JPG3392

Last fall, I booked RT award travel for summer 2012 from Washington to Austria (flying to Innsbruck, returning from Salzburg) through United. I was unable to book award tickets via Vienna on AUA, but had no problem making connections on Lufthansa both ways through Frankfurt for 60,000 miles. Travelling via Munich was not an option for me, because Munich is so close to Innsbruck and Salzburg that there are no flights. But connecting in Frankfurt, Munich or Zurich would be possible ways for you to get to Vienna.

If you have a choice, changing plans in Munich or Zurich is much easier than doing so in Frankfurt.

ExpertFlyer Voice

Yes, as mentioned both ExpertFlyer and AwardNexus provide alerting services, however ExpertFlyer does not currently show LH or OS awards. AwardNexus does since it uses the ANA & AC Star Alliance data. Therefore, markbanshee, the best solution for both searching and alerting for your OS/LH flights is probably AwardNexus.

Three services have been mentioned in this thread, not two. Just because your product doesn't provide all of the services and data that the OP is looking for, doesn't mean you should pretend that the one that does doesn't exist. It is disingenuous and not in the best interest of FTers looking for help.

We have no problem recommending a complimentary service such as AwardNexus to people if that is the best option for them. We are here to serve the FT community the best we can, not the other way around.

KVS

The original post (by wcalvert) specifically referred to only two products/services, and, as such, our reply to the said post should not be taken out of context.

As a matter of policy, we do not comment on the capabilities of other products/services (or, in the present case, lack thereof), as we prefer for such information to come directly from the most authoritative source, e.g.:

pete4212

Continuing to selectively quote posts in a thread while ignoring others to make your point just makes you look even more petty. AwardNexus exists and it screen scrapes too, get over it.

markbanshee

Sorry to start up a forum argument...
Thank you all for your help..I utilized KVS AND Award Nexus in my search and eventually got a very good deal, going to IAD-FRA (1.5 hour layover)-VIE...then touring Austria by train, getting to Munich and going MUC-CDG-CDG-IAD, all on Conty...worked out well, happy I got the whole thing with the fewest possible miles and looking forward to it!