If you mouse over Frequent Flyer on Cathay Pacific's main website, The Marco Polo Club and Asia Miles are listed as two of the destination links. The third link brings up Partner Programmes, where AsiaMiles is not listed as a FFP in any region but rather a Travel Reward Program for the Asia Pacific region.

The local US website however heavily promotes AAdvantage and the Marco Polo Club and AsiaMiles are nowhere to be mentioned throughout the site.

On the Frequent Flyer page:

"Cathay Pacific travelers from the USA can earn American Airlines AAdvantageŽ miles for each qualifying flight. AAdvantage is the world's largest and original frequent flyer program."

It seems like this can cause new flyers to believe that Cathay Pacific does not have its own frequent flyer or loyalty program. I read a post recently about an AAdvantage member learning about the MPC in-flight. The Appreciation Offer for AAdvantage members is right there on the main page. What about us who prefer to credit our mileage to the MPC? (I am not even of a member of AAdvantage).

Now, the local website for Canada does discuss the Marco Polo Club and AsiaMiles in detail. It actually does a better job of introducing the club and stating the qualification requirements all on one page. The main website requires you to view several different pages in order to obtain this information. The Marco Polo Club is listed as the FFP for Cathay Pacific and AAdvantage for American Airlines.

I am only a Silver card member but would definitely like to see some MPC or AsiaMiles offers for members here in the states. AsiaMiles members in Canada have their Miles Miles Smiles offer. What about us?


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around the world