Transfer points now to get 40% more Etihad Guest Miles

Etihad Guest has returned with a bonus on point transfers from other loyalty programmes. You can earn a bonus of up to 40% more Etihad Guest Miles on point transfers from a limited number of partners until 31 October 2024.

The promotion is tiered. The more points you transfer, the bigger the bonus. To trigger the largest bonus, you must transfer over 50,000 miles.

20% Bonus Miles – Transfer 1,000 – 9,999 points
30% Bonus Miles – Transfer 10,000 – 49,999 points
40% Bonus Miles – Transfer 50,000 plus points

Which transfer partners are eligible for bonus miles?

Points can be transferred to Etihad Guest from 47 other loyalty programmes. The partners include various loyalty programmes in hotel and travel, retail and shopping, banking, and financial services.

However, the 40% bonus is only available on point transfers from the following 23 loyalty partners:

ADCB TouchPoints
ALL – Accor Live Limitless
Bank of New Zealand – BNZ Points
BSF Jana Rewards
China CITIC Bank Points
CIMB
Citibank
Commonwealth Bank
CTBC Bank
Dubai Islamic Bank Wala’a Rewards
Emirates NBD Plus Points
Emirates Islamic EI SmartMiles
FAB Rewards
Hyundai Amex Centurion
Intercontinental Hotels & Resorts – IHG Rewards Club Points
KTC FOREVER points
Mashreq Vantage points
OCBC STACK
Ping An WanLiTong
Ramp Rewards
Shangri-La Hotels
Standard Chartered – UAE
Virgin Money Australia

Why is this useful?

There are many loyalty programmes in the UAE. It is very easy to build up small balances in multiple programmes. Transferring to Etihad Guest is a good way to pool several small balances that might have otherwise gone unused.

For instance, I earn a small number of ADCB Touchpoints but never enough to do anything interesting. These ADCB Touchpoints can be transferred to Etihad Guest at any time. However, my approach is to sit on the points and wait until Etihad Guest offers a transfer bonus. This typically happens a couple of times a year.

How do you transfer partner points to Etihad Guest?

Check out the complete step-by-step guide on everything you need to know to transfer points to Etihad Guest from your other credit card, hotel and loyalty programmes.