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Transfer Amex to Asia Miles with 15% bonus (Targeted )
American Express just dropped a new transfer bonus to Cathay Pacific Asia Miles that matches a bonus they ran in the 2021. The BIG CAVEAT is it look like this bonus is targeted, and in the past it has been a one time bonus – meaning single transfer. I’m not sure if that’s the case this time around ( it doesn’t stipulate ), but keep that in mind and if you take advantage of the transfer please let me know down below if it is indeed just a single use. If you’re in the USA, this may be a program that you’re unfamiliar with, and odds are haven’t used, but there could be a good use for you with this offer especially if you’re looking to fly British Airways. Let’s take a look!
Transfer Amex to Asia Miles and get a 15% bonus
- Ends 11/30/2024 at 11:59pm MT
- Minimum transfer is 1000 Membership Rewards points. Redeem for this exclusive offer from 12:00 a.m. MT on 5/15 to 11:59 p.m. MT on 6/14, or while supplies last, to receive xx% additional Asia Miles. Additional Asia Miles will be awarded at the time of transfer. Generally, transfers are immediate but please allow up to 72 hours for the transfer to be completed.
What are some good uses of Asia Miles?
British Airways with lower surcharges
Yes, you can significantly reduce the uber high surcharges that BA passes on to you if you opt to book your flights with Asia miles vs another award currency. Here are the prices from the West Coast and then East Coast using Asia Miles to fly on BA or AA
- Business Class from the Midwest or East Coast at just 61k miles
- Business Class from the West Coast is 75k miles
You can see on this BA flight from JFK to LHR that the taxes and fees are under $250
Better award avail for Cathay Pacific First and business class
Cathay Pacific has a few different award charts, but you’ll want to focus on “standard” since it provides the cheapest redemption rates.
You can have access to more award space and lock in business class to Asia 91
One of my favorite first class experiences is Cathay Pacific First Class. It’s very rare to find award space outside of 14 days from departure if booking with a partner airline, you’ll need to look 10 months way from today. However, Asia Miles gives greater access, but you’ll end up spending more miles than you would on Alaska Airlines, for example. Prices range from 125k to 160k depending on if you’re flying from the west coast or east coast of the USA
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Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
Welcome Offer
Earn 75,000 bonus points after you spend $5,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening
Annual Fee
$95
Points Earned
Transferrable Chase Ultimate Rewards
- 5x on all travel purchased through Chase Travel℠
- 3x on dining, including eligible delivery services for takeout & dining out
- 3x on select streaming services
- 3x on online grocery purchases
- (excluding Target, Walmart and wholesale clubs)
- $50 Annual Chase Travel Hotel Credit via Chase Travel℠
- The begins immediately for new cardmembers and after your account anniversary for existing cardmembers
- 2x on all other travel
- 10% Anniversary Points Boost
- each account anniversary you’ll earn bonus points equal to 10% of your total purchases made the previous year
- Points are transferrable to 14 Ultimate Rewards partners
- No foreign transaction fees
- Suite of Travel and Purchase Coverage
- Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver is my favorite
- Complimentary DashPass which unlocks $0 delivery fees & lower service fees for a min. of one year when you activate by 12/31/27. Plus, a $10 promo each month on non-restaurant orders
- $95 Annual Fee
We keep an up to date spreadsheet that lists the best ever offers: You can find that spreadsheet here.
Historically 80k is a very, very good offer and hit in both 2022 and 2023. 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.
The Chase Sapphire Preferred® is exceptional starter card and offers transferrable Ultimate Rewards, and pairs well with other Chase cards.
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.
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