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Sep 13, 2017, 9:20 am

#1081

cheltzel

Join Date: Apr 2010

Location: ORD

Programs: AA, UA, GE

Posts: 5,123

I was thinking I would use a higher level than normal too. Are the Premium Points amounts for a given level a fixed amount for the subscription or is there any refill like being an elite member? Meaning if I do a Premium Advanced membership it appears I get 2000 Premium Points (1000 + 1000 bonus). Does my membership terminate upon exhausting the 2000 points?

Sep 13, 2017, 10:04 am

#1082

ckpeter

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Join Date: Sep 2005

Posts: 2,731

Quote:

Originally Posted by cheltzel

The premium status depends upon you having at least one valid premium point in your account, so if you use it up, it will expire (in any case, with no points, a premium account can't do much anyway).

If you need more points, you can always purchase another premium membership, which acts as a refill to extend your account.

Let me know if you have more questions.

May 6, 2018, 9:35 am

#1083

Lavezzi

Join Date: Feb 2016

Location: Chicago

Programs: United 1k, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Plat

Posts: 231

So have you guys removed the ability to search for two classes of awards at the same time? I don't see the Business + Economy option any more for instance.

May 6, 2018, 11:30 am

#1084

ckpeter

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Join Date: Sep 2005

Posts: 2,731

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lavezzi

So have you guys removed the ability to search for two classes of awards at the same time? I don't see the Business + Economy option any more for instance.

Nothing has changed. I haven't changed that part of the code in 6+ years.

The multi-cabin feature is only enabled for premium membership though. So, if you downgraded your account to a community account, you wouldn't see those cabin combos.

Jul 2, 2018, 12:34 pm

#1085

crimsona

Join Date: Jan 2011

Location: YVR to SEA

Posts: 2,535

I purchased a flight pass under my Flyertalk username, but having issues.

I'm looking for automated searches for sin-HKG and tpe- YVR, but on specific flights only. there are seats available in j on alternate flights, but I don't care about those as I am traveling with my family (currently booked in economy for those legs)

Is there a way to get an email only when a seat opens up on a specific flight?

Edit: think I figured it out. Under scheduled searches, picked option 3 for only sending me the filtered options, hoping it works for two independent legs

Last edited by crimsona; Jul 2, 2018 at 4:37 pm

Jul 3, 2018, 12:54 am

#1086

ckpeter

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Join Date: Sep 2005

Posts: 2,731

Quote:

Originally Posted by crimsona

Yup. You got it.

As long as you have the right search segments and flight numbers in it, the email alert will fire when it finds availability, but otherwise stay quiet and not email you, except when there is an error, or when you need to renew the alert every 60 days.

Let me know if you have more questions.

Aug 23, 2018, 3:18 pm

#1087

mak101

Join Date: Nov 2009

Posts: 519

I tried AwarNexus but it does not show EY, QF, CX availability or am I doing wrong?

Aug 23, 2018, 4:38 pm

#1088

serfty

FlyerTalk Evangelist

Join Date: Nov 2004

Location: Melbourne

Programs: ►QFWP/LTG►VA WP►HyattExpl.►HiltonGold►ALL Silver

Posts: 21,995

Awardnexus shows BA & QF -> both show CX.

I suggest you read this: https://www.pointhacks.com.au/where-...s-seats-intro/

and, perhaps, these:

The Free Flight Primer, Part Five: Using Award Nexus to Find Award Availability - Extra Pack of Peanuts

https://millionmilesecrets.com/guide...h-award-nexus/

Jul 24, 2019, 7:38 pm

#1089

TravelLawyer

Join Date: Jun 2005

Location: ORD (formerly SAN)

Programs: Hilton Diamond; IHG Platinum; Bonvoy Gold; AA Platinum Pro and United Premier Silver (DH = AA EXP)

Posts: 1,929

I wanted to know if awardnexus shows point of sale by origination of travel or is it defaulted to a specific country? Or can we force a POS location?

Jul 25, 2019, 11:46 am

#1090

ckpeter

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Join Date: Sep 2005

Posts: 2,731

Quote:

Originally Posted by TravelLawyer

I wanted to know if awardnexus shows point of sale by origination of travel or is it defaulted to a specific country? Or can we force a POS location?

Award Nexus is primarily focused on US PoS. You can, of course, search all airports globally, but there is not a way to set a specific PoS for your search.

Thanks for asking. I hope this help.

Jul 25, 2019, 1:15 pm

#1091

TravelLawyer

Join Date: Jun 2005

Location: ORD (formerly SAN)

Programs: Hilton Diamond; IHG Platinum; Bonvoy Gold; AA Platinum Pro and United Premier Silver (DH = AA EXP)

Posts: 1,929

Quote:

Originally Posted by ckpeter

Award Nexus is primarily focused on US PoS. You can, of course, search all airports globally, but there is not a way to set a specific PoS for your search.

Thanks for asking. I hope this help.

Thanks. We discovered that on AA, sometimes the POS matters for award availability on partner carriers like JL.

Jul 27, 2019, 8:56 am

#1092

webazoid

Join Date: Feb 2012

Posts: 994

I want to book lax to nrt,hnd,or kix in biz two seats. Trip in November. Is there a way to set alert so that I am emailed as soon as two biz or first class saver seats become available?

Expert flyer doesnt have jal.

what level of membership is needed?

Jul 27, 2019, 10:29 am

#1093

ckpeter

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Join Date: Sep 2005

Posts: 2,731

Quote:

Originally Posted by webazoid

Sure. Any of the premium memberships will support setting up automated searches and email alerts for award.

If you only need to check a few days of availability, and you don't have any other trips in the near future, I suggest going with the lowest Premium Basic. It should cover your upcoming trip in November.

The higher memberships will be useful if you have additional trips in the planning, or if you want to do a very intense automated search setup (with many dates or segments).

Take a look: https://awardnexus.com/page/premium

Let me know if you have more questions.

Jul 31, 2019, 5:18 pm

#1094

controlz

Join Date: Jul 2019

Location: United Kingdom

Programs: Centurion, Virgin Gold, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Titanium

Posts: 100

Hey,

I just signed up to Awards Nexus but I wasn't sure how to use it at the begging, and being the trigger heavy person that I am, I accidentally duplicated some searches that included ALL airlines, and managed to have used 34 points in about 2 minutes. As I only started with 100 points, I've dropped straight down to 66. Is there anything I can do to reverse the terrible mistake I have made haha!

(Also, I read that Flyertalk members start with 200 points, not 100?)

Many Thanks

Aug 1, 2019, 1:11 am

#1095

IMH

Join Date: Jul 2007

Location: Berlin

Programs: BA Gold; Accor Plat; IHG Diamond-Amb; Meliá & HH & Marriott Gold

Posts: 5,450

Quote:

Originally Posted by controlz

[...] Is there anything I can do to reverse the terrible mistake I have made [...]

For an individual support request, try sending a private message to ckpeter here on FlyerTalk or emailing [email protected] . Based on my experience you can expect a helpful reply.