Cathay Pacific has launched a new Asia Miles transfer bonus that offers an uncapped 10% bonus on credit card points conversions, as well as retail partner points conversions, hotel and rental car bookings, dining and more.
This is valid for all conversions and accruals completed by 30 April 2025, though it’s not as generous as the 15% offer we saw in September 2024.
Before you make any transfers, however, do note that the Asia Miles award chart for travel on Cathay Pacific will be adjusted on 15 April 2025. This will see a decrease in the cost of some short and medium-haul Economy Class awards, although that’s offset by an increase of up to 5,000 miles for long-haul Business Class travel.
Cathay Pacific offering 10% bonus on Asia Miles accruals
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From 20 March to 30 April 2025, Cathay members will receive an uncapped 10% bonus on any eligible mileage accrual transaction. Registration is required, and can be done via this link.
Eligible mileage accrual transactions include:
- Payment– Miles earned by point conversion through our Finance Partners in the Participating Countries
- Shop with Cathay – Miles earned through shopping at Cathay Shop
- Shop with our partners – Miles earned by shopping through retail store partners in Southeast Asia and the rest of the world. This includes shopping transactions made with our online shopping partners and point conversion through our retail partners
- Holidays – Miles earned through transactions with Cathay Holidays, our hotel partners, and car rental partners in Southeast Asia and the rest of the world
- Dining – Miles earned through transactions with our dining partners in Southeast Asia and the rest of the world
The full list of eligible merchants can be found here.
The offer is valid for Cathay members with a residential address in Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, or Cambodia.
If you plan to convert credit card points or earn with a merchant that does not offer instant crediting, do remember that your conversion or accrual must be completed by 30 April 2025 to be eligible for the bonus.
Miles that are credited after this date will be ineligible for the bonus, even if the conversion was triggered during the promotional period.
When will the bonus be received?
Members will initially receive the normal number of miles from their conversions or accruals, with the 10% bonus credited by 30 June 2025. This, unfortunately, means that you won’t be able to apply the bonus towards the pre-devaluation prices, which come into effect for bookings made from 15 April 2025.
Members are responsible for notifying Cathay Pacific by 15 July 2025 if they do not receive their bonus miles.
Terms & Conditions
The T&Cs of this offer can be found at the bottom of this page
Which banks are eligible?
The full list of eligible banks can be found here. Be sure to change the location (at the top of the screen) to see the relevant partners for your country.
In Singapore, the following banks are participating:
| 💳 Minimum Transfer Blocks by Bank |
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| Bank | Points | Asia Miles (with 10% bonus) |
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400 MR points (Platinum, Centurion) |
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| 450 MR points (All others) |
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25,000 TY points | |
| 10,000 Citi Miles | ||
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5,000 DBS Points | |
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25,000 HSBC Points | Instant |
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12,500 TREATS Points | |
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1,000 90°N Miles | Instant |
| 1,000 VOYAGE Miles | Instant |
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| 10,000 OCBC$ | Instant |
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25,000 SCB Points | |
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5,000 UNI$ | |
Do note that Maybank is not displayed on the website, but a Cathay Pacific spokesperson has confirmed that it is participating. Bank of China, however, is not participating.
Of the abovementioned banks, only HSBC and OCBC offer instant conversions to Asia Miles. That said, you wouldn’t want to use OCBC since its default conversion rate represents a 25% haircut compared to KrisFlyer.
American Express, Citi, DBS, Maybank and UOB should complete transfers within 2-4 working days. Bank of China, on the other hand, takes around six weeks, so it might be riskier.
As a reminder, the bonus is fulfilled by Cathay Pacific, so you will not see it reflected on the bank’s transfer portal when making the conversion.
How does this compare to previous bonuses?
Cathay Pacific typically offers transfer bonuses in the range of 10-15%, with the most recent promotion being a 15% bonus in September 2024.
| ✈️ Asia Miles Transfer Bonuses |
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| Date | Bonus | Bonus Cap |
| Current | 10% | None |
| Sep 2024 | 15% | None |
| Dec 2023 | 10% | None |
| May 2023 | 10% | None |
| Jan 2023 | 10-15% | None |
| Sep 2022 | 10-15% | None |
| Jun 2022 | 15% | 5,000 miles |
What can I redeem with Asia Miles?
The current Asia Miles award chart for Cathay Pacific travel is as follows:
| ✈️ Asia Miles Redemptions for Cathay Pacific Flights (in 000’s) |
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| Distance | Y | PY | J | F |
| 1-750 | 7.5 | 11 | 16 | 25 |
| 751 – 2,750 (Type 1)* |
10 | 20 | 28 | 43 |
| 751 – 2,750 (Type 2)^ |
12.5 | 23 | 32 | 50 |
| 2,751 – 5,000 | 20 | 38 | 58 | 90 |
| 5,001 – 7,500 |
27 | 50 | 84 | 125 |
| 7,501+ | 38 | 75 | 110 | 160 |
| *Type 1: Routes to/from China, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea ^Type 2: Routes to/from India, Indonesia, Japan |
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However, the award chart will be revised for flights booked from 15 April 2025 onwards.
| ✈️ Asia Miles Redemptions for Cathay Pacific Flights (in 000’s) |
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| Distance | Y | PY | J | F |
| 1-750 | 7 |
11 | 16 | 25 |
| 751 – 2,750 (Type 1)* |
9 |
20 | 28 | 43 |
| 751 – 2,750 (Type 2)^ |
13 |
23 | 32 | 50 |
| 2,751 – 5,000 | 20 | 38 | 58 | 90 |
| 5,001 – 7,500 |
27 | 50 | 88 |
125 |
| 7,501+ | 38 | 75 | 115 |
160 |
| *Type 1: Routes to/from China, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea ^Type 2: Routes to/from India, Indonesia, Japan |
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While there are some reductions for ultra-short and short-haul Economy Class awards, long-haul and ultra long-haul Business Class awards will increase by 4,000 to 5,000 miles. It’s fairly mild as far as devaluations go, but still annoying that we’re seeing another award chart adjustment just 18 months after the previous one.
Any flights booked before 15 April 2025 will still be priced according to the current award chart, and travel can be for any date up to 360 days in the future. However, the 10% bonus miles from this promotion will only be credited by 30 June 2025, by which time the higher pricing will already be in effect.
Asia Miles no longer publishes an award chart for partner redemptions, but Australian Frequent Flyer has put together the following, which I believe to be accurate:
If you need to know the distance between two (or more) airports, you can use the GCMap to plot it.
Some potential sweet spots are (based on the current award chart):
| From Singapore to | Economy | Business |
| Malaysia (on MH) |
10,000 miles | 20,000 miles* |
| Hong Kong or Taipei (on CX) |
10,000 miles |
28,000 miles |
| Perth (on QF) |
15,000 miles | 33,000 miles |
| Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Milan (on CX) |
27,000 miles | 84,000 miles |
| Europe (on AY)^ |
40,000 miles | 89,000 miles |
| *Not so much for the flight, but the opportunity to do a oneworld lounge safari ^If you can position yourself to Bangkok, you’ll find cheaper rates of 27,000/63,000 miles in Economy/Business, and possibly better award space |
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How much are Asia Miles service fees?
Asia Miles levies the following service fees for award bookings:
- Date change: US$25 per person per sector (online) or US$40 per person per sector (phone)
- Destination change: US$100 per person per ticket
- Refund: US$120 per person per ticket
When do Asia Miles expire?
All Asia Miles earned from 1 January 2020 never expire so long as you earn or redeem at least one mile every 18 months.
Apart from converting credit card rewards points, you can keep your Asia Miles balance active by:
- Making a flight redemption
- Crediting a paid Cathay Pacific or oneworld partner flight
- Booking a hotel through Kaligo or Rocketmiles
- Transferring LinkPoints
- Converting Esso Smiles points
- Buying a small item (like an iTunes song) or gift card on Cathay’s online store
- Contributing 100 Asia Miles to Cathay’s Fly Greener carbon offset programme
Given the wide range of options, there’s really no reason why your Asia Miles should be expiring.
Conclusion
From now till 30 April 2025, Cathay Pacific is offering an uncapped 10% bonus on credit card points transfers and other accruals from participating partners.
This has the potential to be useful, provided you can find an award you’d like to redeem. But do remember that the bonus component will only be credited after the Asia Miles award chart adjustments come into effect on 15 April 2025.
Will you be transferring Asia Miles with a 10% bonus?
On a positive note, the sweet spot that I am aiming for (Shanghai) is still very decent 28,000 miles for business (or a reduced 9.000 for economy).
Very helpful since SQ is 43,000 miles (albeit direct, but I don’t mind visiting the HK lounge).
M
Agree. I also redeemed this ticket several months ago to enjoy a one stop flight SIN-HKG-PVG