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POP: Cathay Pacific Business Class Boston to Hong Kong “Mini Cabin”
Let’s be honest. Sometimes you don’t want to read a whole review. So we’ve created a new series called POP: Pictures Only Post. Posts in this series will feature the product, minimal description, and focus on 5-10 Pics. A more detailed review will come in the following week or two, but here’s a quick look at Cathay Pacific Business Class Boston to Hong Kong “Mini Cabin”.
My parents were able to lock down 2 First Class tickets using Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to snag any last minute seats in First so I ended up sitting in the business class mini cabin. This worked out really well. My last experience on Cathay wasn’t akin to their reputation so I was lucky to review it again for only 50k Alaska Air miles. It blew me away. My last experience was oceans away from this. The service was impeccable and they brought me back and forth to visit my folks in First…even pouring me some Krug 😉
The Mini Cabin is just 2 rows ( 13,14) set between the First and Main Business Class cabin. It’s where you want to be. I was in seat 12D
When our tickets were first booked my Dad and I were in business together…hence the middle seat selection. 10 days prior to take-off a seat opened up in First and I moved my Dad up to it. Unfortunately there weren’t any window seats avail at this point. However, the reverse herringbone design provides ample privacy.
Window seats
Improved amenity kit.
Last time I flew Cathay Business they had a much smaller amenity kit that had a wrap around leather cord. This one is quite handsome and will be much easier to reuse.
The bed.
Definitely comfortable. The comforter has been improved and is heavier than it used to be which is great as the cabin was kept quite cool during flight.
The IFE.
The headphones are sub-par compared to American. First class passengers get Bose…business do not.
Miles loved “SING”
The food was good, not great.
The Chase Sapphire Preferred is a great starter card that earns Premium Ultimate Rewards that can be transferred into over a dozen partners many of which are US based.
Welcome Offer
60k Points after $4k spend in 3 months
80k offer in branch currently – I think this should be online soon
Annual Fee
$95
Points Earned
Transferrable Chase Ultimate Rewards
Super solid welcome offer.
If you carry this card alongside Chase’s cashback cards like the Chase Freedom Flex℠and Chase Freedom Unlimited® or the business versions: Ink Business Cash , Ink Business Unlimited you can combine the points into Preferred account and transfer into hotel and airline partners
Annual fee is quite low at $95 a year + you get a 10% anniversary bonus on points + $50 hotel credit in Chase travel.
- 3x on dining
- including eligible delivery services for takeout
- 3x on select streaming services
- 3x on online grocery purchases
- (excluding Target, Walmart and wholesale clubs)
- 5x on all travel purchased through Chase Ultimate Rewards – Chase Travel Portal
- $50 Annual Credit on hotel stays purchased via Ultimate Rewards/Chase Travel
- The begins immediately for new cardmembers and after your account anniversary for existing cardmembers
- 10% Anniversary Bonus
- Every year you keep the card, your total spend will yield a 10% points bonus. If you spend $10k in a year, you’ll get 1k bonus points
- Chase Sapphire Preferred® continues to redeem at 1.25c in the Chase Travel Portal and the slew of other benefits remain in tact including primary rental car insurance, purchase protections, etc.
- Points are transferrable to 13 Ultimate Rewards partners
- Redeem in the Chase Travel center for 1.25 cents per point
- No foreign transaction fees
- Suite of Travel and Purchase Coverage
- Primary rental car coverage is my favorite
There is currently an 80k offer after $4k spend in 3 months available in branch, and up to 90k after $6k spend in 6 months. I suspect some version of this will be online soon if you don’t want the hassle of going into a branch.
We keep an up to date spreadsheet that lists the best ever offers: You can find that spreadsheet here.
Historically 60k is a very, very good offer. In 2021, we saw the offer hit an all time high of 100k. Who knows if that will ever come back. .
Main Cast:
Cards that earn flexible points and should be used on the bulk of your purchases.
Supporting Cast:
Cards that earn fixed points in the currency of the airline/hotel and can not be transferred at attractive rates. These cards yield benefits that make it worth keeping, but not necessarily worth putting a lot of your everyday spend on.
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