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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below.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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below.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
Mar 15, 2019, 2:37 pm
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Mar 15, 2019, 3:10 pm
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Since you didn’t offer phone service i‘d had to stick with them.
I was weak, KARFA.
I Regret it, KARFA
it wont happen again.
I was weak, KARFA.
I Regret it, KARFA
it wont happen again.
Mar 15, 2019, 3:33 pm
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Mar 16, 2019, 1:08 am
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Mar 16, 2019, 2:57 am
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Hi all
I will be in HK next month was thinking if doing a small TP run as I need some 200 more TP's
only thing I've found is TPE-DPS via KUL with MH which books into Z
(which I'm also not sure if I can credit to BA..?)
However positing is very expensive, even if using points....
does anyone have any good recommendation'sfor a good TP run out of HKG ?
TIA
I will be in HK next month was thinking if doing a small TP run as I need some 200 more TP's
only thing I've found is TPE-DPS via KUL with MH which books into Z
(which I'm also not sure if I can credit to BA..?)
However positing is very expensive, even if using points....
does anyone have any good recommendation'sfor a good TP run out of HKG ?
TIA
Mar 16, 2019, 3:30 am
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Both UL and MH have flights leaving from PVG around 01:30 - leaving a good block of time to get there on any given day from HKG.
Mar 16, 2019, 3:38 am
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Not Hong Kong, but maybe worth reminding that PVG-MLE is still available for around 620 GBP on UL if you want to combine a tier point run with a small break. Positioning flights (HKG-PVG) can be booked using Avios for not very much. No visa required as long as your passport is issued by one of the countries on the list valid for 144 hours transit without visa. Plenty of 360 TP options also ex-PVG on MH in the current sale (extended to Apr 5th) at around 480 GBP (e.g. Penang/Langkawi).
Both UL and MH have flights leaving from PVG around 01:30 - leaving a good block of time to get there on any given day from HKG.
Both UL and MH have flights leaving from PVG around 01:30 - leaving a good block of time to get there on any given day from HKG.
have you got any other options ?
Mar 16, 2019, 6:36 am
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It's 3 nights instead of 2, which may not be what you want - maybe a quick hop to Vegas
Mar 16, 2019, 6:44 am
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Hi all
I will be in HK next month was thinking if doing a small TP run as I need some 200 more TP's
only thing I've found is TPE-DPS via KUL with MH which books into Z
(which I'm also not sure if I can credit to BA..?)
However positing is very expensive, even if using points....
does anyone have any good recommendation'sfor a good TP run out of HKG ?
TIA
I will be in HK next month was thinking if doing a small TP run as I need some 200 more TP's
only thing I've found is TPE-DPS via KUL with MH which books into Z
(which I'm also not sure if I can credit to BA..?)
However positing is very expensive, even if using points....
does anyone have any good recommendation'sfor a good TP run out of HKG ?
TIA
Mar 16, 2019, 8:27 am
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When no sales are on from HKG, it's generally an expensive city for tickets. OK, 200TP is a slightly odd number in earning, but instead of overdoing it with positioning flights, time-consuming and not free either, or adding 2000+ miles segments, my suggestion is HKG-KUL-PEN/JHB/SIN r/t with MH, the best price now without any available deal, £666 is for doing an overnight, that with some planning can be done in KUL. That's 160 TP. Planning the overnight in KUL means possibility to schedule a same-day return to SIN, either o/w Business for £74, a return with LCC around £54*. Check on MH web page, tab "Deals", should anything pop up from HKG cheaper than above
With the price difference so small, I would personally fly a same day Business return for £148, even though that returns 240 TP in total. The largest number of flights between these destinations are KUL-SIN vv, practically flights every hour, flight duration short of 1h.
*= or sometimes considerably less. O/w generally cheaper from KUL as compared to from SIN
Last edited by onobond; Mar 16, 2019 at 7:43 pm Reason: Adding info
Mar 16, 2019, 8:45 am
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ARN-Hawaii J fare for ~£1,500
I think it may work for all four major Hawaii airports (HNL, KOA, OGG, LIH). I haven't had the chance to look but I would expect something like ARN-LHR-JFK-PHX-HNL rtn is possible for 920 TPs, and you may be able to include HEL to do ARN-HEL-LHR-JFK-PHX-HNL rtn for 1080 TPs.
I think it may work for all four major Hawaii airports (HNL, KOA, OGG, LIH). I haven't had the chance to look but I would expect something like ARN-LHR-JFK-PHX-HNL rtn is possible for 920 TPs, and you may be able to include HEL to do ARN-HEL-LHR-JFK-PHX-HNL rtn for 1080 TPs.
Mar 16, 2019, 12:00 pm
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Mar 16, 2019, 12:26 pm
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Just booked a weekend in Marrakesh via Madrid from LHR. Looks like an excellent deal but only a few seats left.
160TP for £329 getting my new earning year off to a good start. Hotels are also cheaper as while BA.com's holiday site doesn't seem to mention Marrakesh there are several hotels on offer.
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
Mrs. Firstlight is impressed as 'we're off to Africa for the weekend' !
160TP for £329 getting my new earning year off to a good start. Hotels are also cheaper as while BA.com's holiday site doesn't seem to mention Marrakesh there are several hotels on offer.
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
Mrs. Firstlight is impressed as 'we're off to Africa for the weekend' !
