Cathay Pacific, an Oneworld and Hong Kong-based airline, is offering a 10% Bonus Asia Miles on credit card point transfers. It is one of the few airlines that often runs promotions for transferring points to its frequent flyer program, Asia Miles.
So, here is the detail.
Asia Miles Transfer Partners In India and Conversion Details
This promotion is only available for transferring credit card points. You can transfer Amex points and SBI miles to your Asia Miles account in India, and both are eligible for this promotion.
Below are credit card issuer in India and their transfer ratio to Asia Miles:
| Partner | Transfer Ratio |
| Amex Cards (India) | 2:1 |
| SBI Miles | 1:1 |
10% Asia Miles Transfer Bonus Offer Details
Cathay Pacific Asia Miles is one of the few programs that have consistently offered bonus promotions over the last three to four years. With this promotion, you will earn a 10% bonus Asia Miles on transferring your credit card points.
| Partner | Transfer Ratio | 100 Points Conversion | Received With Promotion 10% Bonus |
| Amex Cards (India) | 2:1 | 50 | 55 |
| SBI Miles | 1:1 | 100 | 110 |
It is a decent offer from Asia Miles; however, this has been reduced from 15% to 10% over the last few years.
Summarized offer
- 10% Bonus Asia Miles on Transfer of Credit Card Points
- Start Date: 20 December 2024
- End Date: 31 January 2025
- Applicable on Amex (India) & SBI Miles card
- There is no limit on multiple conversions and bonus Asia miles.
- No Minimum transfer is required.
- Conditions:
- Registration is mandatory. [Register Here]
- Available for members in India
- Bonus Miles are credited within 10 weeks after 31 January 2025 .i.e. by April 2025.
- You can get the full terms and conditions here.
Things to Know
- The Asia Miles have a soft expiry of 18 months, and any earning or redemption of miles reset the validity.
- Purchase of 100% Asia Miles for an award flight is not available, a maximum of 30% miles can be purchase if you are short of an award.
- Cancellation or Flight Change charges are:
Should You Transfer to Asia Miles for this Promotion?
- One of Asia Miles’s benefits is that it has a fixed-distance award chart for its own flights, which was updated in 2023. Even though the mileage was increased, it still has a decent mileage requirement.
- Also, Cathay Pacific is based in Hong Kong, and the fuel surcharge is regulated. So, you will pay a moderate fuel surcharge on award flights.
- 10% Bonus Asia Miles is a decent promotion but not excellent.
- The benefit of having Asia Miles, though, is booking a premium cabin on Cathay Pacific, as it does not release many awards to its partners.
- The SBI Miles cardholder can also transfer at 1:1 to British Airways and then to Qatar Airways, though the processing time can be as long as 21 days.
- You may use this promotion if you have speicific redemption, speculative transfers are not recommended.
India to Hong Kong
Cathay Pacific is the only airline flying nonstop from more than one Indian city to Hong Kong, apart from New Delhi. So, people in Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad can also save time if they wish to travel to Hong Kong with Cathay Pacific.
You will need these many miles for a round trip from any of the five cities:
- Economy: 25K Asia Miles
- Premium Economy: 46K Asia Miles
- Business Class: 64K Asia Miles
- First Class: 100K Asia Miles
However, you may be able to book Cathay Pacific cheaper with Avios.
Interesting Routes
Here are some of the interesting routes worth exploring:
- DEL-NRT (Cathay Pacific): 20K Asia Miles, Economy Cabin
- BOM-LHR (British Airways): 27K Asia Miles, Economy Cabin
- BOM-LHR (British Airways): 43K Asia Miles, Premium Economy
- KUL-PER (Malaysia Airlines): 15K Asia Miles, Economy Cabin
Companion Award
You can use the Asia Miles Companion Award if you already have a Cathay Pacific Business or First Class Revenue ticket. For Example, if you travel from New Delhi to Hong Kong (Round-Trip) in a Business Class on Cathay Pacific, you book an award flight for a companion at just 48000 Asia Miles (Round-Trip). The companion awards are only available on round trips.
Bonus Asia Miles Transfer Promotion History
| From | To | Maximum Bonus | Eligibility |
| 20th Dec 2024 | 31st Jan 2025 | 10% | India (Amex & SBI) |
| 29th Dec 2023 | 31st Mar 2024 | 10% | Credit Card Points |
| 12th Apr 2023 | 11th May 2023 | 55% (Varies by partner) | Hotel Loyalty Points |
| 30th Dec 2022 | 31st Jan 2023 | 15% | Credit Card Points |
| 13th Sep 2022 | 12th Nov 2022 | 15% | Credit Card Points |
| 28th Dec 2020 | 31st Jan 2021 | 10% | Credit Card Points |
Final Thoughts
Asia Miles Transfer offer is decent; however, it is not for everyone. The 10% Bonus is not too high to get into Asia Miles unless you have specific redemption in mind.
