Get FA Cup semi final tickets with Emirates Skywards miles
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Emirates has released FA Cup semi final tickets for Emirates Skywards members who have miles to redeem. You can also use American Express Membership Rewards points via a transfer.
We have been critical of the pricing of VIP seats at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium this season when using Skywards miles, although at least the football has started to justify it.
The FA Cup seats have also seen a sharp jump in price from 2022.
As of 4pm on Tuesday you could get:
Manchester City vs Sheffield United on Saturday 22nd April
- 25,000 miles for standard seats (both ends available)
Brighton vs Manchester United on Sunday 23rd April
- 25,000 miles for standard seats (both ends available)
Note that it has not been officially confirmed which game will be on which date but due to a Europa League game in Seville on Thursday 20th April it is expected that Manchester United will play on Sunday.
This pricing represents substantial inflation on last year. In 2022, standard seats were just 13,500 miles each whilst Club Wembley hospitality packages – of which there are no sign this year – were available for 45,000 miles.
Full details and booking is available on this page of the Emirates website.
Transfers from American Express Membership Rewards to Emirates Skywards are usually instantaneous if the accounts are already linked and should be pretty quick even if they are not.
If you want to redeem for this next season, we published a complete guide to earning Emirates Skywards miles from UK credit cards which you can find here.
How to earn Emirates Skywards miles from UK credit cards (March 2024)
Emirates Skywards does not have a UK credit card. However, you can earn Emirates Skywards 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 Emirates Skywards miles. This card is FREE for your first year and also comes with four free airport lounge passes.
- The Platinum Card from American Express (review here, apply here) – sign-up bonus of 40,000 Membership Rewards points converts into 40,000 Emirates Skywards miles
- American Express Rewards credit card (review here, apply here) – sign-up bonus of 10,000 Membership Rewards points converts into 10,000 Emirates Skywards miles. This card is FREE for life.
Membership Rewards points convert at 1:1 into Emirates Skywards 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 Emirates Skywards mile. The Gold card earns double points (2 per £1) on all flights you charge to it.
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