Consolidated "ANA Booking Tool and UA MP Awards" Thread [Merged]
Jun 17, 2010, 3:23 am
#76
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: MEL
Programs: UA 1K, DJ, QF, SQ, SPG.
Posts: 211
this is terrible!
any one else know any loopholes?
Jun 17, 2010, 3:50 am
#77
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Programs: UA-1k, 1mm, Marriott-LT Platinum, Hertz-Presidents Circle
Posts: 6,355
Why would you think KVS wouldn't work? I'm sure they have some type of software code that would work around this if it ever happened as it is a paid tool. I do pay the yearly subscription for their top level.
Jun 17, 2010, 4:19 am
#78
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 857
1) Click on "ANA International Flight Awards"
2) Enter any (valid) city pairs and any (valid) dates
3) Click "Next", NOT of Flight Search
4) Scroll all the way to the bottom
5) You should see "Use Star Alliance Member Airlines" button, click this to search *A availability.
Jun 17, 2010, 5:30 am
#79
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Earth
Posts: 359
Maybe I didnt post clear enough. I just tried again and it is still there.
1) Click on "ANA International Flight Awards"
2) Enter any (valid) city pairs and any (valid) dates
3) Click "Next", NOT of Flight Search
4) Scroll all the way to the bottom
5) You should see "Use Star Alliance Member Airlines" button, click this to search *A availability.
1) Click on "ANA International Flight Awards"
2) Enter any (valid) city pairs and any (valid) dates
3) Click "Next", NOT of Flight Search
4) Scroll all the way to the bottom
5) You should see "Use Star Alliance Member Airlines" button, click this to search *A availability.
Just tried your method, and it's telling me that *A reservation for the departure point you requested is not available. Do note that I am departuring from a city that is not served by ANA.
Jun 17, 2010, 5:37 am
#80
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Canada
Programs: UA*1K MM SK EBG LATAM BL
Posts: 23,374
you need to input an ANA operated route at first, then after clicking to the Star page, you can freely search for any destination
Jun 17, 2010, 6:42 am
#81
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: SPI
Programs: AA Gold, UA LT Plat, Mar LTT
Posts: 18,147
I wish I had an idea of how MANY miles one needs to maintain "searchable" status on the ANA tool, since *Point transfers for Plat members don't have a minimum and transferring a few hundred wouldn't even hurt. 
Dave
Dave
Jun 17, 2010, 6:45 am
#82
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: MEL
Programs: UA 1K, DJ, QF, SQ, SPG.
Posts: 211
Maybe I didnt post clear enough. I just tried again and it is still there.
1) Click on "ANA International Flight Awards"
2) Enter any (valid) city pairs and any (valid) dates
3) Click "Next", NOT of Flight Search
4) Scroll all the way to the bottom
5) You should see "Use Star Alliance Member Airlines" button, click this to search *A availability.
1) Click on "ANA International Flight Awards"
2) Enter any (valid) city pairs and any (valid) dates
3) Click "Next", NOT of Flight Search
4) Scroll all the way to the bottom
5) You should see "Use Star Alliance Member Airlines" button, click this to search *A availability.
worked when i put the valid ANA city in first!
....thats why i love FT!
Jun 17, 2010, 7:45 am
#83
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: SIN
Programs: UA Platinum, DL Platinum, AFKL Gold, Qatar Gold
Posts: 895
Maybe I didnt post clear enough. I just tried again and it is still there.
1) Click on "ANA International Flight Awards"
2) Enter any (valid) city pairs and any (valid) dates
3) Click "Next", NOT of Flight Search
4) Scroll all the way to the bottom
5) You should see "Use Star Alliance Member Airlines" button, click this to search *A availability.
1) Click on "ANA International Flight Awards"
2) Enter any (valid) city pairs and any (valid) dates
3) Click "Next", NOT of Flight Search
4) Scroll all the way to the bottom
5) You should see "Use Star Alliance Member Airlines" button, click this to search *A availability.
But I think it won't take long until they discover the glitch
, because there is a good chance that they read FT. ^
Jun 17, 2010, 9:36 am
#84
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 3,033
If you are SPG plat, you should also be able to transfer 1 SPG to ANA. Alas, I am not SPG plat. 
Jun 17, 2010, 10:42 am
#85
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: DC, JNB, LON, NYC
Programs: * A
Posts: 2,530
I <3 FT! I almost had a mild stroke when the star alliances search button was greyed out on ANA Tool. 
thanks for saving my <3. cheers
thanks for saving my <3. cheers
Jun 17, 2010, 10:46 am
#86
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: San Diego
Programs: IC Platinum Ambassador, UA Mileage Plus, SPG Gold, HHonors Gold
Posts: 852
OP,
Thanks for the update on balance needed for ANA Partner searches. I am SPG Platinum and I just transferred 50 spg points to ANA. Once the points are transferred I will update on whether 50 Miles is enough.
sdcarver
Thanks for the update on balance needed for ANA Partner searches. I am SPG Platinum and I just transferred 50 spg points to ANA. Once the points are transferred I will update on whether 50 Miles is enough.
sdcarver
Jun 17, 2010, 11:03 am
#87
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: anywhere and everywhere
Programs: UA GS, AS MVP 100K, DL Diamond, Marriot Lifetime Titanium, AmEx Centurion
Posts: 5,592
Jun 17, 2010, 11:11 am
#88
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: DC, JNB, LON, NYC
Programs: * A
Posts: 2,530
now the ana web engine for me is at crawl... hope it won't be the another .bomb
Jun 17, 2010, 11:36 am
#89
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Worldwide
Posts: 12,949
That is correct: KVS Tool is not affected by the recent changes to the ANA website, and KVS Tool members continue to enjoy uninterrupted access to Star Alliance award/upgrade availability.
Jun 17, 2010, 1:21 pm
#90
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Kansas City, MO
Programs: AA Gold
Posts: 3,659
What's the minimum SPG points to transfer for a Gold? Or I can transfer 1000 MR points. I have both.