Tier Point Runs - 6 Points on Planning a Trip Arising From My Sri Lankan Experience

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Tier Point Runs - 6 Points on Planning a Trip Arising From My Sri Lankan Experience

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I made 2 videos about my tier point run on SriLankan, plus a few others about the flights surrounding those SriLankan flights. There was a strong response to the videos, and a few questions emerged which I thought I would address in a separate video. This relates to that specific SriLankan trip, but the points I make are also useful to think about when planning any trip.
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⏰ Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
2:18 - BA Resumes Service
7:52 - Costs Per Tier Point
9:16 - Buffers
11:20 - Cancellations
12:36 - Getting to Abu Dhabi
13:41 - Bits and Bobs
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@wv_ 2 ай бұрын

I ended up booking BEG - DOH - AUH for £950 a week in advance - 400 tier points. £1750 for 960 pts including Jakarta. I flew to BEG on Star Alliance

@MattsPlanet 2 ай бұрын

That's not bad at all - hard to do much better per TP these days. Hope you enjoyed it too!

@jimmyjames6492 8 ай бұрын

💯 - I always try to leave plenty of time between connections myself. Your Tier Point Runs are EPIC!!! Thanks for the info + video!

@MattsPlanet 8 ай бұрын

Thanks Jimmy - I'm too old to take unnecessary risks these days!

@MoQureshi-ti1nj Ай бұрын

I am sticking around lol Thank you :)

@MattsPlanet Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@bensmithson1773 8 ай бұрын

Great tip about checking which cities Wizz fly to Abu Dhabi from for low Etihad pricing. I'm seeing astonishingly cheap EY fares from Rome - as low as GBP67 one way on Etihad!

@MattsPlanet 8 ай бұрын

Tempting...

@t288msd 8 ай бұрын

excellent info Matt.thanks More tier point run videos please

@MattsPlanet 8 ай бұрын

Roger!

@HannahMannah 8 ай бұрын

Another helpful video with some great tips for a massive TP run

@MattsPlanet 8 ай бұрын

Thanks - good for the TPs and good fun too!!

@mikewarde2802 8 ай бұрын

I definitely echo your sentiments when planning a TPR, I always build a safety buffer in. So much can go wrong and does on occasion! Great video.

@MattsPlanet 8 ай бұрын

Better safe (extra time in a lounge!!!) than sorry...

@dospalmascb 8 ай бұрын

Surely just booking a hotel in Abu Dhabi for 5 nights is the answer. LHr-Inv-LHR Abu Dhabi Check in to hotel , fly the sri lankan legs, stay in the hotel on your return to Abu Dhabi then return to LHR-InV-LHR ? or am i missing something? I had wondered about this after your last video but I can't remember if i mentioned it. Another intersting video Matt. Thanks

@MattsPlanet 8 ай бұрын

Indeed - that should (in theory) work well. I believe cars are inexpensive in Abu Dhabi and the hotel I stayed in was

@user-th6ip7jk2i Ай бұрын

My thoughts too!

@richardstreet7518 8 ай бұрын

Well done Matt... Inverness suits me as you know.. alwsys happy to help the channel.. 😅 using avios to up grade the LHR -AUH sectors from PE to Club is currently wide open.

@MattsPlanet 8 ай бұрын

Thanks - Inverness for the win! New flight so lots of award availability - I didn't want to say it in the video so if someone watches it in 6 months time (when all the availability is gone!!!) I don't get grumpy complaints!!!

@ukdavepianoman 8 ай бұрын

I'm in! I visit Abu Dhabi a lot so the AUH-CMB-CGK route would be a great TPR (and i've never been to Indonesia, so that's an added bonus). I'm willing to let the £/TP ratio slip a little e.g. with hotel in Jakarta to make for a more interesting trip/vacation. Great video as always - such really useful information.

@MattsPlanet 8 ай бұрын

Thanks Dave. It's a fun trip!

@aviiiii1000 8 ай бұрын

Could you create a video on best European holidays for tier points coming up in the next 6 months or so?

@MattsPlanet 8 ай бұрын

Not sure how interesting it would be.... Most places are 40 or 80 tier points away so there's not a lot of subtlety in how you construct a holiday....

@timtony7153 8 ай бұрын

Hi Matt, As always, a great informative video on your part, miles ahead on other,......more popular......youtubers. I think it would be great for you, as a clear spreadsheet hero to see if doing these tier point runs is even worth it for the occasional flyer. What I mean is, is spending £1000 worth to get to silver if you only fly 3 or 4 times a year, 50% in economy, and 50% in business as a little treat! It would be very interesting to have a video on the point where mileage runs are becoming value vs just using the same amount of money to upgrade your Y ticket on the occasion you use the alliance for your flights. As benefits are being" enhanced away after listening to their customers" I do not think just chasing status to have it is the right strategy for all! And this is the point that is never investigated. Online on youtube status is What everyone needs,....I am not so sure As always, great content, big fan T

@MattsPlanet 8 ай бұрын

That's not a bad idea.... A break even analysis cross-bred with a KZfaq video... I've never seen one like that before!!!

@timtony7153 8 ай бұрын

@@MattsPlanet sounds like a puppy that will never end up in the kennels to me!!!

@MattsPlanet 8 ай бұрын

@@timtony7153 I'd adopt it if it was!

@adrias78 8 ай бұрын

Hi Matt, Thank you for the great content and entertainment. I also would like to see such an analysis when it makes sense to run for a gold status or silver would be beneficial. Together with my wife we usually have 3-4 intra European trips and one long transatlantic flight per year. In that case I believe the silver status providing us most of the value and the investment for gold can be rather used for business class trips, which can also contribute to the silver status renewal. My personal idea is to start with 3 business class trips in the first few months right after when TP collection starts, get the silver status and enjoy the remaining 1.5 years with silver status using economy class. Is that make sense? Thanks again for this channel and sharing valuable information for us!

@obdev9473 8 ай бұрын

Thanks Matt, all useful stuff again. RJ is another OneWorld option to the UAE if you can find a decent fare, perhaps ex-EU as they serve several European cities. AT (guess the airline) is an OW oddball if I'm visiting the missus at her winter lodgings. And according to my meagre Arabic, Abu means father.

@MattsPlanet 8 ай бұрын

Thanks - I've seen some respectable RJ fares through to Asia (BKK mainly) but not to the middle east... Keen to fly them though... And how did RAM end up with the code AT???

@obdev9473 8 ай бұрын

@@MattsPlanet Wikipedia suggests RAM was previously know as Air Atlas.

@MattsPlanet 8 ай бұрын

@@obdev9473 Good detective work!

@immikhanUK 8 ай бұрын

Great video as ever. Rome to Abu Dhabi for £150 is hard to believe but true.

@MattsPlanet 8 ай бұрын

Crazy... Almost worth doing even if you're not running on to Jakarta!

@GG-hi5if 8 ай бұрын

Even though not optimal, I agree that flying from one of the UK regions in economy/PE is best. Getting the 4/4 BA flights allows you to go for other Ow carriers for the remainder of the year beyond BA/IB. I will hit 610 tps this year so no need to chase gold but I am definitely looking at MAN LHR AUH CMB CGK to net me 610 tps again.

@MattsPlanet 8 ай бұрын

It's a pretty good way of getting the status.... Fun too!

@martinaussenhof2852 8 ай бұрын

Great video. Still not fond of the curtains though. They are way too short 😂

@MattsPlanet 8 ай бұрын

I don't love them either! A bit too pink....

@tonyferdaise5292 8 ай бұрын

Thank god the beard is back.

@MattsPlanet 8 ай бұрын

I'd never have thoughts some facial sproutings would elicit such a strong reaction!

@listlondon9036 7 ай бұрын

Hi Matt, really love your videos and very educational. CAn I ask, is this points run worth it if I am chasing a tier renewal with Qatar do you know, please?

@MattsPlanet 7 ай бұрын

Don't know that much about the Qatar scheme to be honest.... But in all programs there's a travel requirement for status and clever ways of getting the points at a relatively low cost so I'm sure it could be worth it

@redcomusic 8 ай бұрын

Oh dear, BAEC has got too many nooks and crannies to fuss over just for the slim chance of reaching elite status. But it makes for interesting trips and videos! - Red

@MattsPlanet 8 ай бұрын

The rulebook of the game indeed is lengthy....

@AftabKhan-yq5sk 8 ай бұрын

Matt I just booked FCO to AUH on EY for going nxet week and price was astonishingly low Eur190 in economy. It wll cost more for the LHR-FCO RTN..

@MattsPlanet 8 ай бұрын

I was looking 4 or 5 months ahead and Etihad was quite expensive but the bargains are out there! That's cracking value for a 6 hour flight on a full service airline!

@msdes82 8 ай бұрын

Dear Matt, Do flights on a Qatar airline plane when booked via the BA website and with a joint BA flight number count as qualifying BA flights for the status progression requirements even though its on a Qatar plane. Many thanks. PS my wife says please keep the beard, she likes it!

@MattsPlanet 8 ай бұрын

Good question! You need to have the BA flight number on your boarding pass... If you fly on a QR flight number but it could have been booked as BA, that won't count. Needs to be the flight number you actually travel on. Hello the wife!

@andrewbell52 8 ай бұрын

Hi Matt, bit of a basic question but what are the real benefits of achieving status ? If you are flying premium classes, you get lounge access and a decent trip anyway. Silver gets you more advanced seat reservations than bronze or blue but on newer aircraft like the A350 there’s not much to choose from any of the seats (Never pay for seats of course ! )And even Gold doesn’t get you into the Concorde room . Check in and boarding can be quite random even with a premium ticket or status - does it make a difference? Is there a case that the right credit cards get you many of the benefits like 241 vouchers and lounge access for the same spend ? Genuine question, as currently BA only gets my redemption spend, cash tickets are with other carriers.

@MattsPlanet 8 ай бұрын

Its a very interesting question and your analysis is good... Probably worthy of a video actually but for me its better lounges (the F wing at T5 is great, the Cathay F lounge in T3 is pretty special), plus extra reward availability and a few smaller on-board benefits (like getting the extra legroom seats when flying AA). But pragmatically, gold is not much better than silver outside of London and if you travel in premium cabins, status makes relatively little difference.... For those commuting in economy between London and Glasgow its a huge benefit though...

@jeohist 8 ай бұрын

There's a broken timestamp in the description :)

@MattsPlanet 8 ай бұрын

Well spotted! Fixed - thanks!

@Niaphin 8 ай бұрын

Hi Matt Question about hold luggage on the 2 leg flight - does the luggage need to be collected and checked back in on the 2nd leg, or does the airline do this for you. And a follow on question, does hold luggage often get lost on indirect flights and if so, is it up to the airline to get the luggage to you once it eventually gets to the final destination leg? Appreciate your advice on these points 🙏

@MattsPlanet 8 ай бұрын

No worries.... I generally don't recommend doing tier point runs with checked baggage as it adds another way in which things can go wrong.... But on a "simple" through flight like this on SriLankan I wouldn't be too worried.... As you're in transit through Sri Lanka the bags will connect straight onto the next flight - you won't see them. It's only (usually) when you arrive internationally and connect onto a domestic flight that you get your bags back, as the intermediate port is the point of entry into the country. Colombo is quite small and there's only one terminal so I'd say there's a low risk of bags getting lost, but if they are, the airline will have to reunite you with them. It might take a few days though...

@Niaphin 8 ай бұрын

@@MattsPlanet Thank you for the advice Matt and by the way I really enjoy your content 👏

@jackprentice1996 8 ай бұрын

Hi Matt, great video. I’m using the BA website complex itineraries section to try and look at the flights but whenever I enter AUH to either CGK or CMB to CGK nothing comes up? How did you book this on the BA site? Please and thank you.

@MattsPlanet 8 ай бұрын

You probably can't book it on BA as its not capable of carrying a BA flight number.... I booked through the SriLankan website and added the BA exec club number

@jackprentice1996 8 ай бұрын

@@MattsPlanet Ah right understood! Was that the whole journey or just the AUH to CGK legs? Thanks again, Matt.

@jamespaul9929 5 ай бұрын

Im doing a back to back for the very reasons you state: Jersey to Belfast via LHR and return in a day-£300 for 160TP’s-can you just go to a new gate when you arrive in Belfast City like you can do when you arrive in Edinburgh? Any experience appreciated?

@MattsPlanet 5 ай бұрын

Cheers James - don't know Belfast City well - went through it once and remember it being quite small, which means a turnaround back through security shouldn't be too bad even if you aren't co-mingled with arrivals. The place I always check suggests it'll be fine... www.flyertalk.com/forum/british-airways-executive-club/1964325-back-back-b2b-immediate-turnarounds-ba-destinations.html

@streetspiritlondon 5 ай бұрын

Can I just clarify one thing with the Barclay avios card? Will I get my upgrade voucher if I spend the £10k within say 6 months or do I need to wait one year to receive it? Also if I spend say £20k do I get two vouchers?

@MattsPlanet 5 ай бұрын

Once you reach the £10k spend, the voucher is available and you can get it if you chose. Otherwise it will wait until your anniversary and be pushed to you. And its one voucher a year, although if you can get £30k through you can start with the paid card and downgrade to the free one once you've got £10k through then I believe you can get a second one in a year if you then put £20k through the free one

@streetspiritlondon 5 ай бұрын

@@MattsPlanet thanks for taking the time to reply Matt. Discovered your channels last week and really enjoying them, find them motivational