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Dec 29, 2006 | 3:54 pm

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alex0683de

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Originally Posted by tipol22

Thanks for your response! One additional question - what's the difference between Cathay Pacific's Marco Polo club and Asia Miles?

The two programs share the same base (same miles, earning rules, award redemption levels, etc.), but they have two important differences:

1. Marco Polo Club lets you earn elite status (for bonus miles, lounge access, possible upgrades, priority check-in, preferential treatment and the like), AsiaMiles will not let you earn status, no matter how much you fly

2. Joining AsiaMiles is free, joining the MPC will cost 50 USD. If you have any chance of making elite status, then MPC should be worth it, IMO. If you take out a Cathay Pacific co-branded credit card, you can join the MPC free of charge.

You can upgrade an AsiaMiles account to an MPC account at any time.

Compare the two programs here:

http://www.cathaypacific.com/cpa/en_INTL/ffp/mpo

http://www.cathaypacific.com/cpa/en_INTL/ffp/asiamiles

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