Originally Posted by
Red259
In order to take advantage of the free hotel on a two day stayover do my tickets need to be linked? I am booking an award flying out of AUH on etihad but I will be flying in on a paid flight not on the same ticket with a two night stay between the two flights. Would it make a difference if my paid flight in was on Etiad as well?
You should check the conditions for the free stopover - last version I saw:
https://www.etihad.com/en/abu-dhabi/stopover
That said, I think you won't qualify for a number of reasons, in the scenario you outlined (connecting flights, not valid on reward tickets, Etihad operated flights only, ...)