Standard Chartered
Cathay Mastercard Calculator
Best for: Cathay Pacific frequent flyers who want to maximize Asia Miles earning and prefer direct miles accumulation
The standard Standard Chartered Cathay Mastercard earns Asia Miles directly. Eligible HKD dining, HKD hotel bookings made directly with the hotel, and transactions posted in a currency other than HKD earn at HK$4 per mile; other eligible HKD retail spending earns at HK$6 per mile. Odd dollars are carried forward to the next statement month. Priority Banking and Priority Private variants have different overseas earn rates.
Advantages
- HK$4 = 1 mile on dining, hotels, and foreign currency
- HK$6 = 1 mile on all other spending
- Direct Asia Miles earning (no conversion)
- No spending caps
- Simple two-tier structure
Considerations
- Miles locked to Asia Miles program only
- No cashback option available
- HK$1,800 annual fee
- Hotel bookings must be direct (not OTAs like Expedia)
- Less valuable if you don't fly Cathay/oneworld