*AwardFinder - Free Web-based *A Award Search
Jan 16, 2012, 12:33 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Bellevue, WA
Programs: UA
Posts: 281
*AwardFinder - Free Web-based *A Award Search
Thought I'd share an app I wrote with you guys to help in searching for *A awards.
Wrote this app for myself so I could save the trouble of logging into ANA and doing the search. The app also allows for multiple day searches so I would not need to repeat the search multiple times. Results are completely based on ANA's output. There are several upcoming features but I've yet to make them production ready.
I decided to make the app available to the public so everyone can use it to search for *A award inventory. I'm currently hosting it on an extra rackspace server I have so hopefully it's responsive enough! It's completely free for now, but I may put some ads on it in the future to cover hosting costs - if the demand is high.
Just enter the origin, destination (in airport code), date as well as number of days forward the app should search and click Search! Results are shown in real time as the search is being completed. The current UI isn't ideal but I will be improving on it continuously. Do let me know via this thread if there are any problems.
To access the app, click on this link! http://awardfinder.juny4ng.com
Wrote this app for myself so I could save the trouble of logging into ANA and doing the search. The app also allows for multiple day searches so I would not need to repeat the search multiple times. Results are completely based on ANA's output. There are several upcoming features but I've yet to make them production ready.
I decided to make the app available to the public so everyone can use it to search for *A award inventory. I'm currently hosting it on an extra rackspace server I have so hopefully it's responsive enough! It's completely free for now, but I may put some ads on it in the future to cover hosting costs - if the demand is high.
Just enter the origin, destination (in airport code), date as well as number of days forward the app should search and click Search! Results are shown in real time as the search is being completed. The current UI isn't ideal but I will be improving on it continuously. Do let me know via this thread if there are any problems.
To access the app, click on this link! http://awardfinder.juny4ng.com
Jan 16, 2012, 9:26 pm
#4
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Stuck on this planet - mainly in STR and LAX
Posts: 5,019
Great tool!
Sme suggestions:
- To make it easier to find what you want: what about color coding the results (available F seats in red, C seats in blue and Y seats in green)?
- Set the tables in html to a fixed with to make it easier to read and/or remove the header for each connection
- Add a filter to show only Itinaries where at least one flight has F or Y availability
- Add the number of passengers (or repeat the search automatically and show the number of available seats)
Sme suggestions:
- To make it easier to find what you want: what about color coding the results (available F seats in red, C seats in blue and Y seats in green)?
- Set the tables in html to a fixed with to make it easier to read and/or remove the header for each connection
- Add a filter to show only Itinaries where at least one flight has F or Y availability
- Add the number of passengers (or repeat the search automatically and show the number of available seats)
Jan 17, 2012, 12:14 am
#6
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Tasmania, Australia
Programs: M&M SEN, Amex Plat, Club Carlson, Marriott, HHonors & Accor Gold, Velocity Silver, Qantas Bronze
Posts: 3,767
Nice tool, except that I am getting some weird results. In several cases, it says "Connecting Flights" (???) for availability in C. I think it is incorrect interpretation of C~ that ANA gives...
Jan 17, 2012, 2:05 am
#9
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: GVA,OPO
Programs: BD the last decent FFP
Posts: 1,856
Jan 17, 2012, 6:08 am
#12
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: ZRH
Programs: A3 Gold, AY Silver
Posts: 458
Seems very useful, keep up the good work! Getting the results took a while when looking for 7-10 days, but I guess that's just because of the repeated roundtrips to the ANA tool? Hopefully they won't block it.
Now I just need to collect enough miles to actually make use of the information...
Now I just need to collect enough miles to actually make use of the information...
Jan 17, 2012, 7:45 am
#14
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: MD/DC
Programs: Hilton Diamond, IHG Platinum, Marriott Titanium, TK Gold
Posts: 1,536
Great tool. Thanks to the OP.
A great addition (though very difficult to implement I understand) is to go around ANA limited logic for connecting flights, as the actual possibilities are much grater.
A great addition (though very difficult to implement I understand) is to go around ANA limited logic for connecting flights, as the actual possibilities are much grater.
