Transfer Citi TYP to Cathay Pacific Asia Miles — ratio, bonuses, sweet spots

How to transfer

The deal

1:1

Citi TYP → Asia Miles

Instant

Open Citi TYP →Open Asia Miles →

Cents per Asia Miles point

Economy

1.1¢

Business

1.5¢

First

1.7¢

Approx value per point on average bookings. Sweet-spot redemptions can hit 3¢+ per point.

Do this first

Confirm award space on Asia Miles BEFORE you transfer

Transfers are final and cannot be reversed. Open Asia Miles's site in another tab, sign in, and load the exact flight you want at the points price you expect. Come back only when you're ready to redeem.

Open Asia Miles award search →

What you should know

You need a free Asia Miles account

Citi TYP asks for your Asia Miles member number during the transfer. Sign up takes a minute and costs nothing.

Create Asia Miles account →

Minimum transfer: 1,000 Citi TYP points

You can't transfer less than 1,000, and transfers must be in increments of 1,000.

Instant — usually under a minute

This transfer pair is marked instant and typically posts within seconds to a few minutes. Even so, occasional system delays happen — wait until you see the points in your destination account before doing anything else. These are typical times, not guarantees — always confirm award space first because transfers can't be reversed.

Cancellation: cancellation has a fee

$120 cancellation fee (or 17,000 miles) — one of the most expensive in the industry.

Fee: ~$120Window: Anytime pre-departureTaxes: Refunded minus fee

Points expiration

Citi TYP: ThankYou Points never expire while your card account is open. If you close the card, points expire after 60 days unless transferred to another Citi card on the same account.
Asia Miles: Cathay Asia Miles use a flexible model: miles are valid for at least 18 months and can be extended up to 36 months total by earning more miles. Effectively a hybrid hard-and-soft clock.
Heads up: your Citi TYP points don't expire, but Asia Miles points (after transfer) do.

Step by step

1
Go to ThankYou.com and open the sign-on menu
Visit thankyou.com. In the top-right corner, click the blue person icon to open the Sign On panel.
2
Pick "Citi® Card / Banking" and sign on
In the dropdown, select Citi® Card / Banking (not "Other ThankYou Member"), then enter your Citi username and password.
3
Open Travel → Points Transfer
Once signed in, hover the Travel dropdown in the top toolbar and click Points Transfer.
4
Find Asia Miles in the partner grid
On the Points Transfer page, scroll the airline and hotel tiles to Asia Miles — the ratio is 1:1 — and click it. Watch the banner at the top for live transfer bonuses.
5
Enter the amount, your Asia Miles number, then submit
Drag the slider or type the number of ThankYou points to transfer (1,000-point increments). Fill in your Asia Miles name and member number, then continue through Review → Confirmation. Transfers are final — confirm award space on Asia Miles.com before submitting.