I was at a Cathay-sponsored UBC Alumni event today and they mentioned that UBC Alumni benefit from discounts on Cathay. Surprised, I looked it up, and here it is:

https://www.alumni.ubc.ca/2015/benef...athay-pacific/

Clicking through I just looked at a sample date that ended up being 1215.- CAD with discount and 1275 without, which is approximately 5%. Not much, but it's something lol.

Edit: another (small) benefit: the promo fare allows 50CAD flight change fees, while the regular lowest economy fare on Cathay costs 100CAD. Small thing. Also books into V class, same as discount Y and has the same mileage accrual.