION.
AND - 2 TRANSFERS PERMITTED IN EACH DIRECTION.
1 PERMITTED BETWEEN AA/BA/IB AND B6 IN BOS/
JFK IN EACH DIRECTION
1 PERMITTED BETWEEN AA/BA/IB AND AS IN LAX/
PDX/SEA IN EACH DIRECTION
1 PERMITTED BETWEEN AA/BA/IB AND WS IN
CANADA IN EACH DIRECTION
1 PERMITTED BETWEEN AA/BA/IB AND HA IN
HAWAII IN EACH DIRECTION
2 PERMITTED VIA AA/BA/IB ONLY IN UNITED
STATES/CANADA IN EACH DIRECTION.
trying to replicate this fare on BA.com but seems no luck, any ideas on pull this fare again?
Apr 25, 2019, 3:49 pm
#1487
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Buckinghamshire
Programs: BAEC Gold Guest List, Hilton Honours Diamond, Accor Gold
Posts: 2,303
So I’m currently having a little breakfast in the lounge after an interesting night in ARN. I positioned here late last night for my first ever TP run doing ARN-HNL and opted to stay in the airport for the 8 hour layover (adds to the experience right?!)......Just wanted to thank everyone on here for all their knowledge and info on TP runs, rather excited and already keen to book the next 
Apr 25, 2019, 9:45 pm
#1488
Join Date: Jun 2017
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 383
I can save about £200 booking a fare with flightnetwork rather than directly with the airline. I have read a mixture of reviews/thoughts via FT but I'm inclined too think it might not be a good idea to do so. Thoughts anyone? Avoid at all costs?
Apr 25, 2019, 11:05 pm
#1489
Join Date: Dec 2016
Programs: BAEC GGL/CR; Hilton Diamond; Mucci des Puccis
Posts: 5,602
I don’t like FN. they have a tendency to call you with an increased price after purchase. If it’s something bookable at BA.Com, consider price promise and go direct.
Apr 25, 2019, 11:14 pm
#1490
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 3,190
My approach may not survive intense scrutiny but if I'm just booking a flight, I always try to book direct with the airline. If something goes wrong there's only one party ultimately responsible.
rb211.
rb211.
Apr 25, 2019, 11:28 pm
#1491
Join Date: Dec 2016
Programs: BAEC GGL/CR; Hilton Diamond; Mucci des Puccis
Posts: 5,602
Both times I’ve used them the actual flights have been fine, and they were quick to sort out a major screw-up, albeit their fault. If I can’t book online I’d tend to call up or look at Propellor etc.
Apr 25, 2019, 11:30 pm
#1492
Join Date: Jun 2017
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 383
That’s pretty sound thinking. This is with Malaysian. I’m not sure if there’s a price promise with them. I’ll check.
Apr 26, 2019, 12:10 am
#1493
Join Date: Dec 2016
Programs: BAEC GGL/CR; Hilton Diamond; Mucci des Puccis
Posts: 5,602
There isn’t for MH.
Apr 26, 2019, 3:06 am
#1494
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Unio Europaea
Programs: BA GGL, AS, Hertz Cirque Présidentielle
Posts: 1,445
I'm also puzzled are people just so frugal to call or are they affraid of speaking English, when I often times notice lots of FT'ers just seem to be happy only to book online and get whatever flights they happen to pull up that way, rather than make a phone booking and get a better itinerary that way. We are after all talking about premium cabin tickets worth into the thousands of £s/€s/$s. Out of my trips for 2019, all the complex ones are phone bookings. I avoid OTAs as much as possible, because then the airline can't try outsource any IRROPS, schedule alteration cockups etc. to a 3rd party to be resolved.
Just an example why I want to always take up any reroutes etc. only with an airline: last week AA tried to claim a TA has cancelled my two last legs and my ticket would have ended in Ireland, so I wouldn't have got back to the UK. I said it's nonsense and that the booking was by AA, nobody has been messing around with it. CS noticed that I was right and proceeded to duly rebook me for a second time (I had been dropped off the plane already once without any notice). Well, it would have been interesting to get stuck on the wrong island, but perhaps Yanks don't see a difference.
Sure, some OTAs are doable like Expedia, but it always means there's one more player in the game. As a sidenote: it wasn't until my third bump from that darn flight from DUB that an AA agent noticed there's a MCT problem. I myself hadn't noticed it, because in my books I had plenty of time for my LCY-LGW hop.
Apr 26, 2019, 5:08 am
#1495
Join Date: Feb 2019
Location: UK. West Sussex
Programs: BAEC. Gold
Posts: 786
One of the TP runs featured on the wiki is
AUH-CMB-CGK-CMB-AUH
£0.95/TP
£479
560tp
investigating this as a possible first real TP run, However to do this you need to pass through CMB twice 😱
Due to the recent announcments by the Foreign office, advising not to travel to colombo, is this still ok, as would only be transiting through the airport ?
AUH-CMB-CGK-CMB-AUH
£0.95/TP
£479
560tp
investigating this as a possible first real TP run, However to do this you need to pass through CMB twice 😱
Due to the recent announcments by the Foreign office, advising not to travel to colombo, is this still ok, as would only be transiting through the airport ?
Apr 26, 2019, 5:24 am
#1496
Join Date: Apr 2017
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 1,387
The question is whether your travel insurance would be valid, and only your policy wording or a conversation with your insurer can answer that.
Apr 26, 2019, 5:28 am
#1497
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Unio Europaea
Programs: BA GGL, AS, Hertz Cirque Présidentielle
Posts: 1,445
The airport is probably the most safe environment there at the time being. I myself wouldn't cancel it, but I recommend checking how your insurance policy is restricted.
Apr 26, 2019, 5:45 am
#1498
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 2014
Location: UK
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 12,254
One of the TP runs featured on the wiki is
AUH-CMB-CGK-CMB-AUH
£0.95/TP
£479
560tp
investigating this as a possible first real TP run, However to do this you need to pass through CMB twice 😱
Due to the recent announcments by the Foreign office, advising not to travel to colombo, is this still ok, as would only be transiting through the airport ?
AUH-CMB-CGK-CMB-AUH
£0.95/TP
£479
560tp
investigating this as a possible first real TP run, However to do this you need to pass through CMB twice 😱
Due to the recent announcments by the Foreign office, advising not to travel to colombo, is this still ok, as would only be transiting through the airport ?
Oneworld: UL: DXB-CGK in J, $800 R/T
Apr 26, 2019, 6:20 am
#1499
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA GGL, HHonors Diamond
Posts: 910
Works fine for me. If you want to optimise TP's or add stops then you need to use the multi city booking option.
If you wanted to add a break then Flight 5 would change to ORD-LHR and Flight 6 would be LHR-CAI
Spits out the following:
£2,128 approx.
Apr 26, 2019, 8:41 am
#1500
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Buckinghamshire
Programs: BAEC Gold Guest List, Hilton Honours Diamond, Accor Gold
Posts: 2,303
Trying to get this before Dec 08th for my partner in his quest for Gold. Extremely difficult! Been working the system in late autumn for a while, with no results.