This. I recently redeemed a great trip with a round the world award on cathay pacific (a oneworld multipartner award). It's a really great value and it does sav

This. I recently redeemed a great trip with a round the world award on cathay pacific (a oneworld multipartner award). It's a really great value and it does save me a lot of money (compared to what I would have been willing to pay for an equivalent trip) but it takes time. - finding the available seats - calling and getting it done on the phone (and finding that Asiamiles can't find the award you thought was available) - making sure you follow the rules so that that specific award works (I needed to book 3 different airlines which became difficult when suddenly one of the airlines I was planning to use didn't have any awards at all anymore) It's fun doing for myself and if I do it for myself, I can quickly evaluate alternatives but I can't imagine doing it for someone else. There are a few services who do book awards for around $250 but a lot of them don't really want to do overly complex bookings.