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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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below.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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below.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
#1232
Ambassador, British Airways; FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Original Poster
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Leeds, UK
Programs: BA GGL/CCR, GfL, HH Diamond
Posts: 42,967
I don't think this was a mistake, just a short sale fare. if I had booked it I wouldn't have any reason to believe it would be cancelled.
#1233
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: BHX
Programs: BA GGL CCR GfL, SQ Gold, Hyatt Glob, HH Diamond, Marriott Plat, Cafe Nero Loyalty Card (7 Stamps)
Posts: 7,329
Agree with the above - not a mis-price, just a flash sale. I've booked accommodation for mine.
#1234
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 192
Has anyone tried a turnaround in AUH on the AUH-CMG-CGK-CMB-AUH run?
I'm about to book and could really benefit from knowing if its achievable.
I'm about to book and could really benefit from knowing if its achievable.
#1235
Suspended
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: LHR
Programs: BA Silver, Aegan Gold, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 393
O didn’t but I have been few times
at AUH and You dont have go to emigranton you will arrive in departures So with hand baggage you can do it
at AUH and You dont have go to emigranton you will arrive in departures So with hand baggage you can do it
#1236
Join Date: Mar 2019
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 50
Are you coming from the UK? Would be very interested to know if there is an optimal way to position out to AUH.
#1237
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold / OW Emerald
Posts: 753
It seems one of the preferred ways is to do INV-LHR-AUH in WTP... I would also consider just getting a ticket with avios for the added flexibility.
#1238
Join Date: Dec 2018
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 7
Hi guys, appreciate your help here as I'm still a little green with ITA. Am I doing this correctly? I'm ultimately trying to do a 160TP run next weekend before my year ends. Is there an easy way with the destinations or is this correct? If so, nothing is really taking my fancy, ~£600 seems to be about the best option. Thanks a lot!
Departing from
London Heathrow, United Kingdom (LHR)
Outbound routing codes - alliance oneworld
Destination
HEL, CTA, ATH, RHO, KBP, RAK, ACE, SOF
Return routing codes - alliance oneworld
Outbound Date
04/06/2019
Return Date
04/07/2019
Departing from
London Heathrow, United Kingdom (LHR)
Outbound routing codes - alliance oneworld
Destination
HEL, CTA, ATH, RHO, KBP, RAK, ACE, SOF
Return routing codes - alliance oneworld
Outbound Date
04/06/2019
Return Date
04/07/2019
Last edited by towns; Mar 28, 2019 at 7:04 am Reason: Dates
#1239
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold / OW Emerald
Posts: 753
Hi guys, appreciate your help here as I'm still a little green with ITA. Am I doing this correctly? I'm ultimately trying to do a 160TP run next weekend before my year ends. Is there an easy way with the destinations or is this correct? If so, nothing is really taking my fancy, ~£600 seems to be about the best option. Thanks a lot!
Departing from
London Heathrow, United Kingdom (LHR)
Outbound routing codes - alliance oneworld
Destination
HEL, CTA, ATH, RHO, KBP, RAK, ACE, SOF
Return routing codes - alliance oneworld
Outbound Date
04/06/2019
Return Date
04/07/2019
Departing from
London Heathrow, United Kingdom (LHR)
Outbound routing codes - alliance oneworld
Destination
HEL, CTA, ATH, RHO, KBP, RAK, ACE, SOF
Return routing codes - alliance oneworld
Outbound Date
04/06/2019
Return Date
04/07/2019
#1240
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: London. Or a plane.
Programs: "Only" 50,000 TPs until BA GGLfL
Posts: 2,777
Learn how to use Matrix Powertools. It's quite rare that none of the booking methods work. Worst case: just call BA to book it. The only reason to use an expensive Agency is if you don't want the airline to spend too much time thinking about the fare its selling or if you want to use a GUF.
#1242
Join Date: Dec 2018
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 7
If it helps anyone in the future, I have put all the 160 point destinations (I think) in for copy and paste:
ATH, OTP, CHQ, CFU, LPA, HEL, IST, KLX, EFL, KBP, LCA, JMK, KEF, JTR, SOF, LED, ZTH, TFS, ALG, BJV, CTA, DLM, FUE, HER, ACE, LCA, LPA, FNC, MLA, RAK, PFO, RHO, JSI, SKG, TIA
ATH, OTP, CHQ, CFU, LPA, HEL, IST, KLX, EFL, KBP, LCA, JMK, KEF, JTR, SOF, LED, ZTH, TFS, ALG, BJV, CTA, DLM, FUE, HER, ACE, LCA, LPA, FNC, MLA, RAK, PFO, RHO, JSI, SKG, TIA
#1243
Join Date: Mar 2019
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 50
Just in the process of trying to price up the routing on their website to see the price.