JapesUK

Google flights, it stands out, along with 11-16 march at �245. Unfortunately I�m already away both dates so can�t use either.

81romeo

1000TPs for ca. 2,500� in March/April.

(LHR-)HEL-DOH-CMB-SIN and back. Any good?

crisdean

�2.5 per TP. I had something planned yesterday and came to �2.4 per TP. I think since the pandemic etc it�s hard to get better value for high TP runs. Cheaper runs like the ones posted here are I think a thing of the past.

My run was for 800TP and �2500. So I�d say it�s acceptable. But that�s just my opinion

JapesUK

I think that is only 800 TP?

As a TP run alone that feels very expensive to me, I�d like to be in the �2 a point and lower range.

baflyer123

Is there a sample routing from ITA on this ?

timlewis808

I used ITA Matrix's "See Calendar of Lowest Dates" to find it, though it was helpful to have month provided... Google Flights is better for more than a month of flight dates comparison. Though ITA Matrix can show lowest prices with specified connections and modifiers like -REDEYE unlike Google Flights. They really do compliment each other quite well.

mike4mail

Hey all�. I�ll be downgraded to Bronze soon and looking to do a TP run between �collection ends� and �card expires dates�. Ideally I�d hit gold (or close to) and then be worry free for at least 2 years.

Been looking at the BA sales but can�t see anything worthwhile.

Literally anything from London (perhaps with the BA double TP for holidays as well) around mid July to end of August. Is it too early to book or unlikely due to summer months?

alex67500

Welcome to FT and the BA forum.
As is usual on this thread: what have you found so far?

On your dates, mid-July to end of August is BA's busy time so it's going to be a struggle, but keep an eye out for sales.

timlewis808

You probably want to do an ex-EU trip maybe with a BA Holiday to get to the destination the ex-EU trip leaves from. Dublin and Sofia seem to give reasonable (though not great) value around then. Though you might want to search around European locations in July/August and see what you get.

Is there anywhere in Europe/US/Asia you particularly want to go? The best option is to build a tier point holiday around somewhere you want to go anyway...

mike4mail

I found a relatively decent pricing doing Helsinki - Doha - Abu Dhabi return and then nested in this Abu Dhabi - Jarkarta via Colombo, but the only way I was able to get the pricing is on two tickets. Helsinki-Abu Dhabi return 10-24 July for around �1280 and Abu Dhabi - Jakarta 11-22 July for about �820, so 960TP for �2100.

Questions: would you consider this good value? (I�m totally down to spend 11 days in Indonesia/ go to Bali etc, and also some time in nice hotels in Middle East when it�s off peak there due to intense heat, so it�s actually a nice holiday as well)

- is booking 2 tickets on this route crazy on my part, even with the additional buffer time on return between Sri Lankan and Qatar, and long layovers?

Then I guess I can get to gold by doing a BA holiday in USA for 560TP or 2 trips in Europe - I also fly for work quite a bit but it�s economy European travel, that never really does anything, apart from helping with the �eligible flights� requirement.

timlewis808

I�ve done multiple tickets a few times - just make sure the buffers are there - the important thing is to at least make the first flight each way so you are traveling on the ticket. Also obviously be pretty damn certain you�ll take the trip or have very generous travel insurance�

it does seem a good value trip though! Especially if you want to go to Bali!

IAN-UK

If you can travel outside the blackout dates, Sri Lankan has a 20% sale which would shave a little off the price you quote. The discount is only to the fare elememt of the ticket price, not the surcharges etc, so the price comes down by nearer to 10%. Not enough to pay for positioning to Helsinki, if that is required, but a help.

As for whether the nesting will work, or if it's a good idea.... separate tickets are generally the only way to position for flights originating away from your home airport, and BA will not give a fig about nesting.

81romeo

140x6 plus 160 LHR/HEL/LHR

timlewis808

think CMB-SIN is less than 2000 miles so would be 40 tier points not 140 tp, so Japes is right. Check on the tier point calculator at BA.

baflyer123

Any TP runs available out of India ?