Cathay Pacific Asia Miles - Hello Asia Miles! Now what?

Hello Cathay / Asia Miles forum users. It is my first time here, did a small search on Asia Miles and will certainly look for the wisdom of serious users of this program to help me plan for the future.

Goal: To convert some of my AA miles and UAL miles to Asia Miles in order to gain an award ticket(s) from the US to (fill in the blank Asia).

Over the past two+ years on FT all I have read and heard about is Cathay this, Cathay that. Well, I want me some of that Cathay :eek:

Thanks in advance for some assistance. I will try my best to help out if I see your questions posed in other forums of FT that I know a bit better.

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Goal: To convert some of my AA miles and UAL miles to Asia Miles in order to gain an award ticket(s) from the US to (fill in the blank Asia).

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Considering that you're an AA Plat member with over 900K miles, you don't seem to know that programme very well, do you? Do you actually know that you can get CX awards by using AA miles? Do you think your miles earned on AA only gets you AA awards? Ever hear of Oneworld? CX is a partner too! Go to the aa.com website and find out how!

There is no need to convert AA and UA miles to Asiamiles unless you don't ever intend to use your AA/UA miles ever again. IN fact, AA uses less miles for almost every award on CX when compared to Asiamiles' requirements! The conversion rate from AA to CX's Asiamiles is also very low. So you'll be shortchanged somehow when you convert over via Points.com. There is no even points to points transfer between AAdvantage to Asiamiles. Besides Asiamiles is good for redeeming upgrade awards primarily on CX and BA flights. Check it out on Asiamiles' website for more information.

The only added advantage on Asiamiles is the ability to waitlist for award flights when award spaces are full. But then again, if you have no status with the Marco Polo Club, you won't be cleared for award space very fast either!