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 18, 2022, 11:47 pm
#3481
Join Date: May 2014
Location: BRU
Programs: BA GGL, TK E (*G), ITA exec
Posts: 4,091
AUH-CMB-CGK is unfortunately very far from the bargain it was a couple of years ago.
The reduced TPs are available until 31 Dec 2022, by the way
Jun 19, 2022, 1:37 am
#3482
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Gatwick, UK
Programs: UA *G, BA Silver
Posts: 1,673
The lowest prices might need 180 day advance purchase, but you can do this trip with almost no advance purchase – at the beginning of July it is only £1778 return (via JFK, LAX or JFK, DFW).
Jun 19, 2022, 6:30 am
#3483
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: London
Programs: BA GGL, GfL
Posts: 55
Will this work, though, given that SDC only applies up to an hour before scheduled departure time and I am due to land in BUD 50 minutes before scheduled departure time of the flight to LHR?
Jun 19, 2022, 8:21 am
#3484
Join Date: Apr 2019
Location: London
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 42
Just booked my LHR-SOF B2B as 2x singles on the same day in business in November - a week before my year ends which should get me up to gold 😁. £280 for 160TPs - not the best, but not bad.
I had looked into MAN-SOF which would have been better but the 3 hour drive each way there plus parking charges put me off. For LHR, it's only a 30min drive for me and I can park at Houslow tube for £6 a day and get the tube to T5.
I may not even take them if I can get up to gold with any work flights between now and then ... but at least it's in the diary as an insurance policy
I had looked into MAN-SOF which would have been better but the 3 hour drive each way there plus parking charges put me off. For LHR, it's only a 30min drive for me and I can park at Houslow tube for £6 a day and get the tube to T5.
I may not even take them if I can get up to gold with any work flights between now and then ... but at least it's in the diary as an insurance policy
Jun 19, 2022, 10:30 am
#3485
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Oxford (&Western Isles )
Programs: BA GGL, CCR; RyanAir MillionMiler :( ;
Posts: 756
Jun 19, 2022, 10:58 am
#3486
Join Date: Mar 2020
Programs: British Airways GGL/CCR, Hilton Diamond & Marriott Gold
Posts: 2,612
Just booked my LHR-SOF B2B as 2x singles on the same day in business in November - a week before my year ends which should get me up to gold 😁. £280 for 160TPs - not the best, but not bad.
I had looked into MAN-SOF which would have been better but the 3 hour drive each way there plus parking charges put me off. For LHR, it's only a 30min drive for me and I can park at Houslow tube for £6 a day and get the tube to T5.
I may not even take them if I can get up to gold with any work flights between now and then ... but at least it's in the diary as an insurance policy
I had looked into MAN-SOF which would have been better but the 3 hour drive each way there plus parking charges put me off. For LHR, it's only a 30min drive for me and I can park at Houslow tube for £6 a day and get the tube to T5.
I may not even take them if I can get up to gold with any work flights between now and then ... but at least it's in the diary as an insurance policy
Jun 19, 2022, 11:41 am
#3487
Join Date: Feb 2020
Programs: British Airways Executive Club Gold, Marriott Bonvoy Titanium Elite, Hilton Diamond, IHG Diamond Amb
Posts: 1,771
Jun 19, 2022, 4:38 pm
#3488
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: HKG MEL KUL SIN
Programs: Marriott Ti CX SL SQ KFEG
Posts: 109
too bad, I won't be available until mid sept to mid oct
those ARN-xHEL-LHR isn't really a great deal, roughly GBP2.1 per TP
those ARN-xHEL-LHR isn't really a great deal, roughly GBP2.1 per TP
Jun 20, 2022, 12:53 am
#3489
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Vale of Glamorgan
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 2,991
Unless you actually enjoy being inside an aircraft - and many people, including myself, don't - then there is little point in flying a back-to-back trip if you've already gained the status the trip was intended to let you attain. The money has been spent regardless, and there are better things to do with the day that the trip would take.
I'd consider it a £280 insurance policy against failing to reach Gold before the end of the collection year.
I'd consider it a £280 insurance policy against failing to reach Gold before the end of the collection year.
Jun 20, 2022, 1:37 am
#3490
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 4,709
Unless you actually enjoy being inside an aircraft - and many people, including myself, don't - then there is little point in flying a back-to-back trip if you've already gained the status the trip was intended to let you attain. The money has been spent regardless, and there are better things to do with the day that the trip would take.
I'd consider it a £280 insurance policy against failing to reach Gold before the end of the collection year.
I'd consider it a £280 insurance policy against failing to reach Gold before the end of the collection year.
Jun 20, 2022, 3:11 am
#3491
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: London (~75% of the year).
Programs: AA PPro
Posts: 475
FWIW @Misco60 I am sure many people here find no particular joy in getting on a plane to B2B to an airport 1000s of miles away, and only take excess travel based on this thread in order to efficiently earn BA tier points which are highly valued where it earns status/GUFs. Please don't let flashaware's apparent unawareness make this thread feel unwelcoming to you.
Jun 20, 2022, 3:30 am
#3492
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: UK
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 854
I have recently semi-retired and wish to retain my Gold status. Very new to tier point runs, any pointers to useful links with advice on how to maximise tier points (with minimal spend 😀
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Is the attached deal to Bangkok a good deal, earns 520 points...
?Is the attached deal to Bangkok a good deal, earns 520 points...
Jun 20, 2022, 3:35 am
#3493
Join Date: Feb 2020
Programs: British Airways Executive Club Gold, Marriott Bonvoy Titanium Elite, Hilton Diamond, IHG Diamond Amb
Posts: 1,771
Normally it is considered optimal to aim for as close to the £1-2 per tier point mark as possible, so this would not usually be considered a good tier point run.
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Jun 20, 2022, 4:53 am
#3495
Join Date: Mar 2020
Programs: British Airways GGL/CCR, Hilton Diamond & Marriott Gold
Posts: 2,612