Fly Business Class to Australia for €2,002 (£1,700) from Dublin with Etihad

A very quick one, since I’m currently in Iceland, that Etihad has added some highly attractive fares to Melbourne to its current sale.

How attractive? As low as €1,935 (£1,650) from Dusseldorf or, more conveniently, €2,002 (£1,700) from Dublin.

(EDIT 10.45am – much of the availability seems to have gone.)

Here’s an example:

The sale ends tomorrow, 14th.

You must travel by the end of April.

The tickets qualify for a free stopover in Abu Dhabi if you want one.

It’s easy to find dates with the lowest fare because, at least on desktop, the calendar shows the lowest price for each date. This lets you pop out the best price first time.

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, if they support ‘Z’ class. 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.

PS. There are lots of other aggressive deals too to Johannesburg, the Maldives, Bangkok, Shanghai, Manila, Jakarta, Singapore and Mumbai, although you may have to play around with different European starting points to find the best prices. Maldives is €1,265 out of Milan for example.

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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.