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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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below.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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below.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
#3406
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Unio Europaea
Programs: BA GGL, AS, Hertz Cirque Présidentielle
Posts: 1,445
Well, the actual OP didn't ask anything. As for the issue at hand: a fare from the "wrong" coast to Asia can be combined with a domestic US fare. There's some decent premium cabin fares from the US to generate TPs. In fact there's also from the West coast, but they've already been covered in the past, so no need to repost.
#3407
Join Date: Dec 2014
Programs: BA Executive Club
Posts: 124
Hi all and Merry Christmas. I have been trying to replicate LGA/DCA - PHL - CLT - RDU for February on the West Coast, but can't seem to get anything under £450! Has anyone come across any worthwhile TP runs in that part of the world? Missing PTY!!!
#3408
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2008
Programs: AA EXP/LTP, BA GGL/CCR/GfL, HH D/LTD, SPG/MR Plat/LTP
Posts: 10,076
Seems to fit the old saying 'East is East, and West is West'. During the last year I've done some minor runs like LAS-LAX-SJC r/t for $280 , which gives an acceptable £/TP of 1.37
There was a period (March?) when the price was $230+, but personally didn't manage to get that
#3409
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Beijing
Programs: SK EBG, BAEC Gold
Posts: 932
Just been made aware of a flash sale (book by Dec 29) on MH ex-China. I have booked a trip to KTM for 6800 RMB (Z fare class) for vacation next year - works out at about GBP1.34/TP.
Best deal seems to be PVG-BKK giving as low as 1.14GBP/TP - though I didn't check if that price is also valid for the lie-flat flight (one flight each day on a 33x and one on a 737 as far as I recall).
Best deal seems to be PVG-BKK giving as low as 1.14GBP/TP - though I didn't check if that price is also valid for the lie-flat flight (one flight each day on a 33x and one on a 737 as far as I recall).
#3410
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2010
Programs: DL, OZ, AC, AS, AA, BA, Hilton, Hyatt, Marriott, IHG
Posts: 19,901
Just been made aware of a flash sale (book by Dec 29) on MH ex-China. I have booked a trip to KTM for 6800 RMB (Z fare class) for vacation next year - works out at about GBP1.34/TP.
Best deal seems to be PVG-BKK giving as low as 1.14GBP/TP - though I didn't check if that price is also valid for the lie-flat flight (one flight each day on a 33x and one on a 737 as far as I recall).
Best deal seems to be PVG-BKK giving as low as 1.14GBP/TP - though I didn't check if that price is also valid for the lie-flat flight (one flight each day on a 33x and one on a 737 as far as I recall).
#3412
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2010
Programs: DL, OZ, AC, AS, AA, BA, Hilton, Hyatt, Marriott, IHG
Posts: 19,901
#3414
Join Date: Dec 2014
Programs: BA Executive Club
Posts: 124
Seems to fit the old saying 'East is East, and West is West'. During the last year I've done some minor runs like LAS-LAX-SJC r/t for $280 , which gives an acceptable £/TP of 1.37
There was a period (March?) when the price was $230+, but personally didn't manage to get that
There was a period (March?) when the price was $230+, but personally didn't manage to get that
#3415
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Southampton/London
Programs: BAEC: Gold, HiltonHonours: Gold
Posts: 164
I have a weeks holiday to use, or lose in the 2nd half of Jan which id like to use as time for a TP run of some sort. Based in the UK but happy with an ex-EU. Wiki options are showing a nice USA routing from DUB but it was over by 18th December :-(
anything similar avaialble out there? or am i best looking at an Ex-EU to asia....Likely BKK?
thanks in advance
anything similar avaialble out there? or am i best looking at an Ex-EU to asia....Likely BKK?
thanks in advance
#3416
Suspended
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Bregenz, Austria
Programs: AA, BAEC, Alaska, Flying Blue, United, IHG, Hilton
Posts: 2,950
I have a weeks holiday to use, or lose in the 2nd half of Jan which id like to use as time for a TP run of some sort. Based in the UK but happy with an ex-EU. Wiki options are showing a nice USA routing from DUB but it was over by 18th December :-(
anything similar avaialble out there? or am i best looking at an Ex-EU to asia....Likely BKK?
thanks in advance
anything similar avaialble out there? or am i best looking at an Ex-EU to asia....Likely BKK?
thanks in advance
#3417
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA Gold, Hilton Honors Lifetime Diamond
Posts: 69
Hi everyone,
Has anyone had success with Powertools and ITA Matrix recently? I'm planning a tier point run to the West Coast of the USA and I'm encountering the following errors:
Adam
Has anyone had success with Powertools and ITA Matrix recently? I'm planning a tier point run to the West Coast of the USA and I'm encountering the following errors:
- On the US / UK version of AA.com I can get all the way to the payment page, use PayPal to check out and then get a message saying the fare is no longer available.
- On the EU version of AA.com I get the 'fare unavailable' message much sooner in the process.
- The BA.com link immediately asks me to plan a different route (I can never get BA.com to show a complex route planned on ITA Matrix).
Adam
#3418
Join Date: Feb 2018
Posts: 89
Hi everyone,
Has anyone had success with Powertools and ITA Matrix recently? I'm planning a tier point run to the West Coast of the USA and I'm encountering the following errors:
Adam
Has anyone had success with Powertools and ITA Matrix recently? I'm planning a tier point run to the West Coast of the USA and I'm encountering the following errors:
- On the US / UK version of AA.com I can get all the way to the payment page, use PayPal to check out and then get a message saying the fare is no longer available.
- On the EU version of AA.com I get the 'fare unavailable' message much sooner in the process.
- The BA.com link immediately asks me to plan a different route (I can never get BA.com to show a complex route planned on ITA Matrix).
Adam
My experience is that when you explain you wanted to book this online but the multi-city tool cannot accommodate your desired itinerary then any fees for booking by phone are waived.
The other advantage of travel agents typically in my experience is being able to pay GBP for trips starting ex-UK.
#3419
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Southampton/London
Programs: BAEC: Gold, HiltonHonours: Gold
Posts: 164