The Marco Polo Club is Cathay Pacific’s official loyalty program. Asia Miles is an unaffiliated travel reward program comprising of a variety of airline and hotel partners, as well as credit and charge card companies, car rental agencies, telecommunications companies and other non-air partners.

Asia Miles - earn and burn only. thats pretty much it.

Marco Polo Club - loyalty program which you get all sorts of benefits. baggage allowance, priority upgrades, lounge use are pretty much one of the few benefits that goes along with it.