Etihad launches a sale – Abu Dhabi A380 from £1179 in business class
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Etihad is running a short sale which carries on until 24th July.
If you can’t find the dates you want in the ‘Avios 25% discount’ promotion (see my other article today) then this is a decent alternative. You may also want to consider whether paying cash to fly to Abu Dhabi at these prices is a better deal than Avios, even with 25% off.
Full details can be found on the Etihad UK website here.
Economy and Business deals are available. The pick of the Business Class deals is Abu Dhabi, which is available for £1,179 return from London.
This is an OUTSTANDING deal if you can get it to book onto the A380 services which feature the Etihad Business Class Studio product which I reviewed here. It is, I believe, the best business class product on the market at the moment. You can book for dates until 31st May 2017.
You can also fly from Edinburgh and Manchester for an extra £100 albeit not on an A380. Apart from Abu Dhabi, the fares are ‘good but not great’. Typical prices include Bangkok for £1526, Tokyo for £2013 and Shanghai for £1860.
You can credit Etihad flights to Etihad Guest (and top up with American Express Membership Rewards points or via Etihad’s own UK credit card). Alternatively, you could credit to American Airlines or to airberlin and then use the miles to redeem for a British Airways flight.
Full details of all the available routes are here.
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How to earn Etihad Guest miles from UK credit cards (April 2025)
Etihad Guest does not have a UK credit card. However, you can earn Etihad Guest miles by converting Membership Rewards points earned from selected UK American Express cards.
Cards earning Membership Rewards points include:
- American Express Preferred Rewards Gold (review here, apply here) – sign-up bonus of 20,000 Membership Rewards points converts into 20,000 Etihad Guest miles. This card is FREE for your first year and also comes with four free airport lounge passes.
SPECIAL OFFER: Until 27th May 2025, the sign-up bonus on the ‘free for a year’ American Express Preferred Rewards Gold card is increased from 20,000 Membership Rewards points to 30,000 points. Points convert 1:1 into Avios (30,000 Avios!) and many other programmes. Some people may see even higher personalised offers. Click here to apply.
- The Platinum Card from American Express (review here, apply here) – sign-up bonus of 50,000 Membership Rewards points converts into 50,000 Etihad Guest miles.
SPECIAL OFFER: Until 27th May 2025, the sign-up bonus on American Express Platinum is increased from 50,000 Membership Rewards points to a huge 80,000 points. Points convert 1:1 into Avios (80,000 Avios!) and many other programmes. Some people may see even higher personalised offers. Click here to apply.
- American Express Rewards credit card (review here, apply here) – sign-up bonus of 10,000 Membership Rewards points converts into 10,000 Etihad Guest miles. This card is FREE for life.
Membership Rewards points convert at 1:1 into Etihad Guest miles which is an attractive rate. The cards above all earn 1 Membership Rewards point per £1 spent on your card, which converts to 1 Etihad Guest mile.
The American Express Preferred Rewards Gold card earns double points (2 per £1) on all flights you charge to it, not just with Etihad but with any airline.
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