Help for accruing Cathay tier points
Sep 30, 2016, 2:38 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 2
Help for accruing Cathay tier points
Hello everyone,
Firstly, I'm new to the site so a little slow on everything.
Was wondering if anyone can help, I need to accrue Cathay tier points to keep my gold status and would like to know what's the best route to take between UK and Asia to build them up?
Happy to stopover as I understand, you get more points for this?
I will be eternally grateful for help...
Thanks,
NDD
Firstly, I'm new to the site so a little slow on everything.
Was wondering if anyone can help, I need to accrue Cathay tier points to keep my gold status and would like to know what's the best route to take between UK and Asia to build them up?
Happy to stopover as I understand, you get more points for this?
I will be eternally grateful for help...
Thanks,
NDD
Sep 30, 2016, 2:57 am
#2
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: MEL CHC
Posts: 21,016
NDD Welcome to FT
Your question is very open ended. What time and/or money limits?
Do you live in the UK?
Why Cathay Pacific Marco Polo / Asia Miles ffp?
Have a look at the CX forum, and the top sticky threads. You will get help there.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/catha...polo-club-487/
Do you live in the UK?
Why Cathay Pacific Marco Polo / Asia Miles ffp?
Have a look at the CX forum, and the top sticky threads. You will get help there.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/catha...polo-club-487/
Sep 30, 2016, 3:31 am
#4
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: MEL CHC
Posts: 21,016
Abbreviations are used a lot on FT. You will used to them
The airline you fly most or an airline of the country you live is the best ffp for many people. Generally however you are better earning on your primary airline due to greater recognition, better service when disruptions, ability to upgrade flights and possible operational upgrades.
Earning miles from non flying activities is easier with an airline of your home country.
The airline you fly and the airline ffp you credit those flights to does not need to be the same.
Without knowing anything about yout travel profile and ffp objectives, BA or CX ffp may be best for you
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/infor...help-here.html
Have a look on the CX Cathay forum linked above
Oct 1, 2016, 11:05 am
#5
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Hertfordshire, UK
Programs: SQ,CX,LX
Posts: 343
I have a similar problem in that I am France based at the moment but will be UK based in the future and all my travel is eastwards (usually to NZ via HKG). I chose Asia Miles as all my travel so far has been CX or CX/NZ but that means liitle or no opportunity to collect Asia Miles on non-airline purchases. My only option otherwise is BA/Avios with a UK credit card to accrue points but I have no wish to travel via BA as it is rapidly becoming UK's 3rd low-cost carrier. There's always Amex but there are few places that will accept this card in France.
Oct 1, 2016, 12:28 pm
#6
Join Date: May 2016
Location: York
Programs: CX JL QR LH BA
Posts: 326
Judging from your post on "keeping gold" I will assume that with some effort you may be borderline renew for Gold?
My 2 cent is that MPC is only valuable at silver then, for your case:
- you won't be getting 4 vouchers, which, let's face it, would only be useful if you are based HKG instead of LON.
- you are far better off with say, Finnair or BA, (the former even offers life-time OWE and OWS), than CX, who's gotten ever stingy on club points, requiring you to spend much more to reach same rank compared with other OW carriers / FFPs.
My 2 cent is that MPC is only valuable at silver then, for your case:
- you won't be getting 4 vouchers, which, let's face it, would only be useful if you are based HKG instead of LON.
- you are far better off with say, Finnair or BA, (the former even offers life-time OWE and OWS), than CX, who's gotten ever stingy on club points, requiring you to spend much more to reach same rank compared with other OW carriers / FFPs.