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New Etihad discount codes and a points transfer bonus launched

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Etihad has launched two new discount codes, worth up to 15% off the cost of a flight booked over the next two weeks.

The codes are:

  • 15% off Economy Class flights – EYECO15
  • 15% off Business Class flights – EYBUS15

Here are the rules:

  • Book by 15th April
  • Economy: travel outbound between 1st May and 30th June, return by 31st July
  • Business: travel outbound between 1st July and 31st August, return by 31st August
  • Discount only applies to the base fare, so the actual discount will be noticeably lower than 10% in Economy and a little lower than 10% in Business
  • Valid for departures from the UK, Ireland, Germany, Switzerland, France, Spain, Italy and Netherlands

You can book via the Etihad website here.

Your best option to maximise your miles when paying is American Express Preferred Rewards Gold.  This offers double points – 2 per £1 – when you when you book flight tickets directly with an airline.  Our review of Amex Gold is here.

Etihad Guest launches a 20% transfer bonus

Etihad Guest has launched another of its occasional transfer bonuses.

Details of the bonus are here.

Etiahd discount code

For UK residents, the key transfer partners which will trigger a 20% bonus are:

Le Club AccorHotels

IHG Rewards Club

World of Hyatt

Radisson Rewards

Marriott Rewards

Hilton Honors

Shangri-La Golden Circle

HSBC Premier

It is important to note who is NOT on the list – American Express Membership Rewards.  You will not get a bonus if you transfer from here.  Note that Etihad Guest is no longer a Heathrow Rewards partner.

Transfers must be made by 30th April.  The bonus will be added in a separate transaction within 15 working days of the end of the promotion.

You can find out more here. In addition, if you are not already an Etihad Guest member, you can sign up here and receive 500 bonus miles.

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How to earn Etihad Guest miles from UK credit cards

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:

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.

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.

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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Comments (68)

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  • Ant says:
    2 Apr2 April 11:57

    OT: I am landing at T5 at 1830 BA and flying out of T4 Airmalta at 2030 with checked in luggage. Assume I have to pick up luggage & drop off does that mean I need to go out to the desks at departure terminal.
    Any advice?

    • Chris L says:
      2 Apr2 April 12:35

      I would say that’s ‘ambitious’

      • David says:
        2 Apr2 April 14:57

        Is this on two separate tickets? If so, I would make sure I had very good travel insurance, and have a Plan B ready to go for when you miss bag drop at T4…

  • krys_k says:
    2 Apr2 April 12:27

    OT – related to Hilton flash sale in bits a few days ago. I missed out on booking a room using the sale (thought it was open until 2nd, today, but maybe it closed on 1st?). Do these sales come up often? Next time I’ll just book straight away!

  • Tom W says:
    2 Apr2 April 13:01

    O/T, i’m looking to arrange a Marriot Hotel redemption but rates with breakfast don’t come up when the points option is selected. Any chance it’s included?

    Thanks

  • ankomonkey says:
    2 Apr2 April 14:14

    I prefer LHR T2 to LHR T5. In my experience, T2 is far less hectic and the business lounges are better.

    • Lady London says:
      2 Apr2 April 19:23

      +1. It’s just the looooong walk to the best lounges that must be wary of.

    • Alex Sm says:
      2 Apr2 April 20:46

      Yes, my partner and I once did a lounge crawl at T2 and got a lift by a friendly driver of Air India buggy from B gates to A gates!

  • Grimz says:
    2 Apr2 April 15:07

    OT, Do you get a bonus for adding a supplementary card to my BA Amex card? If you do get a bonus is it only for the 1st sup card or for every one you add?

    • stevenhp1987 says:
      2 Apr2 April 15:47

      First one you do. No further bonus on additional cards.

      Doesn’t seem to trigger if you add it at the application stage though… I had to call Amex to manually credit the 3k points on my Amex Gold and BAPP for this very reason which, to their credit, they did.

  • Grimz says:
    2 Apr2 April 16:00

    I see you can have up to 99 free Supplementary cards, that’s a lot of shop small credit!!

  • Shoestring says:
    2 Apr2 April 17:36

    Reminder in the paper today that Flybe are now strictly enforcing the cabin baggage policy with £50 penalty for small infringements.
    [Cabin baggage allowance and cost: One slim piece of cabin luggage that is no bigger than 55cm x 35cm x 20cm – including any wheels and handles – can be taken on board for free.
    You can also bring another smaller bag no larger than a handbag or laptop case – to be stowed under the seat in front of you for free.
    However, the combined weight of both bags must be no more than 10kg in total.
    Penalty if you exceed the cabin baggage limit: If the hand baggage is found to be too big or heavy at the departure gate you will be fined £50 and the bag will be stowed in the hold.]

  • The Savage Squirrel says:
    2 Apr2 April 17:40

    I’m not surprised at this. Jet2 is a pretty good operation at in my experience at focusing on nothing more and nothing less than what it sets out to do which is to be a “friendly” low cost carrier that treats you with respect. Proof that you can be competitive in the low-cost market without the Ryanair we’re-the-cheapest-so-we’ll-treat-you-like-dirt customer service model.

    • Shoestring says:
      2 Apr2 April 17:57

      Ryanair stopped treating people like dirt quite a few years ago! Their current cabin baggage policy is indeed quite generous, if you pay the £6-10 priority boarding fee you get 2 cabin bags (cabin guaranteed), one your fairly standard size bag 10kg for the locker plus another bag/ laptop 40cm x 25cm x 20cm.

      Look at their passenger numbers:
      2006 22m
      2010 70m
      2019e 142m

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