Get a 10% bonus when transferring bank or hotel points to Cathay Pacific Asia Miles

Cathay Pacific launched a new transfer bonus a couple of days ago, giving a 10% boost when transferring in bank points or hotel points. The downside is that it could be several months before you see the bonus points.

The Deal

• Get a 10% bonus when transferring points to Cathay Pacific Asia Miles from programs including the following:
  • American Express Membership Rewards
  • Citi ThankYou
  • Capital One miles
  • Bilt Rewards
  • Wells Fargo Rewards
  • Brex
  • Marriott Bonvoy
• Direct link to offer.
• Direct link to registration.

Key Terms

• Expires August 28, 2026 at 11:59pm PT.
• Registration required.
• Limit 10,000 bonus miles per eligible member. The maximum bonus applies across all participating partners combined.
• Bonus miles will be credited to the eligible member’s Cathay Membership Programme account within approximately 12 weeks after the applicable Regular Miles have first been credited, verified, and processed by the relevant Eligible Partner.

Quick Thoughts

Cathay Pacific Asia Miles transfer bonuses are a rare breed. In fact, it’s been more than two years since the last one (other than a targeted transfer bonus from Amex Membership Rewards that disappeared after the first time you saw it on your account, if you were even targeted in the first place). As a result, getting a 10% bonus is much better than your normal options, even if it is a low percentage bonus.

It’s certainly not a no-brainer though for a few reasons. For starters, the bonus miles are capped at 10,000 which means you’ll max out this offer when transferring a total of 100,000 points from bank programs (other than 125,000 points from Amex due to the transfer ratio) or 300,000 Marriott Bonvoy points. That’s a relatively low limit considering the also low transfer bonus rate.

Another key sticking point is that the terms state it’ll take up to 12 weeks to have the bonus miles credited to your account. That might not be a bother if you’re simply considering a speculative transfer, but if you have a redemption in mind that you want to book in the next three months, you’d still need to transfer in the full number of miles that you’ll require for said redemption.

Which leads on to another potential issue. Assuming the 10% bonus miles don’t arrive until after you want to make a redemption, those miles will be at risk of vanishing as Asia Miles expire after 18 months of inactivity. You can reset the clock by transferring in more miles before those 18 months are up, but it’s up to you to decide if that’s worth it for the sake of a maximum of 10,000 miles.

You can find the full list of eligible bank partners here and hotel partners here. Despite having Cathay Pacific as a transfer partner, Rove doesn’t appear on either list—presumably because it’s neither a bank partner nor a hotel partner. That said, Bilt Rewards isn’t, strictly speaking, a bank partner either despite them having a few credit cards with which you can earn points, so perhaps a Rove transfer will trigger a 10% bonus; I imagine it’s unlikely though.

Remember that American Express reduced the transfer ratio from Membership Rewards recently. They no longer provide 1:1 transfers, instead reducing that to 5:4. That means that with the 10% bonus, every 1,000 Membership Rewards you transfer will become 880 Asia Miles.

Although Cathay partners with many different hotel loyalty programs, the only one worth considering is Marriott Bonvoy. That’s because Marriott points transfer on a 3:1 basis, with 5,000 bonus miles being added for every 60,000 points you transfer. I don’t think that the 5,000 bonus miles you earn for every 60,000 transferred will also benefit from the 10% bonus, so maxing out the promotion this way means that transferring 300,000 Marriott points would get you 135,000 Cathay Pacific Asia Miles.

Here’s a list of all current and past transfer bonuses to Cathay Pacific Asia Miles from all transferable currencies:

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