Originally Posted by
jerryhung
Peter
few questions/ideas
1. For automated search @ Advanced level, "You can have up to 4 active automated searches. Each search can have multiple segments."
What is the difference really, between 1 search with 3 segment (say 2 *A and 1 OW) vs. 3 1-segment searches?
Only thing I can think of is DIFFERENT timing & notification options
2. Is it possible/hard to have different schedule/timing options?
e.g. instead of simply Daily for next 60 days, we can choose Weekly/Bi-Weekly (can choose Day 1 to 7), Monthly (on Day #)
3. When airline website is down (e.g. Aeroplan is under maintenance right now), do points get deducted? I see the alert email contained "alert message" and I do NOT believe it deducted any points, just like regular search error (no point deducted). Is that correct?
Thanks, keep up the good work
I have my flights booked and simply hoping to see an alert with availability
Thanks for being a member. Here are some responses for you:
1) Basically, the separate automated search allows you to have separate timing and Quick Select settings. Otherwise, how you combine or separate the search segments is functionally the same.
2) The system is designed only for daily search now. Any reason why you would want weekly / monthly frequently? It seems like that stands a good chance of missing some awards.
3) An automated search is like a regular search in that points are only deducted for successful checks. If an airline site is down during an automated search, no points would be used.
Good luck with your redemption. Let me know if you have more question.