Feb 6, 2021, 5:40 am
Last edit by: Prospero
This thread is the continuation of the discussion hosted in the BA Tier Point Runs | 2019-20 edition thread.
Useful tips and technical pointers
El_Duderito's explanation on fare routings and the maximum permitted distance you are allowed to travel (based on the distance between the origin and destination airports)
Helpful maps
The following series of maps show a 2,000 mile radius around each oneworld hub, useful for strategic planning purposes. Hopefully these will help your imagination to run free. Click on the images to reveal the accompanying maps.
EMEA
Asia Pacific
North America
Previous editions
BA Tier Point Runs | 2019-20 edition
BA Tier Point Runs | 2018 edition
BA Tier Point Runs | 2017 edition
BA Tier Point Runs | 2016 edition
BA Tier Point Runs | 2015 edition
BA Tier Point Runs | 2014 edition
BA Tier Point Runs | original edition
Useful tips and technical pointers
El_Duderito's explanation on fare routings and the maximum permitted distance you are allowed to travel (based on the distance between the origin and destination airports)
Helpful maps
The following series of maps show a 2,000 mile radius around each oneworld hub, useful for strategic planning purposes. Hopefully these will help your imagination to run free. Click on the images to reveal the accompanying maps.
EMEA
Asia Pacific
North America
Previous editions
BA Tier Point Runs | 2019-20 edition
BA Tier Point Runs | 2018 edition
BA Tier Point Runs | 2017 edition
BA Tier Point Runs | 2016 edition
BA Tier Point Runs | 2015 edition
BA Tier Point Runs | 2014 edition
BA Tier Point Runs | original edition
BA Tier Point Runs | 2021 edition
Jun 17, 2022, 10:19 am
#3452
Join Date: Aug 2019
Programs: BAEC Gold (1w Emerald), United Platinum (*G), Marriott Plat Elite
Posts: 358
qq: I have been playing w/ doing a Christmas TP run to Hawaii, looked at routing like SOF-LHR-HEL-JFK-LAX-HNL (and back) but the price is ~2.8k GBP - does anyone have any advice? Replacing SOF w/ BUD I get price cheaper by 50%
EDIT: Most likely because flights back have a more expense R/J bucket instead of I/I
EDIT: Most likely because flights back have a more expense R/J bucket instead of I/I
Jun 17, 2022, 10:55 am
#3453
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: London
Programs: BA GGL, GfL
Posts: 55
Hi. I'm very tempted by the BUD-HNL offer. Can someone tell me what the fare rules are, please?
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
Jun 17, 2022, 11:43 am
#3454
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Oxford (&Western Isles )
Programs: BA GGL, CCR; RyanAir MillionMiler :( ;
Posts: 756
Hotels are expensive, car hire is expensive. Minimize the stay to 3 nights if you can. 4 nights stay on the US side of the Atlantic. Oh, and dont for get to spend a day or so in BUD - beautiful city! we should get a separate thread going for BUD-Hawaii TP runs ?? Good Luck
Jun 17, 2022, 11:50 am
#3455
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: London
Programs: BA GGL, GfL
Posts: 55
six months advance purchase gets you to about £1400. BUD-LHR-(BOS/JFK)-LAX-(HNL/OGG/KOA/LIH) - rtn DO look at the other islands, not just HNL Hotels are expensive, car hire is expensive. Minimize the stay to 3 nights if you can. 4 nights stay on the US side of the Atlantic. Oh, and dont for get to spend a day or so in BUD - beautiful city!
we should get a separate thread going for BUD-Hawaii TP runs ?? Good Luck
Hotels are expensive, car hire is expensive. Minimize the stay to 3 nights if you can. 4 nights stay on the US side of the Atlantic. Oh, and dont for get to spend a day or so in BUD - beautiful city!we should get a separate thread going for BUD-Hawaii TP runs ?? Good Luck
Is there an end date to the offer and/or any restriction on travel dates?
Jun 17, 2022, 11:56 am
#3456
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Oxford (&Western Isles )
Programs: BA GGL, CCR; RyanAir MillionMiler :( ;
Posts: 756
) then book it and relax. Dont know of any restrictions on dates, but doubt it. Put your dates into GFlights or ITAmatrix and have a play. Thats half the fun for me.
Jun 17, 2022, 12:10 pm
#3457
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: London
Programs: BA GGL, GfL
Posts: 55
You never know when these dry up - so if you can find dates that work (and a 241+GUF can be great way to treat the other half ) then book it and relax. Dont know of any restrictions on dates, but doubt it. Put your dates into GFlights or ITAmatrix and have a play. Thats half the fun for me.
) then book it and relax. Dont know of any restrictions on dates, but doubt it. Put your dates into GFlights or ITAmatrix and have a play. Thats half the fun for me.I have only done a couple of these, and I confess that I find figuring out the itinerary a lot of hard work. If you enjoy fiddling around in ITA Matrix, then you should consider setting up a business finding flights for newbie TP runners, or lazy ones like me.
It could be a lucrative business opportunity for you!
Jun 17, 2022, 1:22 pm
#3458
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Oxford (&Western Isles )
Programs: BA GGL, CCR; RyanAir MillionMiler :( ;
Posts: 756
Can anyone help with booking this on BA? I'm guessing that Propeller could do it? Thx
Jun 17, 2022, 1:52 pm
#3459
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Oxford (&Western Isles )
Programs: BA GGL, CCR; RyanAir MillionMiler :( ;
Posts: 756
Jun 17, 2022, 2:01 pm
#3460
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Oxford (&Western Isles )
Programs: BA GGL, CCR; RyanAir MillionMiler :( ;
Posts: 756
Ah, this is sweet as mostly BA (propeller can book?) and has the lie flat from HNL to Dallas. Need to get cheap flight from LIH to HNL - but that is a great trip in itself!
enjoy
Jun 17, 2022, 2:36 pm
#3462
Join Date: Jan 2022
Programs: BAEC
Posts: 1,471
Yep. And I’d recommend replacing DFW-JFK-LHR with something like DFW-DEN/PHX-LHR. You get a nice short 40 point flight and then a nice long overnight flight where you can eat and get a decent sleep. Hate that JFK-LHR.
Jun 17, 2022, 3:53 pm
#3463
Join Date: Mar 2015
Programs: BA GGL
Posts: 2,447
I also look forward to the 2023 thread as I need to start looking ahead for fun trips.
Booked BUD-HNL in April, funders crossed for some autumn Asian destinations popping up!
Booked BUD-HNL in April, funders crossed for some autumn Asian destinations popping up!
Jun 18, 2022, 8:49 am
#3464
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: London
Programs: BA GGL, GfL
Posts: 55
Thanks for the help and advice so far. My BUD-HNL trip in January is now booked (just over £1,500 for 820 TPs, which seems to be a reasonable rate nowadays, with a pretty comfortable itinerary) and I am booking the positioning flight.
The final leg of my return flight arrives in BUD at 11:35. The options to fly back to LHR are the BA869 at 12:25 or the BA867 at 17:45. It's tempting to book the earlier flight, which is presumably the same plane flying straight back, but I had a bad experience at DUB earlier this year with a similar situation where the queue at security for the home leg was catastrophically bad and I very nearly missed my final leg.
Any advice from those who have experience with BUD?
The final leg of my return flight arrives in BUD at 11:35. The options to fly back to LHR are the BA869 at 12:25 or the BA867 at 17:45. It's tempting to book the earlier flight, which is presumably the same plane flying straight back, but I had a bad experience at DUB earlier this year with a similar situation where the queue at security for the home leg was catastrophically bad and I very nearly missed my final leg.
Any advice from those who have experience with BUD?
Jun 18, 2022, 10:55 am
#3465
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: United Kingdom
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 101
375 tier points needed
hi everyone, seem to have hit a brick wall. I need 375tps by sept 8th. any ideas? I'm considering a LHR-HEL-ARN, ARN-HEL-LHR for £570 which will get me 240tps. But that leaves me with 135tier points still to get. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Currently ba silver. Its to gain gold and take advantage of the reduced tier points brackets
Last edited by twilson1995; Jun 18, 2022 at 11:01 am