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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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below.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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below.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
#436
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 41
Thanks our_kid. Yes managed to rebook for tomorrow (well today Jakarta time). £1600 later... £5.71/tp. Yeah...
#437
Suspended
Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: Somewhere in the Air
Programs: BA GGL, *A Silver, OW Emerald, HH Diamond, Karahi Express
Posts: 554
Anytime im flying from international (non EU) Airport, i always checkin at desk and get physical boarding pass (even if mobile boarding pass is available). It’s the checkin desk responsibilities to ensure you have valid authorisation to (transit and) enter your final destination.
#438
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 41
Sorry to hear that it was a costly TP Run in the end. Did you book a one way back from CGK? Maybe a return may have been cheaper.
Anytime im flying from international (non EU) Airport, i always checkin at desk and get physical boarding pass (even if mobile boarding pass is available). It’s the checkin desk responsibilities to ensure you have valid authorisation to (transit and) enter your final destination.
Certainly learned my lesson the hard way...
#439
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: London
Programs: BAEC bouncing from Blue to Gold to Blue VSFC Red CXGreen Club Accor Platinum Hilton Silver.
Posts: 914
#440
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Effectively grounded
Programs: BA GGL for a little while longer
Posts: 844
Ok good to hear and thank you.
No, not a B2B. Overnight Friday stay. I’m slumping it in a nearby hotel until tomorrow. I was at the gate 20 minutes before departure having cleared security with my digital boarding pass. Only to be told I still need to go to the check in counter first 45 minutes minimum before departure to validate my booking.
is this right, if anyone’s been in the same boat? Apparently it is for UL as CMB effectively denied me because I didn’t do this. I didn’t have to do this AUH-CMB outbound.
No, not a B2B. Overnight Friday stay. I’m slumping it in a nearby hotel until tomorrow. I was at the gate 20 minutes before departure having cleared security with my digital boarding pass. Only to be told I still need to go to the check in counter first 45 minutes minimum before departure to validate my booking.
is this right, if anyone’s been in the same boat? Apparently it is for UL as CMB effectively denied me because I didn’t do this. I didn’t have to do this AUH-CMB outbound.
#441
Join Date: Aug 2006
Programs: BAEC Gold/GGL, IHG Diamond AMB
Posts: 1,074
Still it’s odd why a Digital BP ended in IDB for the OP - I would take it up with UL.
Anyone doing CGK type run get to the airport with plenty plenty time. If you’re staying overnight get the train downtown and have a look around - very vibrant city. Shangri-La hotel is very central if staying in the city.
#442
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: LON
Programs: Mucci, BAEC, Eurostar
Posts: 3,293
Hi,
slightly off-topic, but I'm on a (lot less exotic) TP run, and wondered where the best place to post a trip report would be? Trip report board (since it's a trip report)? BA board (since it's BA metal only)? One with a link to the other?
Thanks.
slightly off-topic, but I'm on a (lot less exotic) TP run, and wondered where the best place to post a trip report would be? Trip report board (since it's a trip report)? BA board (since it's BA metal only)? One with a link to the other?
Thanks.
#443
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 2000
Location: RDU
Programs: AA LT Gold, DL SM, HY Disc, Marriott LT Gold
Posts: 12,507
You usually cannot fit 6 segments into a day, 5 is pretty much the limit. But the hotels in other cities will be cheaper than your NYC hotel, so checking out of your hotel and doing 3 in the evening and 3 back in the morning may actually be really cheap once you factor in hotel costs.
#444
Ambassador, British Airways; FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Original Poster
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Leeds, UK
Programs: BA GGL/CCR, GfL, HH Diamond
Posts: 42,959
Hi, been trying for days to get the ILX8C8S6 fare basis on OTP-PHX via LHR, JFK, LAX rtn. I get a fare of £1,200 on ITA but when I call aa.com I get a much higher fare. I have checked I class availability on KVS so that's not the problem. Anyone have any ideas as to where I am going wrong? The trip is for July/August.
Many thanks.
Many thanks.
#445
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: London
Programs: BA - Gold for Life, CCR & GGL; IC Spire Elite Ambassador; Diamond Hilton Honors; Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 6,720
Yes, having the same problem too, when checking for a friend. OTP-PHX for c£1,200 on itamatrix but c£1,500 on AA.com.
Not tried ita powertools - is there a quick way I can find out how to do this please KARFA?
Not tried ita powertools - is there a quick way I can find out how to do this please KARFA?
#446
Ambassador, British Airways; FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Original Poster
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Leeds, UK
Programs: BA GGL/CCR, GfL, HH Diamond
Posts: 42,959
have a look at the bottom of post 4, there is a description of how to install it - hopefully it will work for you.
#447
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: London
Programs: BA - Gold for Life, CCR & GGL; IC Spire Elite Ambassador; Diamond Hilton Honors; Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 6,720
Hi, been trying for days to get the ILX8C8S6 fare basis on OTP-PHX via LHR, JFK, LAX rtn. I get a fare of £1,200 on ITA but when I call aa.com I get a much higher fare. I have checked I class availability on KVS so that's not the problem. Anyone have any ideas as to where I am going wrong? The trip is for July/August.
Many thanks.
Many thanks.
I managed to load the software, which was excellent and no doubt will be very useful in the future!
However, the prices from the travel sites I checked were the same as AA, which was about £300 more than the quote on ITA matrix. Very frustrating for my friend.
#448
Join Date: Jun 2017
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 383
On June 21 I'll be returning from BKK to AMS via LHR/LGW. (airport change)
I was considering dropping the AMS flight and just going home and not concerning myself with dropping to silver as I won't have enough points by the end of august.
It seems though I'm kinda hooked even though it's probably not smart.
I'll be free until the end of June (And probably wont be in August when it seems I could do the OTP-PHX potentially)
I reckon I'll need another 1000TP to keep Gold. Can anyone give any pointers on where/which flights I should try to look at that's about the same price as the Phoenix one and would yield around 1000TP?
I was considering dropping the AMS flight and just going home and not concerning myself with dropping to silver as I won't have enough points by the end of august.
It seems though I'm kinda hooked even though it's probably not smart.
I'll be free until the end of June (And probably wont be in August when it seems I could do the OTP-PHX potentially)
I reckon I'll need another 1000TP to keep Gold. Can anyone give any pointers on where/which flights I should try to look at that's about the same price as the Phoenix one and would yield around 1000TP?
#449
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 41
Only been with work and on UL. It’s an odd airport with almost two layers of security - need to go through security to get to the check in desks.
Still it’s odd why a Digital BP ended in IDB for the OP - I would take it up with UL.
Anyone doing CGK type run get to the airport with plenty plenty time. If you’re staying overnight get the train downtown and have a look around - very vibrant city. Shangri-La hotel is very central if staying in the city.
#450
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: London
Programs: BA GGL
Posts: 172
Great, many thanks.
I managed to load the software, which was excellent and no doubt will be very useful in the future!
However, the prices from the travel sites I checked were the same as AA, which was about £300 more than the quote on ITA matrix. Very frustrating for my friend.
I managed to load the software, which was excellent and no doubt will be very useful in the future!
However, the prices from the travel sites I checked were the same as AA, which was about £300 more than the quote on ITA matrix. Very frustrating for my friend.
Last edited by Fossiebear; Jan 19, 2019 at 9:59 pm