All posts tagged: Cathay Pacific

Asia Miles programme changes from 22 June 2018: What you need to know

Most people will be familiar with Cathay Pacific and their loyalty programme Asia Miles as many credit cards across Asia Pacific allow you to transfer miles into the programme, which serves as a good alternative to KrisFlyer and Singapore Airlines, especially if you travel a lot on oneworld carriers. In particular, Asia Miles is also rather popular with some Australians given its relatively cheaper redemption rates than Qantas Frequent Flyer. Hence this change is likely to impact many members across this part of the world. In a nutshell, here are some of the changes they will be introducing come 22 June 2018: Miles earned will no longer be based on distance travelled, but by distance zone, if you are travelling on Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon. Also, the exact fare class within each cabin class matters too: for the lowest fare classes, you get the least miles. Even in Premium Economy and Business, the cheapest fare class for each cabin will also get you lesser miles. All routes are now categorised into six different distance …

Black Friday Airfare Deals from Singapore

November and December are really some of the hottest sale periods traditionally for retail, but in recent years airlines and hotel partners have also jumped on the bandwagon to offer their own irresistable (some not so) sale to customers too. This year for Black Friday, here’s a round up of some of the deals available: Cathay Pacific two-to-go fares Booking period: 24 November 2017 only Travel period: 5 January 2018 to 30 April 2018 (except departures from Singapore on 9-18 February; 10-16 & 28-30 March) Return fare to Economy Hong Kong S$208 Taipei S$388 Beijing S$408   British Airways  Booking period: Now to 28 November 2017 Travel period: Now to 31 March 2018 Return fare to Economy Premium Economy Business Sydney S$684 S$1484 S$3682 London S$1210 S$2390 S$5579 Barcelona S$1118 S$2354 S$5355 Amsterdam S$1123 S$2459 S$5373 Dublin S$1135 S$2721 S$6462   Singapore Airlines two-to-go fares (technically not a Black Friday sale, but still on sale) Booking period: Economy class: Now to 15 December 2017 (except to Hong Kong, which ends 30 November 2017) Premium Economy and …

LOUNGE REVIEW: Cathay Pacific Lounge – The Wing, Hong Kong International Airport

On a whirlwind business trip to Shanghai and Hong Kong, I managed to spend some time at the very much acclaimed Cathay Pacific lounge at their home base – Hong Kong International Airport. Cathay Pacific has a ridiculous number of lounges in HKIA itself – a grand total of six, of which two have dedicated first class lounges. If you need a whirlwind introduction, Lounge Buddy has a handy guide here. For this trip I went with The Wing, Cathay’s flagship lounge which was recently renovated. The double-storey lounge is located closest to the immigration counters, on the left right after immigration and security right across gate 2. The lounge has two sections – one for business class and oneworld sapphire members, accessible through the entrance opposite gate 2, while the first class and oneworld emerald section can be accessed directly to the left once you clear immigration into the upper floor. For business class passengers this can be quite a walk (maybe five minutes), which was the case for me. Upon approaching the lounge …