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Please submit technical support and customer service requests directly to KVS through their website.
FlyerTalk is not KVS' customer assistance venue.
The primary purpose of the Travel Tools forum is to benefit the entire FlyerTalk community.
Anything related to the KVS Availability Tool may be discussed here, including member to member requests for troubleshooting.


Where does the KVS tool get its data and is KVS authorized to provide this data in the manner it is presented?

The tool is known to access a variety of web sites, many in a manner that is not authorized. Please see the next section of this Wiki for a list of sites believed to be accessed and their data access policies (where known).

Additionally, under some conditions the tool appears to access sites via a KVS-operated back end. This means that the tool is not just a 'web browser' that runs via a user's machine. No detailed public information is available about how this works or whether any of this back-end access is authorized.Note: To edit the wikipost, please contact the moderator by sending an alert or a private message.


Websites KVS Accesses and their relevant Terms of Use

http://book.aircanada.com/pl/AConlin...verrideServlet
http://book.aircanada.com/pl/AConlin...PreviewServlet
https://book.aircanada.com/pl/AConli...verrideServlet
https://www.aircanada.com
Terms of Use:
http://www.aircanada.com/en/about/legal/notice.html
Use of our web site for any other purpose, including any commercial use or purpose, is expressly prohibited.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, you agree that, in using or accessing our website, you shall not commit or participate in any of the following acts or actions, each of which is expressly prohibited under this User Agreement:
directly or indirectly, use or access, or encourage, solicit, permit, facilitate, aid, assist or abet, including, but not limited to, the selling, licensing, distribution or provision to any person of any means that permit, the use or access, or agree to provide the use or access, of our website through any manual process or any automatic, electronic or technical device, including but not limited to automated scripts, robots, crawls, screen scrapers, web "bots", deep-links, indexes, spiders, click-spams, macro programs, or any other device, program, software, system, algorithm, methodology or technology, now known or hereinafter discovered, that performs the same or a similar function, in order to, without limitation: "data mine"; "screen scrape"; data process; access, extract, copy, distribute, aggregate or acquire information; generate impressions or clicks; input or store information; search or generate searches; or manipulate or monitor any portion or content of our website;

http://data.flight24.com/flights/
Terms of Use:
http://www.flightradar24.com/terms-and-conditions
Website’s information and Services are provided for personal, non-commercial use only. Permission is granted to temporarily download one copy of the materials (information or software) on Flightradar24’s web site for personal, non-commercial transitory viewing only. This is the grant of a license, not a transfer of title, and under this license you may not:

Modify or copy the materials;
Use the materials for any commercial purpose, or for any public display (commercial or non-commercial);
Attempt to decompile or reverse engineer any software contained on Flightradar24's web site;
Remove any copyright or other proprietary notations from the materials; or
Transfer the materials to another person or "mirror" the materials on any other server.

This license shall automatically terminate if you violate any of these restrictions and may be terminated by Flightradar24 at any time. Upon terminating your viewing of these materials or upon the termination of this license, you must destroy any downloaded materials in your possession whether in electronic or printed format.

http://data.seatexpert.com/tpi/find.php
Terms of Use:

http://plane.lan.com/cgi-bin/recibo_...bo_eticket.cgi
Terms of Use:
http://www.lan.com/en_us/sitio_perso...-use/about-us/
You may use the information on our site solely for non-commercial purposes, and any use or modification of the website contents is not permitted.

https://book.austrian.com/app/fb.fly
Terms of Use:
http://www.austrian.com/Info/LegalRe..._lang=en&cc=AT
2. Proprietary rights
All trademark rights, copyrights, database rights and other intellectual property rights to the contents of the Austrian-website, (as well as the organization and layout of the website), together with the underlying software code rest, either with Austrian or with its licensors. You may not, either in whole or in part, copy, modify, distribute or use or reproduce in other form contents of the Austrian-website, or the underlying software code, without the prior written consent of Austrian.

3. Permissible use
All Austrian-website online services (including the booking machine) are provided solely for the purpose of enabling you to check the availability of goods or services relating to your journey (the timetable, for example), make legitimate reservations, use our online check-in or transact other business with suppliers. You may only use the website in accordance with these terms and conditions and for the legally permitted purposes described above. In particular, you indicate your agreement to the following:
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3.5 You may not reproduce information from the Austrian-website for commercial purposes. This also includes providing prices for Austrian flights on another website or another online server. In particular you may not copy, distribute, in other way use or reproduce discarded content from the Austrian-website with the help of 'robots', other search machine technologies or through other automatic mechanisms.

https://booking.qatarairways.com/qri...Booking.action
Terms of Use:

https://book.tam.com.br/TAM/dyn/air/...ng/retrievePNR
Terms of Use:

https://classic.checkmytrip.com/plne...ievePNR.action
Terms of Use:
(D) not to use any automated system or software to extract data from the Application, Documents or Services for commercial purposes (such as screen scraping);

https://en.aegeanair.com
Terms of Use:

https://eservice.evaair.com
Terms of Use:

https://flymas.mobi/itravel/viewBooking.xhtml
Terms of Use:

https://fly.rj.com/MyBookings/Home/EN/Default.aspx
Terms of Use:

http://skyvector.com/airport/
Terms of Use:

https://m.aeroflot.ru/b/info/pnr/load
Terms of Use:

https://mm.alitalia.com/GB_EN/booking/apvsearch.aspx
Terms of Use:

https://mobile1.emirates.com/myb/review.xhtml
Terms of Use:

https://myb.s7.ru/getMyBooking.action
Terms of Use:

https://mytripandmore.com/Itinerary.aspx
Terms of Use:
https://mytripandmore.com/TermsAndConditions.aspx
Except as expressly permitted by these Terms, you may not:
...
9. use any "robot", "spider" or other automatic device, software, program, algorithm, routine, methodology, or any manual process or functionality:
...to monitor, assemble, analyse, index, copy, transmit, distribute, transfer, or link to any of the pages, data, materials, or content available on the Site,

https://pilotweb.nas.faa.gov/PilotWe...yICAOAction.do
Terms of Use:

https://prefunds.aa.com/refunds/receipt
https://www.aa.com/reservation/findReservationSubmit.do
Terms of Use:
https://www.aa.com/i18n/footer/siteUsage.jsp
Intellectual property notifications
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D. American Airlines owns or uses by permission all software contained on the Site, including without limitation all HTML code and Active X controls. Copyright and other laws and international treaty provisions protect this software. The law expressly prohibits any modification, redistribution, or reproduction of the software, and such actions could result in severe civil and criminal penalties. American Airlines will seek and support prosecuting violators to the maximum extent possible.
E. You may not copy, display, distribute, download, license, modify, publish, re-post, reproduce, reuse, sell, transmit, use to create a derivative work, or otherwise use the content of the Site for public or commercial purposes. Nothing on the Site shall be construed to confer any grant or license of any intellectual property rights, whether by estoppel, by implication, or otherwise.
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Limitations on your use:
You agree that you will not Misuse the Site. "Misuse" includes, but is not limited to, using the Site to do any of the following:
...
L. Copy or create derivative works from, display, distribute, license, perform, publish, recreate, reproduce, sell, transfer, or transmit any information, products, services, or software obtained by, from, or through the Site.
M. Monitor or copy any Content by using any manual process, or any robot, spider, or other automatic device, without first obtaining American Airlines' prior written consent.

https://raw.github.com/opentraveldat...i_airlines.csv
Terms of Use:

https://tickets.airtran.com/SeatAvailability.aspx
Terms of Use:
http://www.southwest.com/html/about-...ons/index.html
Prohibited Activities

You may not copy, display, distribute, download, license, modify, publish, re-post, reproduce, reuse, sell, transmit, use to create a derivative work, or otherwise use the content of this site for public or commercial purposes without our express written permission. Nothing on this site shall be construed to confer any grant or license of any intellectual property rights, whether by estoppel, by implication, or otherwise.

You may not modify, re-render, frame, mirror, truncate, add to, inject, filter or change the order of the information contained on any page of the Southwest Airlines sites, including, without limitation, by any way of reproducing Southwest Airlines or SWABiz® web pages or Company information on any other web site without our express written permission.

You may not copy, derive, edit, translate, decompile, reverse engineer, modify, use, or reproduce any code or source relating to our sites, including without limitation, any service or product Southwest offers.

You may not cause to appear any pop-up, pop-under, exit windows, expanding buttons, banners advertisement, or anything else which minimizes, covers, or otherwise inhibits the full display of the Southwest Airlines sites.

You may not use any deep-link, page-scrape, robot, crawl, index, spider, click spam, macro programs, Internet agent, or other automatic device, program, algorithm or methodology which does the same things, to use, access, copy, acquire information, generate impressions or clicks, input information, store information, search, generate searches, or monitor any portion of the Southwest Airlines sites or Company information.
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You may not disguise the origin of information transmitted to, from, or through the Southwest Airlines sites. You may not circumvent any measures implemented by Southwest Airlines aimed at preventing violations of the Use Agreement. You may not violate the restrictions in any robot exclusion header.

When you use the Southwest Airlines sites or Company information for an authorized purpose, you must include all proprietary notices without changing, hiding or deleting them.

You may not engage in any conduct that is, or that Southwest Airlines deems to be, in violation of this Use Agreement.

https://wftc3.e-travel.com
Terms of Use:

https://wtrweb.worldtracer.aero/WorldTracerWeb/pax.do
Terms of Use:

https://www121.jal.co.jp/JmbWeb/JR/S...MileCalc_en.do
Terms of Use:

https://www4.thy.com/mybookings/ETDisplay.tk
https://www4.thy.com/mybookings/getPnr.tk
Terms of Use:

https://www.airfrance.fr/cgi-bin/AF/...chPnrAction.do
Terms of Use:

https://www.alaskaair.com/booking/reservationlookup
Terms of Use:

https://www.bookonline.saudiairlines...verride.action
https://www.bookonline.saudiairlines...verride.action
Terms of Use:

https://www.britishairways.com/trave...g/public/en_gb
Terms of Use:
http://www.britishairways.com/en-gb/...rms-conditions

All Materials on this website, the appearance, organisation and layout of this website, the underlying software code and the underlying data are subject to trade marks, copyright, database rights and other registered and unregistered intellectual property rights which are owned either directly by Us or by Our licensors.

Unless otherwise authorised within these Terms and Conditions, You must not copy, modify, alter, publish, broadcast, distribute, sell or transfer (whether in whole or in part) any Material on this website or the underlying software code or underlying data.
...
Your access to this website is on a temporary basis, and we reserve the right to withdraw, restrict or amend the services accessibly to You on the website without notice at our absolute discretion.

You may only use this website in accordance with these Terms and Conditions and, in any event, for lawful and proper purposes which includes complying with all applicable laws, regulations and codes of practice within the UK or other jurisdiction from which You are accessing this website. Except as expressly permitted by Us, You shall not use this website for any purpose.

In particular, You agree that, You must not:

post, transmit or disseminate any information on or via this website which is or may be harmful, obscene, defamatory or otherwise illegal;
use ‘screen scraping’, any automated algorithm, device, method, system, software or manual process to access, use, search, copy, monitor or extract Material (in whole or in part) from or through using this website unless We have given Our express written agreement;
...

https://www.checkmytrip.com/CMTSERVLET
Terms of Use:
https://www.checkmytrip.com/cmt/apf/...&SITE=NCMTNCMT
3. Licence restrictions

3.1 Except as expressly set out in this EULA or as permitted by any local law, you agree:
...
(D) not to use any automated system or software to extract data from the Application, Documents or Services for commercial purposes (such as screen scraping);

https://www.delta.com/mytrips/findPnr.action
http://www.delta.com/ism/SeatMapDisplay.action
http://www.delta.com/shared/components/blank.jsp
Terms of Use:

https://www.finnair.com
Terms of Use:

https://www.flysas.com
Terms of Use:

https://www.iberia.com/web/retrievePNR.do
Terms of Use:

https://www.lot.com
Terms of Use:

https://www.lufthansa.com
Terms of Use:
http://www.lufthansa.com/online/port...d=2016866&l=en

2. Proprietary rights
...You may not, either in whole or in part, copy, modify, distribute or use or reproduce in other form contents of the Lufthansa-website, or the underlying software code, without the prior written consent of Deutsche Lufthansa AG.
https://www.routehappy.com/
Terms of Use:

https://www.swiss.com
Terms of Use:

https://www.tripforyou.net/t4u/PTopAction.do
Terms of Use:

https://www.tripple.jp
Terms of Use:

https://www.united.com/web/en-US/app...n/default.aspx
Terms of Use:
https://www.united.com/web/en-US/content/legal.aspx This website is for the User's personal, noncommercial use only. User agrees not to modify, copy, alter, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer, or sell any information, software, products or services obtained from this website without United’s prior written permission. User agrees not to use any robot, spider, other automatic device, or manual process to monitor or copy this website or the content contained therein or for any other unauthorized purpose without United’s prior written permission. ... United reserves the right to investigate any illegal and/or unauthorized use of this website, including, but not limited to, unauthorized framing of this website or unauthorized use of any robot, spider or other automated device, and to take appropriate legal action, including, without limitation, civil, criminal and injunctive redress.

https://www.viewtrip.com/GetItin.aspx
Terms of Use:

https://www.virginamerica.com/book/ow/a1/
Terms of Use:

https://www.virgin-atlantic.com/en/g...ndBooking.next
Terms of Use:

https://www.virtuallythere.com/new/reservations.html
Terms of Use:

http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/
Terms of Use:

http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi
Terms of Use:

http://www.airframes.org/fleet/
Terms of Use:

http://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_H...oking-now.html
Terms of Use:

http://www.flightradar24.com/
Terms of Use:

http://www.FlightStats.com/go/Flight...ingByFlight.do
http://www.FlightStats.com/go/Flight...tusByFlight.do
Terms of Use:

http://www.flightview.com/TravelTool...eryResults.asp
http://www.flightview.com/TravelTools/viewairport.asp
Terms of Use:

http://www.gcmap.com/airport/
http://www.gcmap.com/mapui
Terms of Use:
http://www.gcmap.com/faq/using
Q: May I use the Great Circle Mapper's maps on my web page?
A: You may use maps generated by the Great Circle Mapper on non-commercial web pages (q.v. commericial use below) so long as you do not profit from them and you include the following credit on pages which include maps:
...
Q: May I use the Great Circle Mapper's maps for commercial sites or publications?
A: Please write to Karl L. Swartz regarding terms for commercial use of the maps.

http://www.iata.org/about/members/Pa...line-list.aspx
Terms of Use:
http://www.iata.org/Pages/terms.aspx
2. Your Conduct

The content on this Site is for your personal use only within the organization or entity to which you are attached as applicable, and it is not intended for commercial exploitation unless expressly agreed in writing by IATA through a duly authorized representative. IATA authorizes you to download or reproduce selected materials at this Site only for your personal, non-commercial use, in the ordinary course of business provided that you retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained in the original materials on any copies of the materials and that the title or database brand name and IATA name is stated as the source.

You may not otherwise modify, disassemble, create derivative works, distribute, reproduce, publicly display, perform, transmit, re-transmit, sell, rent, sublicense, or otherwise use any materials or content on this Site for commercial or non-commercial exploitation by yourself or the organization or entity to which you are attached or permit third parties to so do. Without limitation, unlimited or wholesale reproduction, copying of the content for commercial or non-commercial purposes and unwarranted modification of data and information within the content is not permitted, and any use of these materials on any other website or networked computer environment for any purpose without IATA’s prior written consent is prohibited.
...
4. Intellectual Property Rights

...You must not modify, decompile, or reverse engineer any software IATA discloses to you via this Site, and you must not remove, overprint, or deface any notice of copyright, trademark, logo, legend, or other notice of ownership from any originals or copies of software or information from the website. "IATA Trademarks" means all names, marks, brands, URL names or addresses, logos, designs, trade dress and other designations IATA uses in connection with Products or Services. You are not permitted to incorporate any IATA Trademarks into any other trademarks, service marks, company names, Internet addresses, domain names, or any other similar designations. Any unauthorized use of any materials contained on this website may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, the laws of privacy and publicity, and communications regulations and statutes.

http://www.itn.net/cgi/get
Terms of Use:

http://www.kenya-airways.com/kqbook.aspx
Terms of Use:

http://www.myairlines.ru
Terms of Use:

http://www.qantas.com.au/regions/do/dyn/checkmytrip
Terms of Use:

http://www.seatexpert.com/multiple_results.php
Terms of Use:

http://www.seatguru.com/ajax/findseatmap.php
Terms of Use:

http://www.seatmaestro.com/airlines-...eckmytrip.html
http://www.seatmaestro.com/themes/de...te_airline.php
Terms of Use:

http://www.seatplans.com/ajax/Airline
http://www.seatplans.com/ajax/airports-and-city
http://www.seatplans.com/find-and-compare/
Terms of Use:
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Old Jul 6, 2022, 7:25 pm
  #901  
 
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Singapore
Programs: Show me the points!
Posts: 1,224
I signed up yesterday and haven't received a temporary code. How long does this usually take?
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Old Jul 8, 2022, 11:08 pm
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Originally Posted by nichojo
I signed up yesterday and haven't received a temporary code.
Please check your Spam/Junk folder or contact us via e-mail.

Originally Posted by nichojo
How long does this usually take?
Shouldn't take more than a few minutes.
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Old Jul 14, 2022, 6:37 pm
  #903  
 
Join Date: Dec 2011
Posts: 15
does KVS still work? i’m in need of a tool to search for *A J award RTW tickets. expert flyer isn’t a good option bc it doesn’t search multiple airlines at once. is this still working well?
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Old Jul 20, 2022, 5:35 am
  #904  
 
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Singapore
Programs: OWP, *G, IHG Spire, HH Diam., McD FF Plat.
Posts: 32
Paid for subscription but no temp or permanent codes

Hi
I paid for a Diamond subscription on June 9th but have not received temporary or permanent codes. I have emailed as well but no response.

it’s not an email issue as I received all the payment receipts etc. I’m also a long time kvstool subscriber and have been using the same email address. There’s nothing in my junk folder.

please help

Thanks
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Old Jul 20, 2022, 6:18 pm
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: In the air
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, Bonvoy LT Plat, Hilton Gold, GHA Tit, BA Gold, Turkish Elite
Posts: 8,714
Similar issue for me. I signed up for diamond on a new account a few days ago and haven't had anything back despite sending a follow up request. I've checked spam, etc.
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Old Jul 20, 2022, 11:47 pm
  #906  
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Berlin
Programs: BA Gold; Accor Plat; IHG Diamond-Amb; Meliá & HH & Marriott Gold
Posts: 5,447
Finding that the 'Tool' does not do everything you might expect it to is a known issue. Paying for the KVS 'Tool' but not getting access to it is also a known issue. Please consider this before parting with your dosh or posting here.

From posts made here in the past nine months:
Originally Posted by hnewman
I have yet to get my new license keys after 3 weeks.
Originally Posted by nunogomes
Same here. No response from KVS.
Originally Posted by maestro1981
Also for me, no response.
Originally Posted by peterrudy
I should have checked this thread before paying for the KVS premium service. I have neither the temporary registration key or a permanent one and no one is responding to the emails.
Originally Posted by Catbert10
I too seem to be another long time customer who can't get my registration code.
Originally Posted by kats
I made the payment for another year of diamond membership on May 14. I never received the permanent code and I sent a reminder several days ago. Still no reply.
Originally Posted by nichojo
I signed up yesterday and haven't received a temporary code.
Originally Posted by Gemba
I paid for a Diamond subscription on June 9th but have not received temporary or permanent codes. I have emailed as well but no response.
Originally Posted by EuropeanPete
Similar issue for me. I signed up for diamond on a new account a few days ago and haven't had anything back
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Old Jul 21, 2022, 11:07 am
  #907  
 
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: SEA
Programs: DL PM
Posts: 98
+1 for not getting a registration code after paying for access. Nothing in my spam folder. Silence from the KVS team after multiple emails and support requests.

Originally Posted by KVS
Please provide a non-Yahoo e-mail address ASAP, as it appears that our e-mail messages and replies are not reaching your Inbox.
KVS team - I’ve been seeing many comments about gmail/outlook/hotmail/yahoo/etc. accounts being a problem.

It’s 2022. 99% of the population uses one of these email services, and no other website/app/service on the internet seems to have issues here. Whoever is handling your email delivery is either stuck 20 years in the past or something isn’t configured correctly.

And if you’re doing it in-house, seriously, just use SendGrid like every other app developer on the planet.

Last edited by TWA884; Jul 21, 2022 at 1:27 pm Reason: Merge consecutive posts by the same member
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Old Jul 28, 2022, 11:03 am
  #908  
 
Join Date: Nov 2018
Posts: 12
I purchased a license on July 22 and never got a temp key. I applied for a permanent key and haven't received that either. I had previously used the same email address in 2019 and I got the temp and permanent key just fine. I used the contact form on the website and after hearing no response, sent a pm to KVS on FlyerTalk. I still haven't heard anything back. I just checked my spam folder again to be sure and there's nothing. It's too late at this point, I had to search for and book the flight I wanted manually.

Please consider this before parting with your dosh or posting here.
100%. I didn't bother checking FlyerTalk because I had previously used KVS Tool in the past and had no issues with getting a key.
I'm posting here just to add another voice to the chorus saying Do not buy KVS Tool. You won't get a key in any reasonable amount of time.
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Old Aug 4, 2022, 11:59 am
  #909  
 
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: SEA
Programs: DL PM
Posts: 98
In case this is helpful for anyone who paid via PayPal, I submitted a PayPal dispute and then a day or so later my key magically appeared.
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Old Aug 14, 2022, 4:57 am
  #910  
 
Join Date: Aug 2022
Posts: 4
Unfortunately I made a contribution as well without having read this thread first, thinking that this is a well-known tool.

Received emails for my invoice and successful contribution, but nothing- no temporary or permanent key. Junk folders of course have nothing either.

That someone received his key only after filing a dispute, seems to suggest that intentionality is involved in the missing keys and radio silence. That or they are prioritizing members who withdraw their payment. But it really doesn't take much effort to properly generate keys. So either way it looks suspect on their part.

Will be issuing a chargeback on my CC, suggest y'all do the same.

Last edited by quikfire; Aug 15, 2022 at 8:20 pm
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Old Aug 14, 2022, 3:40 pm
  #911  
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 166
So against all recommendations, I had KVS Tool and elected to purchase it again. So far so good. I got my temp code in about 30 seconds and so far, after I installed the latest version 10.4.1 Diamond it seems to be working well. I did have to put all my One World info into it, i.e. BA FF and Qanta FF. So far so good.

I have expert flier, but was unable to find a way to search for awards for more than 3 days at a time. With KVS, I can search 31 days from a specific date i.e. not today like expert flier.

Anyhow just wanted to give my $0.02 and yes, I paid the $75 full amount, no discounts and no affiliation.
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Old Aug 14, 2022, 3:58 pm
  #912  
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: BOM-SIN-EWR
Programs: UA*G (1K again), Sixt Plat, *was*: SQ QPP01 & SK EBS/EBG, LH SEN, AA EXP, 9wPlat
Posts: 8,606
Originally Posted by wrdouglas
I have expert flier, but was unable to find a way to search for awards for more than 3 days at a time. With KVS, I can search 31 days from a specific date i.e. not today like expert flier.
I was wondering how one would search a date range like you stated?

Edited to Add: Got it - apparently a "new" feature:

Power Search (Multi-Day Availability Search)
  • Power Search can be used to locate Award or Upgrade Availability across a multiple date range.
  • The maximum date range is 31-210 days (depending on the Weekday(s) selected) for all Methods.
  • To use Power Search:
    • Goto the [Filter] Tab and set your Filter criteria (for example, "Availability Required in Classes FS/CS").
    • Return to the [Awards/Upgrades] Tab.
    • Click the [Power Search] () button, select the desired date range, and click the [Start] button.
    • The Tool will initiate a series of searches across the requested date range until at least one flight matching the [Filter] criteria is found.
    • To continue the Power Search after it has been completed, click the [Power Search] button again.
    • To terminate the Power Search at any time, click the red [Stop] button (or press <Esc>.
  • Note: Power Search is designed to locate hard-to-find Award Availability matching specific criteria across a long date range, not provide long lists of easy-to-find awards (like an Award Calendar).

    Edited to Add 2: The CowTool AC award searcher is the best for a range of dates as well as destinations...

Last edited by SuperFlyBoy; Aug 14, 2022 at 4:18 pm
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Old Aug 14, 2022, 8:36 pm
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Originally Posted by quikfire;[url=tel:34513441
34513441]Unfortunately I made a contribution as well thinking that this is a well-known tool, without having read this thread first.

Received emails for my invoice and successful contribution, but nothing- no temporary or permanent key. Junk folders of course have nothing either.

That someone received his key only after filing a dispute seems to suggest that intentionally is involved in the missing keys and radio silence. That or they are prioritizing members who withdraw their payment. But really it doesn't take much effort to properly generate keys. So either way it looks suspect on their part.

Will be issuing a chargeback on my CC, suggest y'all do the same.
I have had very good experience with KVS for more than a decade. Recently they seem to have lost the ability to show the fare class availability in each of the letter letter classes. That was an important tool for me to be able to see which flights may open up based upon the availability of paid seats and trying to predict future award space opportunities… It was also good to be able to see how many people might be in a given cabin, given my general preference for fewer people, especially in first.

Without that I don’t see a reason to maintain KVS membership.

But in terms of thus being a legit business…they have always been honorable and responsive, IME. I am pretty sure the owner is an original/seasoned Flyertalk member.
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Old Aug 14, 2022, 11:36 pm
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Originally Posted by SuperFlyBoy
The CowTool AC award searcher is the best for a range of dates as well as destinations...
Thanks for that mention -- new for me, and only for AC, but an FTer has put a lot of work into cowtool. Thread here.
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Old Aug 15, 2022, 4:21 pm
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Originally Posted by nologic
But in terms of thus being a legit business…they have always been honorable and responsive, IME. I am pretty sure the owner is an original/seasoned Flyertalk member.
Please allow me to quote from the wikipost:
The tool is known to access a variety of web sites, many in a manner that is not authorized. Please see the next section of this Wiki for a list of sites believed to be accessed and their data access policies (where known).

Additionally, under some conditions the tool appears to access sites via a KVS-operated back end. This means that the tool is not just a 'web browser' that runs via a user's machine. No detailed public information is available about how this works or whether any of this back-end access is authorized.
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