What's the difference between Marco Polo Club and Asia Miles on Cathay Pacific?

registration for Marco Polo costs $50HK online? Asia Miles is free? What's the deal?

The Marco Polo Club is an exclusive programme that offers a range of privileges to our most frequent flyers, all designed to enhance your journey before, during and after your flight.

Cathay Pacific's worldwide network and affiliation with the oneworld® alliance, together with Dragonair's extensive coverage in Mainland China, makes The Marco Polo Club the most powerful airline loyalty club in Asia.

With over 600 destinations in 130 countries, The Marco Polo Club lets you enjoy a world of benefits, convenience and personalised service wherever you go, including:

* 24-hour access to the worldwide toll-free Marco Polo Club Service Line

* Priority check-in and boarding

* Inflight duty-free specials on Cathay Pacific and Dragonair

* Excess baggage allowances, guaranteed seats, worldwide lounge access and exclusive benefits on oneworld alliance airlines for Silver tier members and above

* The Club Magazine

* Latest news and special offers via email

The Marco Polo Club has four tiers â€" Green, Silver, Gold and Diamond. As a member, every flight* you take with Cathay Pacific, Dragonair or any of the oneworld alliance airlines contributes towards your membership status. Membership is reviewed every year and renewed based on your travel activity over the previous 12 months.

Asia Milesâ„¢, Asia's leading travel reward programme, offers you a world of exciting rewards to match your lifestyle. Fly with 19 Asia Miles partner airlines (including Cathay Pacific) to earn Asia Miles towards free flights, upgrades, companion tickets and other lifestyle awards. Earning Asia Miles is easy, fun and best of all - it's free to join.

What you earn by flying:

* First Class: 150% of actual miles flown

* Business Class: 125% of actual miles flown

* Premium Economy Class: 110% of actual miles flown

* Economy Class: 100% or 50% of actual miles flown

In addition to flying and purchasing duty-free products on Cathay Pacific, you can earn Asia Miles simply by doing what you normally do every day, including staying at hotels, spending on your credit card and dining. There are over 240 partners in 9 categories worldwide for you to choose from!