Crappy award search website
Mar 7, 2018, 3:33 pm
#1
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Kan@da
Programs: Anything with sweet spots
Posts: 1,790
Crappy award search website
Iberia Plus online award search website is so user-unfriendly, buggy and fastidious:
- Captacha validation required for each date change in the search
- Origin/destination airport selection is weird
- Frequent timeout or flat out denials after several searches
- No search for non-Oneworld partners
- etc etc..
Mar 8, 2018, 2:16 am
#2
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Barcelona, London, on a plane
Programs: BA Silver, TK E+, AA PP, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott LT Plat, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 13,048
Mar 8, 2018, 2:18 am
#3
Join Date: May 2013
Location: MAD
Programs: IB+, BAEC
Posts: 3,106
Eh, I'm generally avios rich and time poor so I'd welcome that. Peak dates has helped me a lot be able to get availability for summer holidays. I just want a unified program between BA and IB since I'd like to have some chance of op-up on BA going TATL and the ridiculous 90 vs 175 elite point barrier for BA vs. IB on TATL as well (even on AA considering the JV).
Mar 8, 2018, 3:01 am
#4
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Barcelona, London, on a plane
Programs: BA Silver, TK E+, AA PP, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott LT Plat, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 13,048
Eh, I'm generally avios rich and time poor so I'd welcome that. Peak dates has helped me a lot be able to get availability for summer holidays. I just want a unified program between BA and IB since I'd like to have some chance of op-up on BA going TATL and the ridiculous 90 vs 175 elite point barrier for BA vs. IB on TATL as well (even on AA considering the JV).
Mar 8, 2018, 4:08 am
#5
Join Date: May 2013
Location: MAD
Programs: IB+, BAEC
Posts: 3,106
I just did a massive redemption for three to NRT in the middle of July, so that took care of my balance.
My problem is I just fly too much. My new job started in September and I had 500 elite points. I'm now about to get platino next week, all while on an economy only travel policy.
My problem is I just fly too much. My new job started in September and I had 500 elite points. I'm now about to get platino next week, all while on an economy only travel policy.
Mar 8, 2018, 12:47 pm
#6
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: BOS
Programs: Hyatt Glob/UA Gold
Posts: 614
It's gotten worse in the last few days, possibly due to the recent promo, but more likely they deployed an update that includes over-zealous anti-spidering protection (e.g. Captcha). Fraud protection trumps UX for most large companies and often they do not have the staff to implement it correctly.