Originally Posted by
dcaem
I have seen that more than a few people use KVS. could someone tell me if I can buy the tickets on KVS?, or its only to see seat availability?
I can already access aa.com and see the seat available, so how will I benefit from this? I'm planing a RTW trip with miles in april 2012, will KVS help me? how will it help me, I try searching and everybody talks wonders about KVS but nobody gives a simple explanation on the benefits....... do travel agencies use this ?
how will it help on a MR......
KVS Tool is comprehensive suite of Tools, so it is rather difficult to provide a "simple" explanation.
Specifically for planning a redemption RTW itinerary on OneWorld, the
KVS Tool supports Award Availability on all 16 OneWorld carriers (vs. 1 on AA.com):
http://Help.KVSTool.com/#Classes
For MR planning, please see
http://www.KVSTool.com/Planning-A-Trip.php
Additional usage examples can be found at
http://www.KVSTool.com/Usage-Examples.php
Originally Posted by
colpuck
Welcome to FT^^^^ no you can't buy tickets off of KVS. You have to use a ticket agency (online or not) or airline.
Originally Posted by
CDKing
Originally Posted by
FlyerChrisK
Tools like KVS and ExpertFlyer let you see published fares between city pairs, their associated rules and permitted routings, and search inventory as to find seats in the fare bucket you're after. These are all very useful pieces for constructing an itinerary (mileage run or otherwise).
While I'm less familiar with what KVS provides, EF provides award space searching capabilities for a good number of airlines.
KVS Tool has, by far, the widest range of supported airlines for Award Availability. FT member
Lux had recently put together a set of comparison charts, which can be found in the
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trave...l#post16826799 Thread.