Etihad Guest has opened another campaign for up to 40% bonus on incoming points transfers from select financial institutions and hotel loyalty programs.
The partners include both regional and international banking partners, as well as four different hotel programs that will offer a staggered bonus depending on the amount of points transferred.
Etihad is currently running several promotions simultaneously, including members being able to Double Dip with Hyatt, and there is an Amex transfer bonus offer as well.
You can access Etihad to review the applicable points transfer partners here.
These are the details of the promotion as advertised:
Earn up to 40% extra Etihad Guest Miles by converting loyalty points to miles before 31 March. Use them for flights, upgrades, or products in our Reward shop. Loyalty takes you places!
- Transfer 1000 to 10,000 miles and get 20% Bonus Miles on each transaction.
- Transfer 10,001 to 50,000 miles and get 30% Bonus Miles on each transaction.
- Transfer 50,001 miles and above and get 40% Bonus Miles on each transaction.
The bonus amounts are quite significant considering that hotel loyalty programs and some banks already add a certain bonus amount to larger point transfers.
These are the participating partners:
Considering the 20% start with the first 1000 points, this will also apply to the 1000 points per Hyatt stay that are transferred to Etihad Guest automatically.
I have previously written about the current points transfer promo from Amex U.S. :
American Express (U.S.) Membership Rewards Transfers To Etihad Guest With 20% Bonus Until April 4, 2024
And John has covered the Hyatt / Eithad campaign that is still ongoing:
Hyatt & Etihad Promotion: Earn 1,000 Bonus Guest Miles For Each Stay February 1 – March 30, 2024
Etihad is quite aggressive as it seems to generate revenue with these points transfers. The big question is, what will members eventually be able to book once the points have hit the account, and at what price!?
As I wrote previously I tried to make the program work but never found a proper use case for my travel profile that makes sense and provides value.
Conclusion
Etihad Guest is offering another promotion to transfer points into the program, this time for partners of financial companies and certain hotel programs. It seems that EY management wants to drive these transfers in order to generate extra revenue (these banks and hotels pay Etihad for all points transferred in).
Getting the points into your account is only half the deal, though; in the end, you need to find a worthwhile redemption, and that might prove to be more difficult. I don’t consider Etihad Guest to be a program with many sweet spots for redemptions so I’d be wary before moving points into this program. Make sure that you know what a potential redemption will cost you and that it is available.
These are the conditions for this transfer promotion:
The offer is valid for all Points to Miles transfers made from the qualifying partner loyalty programme between 01 March 2024 (00.00am UTC+4) and 31 March 2024 (23.59pm UTC+4) both days inclusive.
Etihad Guest members who transfer 1,000 to 10,000 miles, will receive 20% Bonus Miles on each transaction.
Etihad Guest members who transfer 10,001 to 50,000 miles, will receive 30% Bonus Miles on each transaction.
Etihad Guest members who transfer from 50,001 and above miles, will receive 40% Bonus Miles on each transaction.
Once the Miles transfer request in initiated it cannot be reversed.
This offer is subject to the Terms & Conditions of the Etihad Guest Programme.
A valid Etihad Guest membership number is required to successfully perform the transfer.
The Etihad Guest member will be responsible for quoting the correct Etihad Guest membership number to the participating transfer partners for the transfer activity.
Terms and conditions governing the existing transfer partners will apply.
The promotion is applicable for any member who converts their points from a qualifying Partner loyalty programme to Etihad Guest Miles. The eligibility of the bonus for a specific member will be done based on the validity of the promotion and the date of transfer provided by the partner for that respective member.
Base Etihad Guest Miles converted by the member will be awarded as per the applicable transfer ratios of each respective partner
Bonus Etihad Guest Tier Miles earned during this promotion will reflect in the member’s Etihad Guest membership account within 15 business days by the end of the campaign period.
The above promotion construct is valid only for all Points Transfer Partners which fall under the Points Transfer partners listed above and governed by the transfer ratios and minimum thresholds applicable for these respective partners.
Etihad Guest reserves the right to withdraw or cancel the promotion or modify or alter the terms and conditions of such promotion at any time.
Participation under this promotion is purely voluntary for the members.
The decision of Etihad Guest will be final and binding under this promotion and no disputes will be entertained in this regard.
This offer cannot be clubbed with any other transfer offer.
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