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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below.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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below.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
Feb 27, 2019, 2:50 pm
#886
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: UK
Programs: BA Gold / Hilton Diamond / IHG Diamond Ambassador / Marriot Bonvoy Gold
Posts: 2,527
Hi All,
I have a run where my first US port is JFK coming up and after several AA changes, my connection time at JFK has dropped to 3 hours and 10 mins. Now I believe I'll be arriving at Terminal 7 as it's a BA operated flight and will then need to transit to Terminal 8 for the AA operated JFK - LAX flight. I've also read that I may need to collect checked luggage before rechecking for the AA connection. All flights are part of the same itinerary and ticketed by AA, (when they had the ex-GVA/ZHR sale on), so my questions are:
1. Will we need to collect checked luggage to then drop off again?
2. Would a connection time of ~3 hours from Terminal 7 - 8 at JFK make anyone nervous? Or should that be enough time to clear immigration, transit to another terminal and board?
Thanks!
I have a run where my first US port is JFK coming up and after several AA changes, my connection time at JFK has dropped to 3 hours and 10 mins. Now I believe I'll be arriving at Terminal 7 as it's a BA operated flight and will then need to transit to Terminal 8 for the AA operated JFK - LAX flight. I've also read that I may need to collect checked luggage before rechecking for the AA connection. All flights are part of the same itinerary and ticketed by AA, (when they had the ex-GVA/ZHR sale on), so my questions are:
1. Will we need to collect checked luggage to then drop off again?
2. Would a connection time of ~3 hours from Terminal 7 - 8 at JFK make anyone nervous? Or should that be enough time to clear immigration, transit to another terminal and board?
Thanks!
Feb 28, 2019, 1:19 am
#887
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: London. Edinburgh, Cornwall
Programs: BA GGL, British Midland Lifetime* Loser
Posts: 7,941
3 hours should be sufficient but as others have said it would be much better all round to fly AA from LHR; the product is better these days.
Feb 28, 2019, 3:23 am
#888
Join Date: Jul 2012
Programs: BAEC Gold, Hilton Diamond, SPG Gold, IHG Platinum Ambassador, Club Carlson Gold
Posts: 349
Hi all
Looking for some inspiration for a TP run to close a 290 gap to requalify for Gold. I’m london based, and ideally earn on one trip over a (long) weekend. Target is to complete by end of April.
Have looked at some previous ideas on this thread but either come in just under or way over.
Many thanks
Looking for some inspiration for a TP run to close a 290 gap to requalify for Gold. I’m london based, and ideally earn on one trip over a (long) weekend. Target is to complete by end of April.
Have looked at some previous ideas on this thread but either come in just under or way over.
Many thanks
Feb 28, 2019, 3:34 am
#889
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold / OW Emerald
Posts: 753
Hi all
Looking for some inspiration for a TP run to close a 290 gap to requalify for Gold. I’m london based, and ideally earn on one trip over a (long) weekend. Target is to complete by end of April.
Have looked at some previous ideas on this thread but either come in just under or way over.
Many thanks
Looking for some inspiration for a TP run to close a 290 gap to requalify for Gold. I’m london based, and ideally earn on one trip over a (long) weekend. Target is to complete by end of April.
Have looked at some previous ideas on this thread but either come in just under or way over.
Many thanks
Feb 28, 2019, 4:57 am
#890
Join Date: Aug 2006
Programs: BAEC Gold/GGL, IHG Diamond AMB
Posts: 1,074
Hi you amazing wizards of TPS.. I’m looking for some tips for finding a good value J fare to EZE or SCL at the end of this year!! I mainly use google flights for selecting multiple EU departure points. I thought I had a great fare from LIS LHR EZE but it was only showing availbility for 1 and is gone today :-( Any tips on any unusual routings that work out sub €2k pp would be amazing. Thanks in advance. PS very close to Gold for first time also. :-)
Feb 28, 2019, 8:44 am
#891
Join Date: Mar 2011
Programs: BA exec, HHonors Diamond
Posts: 554
Mrs T is looking at 725 tp before end May. She can travel 12th April onwards .Very flexible. Appreciate ideas.
Feb 28, 2019, 9:19 am
#892
Join Date: May 2014
Location: BRU
Programs: BA GGL, TK E (*G), ITA exec
Posts: 4,072
Mar 1, 2019, 1:13 am
#893
Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: Essex. UK
Programs: BAEC Gold: HHonors Diamond; Accor Silver
Posts: 98
Cheap 5 Point Tier Run
I’m Silver at the moment and on the basis of flights booked will be 5 points short of Gold, for the first time, when I fly to Madieria LGW-FNC in May. No point in getting more points as the FNC flight is a 160 TP.
Im thinking it would be good to get Gold for this as I could try out the First Lounge at LGW.
Plan is to fly Easy Jet from my local airport SEN to JER (£35) after lunch (so I can work morning) and return JER to LGW early evening for £20
thoughts?
Im thinking it would be good to get Gold for this as I could try out the First Lounge at LGW.
Plan is to fly Easy Jet from my local airport SEN to JER (£35) after lunch (so I can work morning) and return JER to LGW early evening for £20
thoughts?
Last edited by RHWine; Mar 1, 2019 at 5:02 am Reason: add title
Mar 1, 2019, 1:17 am
#894
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: London
Programs: BA GGL
Posts: 1,405
£55 and a day of hassle for a few hours in a slightly different lounge at Gatwick (nothing at funchal that I recall) seems a waste of cash. Divert that 55 to a decent meal at Gatwick I say, that would really set you up for the flight.
Mar 1, 2019, 1:35 am
#895
Join Date: Jul 2009
Programs: BAEC Silver, IHG Diamond
Posts: 7,744
Is there something stopping me booking LATAM MAD-FRA same day return?
Flight from MAD-FRA gets in around 17:40 and then the return is 1h45 later but it refuses to let me book saying that there's no availability even though I would assume it's the same plane?. Separate is fine.
Flight from MAD-FRA gets in around 17:40 and then the return is 1h45 later but it refuses to let me book saying that there's no availability even though I would assume it's the same plane?. Separate is fine.
Mar 1, 2019, 2:39 am
#896
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: London. Edinburgh, Cornwall
Programs: BA GGL, British Midland Lifetime* Loser
Posts: 7,941
Is there something stopping me booking LATAM MAD-FRA same day return?
Flight from MAD-FRA gets in around 17:40 and then the return is 1h45 later but it refuses to let me book saying that there's no availability even though I would assume it's the same plane?. Separate is fine.
Flight from MAD-FRA gets in around 17:40 and then the return is 1h45 later but it refuses to let me book saying that there's no availability even though I would assume it's the same plane?. Separate is fine.
Mar 1, 2019, 5:03 am
#898
Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: Essex. UK
Programs: BAEC Gold: HHonors Diamond; Accor Silver
Posts: 98
Mar 1, 2019, 6:29 am
#899
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: London
Programs: BA
Posts: 12
Is there something stopping me booking LATAM MAD-FRA same day return?
Flight from MAD-FRA gets in around 17:40 and then the return is 1h45 later but it refuses to let me book saying that there's no availability even though I would assume it's the same plane?. Separate is fine.
Flight from MAD-FRA gets in around 17:40 and then the return is 1h45 later but it refuses to let me book saying that there's no availability even though I would assume it's the same plane?. Separate is fine.
Mar 1, 2019, 8:31 am
#900
Join Date: Jul 2009
Programs: BAEC Silver, IHG Diamond
Posts: 7,744
Might actually look at nesting flights to give myself more time.
Still playing around with whether to try and start in FRA or MAD. A lot of the flights I can get to MAD from MAN only arrive at 3pm or 10pm onwards (some are far cheaper from there than direct from London), and if I have to start adding in loads of petrol, driving, parking etc., it defeats the purpose of the trip cost wise.