Do Asia Miles expire?

Asia Miles stay valid while your account has qualifying activity, such as earning or redeeming miles, at least once every 18 months. Bank points have their own expiry, which we list for each card.

Asia Miles credit cards

These cards earn Asia Miles, the Cathay programme, either straight into your account or as bank points you convert later. Compare how much you spend for each mile, the conversion rate and the fees.

Earn Asia Miles on everyday spend
More miles on foreign currency spend on some cards
Welcome miles for new cardholders

Written by Vidhu BajajReviewed by Nilooka Dissanayake

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Citi PremierMiles Card

240,000 bonus points
Complimentary airport lounge access

Application

How many points could you earn?

Enter your monthly spend to see estimated annual points for each card below.

Compare 2 Asia Miles credit cards

Credit card comparison table with rates, fees, rewards and apply links.
Card	Name and rating	Rewards program	Earn rate	Sign-up bonus	Annual fee	Est. Cathay pts / yr
	Citi PremierMiles Card	Citi ThankYou Rewards	12 Points per HK$8Uncapped	240,000 pts	HK$1,800	24,500 Cathay ptsWorth HK$2,205	Application
	Standard Chartered Cathay Mastercard	Asia Miles	1 Asia Mile per HK$6Uncapped	40,000 pts	HK$0	46,000 Cathay ptsWorth HK$4,140	Application

Asia Miles by the numbers

Cards compared

1.5 pts per HK$1

Top earn rate

Citi PremierMiles Card

104,000 pts

Average sign-up bonus

HK$3,600

Highest-value sign-up bonus

Standard Chartered Cathay Mastercard

HK$600

Average annual fee

What are Asia Miles credit cards?

Asia Miles is the rewards programme of Cathay Pacific. Miles can be used for flights on Cathay and its oneworld partners, seat upgrades, hotels and shopping.

A few cards credit Asia Miles straight to your account. Most earn bank points that you convert to miles later, often in set blocks and sometimes with a fee each time you convert.

Reading earn rates

Hong Kong banks usually quote miles cards as the spend for each mile, such as HK$4 = 1 mile. A card might have one rate for local spend, a better one for foreign currency spend and a bonus on set categories up to a cap. We show each rate as the bank states it.

Getting value from miles

Miles usually go furthest on award flights, especially in premium cabins. Weigh that against the annual fee and any conversion fee. For lounge visits as well as miles, compare airport lounge cards.

Asia Miles credit card FAQs

It is how much you spend to earn one Asia Mile once the bank's points are converted. A lower number is better: HK$4 per mile earns more than HK$6 per mile.