Etihad Guest
Etihad Guest spans Etihad, bilateral airlines, payment cards, hotels, cars, shopping, dining, Miles on the Go, Abu Dhabi experiences, and flight and everyday rewards.
A rolling 12-month Tier Miles program with Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, and spend-led Emerald; Silver through Platinum require a published flying component, with temporary reductions explicitly treated as time-bound offers.
The owner, currency, and rules of entry. Administrative essentials, mercifully without the brochure.
- Parent organization
- Etihad Airways
- Program currency
- Etihad Guest Miles
- Program status
- Active
- Primary market
- United Arab Emirates
- Enrollment eligibility
- Individual membership subject to the program terms.
- Enrollment cost
- No enrollment fee is published.
- Official program links
- Award booking ↗Homepage ↗Program terms ↗
- Last updated
- Aug 7, 2026
The tier name is the easy part. Here is the bill for reaching it—and what the program owes you in return.
How to qualify
Member
Base tier
Enroll in the program
membership term
Counts: Enrollment
Silver
25,000 Tier Miles + 10,000 Tier Miles from flying
Current published qualification year
Counts: Activity identified as status-qualifying by the program
Does not count: Reward redemptions and activity excluded by the program rules
Gold
50,000 Tier Miles + 20,000 Tier Miles from flying
Current published qualification year
Counts: Activity identified as status-qualifying by the program
Does not count: Reward redemptions and activity excluded by the program rules
Platinum
125,000 Tier Miles + 40,000 Tier Miles from flying
Current published qualification year
Counts: Activity identified as status-qualifying by the program
Does not count: Reward redemptions and activity excluded by the program rules
Emerald
150,000 USD
Current published qualification year
Counts: Activity identified as status-qualifying by the program
Does not count: Reward redemptions and activity excluded by the program rules
What each tier gets
Silver
Priority travel services
Receives the published Silver priority services on eligible travel.
Baggage privileges
Receives the published Silver baggage allowance where offered.
Gold
Priority travel services
Receives the published Gold priority services on eligible travel.
Baggage privileges
Receives the published Gold baggage allowance where offered.
Lounge privileges
ConditionalReceives the published Gold lounge access on eligible itineraries.
Eligible same-day itinerary, airport, guest, and lounge rules
Signature privilege
Adds four selectable Custom Benefits and Beyond Benefits at the published milestone.
Platinum
Priority travel services
Receives the published Platinum priority services on eligible travel.
Baggage privileges
Receives the published Platinum baggage allowance where offered.
Lounge privileges
ConditionalReceives the published Platinum lounge access on eligible itineraries.
Eligible same-day itinerary, airport, guest, and lounge rules
Signature privilege
Adds premium check-in, five Custom Benefits, and Beyond Benefits at the published milestone.
Emerald
Priority travel services
Receives the published Emerald priority services on eligible travel.
Baggage privileges
Receives the published Emerald baggage allowance where offered.
Lounge privileges
ConditionalReceives the published Emerald lounge access on eligible itineraries.
Eligible same-day itinerary, airport, guest, and lounge rules
Signature privilege
Etihad Guest's spend-led highest tier adds its published Emerald recognition and services.
The headline rate is only half the story. What counts—and what quietly does not—is where the arithmetic gets interesting.
How earning works
Eligible Etihad fare, route, cabin, and booking class
100 percentage of flown distance in Etihad Guest Miles per 100 eligible unit
What counts: Eligible paid fares credited to the program
Does not count: Reward tickets and excluded fare classes, taxes, and fees
Elite earning bonuses
Silver
Eligible Etihad fare, route, cabin, and booking class
25% bonus on percentage of flown distance in Etihad Guest Miles
What counts: Eligible paid fares credited to the program
Does not count: Reward tickets and excluded fare classes, taxes, and fees
Pricing rules matter more than the word “free,” which is doing heroic work in most loyalty brochures.
Ways to redeem
Etihad Airways reward flights
Route-, cabin-, date-, and inventory-specific reward price
The program publishes current reward-flight pricing or a booking calculator.
Search: Official website · Official app
Online: Available
Phone: Limited · Assistance availability depends on the selected redemption channel.
Alliance and airline-partner reward flights
Partner-, route-, cabin-, and itinerary-specific reward price
Search: Official website · Member service where required
Online: Available
Phone: Limited · Assistance availability depends on the selected redemption channel.
Cabin upgrades
Fare-, route-, cabin-, and inventory-specific reward price
Search: Manage booking · Member service
Online: Available
Phone: Limited · Assistance availability depends on the selected redemption channel.
Points plus cash
The offered points-and-cash combination is shown in the eligible booking flow
Search: Official booking flow
Online: Available
Phone: Limited · Assistance availability depends on the selected redemption channel.
Cash and points: Availability, minimums, fare eligibility, and payment rules vary by booking.
Hotels and car rentals
Supplier- and booking-specific reward price
Search: Official rewards portal
Online: Available
Phone: Limited · Assistance availability depends on the selected redemption channel.
Products, experiences, and donations
Item-, experience-, charity-, and market-specific reward price
Search: Official rewards portal
Online: Available
Phone: Limited · Assistance availability depends on the selected redemption channel.
Etihad Guest Reward Shop
Current program- or partner-specific reward price
Search: Official program or partner channel
Online: Available
Phone: Limited · Assistance availability depends on the selected redemption channel.
Rules and reversals
Etihad Airways reward flights
Taxes and fees: Inventory, taxes, fees, surcharges, and ticketing rules apply.
Validity: The issued ticket, booking, product, or experience terms control validity.
For someone else: Recipient eligibility depends on the selected redemption.
Changes: The fare, provider, and product rules shown before redemption control changes.
Cancellation: The fare, provider, and product rules shown before redemption control cancellation.
Refund timing: Point return, when permitted, follows the provider's processing rules.
Alliance and airline-partner reward flights
Taxes and fees: Partner inventory, routing, booking-channel, tax, fee, and surcharge rules apply.
Validity: The issued ticket, booking, product, or experience terms control validity.
For someone else: Recipient eligibility depends on the selected redemption.
Changes: The fare, provider, and product rules shown before redemption control changes.
Cancellation: The fare, provider, and product rules shown before redemption control cancellation.
Refund timing: Point return, when permitted, follows the provider's processing rules.
Cabin upgrades
Taxes and fees: Eligible paid fare and upgrade inventory required.
Validity: The issued ticket, booking, product, or experience terms control validity.
For someone else: Recipient eligibility depends on the selected redemption.
Changes: The fare, provider, and product rules shown before redemption control changes.
Cancellation: The fare, provider, and product rules shown before redemption control cancellation.
Refund timing: Point return, when permitted, follows the provider's processing rules.
Points plus cash
Taxes and fees: Only available where the program presents the option.
Validity: The issued ticket, booking, product, or experience terms control validity.
For someone else: Recipient eligibility depends on the selected redemption.
Changes: The fare, provider, and product rules shown before redemption control changes.
Cancellation: The fare, provider, and product rules shown before redemption control cancellation.
Refund timing: Point return, when permitted, follows the provider's processing rules.
Hotels and car rentals
Taxes and fees: Supplier, occupancy, driver, tax, fee, and cancellation rules apply.
Validity: The issued ticket, booking, product, or experience terms control validity.
For someone else: Recipient eligibility depends on the selected redemption.
Changes: The fare, provider, and product rules shown before redemption control changes.
Cancellation: The fare, provider, and product rules shown before redemption control cancellation.
Refund timing: Point return, when permitted, follows the provider's processing rules.
Products, experiences, and donations
Taxes and fees: Inventory, delivery, market, provider, and charity terms apply.
Validity: The issued ticket, booking, product, or experience terms control validity.
For someone else: Recipient eligibility depends on the selected redemption.
Changes: The fare, provider, and product rules shown before redemption control changes.
Cancellation: The fare, provider, and product rules shown before redemption control cancellation.
Refund timing: Point return, when permitted, follows the provider's processing rules.
Etihad Guest Reward Shop
Taxes and fees: Availability and published provider rules apply.
Validity: The issued ticket, booking, product, or experience terms control validity.
For someone else: Recipient eligibility depends on the selected redemption.
Changes: The fare, provider, and product rules shown before redemption control changes.
Cancellation: The fare, provider, and product rules shown before redemption control cancellation.
Refund timing: Point return, when permitted, follows the provider's processing rules.
The useful question is not whether a partnership exists. It is where you can earn, where you can transfer, and which footnote is waiting to spoil the headline.
Partner directory
Airline partnerships
Bilateral and other carrier partnerships outside the global alliance.
- Air Canada
- Air France
- Air New Zealand
- American Airlines
- ANA
- Garuda Indonesia
- Gulf Air
- JetBlue
- KLM
- Korean Air
- Malaysia Airlines
- Oman Air
- Royal Air Maroc
- SriLankan Airlines
- Virgin Australia
Credit cards
Card products directly associated with this loyalty program.
- Etihad Guest Mastercard cards
- Etihad Guest Visa cards
Earn with partners
Online and in-store retail
Etihad Guest shopping partners
The current rate is partner-, market-, channel-, and offer-specific.
Currency: Etihad Guest Miles
Counts: Eligible activity completed through the program's published channel
Does not count: Returns, cancellations, taxes, fees, and partner exclusions
Use through: Official shopping or partner portal
Eligible hotel stays and bookings
Etihad Guest hotel partners
The current rate is partner-, market-, channel-, and offer-specific.
Currency: Etihad Guest Miles
Counts: Eligible activity completed through the program's published channel
Does not count: Returns, cancellations, taxes, fees, and partner exclusions
Use through: Published hotel partner channel
Eligible car rentals
Etihad Guest car-rental partners
The current rate is partner-, market-, channel-, and offer-specific.
Currency: Etihad Guest Miles
Counts: Eligible activity completed through the program's published channel
Does not count: Returns, cancellations, taxes, fees, and partner exclusions
Use through: Published car-rental partner channel
Eligible dining and lifestyle spend
Etihad Guest dining and lifestyle partners
The current rate is partner-, market-, channel-, and offer-specific.
Currency: Etihad Guest Miles
Counts: Eligible activity completed through the program's published channel
Does not count: Returns, cancellations, taxes, fees, and partner exclusions
Use through: Published partner channel
Eligible co-brand and linked-card spend
Etihad Guest payment cards
The current rate is partner-, market-, channel-, and offer-specific.
Currency: Etihad Guest Miles
Counts: Eligible activity completed through the program's published channel
Does not count: Returns, cancellations, taxes, fees, and partner exclusions
Use through: Issuer account or published card channel
Eligible holidays, cruises, rail, or other travel
Etihad Guest travel partners
The current rate is partner-, market-, channel-, and offer-specific.
Currency: Etihad Guest Miles
Counts: Eligible activity completed through the program's published channel
Does not count: Returns, cancellations, taxes, fees, and partner exclusions
Use through: Published travel partner channel
Purchased loyalty currency
Buy or subscribe to Etihad Guest Miles
The current rate is partner-, market-, channel-, and offer-specific.
Currency: Etihad Guest Miles
Counts: Eligible activity completed through the program's published channel
Does not count: Returns, cancellations, taxes, fees, and partner exclusions
Use through: Official buy-points channel
Distinctive everyday earning path
Miles on the Go
The current rate is partner-, market-, channel-, and offer-specific.
Currency: Etihad Guest Miles
Counts: Eligible activity completed through the program's published channel
Does not count: Returns, cancellations, taxes, fees, and partner exclusions
Use through: Official program or partner channel
Distinctive everyday earning path
Reciprocal airline and hotel conversion partners
The current rate is partner-, market-, channel-, and offer-specific.
Currency: Etihad Guest Miles
Counts: Eligible activity completed through the program's published channel
Does not count: Returns, cancellations, taxes, fees, and partner exclusions
Use through: Official program or partner channel