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Last call for the Etihad credit card sign-up bonus

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A quick reminder that 7th June (the deadline has been extended by a week from 31st May) is the last day to apply for the Etihad credit card with the current bonus of 15,000 Etihad Guest miles.

This is an excellent bonus for a card which is FREE.  Full details are on the Etihad website here.

The card has a representative APR of 22.9% variable.

Etihad card

Here are the key facts:

The cards are a double pack of American Express and Visa

There is no annual fee

You earn 1.5 miles per £1 on the Amex and 0.75 miles per £1 on the Visa

The issuer is MBNA, so no churning – it is likely you won’t be able to get another bonus in the future on this card if you apply now

And the rules for this promotion:

You receive the standard 5,000 miles for spending £250 within 30 days

You receive an additional 10,000 miles for spending £2,000 within 90 days

All in all, the targets are very reasonable, especially as spend on the both the Amex and Visa cards count towards the target.

Other perks include bonus miles on any Etihad flights taken in Business or First Class within 90 days of taking out the card, and Etihad Guest Silver status if you take one return flight with Etihad within a year.  Flights must be purchased using the credit card to qualify.

The downside is that 15,000 Etihad Guest miles on their own are not going to get you very far.  If you’re interested in this deal I suggest you read this full-length article which I wrote when the bonus launched and which explains the scheme in more detail.


How to earn Etihad Guest miles from UK credit cards

How to earn Etihad Guest miles from UK credit cards (February 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:

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.

Comments (19)

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  • David says:

    Just seen that the T&Cs of the CT code state “Offer ends at midnight 30th May 2017 GMT”. Don’t know if that’s true, but just in case anyone might be irritated if they try it on 31st and it’s been pulled!

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