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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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below.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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below.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
#811
Join Date: May 2014
Location: BRU
Programs: BA GGL, TK E (*G), ITA exec
Posts: 4,072
Actually, there's no mention of any UAE airport in the official UL list of places requiring you check in at a desk and obtain a paper BP
So I would say printing one downroute and rocking up at AUH airside should be OK...
So I would say printing one downroute and rocking up at AUH airside should be OK...
https://www.srilankan.com/en_uk/copo...etails?type=18
Which airports accept eBoarding Passes?
▼An eBoarding pass is the boarding pass that you receive once you have checked-in online. You will receive this to the email address that you’ve entered at the time of checking-in online.
Except the destinations mentioned below, all other airports accept e-boarding passes.
Abu Dhabi - Chennai - Bangalore - Cochin - Beijing - Dhak - Delhi - Canton - Doha (Home Printed with Bar code is ONLY allowed) - Jakarta...
Which airports accept eBoarding Passes?
▼An eBoarding pass is the boarding pass that you receive once you have checked-in online. You will receive this to the email address that you’ve entered at the time of checking-in online.
Except the destinations mentioned below, all other airports accept e-boarding passes.
Abu Dhabi - Chennai - Bangalore - Cochin - Beijing - Dhak - Delhi - Canton - Doha (Home Printed with Bar code is ONLY allowed) - Jakarta...
#812
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Bristol
Programs: BA GGL, UA Plat, DL Plat, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 2,380
Ha, ha - touché
All depends on whether one can pick up an "airport" BP from the Transit Desk at AUH then...
All depends on whether one can pick up an "airport" BP from the Transit Desk at AUH then...
#813
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: Edinburgh
Programs: BA Gold, Flyblue
Posts: 127
At AUH on the outbound, I checked in and it was Etihad-clad staff and she wanted to see my Credit Card. When I presented it, she said I had to show it to the Sri Lankan Rep, sitting 4 desks away who then reviewed and confirmed back to her that all was okay. So if it requires a rep to say yes on the cc, there may not be such a rep at the AUH transfer desk. Teledude confirmed that the CMB desk was not helpful in that regard, so best overnight.
Just a note, if you book the Premier Inn at AUH airport (accessed by an extremely long corridor), if you book direct with them, they offer complimentary 18:00 check-out. Handy when the departures are at 23:00
Just a note, if you book the Premier Inn at AUH airport (accessed by an extremely long corridor), if you book direct with them, they offer complimentary 18:00 check-out. Handy when the departures are at 23:00
#814
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 2014
Location: UK
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 12,237
This thread needs a sub thread for the AUH-CGK...
#815
Moderator: Qatar Airways
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: LHR/NCE/MIA
Programs: BAEC GfL & GGL, SQ Gold, Amex Centurion, Mucci des Chevaliers des Bons Mots et Qui Savent Moucher
Posts: 8,944
#816
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Bristol
Programs: BA GGL, UA Plat, DL Plat, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 2,380
Just as a data point, the change rules on the AUH-CMB-CGK fares are not at all onerous... £40-odd quid total to swap dates in both directions.
So there is an option for those who may be starting to nibble their nails at the thought of a B2B at AUH
So there is an option for those who may be starting to nibble their nails at the thought of a B2B at AUH
#817
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: London
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 52
I am 390 TPs away from getting Gold.
Best thing I've seen so far is £1357 round trip LHR-DME in F and it will get me 420TPs. I'm sure I can do better than £3.23/TP.
I've also found LHR-ARN-LHR-IST-LHR-ARN-LHR but this will only get me 320TP.
Any optimized routes I could do from London to get those 390TPs and stay in Europe?
Thanks!
Best thing I've seen so far is £1357 round trip LHR-DME in F and it will get me 420TPs. I'm sure I can do better than £3.23/TP.
I've also found LHR-ARN-LHR-IST-LHR-ARN-LHR but this will only get me 320TP.
Any optimized routes I could do from London to get those 390TPs and stay in Europe?
Thanks!
#818
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 4,707
I am 390 TPs away from getting Gold.
Best thing I've seen so far is £1357 round trip LHR-DME in F and it will get me 420TPs. I'm sure I can do better than £3.23/TP.
I've also found LHR-ARN-LHR-IST-LHR-ARN-LHR but this will only get me 320TP.
Any optimized routes I could do from London to get those 390TPs and stay in Europe?
Thanks!
Best thing I've seen so far is £1357 round trip LHR-DME in F and it will get me 420TPs. I'm sure I can do better than £3.23/TP.
I've also found LHR-ARN-LHR-IST-LHR-ARN-LHR but this will only get me 320TP.
Any optimized routes I could do from London to get those 390TPs and stay in Europe?
Thanks!
#819
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 2014
Location: UK
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 12,237
I am 390 TPs away from getting Gold.
Best thing I've seen so far is £1357 round trip LHR-DME in F and it will get me 420TPs. I'm sure I can do better than £3.23/TP.
I've also found LHR-ARN-LHR-IST-LHR-ARN-LHR but this will only get me 320TP.
Any optimized routes I could do from London to get those 390TPs and stay in Europe?
Thanks!
Best thing I've seen so far is £1357 round trip LHR-DME in F and it will get me 420TPs. I'm sure I can do better than £3.23/TP.
I've also found LHR-ARN-LHR-IST-LHR-ARN-LHR but this will only get me 320TP.
Any optimized routes I could do from London to get those 390TPs and stay in Europe?
Thanks!
#822
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 9
Apologies if I've got this wrong - I'm really new to this!
I was just researching some of the basic routes and THINK I can see several dates on ITA in March for the Mad to Fra route on LATM at £75 or £80. e.g Thurs Mar 7th. I believe this is an 80TP route (& LATM counts) which would make it @£1/TP.
As I say, sorry if it's wrong, but thought it better to post it, if on the off chance I've got it right :-)
I was just researching some of the basic routes and THINK I can see several dates on ITA in March for the Mad to Fra route on LATM at £75 or £80. e.g Thurs Mar 7th. I believe this is an 80TP route (& LATM counts) which would make it @£1/TP.
As I say, sorry if it's wrong, but thought it better to post it, if on the off chance I've got it right :-)
#823
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: BRS
Programs: BA Gold, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 4,986
Apologies if I've got this wrong - I'm really new to this!
I was just researching some of the basic routes and THINK I can see several dates on ITA in March for the Mad to Fra route on LATM at £75 or £80. e.g Thurs Mar 7th. I believe this is an 80TP route (& LATM counts) which would make it @£1/TP.
As I say, sorry if it's wrong, but thought it better to post it, if on the off chance I've got it right :-)
I was just researching some of the basic routes and THINK I can see several dates on ITA in March for the Mad to Fra route on LATM at £75 or £80. e.g Thurs Mar 7th. I believe this is an 80TP route (& LATM counts) which would make it @£1/TP.
As I say, sorry if it's wrong, but thought it better to post it, if on the off chance I've got it right :-)
#824
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 4,707
I miss the cheap LGW to RAK runs! Wonder why they dried up in the last few years. Maybe because they consistently have pretty good loads.
#825
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Buckinghamshire
Programs: BAEC Gold Guest List, Hilton Honours Diamond, Accor Gold
Posts: 2,303
TLFL is highlighting HNL for £1,523 but I can't find any dates on the AA website lower than around £1.8k.
https://www.turningleftforless.com/n...ental-3-for-2/
Does anyone think it takes a few days for the fares to kick in on the website?
https://www.turningleftforless.com/n...ental-3-for-2/
Does anyone think it takes a few days for the fares to kick in on the website?