Etihad Made Its Convoluted Award Cancellation Policy Even More Punitive — Here’s How It Works Now by Tyler Glatt December 16, 2025 2 Ever since making changes to its Guest loyalty program in early 2024, Etihad has held the title of having the most punitive award cancellation policy in award travel. The airline arguably still holds that title today, even after a few minor adjustments rolled out recently. Here’s what you need to know about Etihad’s award cancellation policy and how it works.
Buy Etihad Guest Miles With Up to a 50% Bonus (1.33¢ Each) — But Should You? by Andrew George Bradshaw November 24, 2025 63 Etihad is offering Guest members the chance to buy miles with up to a 50% bonus. This deal runs through December 2, 2025, and lets members pick up Etihad Guest miles for as little as 1.33¢ apiece. Let's take a look at a few examples of when buying Etihad Guest miles during this promotion would save you loads over paying the cash rate.
Another Reason to Avoid Etihad Guest: Account Suspensions for Trying to Use Your Miles by JT Genter November 15, 2025 1 Etihad Guest is a program that has a lot of potential, from booking American Airlines awards from 6,000 miles to Etihad First Class. Plus, you can transfer points to Etihad Guest from several points programs. But, I found out the hard way that Etihad Guest will suspend your account (without any notification or communication) if you try to redeem miles in the way it doesn't like.
Etihad Adds Mileage Earning and Redemptions to Partnership With Ethiopian Airlines by Harrison Pierce November 14, 2025 0 You can now earn and redeem Etihad Guest Miles on flights operated by Ethiopian Airlines. Here's what you need to know about this expanded partnership.
Bilt Rewards Expands Again, Adds Etihad Airways as Its 22nd Transfer Partner by Tyler Glatt October 7, 2025 0 Few things in life are certain: death, taxes, and Bilt Rewards adding new transfer partners every quarter. The latest addition is Etihad Airways, which becomes Bilt’s 22nd partner. Starting today, you can transfer your Bilt Points to Etihad’s Guest loyalty program. Here’s your briefing on Bilt’s newest transfer partner. Here are the sweet spots this adds to the Bilt Rewards program.
Etihad and Azul Launch New Loyalty Partnership With Redemptions Starting at 6,000 Miles by JT Genter July 29, 2025 1 Etihad and Azul just launched a new mileage partnership, adding new earning and redemption options across both airlines. Etihad Guest members can now earn miles at up to 125% of flight miles and redeem miles for awards on Azul starting at just 6,000 miles. Here’s what travelers need to know about the new Etihad-Azul loyalty partnership.
Fly to 15 New Etihad Destinations, Win Up to 5 Million Miles — Here’s What’s Changed by Mark Jackson July 16, 2025 0 The Etihad challenge featured in this article boasts a grand prize of 5,000,000 Etihad miles, which sounds amazing until you read the fine print. Flyers will have to fly to Sochi, Russia as one of the 15 destinations included in the challenge, and there is only one winner of the grand prize.
New Etihad and Vietnam Airlines Partnership Lets You Earn and Redeem Miles on Both Airlines by Sam Helmy July 8, 2025 0 Etihad Airways and Vietnam Airlines have announced a new loyalty partnership between their respective programs. The partnership took effect on July 1, 2025, and from that date on, members can earn and redeem points on one airline through the other’s loyalty program. Here's what to know about this new partnership.
1,000+ American Airlines Routes That You Can Book for Just 6,000 Etihad Guest Miles by Lauren Wynn April 11, 2025 0 American Airlines operates hundreds of U.S. routes, and many can be booked using Etihad Guest miles. One standout sweet spot is short-haul AA flights under 500 miles for just 6,000 miles each way. Here are over 1,000 routes you can book for this price and how to earn the miles to reserve them.
Amex New 20% Transfer Bonus to Etihad — Unlock JetBlue Mint to Europe for 50k, AA Awards from 5k by JT Genter and Sam Helmy April 1, 2025 2 American Express just launched a promotion offering a 20% bonus on transfers from Membership Rewards points to Etihad Guest Miles. Here's how you can utilize this bonus for 5,000-point domestic American Airlines flights, 50k points for JetBlue Mint to Europe, or fly to the Middle East in style for 100k Amex points!
Score a Free Hotel Stay in Abu Dhabi With Etihad Stopover Program by Skye Class March 22, 2025 9 Flying with Etihad via Abu Dhabi? For trips in 2025, Etihad Airways provides complimentary one- and two-night stopover packages in Abu Dhabi. Sadly, the discounted three- and four-night packages are no longer available. How does it work, and what's included in the free hotel stay? Here's how you can take advantage of the Etihad stopover deal.
Get Up to a 40% Transfer Bonus When Converting Bank, Hotel Points to Etihad Guest by Skye Class and JT Genter March 6, 2025 24 Etihad is back with another bonus for transferring hotel points into miles. Now through March 31, 2025, you can get up to a 40% transfer bonus when converting points from 27 different bank and hotel programs to Etihad Guest. For the majority of travelers, the most relevant programs are Capital One, Accor Hotels, and World of Hyatt.
You Can Book Etihad Business Class Through Flying Blue — Here’s Why It’s a Great Deal by Lauren Wynn February 28, 2025 0 If you’re interested in flying Etihad business class, Flying Blue now offers one of the best ways to book it. Award rates and out-of-pocket costs are often cheaper than Flying Blue. Here’s a look at the current award rates and how to earn the miles needed to reserve your flight.
Etihad Guest Tightens Mileage Expiration Rules. How to Extend Your Etihad Mileage Expiration Going Forward. by Sam Helmy and Lauren Wynn November 16, 2024 36 Etihad Guest miles expire if you have no activity on your account for a given period -- although this expiration policy is waived for some elite members. However, Etihad recently tightened up what activity qualifies to extend your mileage expiration date. And Etihad's policy is especially important to note as miles cannot be reinstated once expired. Here's what Etihad Guest members need to know.
JetBlue TrueBlue Discounting Certain Etihad Economy Awards by 40% by Sam Helmy November 1, 2024 0 Etihad Airways announced a new promotion giving JetBlue TrueBlue members a 40% discount when they use their points to book Etihad economy awards to and from the U.S. and India. But this is only available for a short time. Here's what you need to know about this promotion, plus a look the bookable dates we're seeing.
JetBlue and Etihad Partnership Offers Reciprocal Earning & Redemptions by Sam Helmy May 18, 2024 0 JetBlue and Etihad Guest announced a deepening of their partnership. With immediate effect, members can earn and redeem points and miles for flights on one airline using rewards from the other airline's rewards program. The announcement builds on the nearly decade-long codeshare agreement.
Etihad Guest Is Making Big Changes, and They’re a Mixed Bag by Tyler Glatt June 27, 2024 0 Etihad Guest — the loyalty program of Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways — is undergoing some changes due to debut in June 2024. From amended GuestSeat prices to an abbreviated way to earn Etihad elite status (plus a new posh Diamond tier), and more, there's a lot to unpack. Here's a look at the mixed bag of changes coming to Etihad Guest.
Air France KLM & Etihad Partnership Develops With Award Bookings Now Possible by Sam Helmy December 10, 2023 1 The Air France–KLM Group and Etihad Airways signed a memorandum of understanding to deepen their partnership. What previously existed as just a codeshare relationship now includes redeeming your miles for flights on the partner airline. Here's a look at the costs for redeeming Flying Blue miles on Etihad flights.
Wide-Open Etihad Apartments Award Availability! by JT Genter July 26, 2023 7 The Etihad Airbus A380 finally returned to the skies this month. And that means the return of the beloved Etihad Apartments. If you want to fly the fabled, once-thought-to-be-extinct product for yourself, we have some great news. We are seeing wide-open award availability for up to two passengers per flight. Here's why you should consider splurging for Etihad Apartments, and the best ways to book.
Book Sweet Spots Now: Etihad Guest Announces Award Chart Overhaul by Jerod Morales February 20, 2023 2 Buckle up because Etihad Guest is eliminating its current award charts and introducing a new “simplified redemption rate” award chart. That will likely eliminate many of our favorite sweet spots in this quirky program. From business class to Europe or Africa for 44,000 miles to business class to Asia for 54,000 miles each way, here are the sweet spots to book now - and how to gather the Etihad Guest miles to book them.
EL AL and Etihad Reciprocal Mileage Earning and Redemption Rates by Sam Helmy May 15, 2023 2 EL AL and Etihad built on their codeshare agreement by announcing reciprocal earning and redemption options on each other flights. Etihad Guest mileage earnings for EL AL flights started February 13, 2023. However, Etihad Guest members needed to wait until Etihad completed its program overhaul to start booking awards. And that happened this week.
You Can Now Book Etihad Awards Using Aeroplan Points — Including ‘The Apartment’ by Patrick Stouffer April 24, 2021 39 In June 2020, Air Canada Aeroplan partnered with Etihad Guest, allowing reciprocal earning and redeeming opportunities. Now that Aeroplan has relaunched as a new program, we are revisiting this partnership. While both programs can offer solid value, we're particularly excited about how this partnership makes booking Etihad's premium-class cabins a little more accessible for award travelers.
Etihad Guest Adds New Redemption Partner: Saudi Arabian Airlines by JT Genter March 30, 2021 15 Etihad Guest is one of our favorite under-the-radar mileage programs. So, we were excited to see Etihad Guest add a new mileage partner: Saudi Arabian Airlines. Here are the new redemption rates, sweet spots (and which redemptions to avoid), ways to accumulate Etihad Guest miles, and other options for booking Saudia award flights.
