To earn Asia Miles with our partners, you normally have to open the Asia Miles by Cathay app and have your membership QR code scanned. Now, with Card Linked Earn, we’re making it even easier to earn miles on your purchases – no app required.  

All you need to do is link your existing Visa or Mastercard credit card with your Cathay membership account. Then, when you pay with your linked credit card at selected Cathay partners, your miles will automatically be credited to your account.

This new system, which launched in Hong Kong and Macao in late 2024, makes it simpler to earn miles from our partners and access rewards more quickly. Gone are the days when forgetting to show your membership code at checkout means losing out on Asia Miles. With Card Linked Earn, you’ll earn them effortlessly.

It’s even better if you have a Standard Chartered Cathay Mastercard^®. Once linked, you’ll instantly earn Asia Miles twice – once from your card and a second time from the partner business. On top of Status Points and all the exclusive perks of Cathay’s co-branded credit card, you’ll also be rewarded with bonus miles which you can put towards your next holiday, purchase or dining experience.

“Simple. Secure,” says Vivian Lo, Cathay’s Director Customer Lifestyle. “This is how loyalty should work and thanks to this team, it does.” 

How to link your credit card

You can link up to five Visa or Mastercard credit cards to your Cathay membership account. Simply sign in via the Cathay website or Asia Miles by Cathay app and click “Manage your linked credit cards”. On the dedicated page, you’ll be able to link or unlink credit cards. You’ll also receive monthly transaction summaries so you can keep track of your spending and stay on top of your miles.

Earn Asia Miles around the world

Card Linked Earn will roll out in Australia, Singapore, the UK, Japan and the Chinese Mainland, with more regions on the horizon.  

To match the international remit of Card Linked Earn, we’re bringing our global partners on board the system. With more partners worldwide, our members can earn more miles, no matter where they are. From dining to retail and more, our wide range of partners meet – and reward you for – your everyday needs. So next time you’re enjoying some retail therapy or dining at an eligible partner restaurant, you can be sure you’re maximising your miles.

In the meantime, we’ve already partnered with dozens of businesses in Hong Kong where you can earn miles seamlessly with Card Linked Earn. Plan a spirited family dinner with all-you-can-eat barbecued steak at Braza Churrascariaor pick up last minute gifts at the zero-waste store Slowood or duty-free paradise BEAUTY&YOU by The Shilla Duty Free. Looking for a dose of caffeine? We have you sorted with partnerships with Coucou Hot Pot Tea Break and NOC COFFEE CO. – Rest assured that your spending will count towards your miles andcheck out more of our Card Linked Earn partners here.

Earn miles through our partnership with Shell

Now, you can even earn miles and Shell GO+ points in the same transaction at Shell stations through Card Linked Earn. Thanks to our extended partnership with Shell,, you could be earning even more miles than usual just by using Card Linked Earn. That’s on top of our existing conversion offer which allows you to exchange Shell GO+ points into Asia Miles

All you have to do is inform your Shell operator that you’d like to earn miles with your linked credit card when you make your payment, and you’ll earn 100 when you spend HKD600 or more in a single transaction. 

As a reminder, you can convert your Shell GO+ points into miles at a conversion rate of 1,250 points = 400. Learn more about how to convert Shell GO+ points to miles here.

The future of Card Linked Earn

Looking ahead, we’re working towards eventually allowing members to pay with Asia Miles using their linked card. This will make it easier to not only earn miles, but also redeem rewards – with just one tap or swipe of your credit card. 

For Lo, Card Linked Earn is essentially about making the process “friction-free”  during checkout, rewarding members with miles and encouraging them to “engage with Cathay beyond the flight”. 

As a premium lifestyle brand, our goal is to bring life’s wonders to our members and Card Linked Earn does exactly that – without having to catch a flight.  

This story was originally published in November 2024 and updated in July 2025.