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This thread is the continuation of the discussion hosted in the BA Tier Point Runs | 2019-20 edition thread.

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Oct 28, 2022, 4:05 am

#4606

likethis

Join Date: Jan 2016

Posts: 284

Any sane way to make up 345TP before end of year? And by sane, I mean less £500 per person, and somewhere worth going as a tourist.

I'll have 780TP by mid-November, and will only have 6 weeks to have any chance of retaining gold. I just won't travel enough after that.

Oct 28, 2022, 4:17 am

#4607

Cymro

Join Date: Aug 2010

Location: Gloucestershire

Programs: BA Gold (ex-GGL, maybe future Silver), Hilton Diamond

Posts: 6,201

BA holiday in Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey, Malta, etc. in Club will get you 320 (at least 5 nights).

Then you need a one-way Club fare.

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Oct 28, 2022, 8:15 am

#4608

81romeo

Join Date: Oct 2013

Location: London, UK

Programs: BAEC GGL/CCR; TK Elite; ITA Executive; Hilton Diamond; Marriott Bonvoy Platinum

Posts: 1,551

Just booked a nested SOF with car for 5 days in November - 820GBP for 480TP.

Now I just need 250 more but can only travel 12-15 Dec - any ideas?

Oct 28, 2022, 9:35 am

#4609

Lefly

Join Date: May 2014

Location: BRU

Programs: BA GGL, TK E (*G), ITA exec

Posts: 4,105

Quote:

Originally Posted by 81romeo

Just booked a nested SOF with car for 5 days in November - 820GBP for 480TP.

Now I just need 250 more but can only travel 12-15 Dec - any ideas?

Did you already check HEL-AGP/LIS or reverse?

Oct 28, 2022, 10:15 am

#4610

81romeo

Join Date: Oct 2013

Location: London, UK

Programs: BAEC GGL/CCR; TK Elite; ITA Executive; Hilton Diamond; Marriott Bonvoy Platinum

Posts: 1,551

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lefly

Did you already check HEL-AGP/LIS or reverse?

Nope, how does that work?

Oct 28, 2022, 11:49 am

#4611

Applewood

Join Date: Apr 2020

Programs: BAEC Gold

Posts: 121

140 TPS each way for those routes on Finnair….

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Oct 28, 2022, 12:27 pm

#4612

Lefly

Join Date: May 2014

Location: BRU

Programs: BA GGL, TK E (*G), ITA exec

Posts: 4,105

Quote:

Originally Posted by 81romeo

Nope, how does that work?

Simple, straight booking on AY. As Applewood already said, 140 TP each leg so 280/return.

Example

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Oct 28, 2022, 12:46 pm

#4613

81romeo

Join Date: Oct 2013

Location: London, UK

Programs: BAEC GGL/CCR; TK Elite; ITA Executive; Hilton Diamond; Marriott Bonvoy Platinum

Posts: 1,551

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lefly

Simple, straight booking on AY. As Applewood already said, 140 TP each leg so 280/return.

Example

Amazing, didn't know about that! Plus, I guess the positioning flight to HEL.

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Oct 28, 2022, 1:09 pm

#4614

81romeo

Join Date: Oct 2013

Location: London, UK

Programs: BAEC GGL/CCR; TK Elite; ITA Executive; Hilton Diamond; Marriott Bonvoy Platinum

Posts: 1,551

That would make a total of 760 TPs (735 needed) for 1,327£ - def worth GGL till June 2024.

- Nested LHR-SOF-LHR (BA holidays with car) plus SOF-LHR-SOF - 480TPs
- HEL-AGP-HEL - 280TPs

Oct 29, 2022, 5:54 am

#4615

likethis

Join Date: Jan 2016

Posts: 284

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cymro

BA holiday in Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey, Malta, etc. in Club will get you 320 (at least 5 nights).

Then you need a one-way Club fare.

Thanks - however, I don't understand how that gets to 320?

Looking at https://www.britishairways.com/trave...r/public/en_gb shows 40 TP for one-way Club, so 80 each way with the double TP offer.

That's 160 total, rather than 320. Sorry if I've missed something obvious - never done a TP run before.

Oct 29, 2022, 5:58 am

#4616

KARFA

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Join Date: Apr 2012

Location: Leeds, UK

Programs: BA GGL/CCR, GfL, HH Diamond

Posts: 42,971

Quote:

Originally Posted by likethis

which specific routes are you looking at? SOF, IST, MLA, OTP are all sh+ and get 80 TPs one way in club.

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Oct 29, 2022, 8:00 am

#4617

likethis

Join Date: Jan 2016

Posts: 284

Quote:

Originally Posted by KARFA

which specific routes are you looking at? SOF, IST, MLA, OTP are all sh+ and get 80 TPs one way in club.

Ah... that's it. Sorry, I thought all Europe was the same. I indeed see 80TP for MLA.

Oct 29, 2022, 9:43 am

#4618

victairinternational

Join Date: Oct 2015

Posts: 246

Just booked the following for £1,799

JER-LHR J class
LHR-BOS I class
BOS-LAX I class
LAX-PDX I class

PDX-SFO Y class (no I availability but knocked £300 off the price)
SFO-JFK I class
JFK-LHR I class

total 660 points. Booked on a BA holiday to double that.

had to book through call centre to get it to work on a holiday booking.

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Oct 29, 2022, 11:07 am

#4619

gcuk

Join Date: Dec 2009

Location: near Heathrow

Programs: BA GGL/CCR, GfL (OWE), SA LifePlat (*G), BD Gold to the end, Hilton Diamond

Posts: 2,911

Quote:

Originally Posted by victairinternational

Does the £1799 include the cost of hotel or car?

Oct 29, 2022, 11:41 am

#4620

victairinternational

Join Date: Oct 2015

Posts: 246

Quote:

Originally Posted by gcuk

Does the £1799 include the cost of hotel or car?

£1,799 was excluding hotels (can be booked online through BA multi city). Hotels added c£300 each for 5 nights (assume £600 if travel solo). To get that price I entered

JER-BOS (Wednesday in May)
BOS-LAX (Thurs)
LAX-PDX (Fri)
PDX-SFO (Mon)
SFO-JFK (Tues)
EWR-LHR (Wed)

BA hols tool would not work as the pDX routing options are too limited (only PHL on East Coast and no SFO or LAX on west). BA agent was very helpful going through the booking piece by piece and ensuring all I class sectors.