Asia Miles can be earned by transferring rewards from partnering programs directly to your Asia Miles account. Cathay Pacific has a small handful of transfer partners including one major Canada credit card rewards programs: RBC Avion Rewards.
Here's the full list of Cathay Pacific Asia Miles transfer partners:
RBC Avion Rewards
RBC Avion Elite points can be transferred to Cathay Pacific Asia Miles at a 1:1 ratio. This means that every 1,000 Avion Elite points you transfer to your Asia miles account will give you 1,000 Asia miles.
This makes the RBC Avion Rewards program an excellent choice if you're looking to earn flexible travel rewards transferable to Cathay Pacific as well as other airline partners such as American Airlines and British Airways.
Here are the RBC Avion credit cards that earn Avion Elite points:
| Credit Card | Card Benefits | Annual Fee |
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$399 |
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$120 |
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$120 |
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$175 |
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$120 |
Marriott Bonvoy
Marriott Bonvoy points can be transferred to Cathay Pacific Asia Miles at a 3:1 ratio. This means that every 3,000 Marriott Bonvoy points you transfer to Cathay Pacific will give you 1,000 Asia Miles.
On top of that, Marriott will throw in a bonus 15,000 points for every 60,000-block of points you transfer in a single transaction. This comes out to an additional 5,000 Asia Miles which means that a 60,000-Marriott Bonvoy point transfer to Cathay Pacific would net you a total of 25,000 Asia miles which is pretty good.
Here are the Marriott Bonvoy credit cards that are available in Canada:
| Credit Card | Benefits | Annual Fee |
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Best For Marriott Travelers
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$120 |
Best For Marriott Business Travelers
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$150 |
Conversion Calculator
Use the Conversion Calculator to calculate the transfer of rewards from RBC, Marriott, and other programs to Cathay Pacific Asia Miles.
FAQ
What's the transfer ratio of RBC Avion points to Cathay Pacific Asia miles?
Every 1,000 RBC Avion Elite points you transfer to Cathay Pacific will give you 1,000 Asia miles.
Check out these credit cards from our partners:
- Best for unlimited 2% money-back at no annual fee: Tangerine Money-Back Credit Card.
- Best no annual fee cash back card for travel: Tangerine World Mastercard®.
- Best low-annual fee card for online shopping: National Bank ECHO Cashback Mastercard.
- Best travel rewards Mastercard: National Bank World Elite® Mastercard®.
Our Credit Card Rewards calculator can help you find the credit cards that will earn you the most points, miles and cash back based on your monthly and yearly spending habits. Simply enter your spend amounts into our tool and let our tool do the work for you!
