Looking to jet to Hong Kong or beyond with Cathay Pacific, or use miles for partner airlines such as Qantas and Qatar Airways? Transfer your reward points to Cathay and earn Asia Miles to make the dream happen. Here are the latest offers for earning Asia Miles with partner reward programs.
Asia Miles 10% transfer bonus offer
| Expiry: 8 September 2023 |
Register and convert your credit card points into Asia Miles before 8 September 2023 to enjoy an extra 10% Asia Miles on top of what you transfer. After registering, you’ll need to make your transfer before 8 September 2023. Within 10 weeks after the end date of the promotion, you’ll get an extra 10% of what you transferred.
Eligible credit card programs in Australia
- American Express Membership Rewards (2 to 1 transfer ratio)
- ANZ Rewards (3 to 1)
- CommBank Awards (3.5 to 1)
- Citi Rewards (Citi Prestige customers only) (2.5 to 1)
- HSBC Rewards (Premier World customers only) (2 to 1)
- NAB Rewards (3 to 1)
- Westpac Altitude Rewards (3 to 1)
Should you take advantage of this offer?
Asia Miles offers cheaper redemption rates than Qantas Frequent Flyer, especially on flights to the US.
For example, you could fly Qantas Business Class from the East Coast to Los Angeles for 75,000 Asia miles (compared to 108,400 Qantas Points). Without the bonus, that would cost 150,000 Amex points. With this bonus, you’d transfer 138,000 points, saving you 12,000 points.
IMPORTANT: Cathay will increase the Asia Miles needed for most rewards in October 2023. Take this into consideration if you are hoping to transfer points and get the bonus, as the bonus will likely arrive after the devaluation has taken place.
Summing up
Taking advantage of a bonus to transfer your credit card points to Asia miles can make sense if you have a specific redemption in mind. Just keep in mind that Cathay will shortly increase the number of Asia Miles needed for most rewards in October 2023.
If you do transfer points to Cathay, your Asia Miles will not expire as long as you have points-earning activity on your account at least once every 18 months.
https://pay.cathaypacific.com/en_AU/offers/bank-points-conversion.html
Do you think this would mean that you could make multiple transfers in from different programs during the promotion period and still get the bonus points for each transfer?
Yes. My understanding of the terms and conditions is that there is no limit to the number of bonus miles or number of programs you can transfer in from. You can have a look at the terms and conditions yourself here.
I’ve noted that Cathay award seats have become MUCH rarer to find these days. Hardly never any available which is a big change to what it used to be.
Wont be transferring more points until I can see more seats!
Hi KB
Availability has been tighter on Cathay Pacific since Asia Miles made changes to their program in 2018. Their availability is now more in line with many other programs (ie difficult to find premium class cabins on popular routes), but is well less than their exceptional availability that they did have pre the changes.
Just noting CBA points can transfer to AsiaMiles. The CBA program is not particularly attractive for earning points but does have a good range of transfer options including AsiaMiles
Do I get extra 10% miles if I register after transferring the miles within the promotion period?
Hi Christina
The relevant terms and conditions are: “Members are required to register via the designated link during the Promotion Period (“Registered Members”). Each Member is required to register once only; Registration after the Promotion Period will not be applicable to the Extra Miles. The date of registration captured in Asia Miles system is considered final.”
Therefore it appears that as long as you register within the Promotion Period, you will earn the bonus miles.