Get 20%-30% bonus when you buy Etihad Guest miles – and don’t forget our competition

Etihad Guest is current running a bonus when you buy Etihad Guest miles, but it is ending soon.

For once, the bonus is not staggered.  As long as you buy at least 6,000 miles, you will receive the full 20% bonus.

Some status members get an even better deal:

Platinum members get a 30% bonus

Gold members get a 25% bonus

The page to buy is here.

What can you do with Etihad Guest miles?

This deal is obviously of most interest if you are looking to top up your Etihad Guest account.

However, there may also be some merit in pulling together some of your American Express Membership Rewards points, HSBC Premier credit card points, hotel points and some purchased points to pick up one of their ‘sweet spot’ redemptions.

Available on Etihad itself is generally good, especially between London and Abu Dhabi.  For the Saturday at the end of October half term, I had no problem booking four Business Class seats back to the UK on one of the A380 services – something that would be very, very unlikely on British Airways at the end of half term.

Availability should be even better going forward given that Etihad has just added a permanent 4th Heathrow service, albeit with a smaller Boeing 787.  You can also fly from Manchester.

• Czech Airlines
• Flybe
• Garuda Indonesia
• GOL
• Hainan Airlines
• Korean Air
• Malaysia Airlines (190,000 miles return in Business Class to KL, not great)
• Oman Air
• Royal Air Maroc
• SAS
• Sri Lankan Airlines (152,000 miles return from London to Colombo in Business Class)
• Virgin Australia

You can see all of Etihad’s redemption partners here.

The one downside of Etihad Guest miles is that they have a hard expiry date.  You can’t stop them expiring after two years and it is ‘use it or lose it’.

This also means, of course, that if you need to buy some more miles to allow you to spend what you have then this is as good a time as any.

The offer runs until 31st August.  You can find out more and buy at this page of the Etihad site.

Don’t forget our great Etihad Guest competition

You still have a few days – if you are UK based – to enter our fantastic competition to win two Business Class tickets on Etihad from London or Manchester to Abu Dhabi.  Visit this page of Head for Points to enter.  Entries must be received by Saturday 31st August.

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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.