Etihad launches attractive £1,500 flight deals to the Maldives

Etihad is offering some surprisingly attractive business class deals to the Maldives.

This is part of a broader business class sale which runs until 8th February. We’ve already covered some good deals to India and you can also book Johannesburg and the Seychelles for around £1,700 from London.

For the Maldives, you are looking at £1,500 return if you start in the UK or €1,500 return (so saving around £200) if you start in Dublin or another European departure point. You’ll eat up much of that £200 getting to and from your EU departure point though!

EDIT: These fares seem to crept up by £200 / €200 during Tuesday

For example, from London Heathrow:

You can travel until May for these prices and can fly from London or Manchester. Availability is patchy so you need to be flexible.

You can also take advantage of Etihad’s free stopover programme in Abu Dhabi if you wish.

Remember that Etihad recently brought the A380 back to the Heathrow to Abu Dhabi route. Our Etihad flight reviews include the Etihad A380 Business Studio, the Etihad Boeing 777 First Class Suite and the Eithad A380 First Class Apartment.

Whilst Etihad isn’t a member of any major alliance, you can credit miles to Etihad Guest and cash them out for, well, cash, via their PointsPay service. You can also credit to partner programmes such as Air Canada Aeroplan and American Airlines AAdvantage. Details of all of the UK options for earning Etihad Guest miles from credit cards can be found in this article.

You can book on the Etihad site 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.