Get a 15% Bonus on Amex Point Transfers to Cathay Pacific Asia Miles

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American Express announced a targeted promotion giving you up to a 15% bonus when you transfer your points to Cathay Pacific Asia Miles. The promotion is valid for Membership Rewards point transfer through November 30, 2024, 11:59 pm MT.

Here's what you need to know about this Amex to Cathay Pacific transfer bonus.

Key Terms of the Amex Transfer Bonus to Cathay Pacific

Most Amex transfer bonuses aren't targeted, but this one to Cathay Pacific appears to be. Most of the AwardWallet team is targeted for a 15% bonus, but other members see a 10% bonus in their Amex accounts. The award examples below will reflect the common 15% transfer bonus, but be sure to check your account to confirm what's available to you.

• Receive up to a 15% bonus when you transfer Amex points to Asia Miles.
• The promotion is valid for transfers through November 30, 2024, 11:59 pm MT.
• You must be an Asia Miles member to participate in this promotion.
• Transfer a minimum of 1,000 Amex points, and in 1,000-point increments after that.
• Allow up to 72 hours for the points to post to your account.

Credit: American Express

Best Ways To Use Cathay Pacific Asia Miles

A little over a year ago, Cathay Pacific overhauled its Asia Miles award charts. While the value that you can unlock isn't quite what it used to be, that doesn't mean the value isn't there; you just have to look for it.

There are three best-value uses of Cathay Pacific Asia Miles that are made up to 15% sweeter with this Amex transfer bonus. Here's a high-level overview of some of these opportunities:

Round-the-world business class trips

Asia Miles is one of the few remaining programs that lets you book round-the-world trips. Pricing for these awards follows a distance-based chart, so the further you fly the more you'll pay. Provided you can find the award space, you could book an award such as the following for 115,000 Asia Miles in economy (100k Amex points with this transfer bonus) or 230,000 miles (200k Amex points) in business class.

1. San Francisco (SFO) – Tokyo (HND/NRT) on Japan Airlines
2. Tokyo (HND/NRT) – Hong Kong (HKG) on Cathay Pacific
3. Hong Kong (HKG) – Singapore (SIN) on Cathay Pacific
4. Singapore (SIN) – Nadi (NAN) on Fiji Airways
5. Nadi (NAN) – San Francisco (SFO) on Fiji Airways

Long-haul Cathay Pacific and partner airline flights

Flying long-haul is a great way to stretch your Asia Miles — and your Amex points. Cathay's distance-based charts offer excellent value in the pointy end of the plane, especially on longer routes. For example, here are some business class flights you could score a great deal on courtesy of the Amex transfer bonus:

• Dallas (DFW) to Helsinki, Finland (HEL) on Finnair for 89,000 miles (78k Amex points)
• Washington, D.C. (IAD) to Doha (DOH) via Casablanca (CMN) on Royal Air Maroc for 89,000 miles (78k Amex points)
• Los Angeles (LAX) to Sydney (SYD) via Hong Kong (HKG) on Cathay Pacific for 110,000 miles (96k Amex points)
• Hong Kong (HKG) to Chicago (ORD) via London (LHR) on British Airways for 115,000 miles (100k Amex points)

Credit: Asia Miles

Short-haul awards on Alaska Airlines

If one thing is for sure, you have numerous options for booking U.S. domestic flights with points and miles. Depending on the route, you may find outsized value in booking with Asia Miles.

You can score an excellent deal on nonstop flights in the U.S. on Cathay Pacific's Oneworld partners, American Airlines and Alaska Airlines. And the transfer bonus makes them marginally more affordable. However, one partner is easier to book than the other.

Here are some examples of economy flights available for solid prices:

• Orlando (MCO) to Phoenix (PHX) via Seattle (SEA) on Alaska Airlines for 15,000 Asia Miles (14k Amex points)
• Los Angeles (LAX) to Honolulu (HNL) on Alaska Airlines for 15,000 Asia Miles (14k Amex points)
• Washington, D.C. (IAD) to Seattle (SEA) on Alaska Airlines for 15,000 Asia Miles (14k Amex points)

Credit: Asia Miles

You can find similar pricing on American Airlines awards. However, you need to fill out Cathay's flight award request form or call Asia Miles to book. These awards aren't bookable online.

Asia Miles Expiration Policy

Before transferring Amex points to Cathay Pacific, familiarize yourself with the Asia Miles expiration policy. Your Asia Miles will expire if your account has no activity for 18 months. However, you can extend the validity of your Asia Miles by earning or redeeming miles at least once during that period.

Track your points and miles expiration for 630+ loyalty programs and get email alerts before your miles expire by signing up for a free AwardWallet account.

Bottom Line

The Cathay Pacific Asia Miles program might not be one you're too familiar with. However, despite the award chart adjustments the program has undergone in recent history, you can still unlock excellent value. This is mainly due to the massive number of partners Cathay Pacific will let you book with Asia Miles. Remember, you have until November 30, 2024, to plan and determine if you can make this Amex transfer bonus work for you.

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