Just wondering if anyone has ever noticed increases in award rates triggered by multiple award searches? I was looking at NRT-UK a few days ago for a date in Feb and was seeing a rate of 85k miles one-way. I kept searching multiple times during the day to check on it and then the following day it increased to 110k (but still showed 'from 85k' in the tab above). I stopped searching for it and 24 hours later it came back down to 85k. I left it a few days and then yesterday searched a multiple times to ensure it was still 85k before transferring 45k additional miles I needed from Amex. The Amex miles posted this morning but lo and behold the rate increased to 110k again (still showing 'from 85k' in the tab above the same as before). I left it all day until midnight Dutch time just now and then it dropped back down to 85k again so I just snatched it.

It really has me thinking whether there is some algorithm in the background that notices multiple searches on a route for a particular day, suspects it is popular and therefore increases the price.. then drops it back down after the popularity seems to disappear? It is either this or it is a total coincidence. I wondered whether anyone else has noticed anything similar?