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Etihad is back with another bonus for transferring points into miles. Now through June 15, 2026, you can get up to a 40% transfer bonus when converting points from various programs to Etihad Guest. For the majority of travelers, the most relevant programs are Accor Live Limitless and World of Hyatt.
This deal won't be for everyone but don't ignore this deal just because you don't plan to travel to (or through) the Middle East. Many uses of Etihad Guest miles don't involve flying in or through the Middle East. (But, if you do, take advantage of the Etihad stopover program.)
Up to 40% Etihad Transfer Bonus Promotion
Through June 15, 2026, Etihad is offering up to a 40% bonus when transferring points from several hotel and bank programs. Many of the banks participating in this promotion are located in the United Arab Emirates.
However, some transfer options are relevant for U.S. readers: World of Hyatt and Accor Hotels.
- Hyatt: World of Hyatt points transfer to Etihad miles at a 2.5 to 1 ratio in multiples of 5,000 points. This transfer bonus gives you a ratio of up to 1.4 Etihad miles per 2.5 Hyatt points transferred.
- Accor Hotels: Points typically transfer at a rate of 4,000 Rewards points to 2,000 Etihad Guest miles. With this promotion, you'll get up to 2,800 miles per 4,000 points.
The transfer bonus percentage depends on how many miles you transfer:
- Up to 9,999 miles transferred will receive a 10% bonus on each transfer.
- 10,000 to 49,999 miles transferred will receive a 20% bonus on each transfer.
- 50,000+ miles transferred will receive a 40% bonus on each transfer.
Eligible Bank Programs
The terms and conditions list the following list of 23 bank and hotel programs that are eligible for this Etihad Guest transfer bonus:
- Aafaq
- Ajman Bank
- Al Baraka Bank
- Al Rajhi Bank
- ALL – Accor Live Limitless
- Bahrain Islamic Bank
- Bank Albilad
- Boubyan Bank
- Burgan Bank
- Commercial Bank of Dubai
- DEEM Finance
- Dubai Islamic Bank
- Emirates NBD
- Emirates Islamic
- e& Smiles
- First Abu Dhabi Bank
- HSBC
- Hyatt Hotels & Resorts
- Livelo
- Majid Al Futtaim SHARE points
- Mashreq Vantage points
- Meem Digital Bank
- RAK Bank
This list is quite different from previous Etihad Guest transfer bonus promotions — which are typically offered at least once per year. This time around, Citi, Capital One, and Ramp Rewards aren't included.
Etihad Transfer Bonus Terms and Conditions
- The transfer can't be reversed once initiated.
- Ensure you use your Etihad Guest membership number when making the transfer.
- Point transfers must be completed before midnight UTC+4 on June 15, 2026.
- Etihad Guest reserves the right to withdraw or cancel the promotion or modify or alter the terms and conditions of such promotion at any time.
- Etihad notes: “Bonus Etihad Guest Tier Miles earned during this promotion will reflect in the member’s Etihad Guest membership account within 15 business days by the end of the campaign period.” However, we can't find any other mention of Tier Miles being offered through this promotion.
- Not valid with any other offer.
How to Use Etihad Guest Miles
You can redeem Etihad Guest miles on dozens of Etihad's partners. For instance, you can redeem 6,000 Etihad Guest miles to book a partner flight up to 500 miles in distance, including many American Airlines flights and numerous other partner flights around the world.
Etihad Guest Expiration Policy
Etihad Guest miles expire after 18 months of no qualifying activity for Bronze, Silver, and Gold members. Per the Etihad Etihad FAQs page, Etihad Guest Bronze, Silver, and Gold members' miles are valid for 18 months plus an additional 18 months with an eligible miles transaction. However, your miles never expire if you are an Etihad Guest Platinum member.
Thankfully, Etihad Guest members have a variety of ways to extend the validity of their mileage balance. This includes when you earn, spend, buy miles, or transfer points into Etihad Guest.
U.S.-based members can transfer points to Etihad Guest to reset their miles' expiration:
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Our Take
This promotion is especially valuable for travelers who know how to take advantage of the Etihad Guest program. If you've found a good use, you'll need to decide whether your points are more valuable in your Accor or Hyatt account — or redeemed through Etihad Guest. Either way, we are happy to see the return of this transfer bonus to give travelers the option.
Hi! Can someone please confirm whether the 40% transfer bonus for Etihad is in fact active for Capital One for March 2025?
Joe’s comment below is from October 2022 which is why I wanted to clarify/confirm. Thank you.
Capital One is listed on the Etihad transfer bonus page here: https://www.etihad.com/en-ae/etihadguest/earn-miles/transfer-your-points
With that said, since Etihad removed Capital One in the past, it’s best to get a screenshot of that page with Capital One included before transferring your miles!
Capital one is removed. I guess they exercised “the right to withdraw or cancel the promotion or modify or alter the terms and conditions of such promotion at any time.” Here is the current transferred partner for this promo now: “Eligible partners ( ADCB Touch Points, Emirates Islamic Bank, Emirates ENBD, Citibank UAE, FAB Rewards, Air Miles, ADNOC, Joud Al Hilal, HSBC, SHARE points, Hyundai Card, Hana Bank, KTC, Inbursa, Standard Chartered, Ping An, CIMB, Kbank)”
Huge thank you for pointing that out. We’ve updated the post.
Parece ser uma promoção incrível , vou aproveitar. Sempre4 é atrativo usar a executivas ou primeira classe
I would love to try Etihad business or first class sometime but i won’t be transferring any hotel points until I have a definite flight in mind. Especially Marriott points since they are so flexible. But if I do transfer points, it is always nice when there is a transfer bonus.
I love the bonvoy… so is this 1.5:1 or 2:1 conversion?
For 60,000 Marriott points, you’ll get a total of 37,500 Etihad Guest miles with the 50% bonus. (so not quite 1.5:1)
So the normal points would post right away? But we’ll need to wait until end of promotion for the 50% bonus?
Per the T&C, they are actually giving themselves “up to 10 working days” from the end for the promotion. However, I’d guess they will post much faster. I’d suggest doing a small test transfer to see how long the bonus takes to post.
Have not flown Etihad Airlines, will need to check out their partners to see if this makes sene.
So it sounds like American Express Membership awards, which IS a transfer partner of Etihad – has not been included in this offer?
And can the ANA, Brussels, and Royal Air Maroc redemptions mentioned be redeemed on Etihad’s website, or do all Etihad partner redemptions still have to be done through call center?
Thank you,
Correct on the first point. Amex isn’t included. I believe you do have to book the specific Etihad partner redemptions you mentioned through the call center. I’m not sure if this applies to all partners, but I think it covers most of them.
Thank you, Erik.
Don’t have a desire to have any Etihad points. Won’t use them.
Is this a good deal? Thanks.
It depends , maybe if you are not flying Etihad and you want to use ANA like they mentioned in the blogpost. But if you want to fly Etihad i doubt it at the moment , they are about not to fly their A380 anymore and I guess their first-class will also disappear in the near future .
So if 2 to 1.5 transfer ratio is correct for Accor, 60,000 points transfer to 45,000 miles? is my math correct?
That’s how I calculate it too!
is it a good deal, for such transfairs?
These premium companies almost never make offers with bonuses, not least because they are differentiated in the market. So it’s time to take advantage …
Is this a good deal for Marriott points to Etihad?
Still waiting on Chase to do similar things and offer big point transfers awards like this!
Have never flown Etihad, would be curious what it’s like.