Any suggestions on the most cost-effective way to rack up 3,589 nTPs now (with the updated extra Tier Points)?

If you mean now now, as in by 31st March, then you won't get the extra tier points?

I meant April 1st onwards

Where are you flying from? I assume LHR. Where would you like to go? BKK I think might net around 2000 TPs including bonus TP. Maybe then buy some SAF or if you want to book a holiday then this might already give you the TPs you need.

If you can share more requirements that would be awesome.

Ok. I�ve done some research and the cheapest way is 2 trips in Club Europe semi-flex tickets ex-MAN can be done for ~�1,800 and net 3,650+ tier points.

But a single BA holiday in Club World ex-MAN costing �2,239 or more will also do it.

Hey, did you end up booking this trip? The issues in Iran brought this back to mind, especially with flights in the next couple of months.

I wonder what people�s Itineraries might look like now, if they are avoiding QR and DOH.

My DONE3 (starting from OSL on 24 April) is similar using three QR flights to/from DOH, although I am waiting to hear from QR regarding re-routing/cancellations.

Hi obamtl No,eventually didn't had to. I was planning to schedule and book that starting from July but the events took off track the whole planning, plus i have loads of trips till end of this year so it will be hard for me to start something soon Hopefully i will plan this after March next year

Fingers crossed for those already having booked trips with QR etc and everything goes as planned.

I'm in the same boat on my imminent BA Gold RTW starting 15th April, the first two QR sectors OSL-DOH-LHR just removed from my itinerary. No notifications, let alone rebooking, and my ticket is now in an unflyable state as first two coupons missing yet not marked as INVOL. If I try to check in for sector 3 LHR-HND it will not work as out of sequence. I am hoping to rebook LHR-OSL direct, but QR insists on D class availability (not compatible with EU261 rerouting but hey ho) so it looks like I will be forced to take it all right to the wire to be able to access other fare classes and get the ticket into something I can fly, even if i doesn't deliver the intended 20K nTP.

It's a high-risk game as everything rests on BA and ORC, I am seeing reports that BA is doing this for ME-impacted bookings, theother option is to cancel and rebook but finding JL D class married segments etc was hard enough before and that was without the added pressure of no ME services to the far east.

Did you book your flights through a ticketing agent or directly with the airlines? The situation is becoming increasingly complex (and worrisome for many in a similar situation, it seems). I am due to start my RTW on 24 April, but am in California on a separate trip from 7-19 April, so will be keeping a wary eye open for changes from QR (cancellations/re-routings) while out there. On return from USA, I have a day or two to make a final call based on the flight positions. Let us know what you decide to do with your ticket. Good luck.

Through an agent, but the agent can of course only implement QRs ever-changing and ever-tightening rebooking guidelines. I will make a call at T-96 when I can (apparently) deal directly with QR and see if I can rebook using higher fare classes, but by that stage I will already be committed on hotel costs if I cancel. The other concern is getting back as my LAX-DOH-BHX all closed for new bookings but not yet cancelled. If QR is pushing everyone through DOH again / rebooking on QR + OAL only, and not changing the end destination by 750 miles as now not flown on QR (apparently another 'helpful' rule that's emerging), then I'll be made to do something ridiculous like LAX-DFW-DOH-CDG-BHX rather than a simple LAX-LHR which I'd obviously prefer. I'll keep you posted, I am not confident this trip will do what it's meant to do, let alone be enjoyable.

And that's the key - enjoyment! I can cancel the entire ticket before the first flight is taken and, to be honest, it is increasingly becoming an option I am moving towards. My hotel bookings are on free cancellation pre-24 April.

I'm desperately trying to salvage something workable, but it seems likely I will also end up bailing.

I finished my DONE RTW ticket 2 weeks ago. Luckily we had front loaded QR on the first part last November, with this section only having the BOS-DOH-LHR legs disrupted. We were re-routed with BA on a BOS-LHR flight, but now I'm just playing the waiting game for my QR legs to be credited via ORC which can take up to a month apparently.

Pilot37

OK do report back if BA gets cute on ORC for the QR sectors as this informs what reroutes people accept.