Oooh thanks guv! That's exactly it! Wow - they're subtle aren't they? Even the "websaver" is not particularly something that jumps off the page...sheesh...thank you sincerely for making that effort.

Vegas - you are not entirely wrong there - Cathay is the source of much heartache here - starting with a 500K redemption that took me a year (ahead) to plan and book - all over the phone, as that is their only way on certain things. I do not speak Mandarin. It was a struggle - but I made it - only to have COVID dump the whole thing in the trash.

Cathay shows many - but not all - oneworld partners on their regular site - and in fact, I can easily use Asia miles to fly nearly anywhere on the planet using other partners...as long as they're not AA (or a few others). AA (the most useful to me) is also the most painful to redeem.

Note that my experience using my AA miles on AA flights has been golden - easy and straightforward, no complaints. And using Cathay Miles on Cathay was also easy. The problem is using Cathay Miles on American. Not too easy. I consider myself (still) an absolute rookie at this - but with at least mediocre PC skills and IQ - so it's frustrating to struggle so much with something that should be a simple click click click.

Thank you all again for the info.