Transfer points now to get 40% more Etihad Guest Miles

Etihad Guest has returned with a periodic 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 March 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 – 10,000 points
30% Bonsu Miles – Transfer 10,001 – 50,000 points
40% Bonus Miles – Transfer 50,001 plus points

Which transfer partners are eligible for bonus miles?

It is possible to transfer points to Etihad Guest from 46 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 20 loyalty partners:

ADCB TouchPoints
Emirates Islamic EI SmartMiles
Emirates NBD Plus Points
Dubai Islamic Bank
Standard Chartered – UAE
Capital One miles
Hyundai AMEX Centurion
Inbursa Points
Ping An WanLiTong
CIMB
China CITIC Bank
Commonwealth Bank
Kasikorn Bank
CTBC Bank
Cathay United Bank
Shangri-La Hotels
ALL – Accor Live Limitless
Hyatt Hotels & Resorts – World of Hyatt Points
Intercontinental Hotels & Resorts – IHG Rewards Club Points

Why is this useful?

There are a lot of 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 accumulate a small number of ADCB Touchpoints every year 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.