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Cathay Pacific is a British Airways oneworld partner, which allows you to earn Avios and British Airways Club tier points on their flights.
Our complete guide on how to earn Cathay Pacific Asia Miles from UK credit cards is here.
Our Cathay Pacific reviews include the all-new Aria business class suite, now flying to London. You can read a review of the older business class seat here, whilst Cathay Pacific’s First Class experience is still a luxurious experience.
Cathay Pacific operates some of the best airline lounges in the world, both at its hub in Hong Kong and abroad. In London, we’ve reviewed the Cathay business lounge and First Class Lounge – our favourite lounge at Heathrow.
Meanwhile, in Hong Kong, we’ve reviewed the following Cathay lounges:
I was originally going to discuss this as part of my Hyatt Regency Dusseldorf review yesterday, but I thought it deserved a wider audience. Few people know that Cathay Pacific flies from Dusseldorf to .....
I was originally going to discuss this as part of my Hyatt Regency Dusseldorf review yesterday, but I thought .....
14 Aug 201514 August 2015 • 30 comments
News in brief: Avios Suitcase is back Avios Suitcase is a Facebook app which allows you to earn Avios points – credited to avios.com and NOT British Airways Executive Club accounts – for .....
News in brief: Avios Suitcase is back Avios Suitcase is a Facebook app which allows you to earn Avios points .....
4 Jul 20154 July 2015 • 30 comments
News in brief: Lufthansa launches a business class sale Lufthansa has not, historically, been very aggressive in targeting the UK market. The prices are not bad, although of course a few places on the .....
News in brief: Lufthansa launches a business class sale Lufthansa has not, historically, been very aggressive .....
17 May 201517 May 2015 • 2 comments
Hong Kong-based airline Cathay Pacific has announced a new service from Dusseldorf starting on September 1st. The service will initially operate four days a week on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday .....
Hong Kong-based airline Cathay Pacific has announced a new service from Dusseldorf starting on .....
4 Feb 20154 February 2015 • 20 comments
Many Head for Points readers hold a Cathay Pacific Marco Polo Club Gold card. This is because, until March 2014, American Express was giving them away as part of the benefits package with the Amex .....
Many Head for Points readers hold a Cathay Pacific Marco Polo Club Gold card. This is because, until March .....
10 Dec 201410 December 2014 • 7 comments
In August 2013, the rules for using the Fast Track security lanes at Heathrow were changed. If you were flying on British Airways, American Airlines or Iberia, you were allowed to use Fast Track if .....
In August 2013, the rules for using the Fast Track security lanes at Heathrow were changed. If you were .....
10 Nov 201410 November 2014 • 42 comments
I was surprised last year when HSBC added the ability to earn Avios points to the HSBC Premier Mastercard. I assumed that American Express, Lloyds and TSB had that contract tied down. I was even more .....
I was surprised last year when HSBC added the ability to earn Avios points to the HSBC Premier Mastercard. I .....
27 Oct 201427 October 2014 • 35 comments
Cathay Pacific has confirmed recent rumours that is going to launch a route from Manchester to Hong Kong from December 8th 2014. As Cathay Pacific is a member of the oneworld alliance, alongside .....
Cathay Pacific has confirmed recent rumours that is going to launch a route from Manchester to Hong Kong from .....
11 Apr 201411 April 2014 • 19 comments
I promise I won’t mention this again after today. Honestly. However, if you were sitting on the fence about whether to apply for American Express Platinum before the free Cathay Pacific Gold .....
I promise I won’t mention this again after today. Honestly. However, if you were sitting on the fence .....
12 Mar 201412 March 2014 • 127 comments
By coincidence, three pieces of news have come up in the last few days regarding the airport lounge access that American Express Platinum cardholders receive. The deadline for applying for the Cathay .....
By coincidence, three pieces of news have come up in the last few days regarding the airport lounge access .....
12 Jan 201412 January 2014 • 66 comments
It now seems official. American Express has confirmed on the American Express Platinum members website (which I can’t link to) that the Cathay Pacific Gold card deal will end on 31st March. If .....
It now seems official. American Express has confirmed on the American Express Platinum members website .....
22 Nov 201322 November 2013 • 89 comments
When we went to the Maldives, five years ago, it was a pain. At that point, British Airways did not fly the route. We ended up routing ourselves London-Frankfurt-Dubai (on Lufthansa miles) with a .....
When we went to the Maldives, five years ago, it was a pain. At that point, British Airways did not fly the .....
14 Sep 201314 September 2013 • 14 comments
It is now two years since American Express sprung a surprise on its Platinum cardholders by introducing a new benefit – Gold tier membership of Cathay Pacific‘s Marco Polo Club. Marco Polo .....
It is now two years since American Express sprung a surprise on its Platinum cardholders by introducing a new .....
12 Sep 201312 September 2013 • 59 comments
FoundersCard is, one of the face it, one of those annoying ‘networking’ groups that tries to extricate you from your money in return for the potential to meet interesting new business .....
FoundersCard is, one of the face it, one of those annoying ‘networking’ groups that tries to .....
17 Aug 201317 August 2013 • 18 comments
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