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Cathay Pacific Asia Miles transfer bonus
Ordinarily we see bank specific transfer bonuses, but every now and then, we see a program specific transfer bonus where you’ll get that bonus when you transfer points from a wide range of banks into said program. Well, this time around, that program is Cathay Pacific Asia Miles. Until 3/31/24 you will get between a 10% bonus when you transfer credit card points into Cathay Pacific Asia Miles. I’ve updated the master list of transfer bonuses to reflect this new transfer bonus, so be sure to check that out!
You do need to register which you can do here– and as always I never recommend transferring without a specific redemption in mind.
In the USA Cathay Pacific would give a bonus to these programs:
- American Express
- Citi
Here’s all the banks for Cathay Pacific Asia Miles transfer bonus:
Have we seen this before?
Yes, we’ve seen this in the past with up to a 15% bonus.
What are some good uses of Asia Miles?
1) 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 63k miles
2) 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 from Anywhere in America for 110k miles – or 101k Amex Points with this bonus.
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.
Recap
This could be an advantageous way of populating your Asia Miles account for a redemption you have in mind!
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Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
Welcome Offer
Earn 60,000 bonus points after you spend $4,000 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 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℠ and the slew of other benefits remain in tact including Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver ( primary ), purchase protections, etc.
- Points are transferrable to 14 Ultimate Rewards partners
- Redeem in Chase Travel℠ for 1.25 cents per point
- No foreign transaction fees
- Suite of Travel and Purchase Coverage
- Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver is my favorite
- Get complimentary access to DashPass which unlocks $0 delivery fees and lower service fees for a minimum of one year when you activate by December 31, 2027.
- $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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