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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below.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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below.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
May 14, 2019, 7:59 am
#1681
Join Date: Aug 2018
Programs: BA GGL
Posts: 31
This is a 28 day advanced purchase fare that works for every day of the week with a minimum stay of 6 days or Saturday night for TATL. So it's very good if you are looking to travel from mid-June onwards. Booked BUD-HEL-LHR-JFK-LAX-LAS return for a short break in June for £1,458 (£1.65 per TP for 880 TPs). BOS, CLT and PHL also works instead of JFK for about £100 more and BOS has better timing and metal leaving LHR. While the fare expires on 16 May, I noticed the price has been going up by about £50 from yesterday. The exAMS fare is much easier for positining but is slightly more expensive and not available until early July.
(built your own)
May 14, 2019, 1:11 pm
#1684
Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: BER
Programs: BA GGL, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 1,843
works for TXL too over christmas. got a schedule change in my already booked TP run to SAN. i think about cancellation and rebooking due to the lower price
May 14, 2019, 2:40 pm
#1685
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: PHL
Posts: 71
^Do you fine folks mind sharing an ITA link or screenshot of your search parameters? I'm pretty good the advanced routing controls, but, not coming up with anything. Thanks in advance.
May 14, 2019, 2:57 pm
#1686
Join Date: Jul 2014
Programs: Executive Club
Posts: 3
Hi guys I echo srcga as I cannot get a fare anywhere near what you are quoting, mine are coming in between 4 & 6K ��
cheers
cheers
May 14, 2019, 3:24 pm
#1687
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Wolverhampton
Programs: BA Silver, Hilton Diamond, Marriot Gold, Radisson Gold, Amex Platinum
Posts: 1,607
HFP has talk of £1061 ex GER to US over thanks giving and new year here.
https://www.headforpoints.com/2019/0...rance-germany/
Can anyone construct a decent wee run from it?
Ah, looking like 1061 is East coast. About £1300 for west coast, so priced not so far out from Budapest fares. Though Christmas might make a difference for some...
https://www.headforpoints.com/2019/0...rance-germany/
Can anyone construct a decent wee run from it?
Ah, looking like 1061 is East coast. About £1300 for west coast, so priced not so far out from Budapest fares. Though Christmas might make a difference for some...
May 14, 2019, 3:32 pm
#1688
Join Date: May 2016
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold, Accor Gold
Posts: 1,429
valid from Jan 8 2020 to Mar 27 2020
Also you need to arrive in the destination by Saturday, as you can't fly back until the Sunday following your arrival.
May 14, 2019, 5:27 pm
#1689
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: PHL
Posts: 71
Thanks.. certainly did a calendar search for that timeframe. Will continue to look
May 14, 2019, 10:48 pm
#1690
Moderator: Hyatt Gold Passport & Star Alliance
Join Date: May 1998
Location: London, UK
Programs: UA-1K 3MM/HY- LT Globalist/BA-GGL/GfL
Posts: 12,089
Happy with this one for 2020
May 14, 2019, 11:24 pm
#1691
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Vale of Glamorgan
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 2,991
Just enter the flights exactly as shown in post 1682, using the multi-city option in ITA, and you'll get the fare shown. (In sterling, it's £1280). You can then check the fare rules to see the dates for which it's available.
May 15, 2019, 3:23 am
#1692
Join Date: Aug 2018
Programs: BA GGL
Posts: 31
You may swap LHR and HEL around to avoid an overnight in HEL and get to spend the night at home if you are London based. Just noticed that the Outbound and Inbound are on different fares and both allow a stopover for EUR 150 if you need to spread the trip out.
Happy to answer questions via PM to avoid cluttering the thread.
Then choose the departure date and trip duration from the Calendar:
Hoover on the date to see the price for different duration
Click on your preferred duration and choose your flights for outbound and inbound:
The Time Bar view helps to visualise the timing of the whole trip
You then get the whole itinerary as follows and may use the ITA Powertools or call AA / BA to book.
May 15, 2019, 4:27 am
#1693
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Vale of Glamorgan
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 2,991
However, if you're having trouble replicating a fare that someone else has found, as srcga seemed to be, it's often useful to enter exactly the same segments and dates as the person who found the fare, and then try to determine (from the fare rules or by playing with the dates) where the problem lies.
May 15, 2019, 5:35 am
#1694
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 478
That's certainly the best way; I was able to find this fare immediately doing just that.
However, if you're having trouble replicating a fare that someone else has found, as srcga seemed to be, it's often useful to enter exactly the same segments and dates as the person who found the fare, and then try to determine (from the fare rules or by playing with the dates) where the problem lies.
However, if you're having trouble replicating a fare that someone else has found, as srcga seemed to be, it's often useful to enter exactly the same segments and dates as the person who found the fare, and then try to determine (from the fare rules or by playing with the dates) where the problem lies.
May 15, 2019, 6:26 am
#1695
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: UK
Programs: BA Nada, HH Diamond, IHG Spire AMB, Marriott Plat, Accor Gold
Posts: 510