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The Asia Miles program from Cathay Pacific is potentially far better value for redemptions, point for point, than Qantas Frequent Flyer - and as a result, Asia Miles is in the top four frequent flyer programs Australian travellers need to be aware of.

While it's harder to accrue Asia Miles from a wide range of sources in Australia, earning miles from credit card spend is very doable with a number of bank rewards program offering transfers to Asia Miles, including Altitude Rewards, Membership Rewards and ANZ Rewards.

Credit Cards that earn Asia Miles in Australia

Earning Asia Miles

A comparison guide for earning points with rideshare and car booking services

With Starpoints earning out and Qantas Points in (but only on some rides), here is our take on how to extract maximum value from your rideshare, taxi and premium car bookings.
An introduction to the Cathay Pacific Asia Miles program and which credit cards earn Asia Miles

It’s harder to earn Asia Miles from day-to-day activities outside of credit card spend in Australia, but Asia Miles redemption rates are cheaper than Qantas Frequent Flyer, and as such it deserves your attention.
Guide to earning Asia Miles from your hotel stays

Like most frequent flyer programs Asia Miles has a number of partnerships for earning points from hotel stays – whether you book directly with the hotel or via an online travel agent.
Up to 5x Asia Miles on Hilton Hotels and 5,000 bonus miles on flights to London on Cathay Pacific until end of year

The earnings from these two promotions could be quite strong given how good value Asia Miles redemptions are.
Earn Asia Miles by shopping online with Asia Miles iShop and other partners

Asia Miles iShop is an online mall which kicks you back a number of Asia Miles per dollar spent if you click through from their site. These portals work by ensuring you log in with […]

Using Asia Miles

How to use Qantas Points or Asia Miles for US East Coast & Europe flights

There’s a heap of options to fly between the East Coast of the US and Europe. In this guide, we cover which airlines and routes you can use with your Qantas Points and Asia Miles, how much they cost in Business and First Class, how to search and book these awards, and our tips to get the best-value redemption.
Beginner's guide to using frequent flyer points on Cathay Pacific flights

The Hong Kong-based oneworld member has good availability on its flights to Brussels, Copenhagen and Dublin launching next year. A great use of points for a lie-flat premium seat on the modern Airbus A350 aircraft.
How to redeem points for travel on Qatar Airways from Australia

With the Gulf carrier planning flights from our nation’s capital to Doha via Sydney from mid-February next year, we analyse the Business Class product and whether it is worth using your points for an award flight.
The eternal question: what happens (to your points) after you pass away?

Unlike your own fate, the fate of your points after your death does not have to be a cosmic mystery. However, not all points programs are created equal. While some will let your loved ones take advantage of your hard earned points, others will insist that they are buried with you.
How to get the most out of Cathay Pacific's Asia Miles program - our tips for using 100,000 Asia Miles

Cathay Pacific’s frequent flyer program is one of our favourites due to its consistently lower-than-average award redemption rates and high-quality airline partners. Here are our top tips for getting maximum value from your Asia Miles balance.
A guide to quarterly Asia Miles redemption offers

About every three months, Cathay Pacific’s Asia Miles frequent flyer program discounts by 20% redemptions for last-minute award seats on select routes in Business, Premium Economy and/or Economy Class.
Guide to making Asia Miles redemptions: what you need to know about stopovers, award holds & pricing quirks

Asai Miles has a number of intricacies and quirks, and you have to understand the various ins and outs when you come to make an Asia Miles redemption. In this guide we’ll show you how to redeem Asia Miles effectively.
The airlines and frequent flyer programs that charge the lowest fuel surcharges

Here’s our second guide to how to minimise the taxes, fees and fuel surcharges on flight bookings – this time around, the frequent flyer programs and airlines to target for low fees.
You can now redeem Asia Miles for Cathay Pacific Lounge Access - useable only in certain circumstances though

Cathay Pacific have added a new option for those with access to Asia Miles – members can now redeem Asia Miles for one-time lounge access at any of their Cathay Pacific branded lounges worldwide, but there are a few catches.
Which fare class NOT to book with KrisFlyer & Asia Miles to upgrade using points

Not every flight you book is eligible for an upgrade. If you’re looking to use points to upgrade with Singapore Airlines or Cathay Pacific, you need to book the right fare class.
Super guide! How to use points from non-Qantas credit cards for Qantas flights

In this super guide we run through the various ways you can use points outside of Qantas Frequent Flyer for Qantas flights, opening up non-Qantas linked credit card points to use with Qantas.
Using Asia Miles 'multi-carrier' awards for great value around the world redemptions with oneworld

Asia Miles is a very interesting frequent flyer program which we at Point Hacks feel isn’t so familiar to most Aussie frequent flyers – but should be in your box of tricks. It is not […]
Using Asia Miles as an alternative for redeeming points for flights to the USA from Australia

Cathay Pacific’s Asia Miles program is a partner with American Express Membership Rewards, Citibank Rewards, ANZ Rewards and Westpac Altitude Rewards. If the majority of your points come from credit card spend, then an Asia […]

Buying Asia Miles

Guide to buying Starwood Preferred Guest points: one of the only ways to buy Velocity points, Asia Miles or KrisFlyer miles

You’ve got two more days to buy SPG points, which can be transferred to a large number of frequent flyer programs. Plus, the limit has been raised by 10,000 points for this promotion.
How to buy American Express Membership Rewards points from Amex directly - useful for transfers to other frequent flyer programs

American Express Membership Rewards cards have a somewhat hidden option – you can buy points to top up your account for a redemption, and the cost is not actually that unreasonable. This is possible for […]
Need more Asia Miles for a redemption? Here’s how to buy Asia Miles to top up your account

Frequent flyer programs generally fall into two camps when it comes to selling you points or miles directly – those who allow it, or even promote it aggressively, and those who either don’t allow it […]