Originally Posted by
slinky09
You won't want to pay for KVS for VS redemption availability and I don't know why they keep posting - it's way expensive for something you can get free on the VS web site.
I do see you comment about EWR being inconvenient - betya more options open up in the coming period!
Thanks for the kind feedback and thoughts.I admire the folks here in this forum who are helpful and polite like you.Can't say that about every airline forum

Not mentioning any names to further flame proof myself
I would be willing and happy to pay for any service if it was user and graphic friendly to have one tool that saw all award/most availability.
Do see a value rather then looking at sites one by one like Qantas and others where the system is so poor to see inventory.
I'm a big fan of AAs website for seeing available seats.
Despise the smoke and mirrors of United's website especially with their poorly clarified transparent mixed cabins as to which of the flights are economy.
It's highly misleading IMHO intentional to deceive
Won't be in New York City and the flight out of EWR leaves at 8:00 AM in the morning.We wil be at Hyatt Long Island hotel in Hauppauge,New York
I spent my whole life in New York before moving West and I would venture a 3:00 AM departure from the hotel would not make us particularly happy
Nor the traffic not limited to the Belt Parkway frequently a parking lot and certainly no pleasure on a cold frigid winter morning

Added to that the general challenge of February weather possibilities in New York.Ice, snow, freezing cold and even a blizzard!