Looking far and wide when using miles takes a good chunk of time, but software can streamline the process. Point.me, an innovative service that’s free with select American Express cards, offers an intuitive search interface that looks for real-time award flight availability, compares prices, and provides instructions for redeeming flexible points to book your flights.

Another platform, PointsYeah, has a “Daydream Explorer” option that allows you to look for award flights to literally anywhere and compare options around the world. Some date ranges may yield more choices than others, but it is an incredible starting point. The company also offers a feature to search for hotel reward nights in a city, which again can be faster than searching Hilton, Marriott, Hyatt or other programs side-by-side.

Lastly, when nothing beats the human touch, you can hire an award booking service to look for trips. Having a consultant on your team is often the best way to hunt for fair redemption prices when your dates and destinations are set.