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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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below.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.

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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)
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BA Tier Point Runs | 2019-20 edition

Old Aug 16, 2019, 3:31 pm
  #2536  
 
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Originally Posted by IOBA
Hi, I wondered if anyone could help. I am after 160 TP (165 to be exact) prior to November. Ideally from MAN but can change airports. Thanks.
What have you found for yourself so far? Can you do this midweek or do you want a weekend? Do you want to clear the 165 points in one trip?
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Old Aug 16, 2019, 3:35 pm
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Originally Posted by IOBA
Hi, I wondered if anyone could help. I am after 160 TP (165 to be exact) prior to November. Ideally from MAN but can change airports. Thanks.
why say 160 when you need 165? Specificity is key in this game
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Old Aug 16, 2019, 3:41 pm
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Originally Posted by IOBA
Hi, I wondered if anyone could help. I am after 160 TP (165 to be exact) prior to November. Ideally from MAN but can change airports. Thanks.
160 is quite different to 165. Will require an extra flight (short haul) & obviously more money. If you need 165 then no use asking for 160. Just saying...
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Old Aug 16, 2019, 3:59 pm
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Requires an overnight in London and Sofia, but

https://www.google.com/flights?hl=en#flt=MAN.LHR.2019-10-18.MANLHR0BA1407;c:GBP;e:1;a:ONEWORLD;sd:1;t:b;tt: o;sp:2.GBP.5060

then

https://www.google.com/flights?hl=en#flt=LHR.SOF.2019-10-19.LHRSOF0BA890*SOF.LHR.2019-10-20.SOFLHR0BA891;c:GBP;e:1;a:ONEWORLD*ONEWORLD;sc:b ;sd:1;t:b;sp:2.GBP.28304*2.GBP.28304



Then an RFS home on the 20:20 to MAN, or roll it into the first ticket as a return leg.
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Old Aug 17, 2019, 4:53 am
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i changed my plans, cause my travelmate changed his mind.

any suggestions to improve this little one?

traveldates are as they are.
i have to be back in ARN by Saturday afternoon
cant leave earlier than Friday / Saturday morning

the itiniary should be bookable for me in C and my mate in Y. (the posted itiniary costs 560 in Y)

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Old Aug 17, 2019, 5:36 am
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Hi there, I know it may be a bit of a push but I need to get 535 TPs by 8 Oct. I am currently based around MRS / BCN. Any suggestion for a weekend TP run? Thanks
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Old Aug 17, 2019, 7:05 am
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Originally Posted by Nephoi
i changed my plans, cause my travelmate changed his mind.

any suggestions to improve this little one?

traveldates are as they are.
i have to be back in ARN by Saturday afternoon
cant leave earlier than Friday / Saturday morning

the itiniary should be bookable for me in C and my mate in Y. (the posted itiniary costs 560 in Y)

By improving do you mean tp or price? tp-wise I don't think so, as long as ORD has to be the destination. These fares usually allow two transfers in Europe and two in the US. The inbound is already maxed out with 440 tp.
Your mate is flying all of this in Y ?? tough boy...
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Old Aug 17, 2019, 7:23 am
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Originally Posted by IOBA
Hi, I wondered if anyone could help. I am after 160 TP (165 to be exact) prior to November. Ideally from MAN but can change airports. Thanks.
If your year ends on 8 November, HEL on 2-3 November is 253 for 160TP. Add in the MAN-LHR as @bisonrav suggests and you'll get to your 165
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Old Aug 17, 2019, 8:18 am
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Originally Posted by alp67
By improving do you mean tp or price? tp-wise I don't think so, as long as ORD has to be the destination. These fares usually allow two transfers in Europe and two in the US. The inbound is already maxed out with 440 tp.
Your mate is flying all of this in Y ?? tough boy...
by improving im mean either price with same amount of TP or TP with the same price.
ORD has to be the destination.
two transfers in Europe means in this case HEL and LHR? two Transfers in the US are JFK and CLT // LAX and JFK?
my mate is flying in Y because she wants both travel on the same flights as me and save the money...

sorry that im a tough boy...
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Old Aug 17, 2019, 8:23 am
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Hi all, first time poster here.

It's looking unlikely that I'm going to keep my Silver status this point collection year without a TP run. I'd need circa 380 points to retain Silver, but I do have a LHR-AMS return in CE for 80 TP coming up, which will mean I need to find another 300.

I've looked at either Helsinki or Istanbul as nice options for weekend breaks, netting 160 TP each in CE, which would get me over the line. Any other bright ideas? Next point collection year I think I will try for a big TP run to either Honolulu or Bankok to see if I can crack gold, but for now I'd like to just retain Silver!
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Old Aug 17, 2019, 8:51 am
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Honestly your best bet is to do 600 points at the start of next TP year. Then youll have silver for two years.
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Old Aug 17, 2019, 9:32 am
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Originally Posted by Nephoi
my mate is flying in Y because she wants both travel on the same flights as me and save the money...
It's going to be very tough for her, flying all those sectors in Y, and she's hardly going to see you anyway. Why doesn't she just book direct flights (or as direct as possible) and meet you there?
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Old Aug 17, 2019, 9:45 am
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She doesn’t want to fly alone to airports she doesn’t know. She’s 65. but very small. 155cm. Y is like C for her :-)
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Old Aug 17, 2019, 10:34 am
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Originally Posted by bisonrav
There can be problems paying with Paypal in dollars on AA, you may find it doesn't ticket. Keep an eye on that and if you don't have an e-ticket in a couple of days give them a call.

I always use Revolut or Curve for other currency bookings, seems to work very well.
You might be right. Been 24 hours and still not ticketed or the money taken from my PayPal.

Problem is, I couldn't price it up on their site in pounds as it wouldn't give the Madrid stop so used bookwithmatrix which gives the US AA site so if you try to use a UK side tells you to do the search all over again.
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Old Aug 17, 2019, 10:40 am
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Originally Posted by redmanmark86
You might be right. Been 24 hours and still not ticketed or the money taken from my PayPal.

Problem is, I couldn't price it up on their site in pounds as it wouldn't give the Madrid stop so used bookwithmatrix which gives the US AA site so if you try to use a UK side tells you to do the search all over again.
Just call them and explain that you haven't been ticketed and that someone has mentioned this is probably because of the UK currency paypal account. They should be able to bill you either direct in or in dollars with an immediate payment to a debit card (breathe in and take the currency hit).
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