Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
Asia Miles is an international travel reward program that has grown to include many partners in just about every industry you can imagine, including retail, gifts, accommodation, car hire, dining and professional services. It’s primary airline is Cathay Pacific, but there are many other airlines with which you can build up points.
About Cathay Pacific
Asia Miles is generally associated with Cathay Pacific. Cathay Pacific is Hong Kong’s flag carrier airline, flying to 114 destinations in 36 countries worldwide. The airline has a fleet of 126 wide-body aircraft, including Airbus A330s and A340s, Boeing 747s and 777s. Cathay Pacific is member of the Oneworld Alliance, the world’s largest and oldest airline alliance, which brings plenty of perks for customers flying with Cathay Pacific and using Asia Miles membership.
In recent years alone, Cathay Pacific has won ten awards. Those include Asia’s Leading Airline at the World Travel Awards 2007; Asia’s Leading Airline Website at the World Travel Awards 2007; World’s Leading First Class Airline at the 2007 World Travel Awards; Five Star Airline from the Skytrax Official World Airline Star Ranking 2008; Best First Class at the 2008 Skytrax World Airlines Awards; Best First Class Catering at the 2008 Skytrax World Airlines Awards; Asia’s Leading Airline at the World Travel Awards 2008; Five Star Airline in Skytrax Official World Airline Star Ranking 2009; Airline of the Year at Skytrax World Airlines Awards 2009; Best Airline Asia at Skytrax World Airlines Awards 2009; and Best Airline South East Asia at Skytrax World Airline Awards 2009.
Other airlines part of Asia Miles include: Air China, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines®, British Airways, China Eastern Airlines, Dragonair, Finnair, Gulf Air, Iberia,Japan Airlines / JALways / Japan Transocean Air / JAL Express / J-Air, Jet Airways, LAN,Malév Hungarian Airlines,Mexicana Airlines,Qantas Airways, Royal Brunei Airlines, Royal Jordanian Airlines and Vietnam Airlines.
Cathay Pacific Flights
Cathay Pacific itself flies to 115 destinations across five continents, but its Asian network is particularly well-developed. So, if you regularly fly to Asian destinations such as Bangkok, Singapore and Hong Kong (where this airline has its hub), Cathay Pacific could be the best airline for you to use to get Asia Miles. Having said this, there are so many airline partners with Asia Miles that you can almost guarantee that you will be able to find a flight with one of them to where you want to go and still gain Asia Miles, which is what makes it such a great membership program.
Entitlement
Membership of Asia Miles provides customers with the ability to accrue points in almost every area they make purchases in, which is the main attraction with this program. Aside from this, the program provides members with access to exclusive special offers and discounts. For example, Asia Miles members will be able to purchase cheaper goods at special rates with their miles for selected periods of time. Membership of Asia Miles also gives members access to the Asia Miles iShop, an online shopping portal that allows customers to both earn and redeem points, often for discounted products.
Asia Miles Points
Asia Miles members are able to access the Asia Miles online portal, which includes a very useful points calculator to help work out what points you have earned by purchasing different products. In terms of flights, you earn 1.5 points per mile flown in First Class; you get 1.25 for every mile flown in Business Class; 1.1 points for every mile in Premium Economy Class; and 0.5-1 points per miles flown in Economy Class. So, for a return ticket from Hong Kong to Los Angeles, a member flying in Economy Class would earn 14,496 points. Staying in a partner hotel would earn another 500 points. Partnered hotels include Delta, Fairmont, Harbour Plaza, Hyatt, Hilton and many more, so members have a huge range to choose from. Dining at one of the 200 worldwide restaurant partners, would earn a further 800 points. Other partners can be found in the retail industry, and these include Forbes Asia, Financial Times, Samsonite, Clarins, Rockport, The Economist, and Vogue Laundry. You can also earn points by making purchases on certain credit cards and debit cards, such as American Express, Citibank, ANZ, HSBC, Standard Chartered, and United Overseas Bank.
Points are uncapped and remain valid for three years, but if they are about to expire, they can be renewed for a fee, which may be cheaper than losing the points and paying for a flight outright.
Eligibility
Anyone over the age of two can join Asia Miles, although applicants under the age of 18 will need consent from their parent or legal guardian. There is no membership fee.
