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Update: Booking window closed on April 22, 2025. If you made a booking by this date, you must complete your travel between September 15 and December 11, 2025.
Cathay Pacific is making changes to its Asia Miles program starting April 15, 2025. While some long-haul business class awards — like those between North America and Asia — are going up in price, many short-haul economy awards within Asia are getting cheaper.
To ease the transition, Cathay has also launched a limited-time rebate for select economy redemptions, offering a small window of savings if you're planning to travel later this year. Here are all the details.
Get 5,000 Miles Back on Select Cathay Pacific Award Redemptions
For bookings made by April 22, 2025, Asia Miles members can earn a 5,000-mile rebate on round-trip economy awards to or from Hong Kong (HKG) and a list of long-haul destinations. Eligible cities include:
- Amsterdam (AMS)
- Barcelona (BCN)
- Brussels (BRU)
- Chicago (ORD)
- Dallas (DFW)
- Frankfurt (FRA)
- London (LHR)
- Los Angeles (LAX)
- Madrid (MAD)
- Manchester (MAN)
- Milan (MXP)
- Munich (MUC)
- New York (JFK)
- Paris (CDG)
- Rome (FCO)
- San Francisco (SFO)
- Toronto (YYZ)
- Vancouver (YVR)
- Zurich (ZRH)
Awards must be round-trip, but open-jaw itineraries are allowed. In other words, you could fly from Hong Kong to London and return from Paris, for example. Travel must take place between September 15 and December 11, 2025. Only standard award bookings qualify, and mixed-cabin tickets are not eligible.
There’s no limit to how many rebates a member can receive. Rebated miles will be returned to your account after travel is completed — but no later than January 31, 2026.
If you hold a Standard Chartered Cathay Mastercard (including Priority Banking or Priority Private versions), you'll get an additional 500-mile rebate per booking.
Award pricing after the rebate
The cities included in this promo fall into either the Long or Ultra-Long zones on Cathay Pacific’s award chart. That said, here's how many Asia Miles you'll need to book round-trip awards in either zone:
- Long (5,001–7,500 miles): 54,000 Asia Miles round trip → 49,000 after rebate
- Ultra-Long (7,501+ miles): 76,000 Asia Miles round trip → 71,000 after rebate
You’ll still need the full mileage amount available when you book, as the 5,000-mile rebate is credited back to your account after you complete your travel.
It’s also worth noting that none of these destinations are impacted by the upcoming Cathay Pacific devaluation. That means you don’t have to worry about prices increasing before the April 22 booking deadline.
Top Off Your Asia Miles Account
The booking window for this Cathay Pacific rebate promo isn’t very long. So, if you’re short the miles to grab an award you’ve got your eye on, you’ll need to rely on one of Asia Miles’ transfer partners. Here are all the programs that let you move points to Asia Miles:
Related: Do Cathay Pacific Asia Miles Expire?
Our Take
If you’re sitting on a bunch of Asia Miles — or transferable points from American Express, Bilt, Capital One, or Citi — this could be a solid opportunity to save on fall travel. Just keep in mind that Cathay Pacific flights can come with high fuel surcharges, so make sure to factor that into the overall value of your redemption.
If this promo has you interested, make sure to complete your booking by April 22, 2025.
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