This article is sponsored by Etihad Airways We have covered several different airline loyalty schemes for small and medium sized businesses on Head for Points, primarily BA’s On Business programme. What many don’t know is that Etihad also runs its own scheme, called BusinessConnect. With […]
Etihad and Etihad Guest
Etihad Guest is the loyalty scheme for Etihad Airways. The articles below outline the best ways of earning and spending your points if you are based in the UK. I also review the First Class Apartment on the A380, the First Class Suite on their Boeing 777, the Business Class Studio on their A380 and the Etihad lounges at Heathrow Terminal 4 and Abu Dhabi Terminal 3.
For further information on Etihad and Etihad Guest, visit their website here.
EXCLUSIVE COMPETITION: Win 2 x Business Class tickets from London or Manchester to Abu Dhabi with Etihad!
5 August 2019 By
Starting today, and running for the rest of the month – until 31st August 2019 – we are running a great competition in association with Etihad Airways. It is one of the most valuable prizes we have ever given away. One lucky Head for Points […]
Etihad adds a permanent 4th daily London Heathrow flight – but with a Boeing 787
25 July 2019 By
Etihad is adding a permanent fourth daily service at London Heathrow, using slots it gained from the demise of India’s Jet Airways. EY26 will depart Heathrow Terminal 4 at 21.05, arriving in Abu Dhabi at 08.05. The return flight, EY25, will leave Abu Dhabi at […]
Etihad offering 20% off Abu Dhabi Grand Prix packages
14 July 2019 By
Etihad is currently offering a 20% ‘early bird’ discount on its flight, hotel and race ticket packages for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. This is over the weekend of 29th November. There are packages as low as £967 per person based on Economy flights from London […]
An excellent Etihad Business Class flight deal to Singapore – for the committed!
5 July 2019 By
Yesterday we looked at an attractive Qatar Airways deal to Hong Kong out of Sweden. Etihad also has a very interesting deal from Stockholm – in this case, it is to Singapore, for just £1091 (SEK 12800) in Business Class. There is a snag though. […]
How to book Oman Air flights using Etihad Guest frequent flyer miles
23 June 2019 By
This article looks at how to book Oman Air flights using frequent flyer miles. Over the last few weeks we have been running a series of articles on my recent trip to Oman. If you are not familiar with Oman you can read our overview […]
Who won our Etihad competition?
1 June 2019 By
Two weeks ago we ran a competition with Etihad to promote their new daily Boeing 787 flights from Heathrow, giving away tickets to see either Muse or Metallica live at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester. We can now announce the lucky winners. The winners of one […]
Good Etihad business class flight sale launched from London & Manchester
29 May 2019 By
As a pick-me-up after the Bank Holiday weekend, Etihad has launched a short business class flight sale. The fares below are from London and Manchester, although it is also worth checking European departures – links below – as both destinations and prices vary. The sale […]
Exclusive 48-hour competition: Win tickets to see Muse or Metallica at Etihad Stadium, Manchester
18 May 2019 By
Today and tomorrow we are running a flash two-day competition which will be of particular interest to HFP readers outside London, who always tell us they feel neglected 🙂 Four lucky HFP readers will win tickets to see Muse or Metallica at the Etihad Stadium […]
Get a 20% bonus buying Etihad Guest miles
13 May 2019 By
Etihad Guest has launched another bonus when you buy miles. The bonus is staggered: Buy 6,000 – 20,000 miles = 10% bonus Buy 21,000 – 40,000 miles = 15% bonus Buy 41,000 – 60,000 miles = 20% bonus I won’t go through the numbers in […]
Etihad goes to FIVE flights per day from London Heathrow
2 May 2019 By
Etihad is launching a fourth and fifth daily flight from London Heathrow. The battle between Qatar Airways, Emirates and Etihad for traffic from the UK has just taken an extra twist. As we covered recently, Etihad gained three additional slots at London Heathrow when India’s […]
How American Express Membership Rewards members can buy frequent flyer miles for up to 50% off
20 April 2019 By
One of the lesser known features of the American Express Membership Rewards programme is the ability to buy up to 10,000 Membership Rewards points per year for 1.5p each. This facility is mentioned on the Amex website here – scroll down to Clause 3 – although […]
Jet Airways abandons Heathrow Airport, and Etihad gets the landing slots
13 April 2019 By
I flagged the financial crisis at India’s Jet Airways yesterday. It looks like the airline is into its final hours, with the Heathrow services to India now suspended and – more critically – the landing and take-off slots transferred to Etihad from 28th April. Why […]
How to use small orphan amounts of frequent flyer miles and hotel points – Part 2 (Airlines and Shopping)
8 April 2019 By
This is the second part of the updated article I began yesterday, discussing the best ways to ‘zero out’ loyalty card accounts which you want to abandon. You need to remember that you may first need to ‘top off’ an account by earning a few more […]
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