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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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below.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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below.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
#1096
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There is also an equivalent ILW8T8S6 fare which covers “PERMITTED FRI THROUGH SUN” travel and which is combinable, this one seems maybe £30 or so more expensive each way rather than taking the mid week option above.
#1097
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Surrey, UK
Programs: BA GGL
Posts: 484
Thanks KARFA for info on AMS fare. Have got something on hold - is currently way past my bedtime and I want to look at it in cold light of day and make sure I haven't done anything silly. Fingers crossed it is still there in the morning.
#1098
AMS-LHR-JFK-LAX-ANC-PHX-PHL-LHR-AMS for 960TPs for £1052 earning around 45k avios. If anyone is interested....
#1100
Join Date: Apr 2018
Programs: Delta Diamond
Posts: 136
Honestly not sure how to parse the ANDs in this, but I haven't been able to get anything involving HEL to work. Also having difficulty getting the LAX-HNL to earn TP - AS marketed doesn't seem to earn any.
2 TRANSFERS PERMITTED IN EACH DIRECTION FREE 2 FREE ON 9B/AA/AB/AY/BA/HG/IB ONLY IN EUROPE IN EACH DIRECTION. AND - 2 TRANSFERS PERMITTED IN EACH DIRECTION FREE 1 FREE BETWEEN AA/BA/IB AND B6 IN BOS/JFK IN EACH DIRECTION 1 FREE BETWEEN AA/BA/IB AND AS IN LAX/PDX/SEA IN EACH DIRECTION 1 FREE BETWEEN AA/BA/IB AND WS IN CANADA IN EACH DIRECTION 1 FREE BETWEEN AA/BA/IB AND HA IN HAWAII IN EACH DIRECTION 2 FREE ON AA/BA/IB ONLY IN THE UNITED STATES/ CANADA IN EACH DIRECTION FARE BREAK SURFACE SECTORS NOT PERMITTED AND EMBEDDED SURFACE SECTORS PERMITTED ON THE FARE COMPONENT.
2 TRANSFERS PERMITTED IN EACH DIRECTION FREE 2 FREE ON 9B/AA/AB/AY/BA/HG/IB ONLY IN EUROPE IN EACH DIRECTION. AND - 2 TRANSFERS PERMITTED IN EACH DIRECTION FREE 1 FREE BETWEEN AA/BA/IB AND B6 IN BOS/JFK IN EACH DIRECTION 1 FREE BETWEEN AA/BA/IB AND AS IN LAX/PDX/SEA IN EACH DIRECTION 1 FREE BETWEEN AA/BA/IB AND WS IN CANADA IN EACH DIRECTION 1 FREE BETWEEN AA/BA/IB AND HA IN HAWAII IN EACH DIRECTION 2 FREE ON AA/BA/IB ONLY IN THE UNITED STATES/ CANADA IN EACH DIRECTION FARE BREAK SURFACE SECTORS NOT PERMITTED AND EMBEDDED SURFACE SECTORS PERMITTED ON THE FARE COMPONENT.
Last edited by krypttohk; Mar 20, 2019 at 10:03 pm
#1101
Join Date: Apr 2018
Programs: Delta Diamond
Posts: 136
Managed to get AMS-LHR-JFK-LAX-ANC (and reverse) in J/I/I BA for the first three legs and AA I for LAX to ANC. Slightly less Avios, but full TPs
#1102
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: UK
Programs: BA GfL & GGL, FB Platinum, MB Titanium, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 2,402
#1104
Join Date: May 2014
Location: BRU
Programs: BA GGL, TK E (*G), ITA exec
Posts: 4,091
I always wanted to see Anchorage in summer and the price and time are good... but as a run doesn't give back enough TP to swap with another booked in September. Bummer.
#1105
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Beijing
Programs: SK EBG, BAEC Gold
Posts: 932
Honestly not sure how to parse the ANDs in this, but I haven't been able to get anything involving HEL to work. Also having difficulty getting the LAX-HNL to earn TP - AS marketed doesn't seem to earn any.
2 TRANSFERS PERMITTED IN EACH DIRECTION FREE 2 FREE ON 9B/AA/AB/AY/BA/HG/IB ONLY IN EUROPE IN EACH DIRECTION. AND - 2 TRANSFERS PERMITTED IN EACH DIRECTION FREE 1 FREE BETWEEN AA/BA/IB AND B6 IN BOS/JFK IN EACH DIRECTION 1 FREE BETWEEN AA/BA/IB AND AS IN LAX/PDX/SEA IN EACH DIRECTION 1 FREE BETWEEN AA/BA/IB AND WS IN CANADA IN EACH DIRECTION 1 FREE BETWEEN AA/BA/IB AND HA IN HAWAII IN EACH DIRECTION 2 FREE ON AA/BA/IB ONLY IN THE UNITED STATES/ CANADA IN EACH DIRECTION FARE BREAK SURFACE SECTORS NOT PERMITTED AND EMBEDDED SURFACE SECTORS PERMITTED ON THE FARE COMPONENT.
2 TRANSFERS PERMITTED IN EACH DIRECTION FREE 2 FREE ON 9B/AA/AB/AY/BA/HG/IB ONLY IN EUROPE IN EACH DIRECTION. AND - 2 TRANSFERS PERMITTED IN EACH DIRECTION FREE 1 FREE BETWEEN AA/BA/IB AND B6 IN BOS/JFK IN EACH DIRECTION 1 FREE BETWEEN AA/BA/IB AND AS IN LAX/PDX/SEA IN EACH DIRECTION 1 FREE BETWEEN AA/BA/IB AND WS IN CANADA IN EACH DIRECTION 1 FREE BETWEEN AA/BA/IB AND HA IN HAWAII IN EACH DIRECTION 2 FREE ON AA/BA/IB ONLY IN THE UNITED STATES/ CANADA IN EACH DIRECTION FARE BREAK SURFACE SECTORS NOT PERMITTED AND EMBEDDED SURFACE SECTORS PERMITTED ON THE FARE COMPONENT.
#1106
Join Date: Mar 2019
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 50
That sounds very good indeed. Would you be able to post a screen shot of your matrix software settings which generated this please? If a screenshot isn't possible, can you write down the main settings please?
#1107
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 7,464
You will need to use the routing codes "LHR JFK LAX,PHX" for the outbound and "LAX,PHX JFK LHR" for the inbound. I would also use "alliance oneworld" in the extensions code also.
#1109
Cant make attachments work:
Amsterdam (AMS) to Anchorage (ANC) — Thu, Aug 15
Amsterdam (AMS) to London (LHR) — Thu, Aug 15British Airways 443Dep: 9:10 pmArr: 9:25 pm1h 15mAirbus A320Business (J)
London (LHR) to New York (JFK) — Fri, Aug 16British Airways 183Dep: 7:50 pmArr: 10:35 pm7h 45mBoeing 747Business (I)
New York (JFK) to Phoenix (PHX) — Sat, Aug 17American 2829Dep: 1:30 pmArr: 3:53 pm5h 23mBoeing 737First (I)Layover in PHX2h 57m
Phoenix (PHX) to Anchorage (ANC) — Sat, Aug 17American 1413Dep: 6:50 pmArr: 11:30 pm5h 40mAirbus A321neoFirst (I)
Anchorage (ANC) to Amsterdam (AMS) — Mon, Aug 19
Anchorage (ANC) to Phoenix (PHX) — Mon, Aug 19American 1372Dep: 12:59 amArr: 7:39 am5h 40mAirbus A321neoFirst (I)
Phoenix (PHX) to Philadelphia (PHL) — Mon, Aug 19British Airways 6626Dep: 9:59 amArr: 5:40 pm4h 41mAirbus A321Business (I) OPERATED BY AMERICANLayover in PHL4h 20m
Philadelphia (PHL) to London (LHR) — Mon, Aug 19British Airways 68Dep: 10:00 pmArr: 10:20 am7h 20mBoeing 777Business (I)
London (LGW) to Amsterdam (AMS) — Tue, Aug 20British Airways 2762Dep: 4:10 pmArr: 6:25 pm1h 15mAirbus A320Business (J)
16,739 total miles
Cost per passenger (including taxes & fees)£1,045.23Total cost for 1 passenger£1,045.23
Amsterdam (AMS) to Anchorage (ANC) — Thu, Aug 15
Amsterdam (AMS) to London (LHR) — Thu, Aug 15British Airways 443Dep: 9:10 pmArr: 9:25 pm1h 15mAirbus A320Business (J)
London (LHR) to New York (JFK) — Fri, Aug 16British Airways 183Dep: 7:50 pmArr: 10:35 pm7h 45mBoeing 747Business (I)
New York (JFK) to Phoenix (PHX) — Sat, Aug 17American 2829Dep: 1:30 pmArr: 3:53 pm5h 23mBoeing 737First (I)Layover in PHX2h 57m
Phoenix (PHX) to Anchorage (ANC) — Sat, Aug 17American 1413Dep: 6:50 pmArr: 11:30 pm5h 40mAirbus A321neoFirst (I)
Anchorage (ANC) to Amsterdam (AMS) — Mon, Aug 19
Anchorage (ANC) to Phoenix (PHX) — Mon, Aug 19American 1372Dep: 12:59 amArr: 7:39 am5h 40mAirbus A321neoFirst (I)
Phoenix (PHX) to Philadelphia (PHL) — Mon, Aug 19British Airways 6626Dep: 9:59 amArr: 5:40 pm4h 41mAirbus A321Business (I) OPERATED BY AMERICANLayover in PHL4h 20m
Philadelphia (PHL) to London (LHR) — Mon, Aug 19British Airways 68Dep: 10:00 pmArr: 10:20 am7h 20mBoeing 777Business (I)
London (LGW) to Amsterdam (AMS) — Tue, Aug 20British Airways 2762Dep: 4:10 pmArr: 6:25 pm1h 15mAirbus A320Business (J)
16,739 total miles
Cost per passenger (including taxes & fees)£1,045.23Total cost for 1 passenger£1,045.23
#1110
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so its via PHX instead LAX on outband.....it why it didn't work for me...