Quick Overview

  • Cathay Pacific has over 10 transfer partners, including major credit card rewards programs and hotel loyalty programs.
  • Cathay Pacific Asia Miles is a 1:1 transfer partner with American Express Membership Rewards, Citi ThankYou Rewards, Capital One Rewards, and Bilt Rewards, making these the best credit card transfer partners for earning Asia Miles.
  • You can also earn Asia Miles through several hotel loyalty programs and their co-branded credit cards. While not as lucrative as credit card rewards partners, it's a useful way to top off your account.

This page lists all Cathay Pacific credit card transfer partners and shows the conversion rates of partner credit card points to Asia Miles. Use our calculator to determine which Cathay Pacific credit card transfer partners will earn you the most Asia Miles based on your monthly spending.

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Cathay Pacific credit card transfer partners

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AMEX Membership Rewards

American Express Membership Rewards Points can be transferred to Cathay Pacific Asia Miles at a 1:1 ratio. This means that 1,000 AMEX Points can be converted to 1,000 Asia Miles.

American Express offers several of the best travel rewards credit cards on the market. Their cards offer high earning rates per $1 spent as well as intro bonuses pushing 100,000 points which can net you a large amount of Asia miles.

Here's the credit cards you can use to earn Membership Rewards points:

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Capital One miles

Capital One Venture Miles and Spark Miles can be transferred to Asia Miles at a 1:1 ratio. This means that every 1,000 Venture or Spark miles you transfer will give you 1,000 Asia Miles.

Venture Rewards and Spark Rewards are top-notch programs if you would prefer to earn rewards at a flat-rate across most purchases rather than worry about bonus categories. They're also fantastic for flexibility since miles can be redeemed towards any kind of travel including airfare, hotels, car rentals, tolls, parking, and much more!

Here are our top picks for earning Capital One miles transferable to Asia miles:

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Citi ThankYou Rewards

If you have the Citi Strata Premier℠ Card or the Citi Prestige Card, you will be able to transfer Citi ThankYou Points to Asia Miles at a rate of 1,000 ThankYou Points for 1,000 Asia Miles.

Points earned with other Citi Rewards cards cannot be transferred directly to Cathay Pacific Asia Miles. You will first need to transfer them to a Citi Strata Premier or Citi Prestige Card before being able to transfer them to Asia miles.

Here are the credit cards you can use to earn ThankYou Rewards points:

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Bilt Rewards

Points earned with the Bilt Mastercard can be transferred to Cathay Pacific Asia miles at a 1:1 rate. Every 1,000 Bilt Rewards points you transfer will give you 1,000 Asia miles.

The Bilt Rewards program is most known for being able to pay rent and mortgages with no transaction fees — something that cannot be done with other popular rewards programs. This gives you an easy way to earn lots of points on a bill you have to pay anyway. On top of that, the card also offers bonus points on restaurant purchases as well as points when spending around the neighborhood at local stores and shops.

Here are the credit cards Bilt offers:

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Marriott Bonvoy

Marriott Bonvoy points earned with Marriott's co-branded credit cards can be converted into Cathay Pacific Asia miles at a 3:1 rate. Every 3,000 Marriott Bonvoy points you transfer will give you 1,000 Asia miles.

On top of that, you will receive a bonus 5,000 Asia miles for every 60,000 Marriott Bonvoy points you transfer in a single transaction. This means a 60,000-Marriott Bonvoy point transfer would net you 25,000 Asia miles which is pretty good!

If you frequent Marriott brand hotels and pay for your stays with their co-branded credit cards, Marriott is a solid option for earning additional Asia miles.

Here are the credit cards that Marriott offers:

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Cathay Pacific

Cathay Pacific offers one co-branded credit card that can be used to earn Asia miles on everyday purchases. If you fly Cathay Pacific often, it could be worth picking up for a few extra benefits, through you will typically get more Asia miles spending across the aforementioned partner credit cards.

Here's the credit card Cathay Pacific offers:

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What's the best credit card for Asia miles?

Input your monthly and yearly spend amounts into our credit card finder tool to find out which credit cards will earn you the most Asia miles and best return per $1 spent.

Results will include all co-branded Asia miles credit cards and all Cathay Pacific credit card transfer partners. Results will show up to the top 20 cards.

Want More Customization?

This calculator uses our valuations, the intro bonuses we have in the database, and includes the maximum (calculable) bonuses for each card. If you want to have control over these options and much more, check out this tool:

Rewards Credit Card Directory & Calculator: Asia Miles

Currency Codes

Any currencies you add to the tool will be selectable when entering spend into the Spend Categories section of the calculator.

Do note that any foreign currencies selected will automatically be converted to the card's default currency when calculating rewards.

Currency Controls

Currencies

Sections of the calculator allows you to choose a currency. You will be able to choose from the options below. If you want more options, add them!

Currency Conversions

This site's currency rates update once per hour. If you have a different exchange rate in mind for any of the added currencies, you can change the rate here.

Calculator Options

Year 1 or Year 2+?

Year 1 - Calculate how much you will earn in your first year of being a cardmember. Includes Intro Bonuses (if toggled on) and will use the free or reduced first year annual fees for any cards that have them.

Year 2+ - Calculate how much the card will be worth the 2nd year and onward. Automatically turns off intro bonuses and will ignore first year free/reduced annual fees.

Include Intro Bonuses?

If set to yes, intro bonuses will be included for a card's calculation ONLY IF you have met the monthly spend criteria based on what's entered into the tool.

Note: We do not have intro bonuses for all credit cards (mainly partners and popular credit cards), and we cannot calculate intro bonuses for some cards due to the complexity of some spend requirements.

Authorized Users

Some banks charge an additional fee to add family, friends, or employees to the credit card account. If you plan on adding authorized users to your credit card(s), you can enter that amount here.

Note: Some credit cards have a cap on how many authorized users you can add. While we do keep track of the fee structures, we do not keep track of caps. So be sure to check the rates and fees before applying.

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Calculate Foreign Transaction Fees?

Many cards will charge you a foreign transaction fee when making purchases in a foreign currency. This is typically between 2.5% and 3% for most credit cards.

If set to yes, we will calculate the estimated fee for any spend entered into the calculator that is considered foreign. This amount will appear in the calculations as well.

Note: We do not have the foreign transaction fee rates for all credit cards.

Monthly/Yearly Spending

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Results

Listed below are the results based on what you entered into the tool above. These estimates are to help guide you towards making the best decision when it comes to picking up a rewards credit card.

You can click on "Show Calculations" to see a breakdown of how the rewards were calculated, click on the card itself to learn more/apply through our partners (big thanks if you do!), or click on any of the other links to learn more about the card and it's rewards.

Do note that some of the calculations are rounded so it is possible that the estimated values may be off by a point or two when added up.

Remember that this particular tool uses our point/mile valuations, the intro bonuses we have in the database, and includes the maximum (calculable) bonuses for each card. If you want to have control over these options and much more, slide over to the Rewards Credit Card Directory & Calculator.

These calculations should be used for illustrative purposes only.