Membership Rewards (USA) adds Etihad Guest
Membership Rewards (USA) adds Etihad Guest
Apr 19, 2016, 8:21 am
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They have been a transfer partner in other versions of Membership Rewards for a long while. If, as it appears, they have agreed to participate in the USA version it's not unusual for the entry to appear, then it may vanish for a bit, and reappear when they make the official announcement.
https://rewards.americanexpress.com/...9e543e?tier=MR
https://rewards.americanexpress.com/...9e543e?tier=MR
Apr 25, 2016, 12:36 pm
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May 1, 2016, 3:47 pm
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May 1, 2016, 3:53 pm
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May 1, 2016, 3:56 pm
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May 1, 2016, 4:00 pm
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Is there any indication that Etihad will devalue awards on AA metal? They seem to be using the old pre-devaluation AA award chart. I also don't know if Etihad charges fuel surcharges on AA metal...
May 1, 2016, 4:19 pm
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Apr 6, 2017, 2:08 am
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I scored two great business awards recently on Etihad. There was a bit of a quirk in moving MR points to EY Guest, though. My Guest account balance showed the transfers almost immediately, but each time it took a few hours for the award booking section of the EY site to get the news.
Apr 6, 2017, 7:57 am
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I scored two great business awards recently on Etihad. There was a bit of a quirk in moving MR points to EY Guest, though. My Guest account balance showed the transfers almost immediately, but each time it took a few hours for the award booking section of the EY site to get the news.
Apr 6, 2017, 7:56 pm
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SFO-AUH (Abu Dhabi) one-way in business for 106,000 miles. This is nearly a 16-hour flight. Can't imagine that in coach.
AUH-CDG in business for 63,000 points. I booked this in AUH for the next day.
You can see award availabilty on the EY site without being a Guest member.
This is was a fantastic use of Amex MR points. This is why I spend so much time churning credit cards.
Apr 6, 2017, 9:08 pm
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Sure!
SFO-AUH (Abu Dhabi) one-way in business for 106,000 miles. This is nearly a 16-hour flight. Can't imagine that in coach.
AUH-CDG in business for 63,000 points. I booked this in AUH for the next day.
You can see award availabilty on the EY site without being a Guest member.
This is was a fantastic use of Amex MR points. This is why I spend so much time churning credit cards.
SFO-AUH (Abu Dhabi) one-way in business for 106,000 miles. This is nearly a 16-hour flight. Can't imagine that in coach.
AUH-CDG in business for 63,000 points. I booked this in AUH for the next day.
You can see award availabilty on the EY site without being a Guest member.
This is was a fantastic use of Amex MR points. This is why I spend so much time churning credit cards.
Apr 6, 2017, 10:25 pm
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No, my intended destination was Tehran to run the inaugural Tehran Marathon, which is in progress as I type. Alas, Iran refused entry for me and the other 27 American runners. Paris was Plan B for me.
A situation like this (winging an international trip) is where it can be very valuable to have a cache of Amex MR points.
A situation like this (winging an international trip) is where it can be very valuable to have a cache of Amex MR points.
Apr 7, 2017, 3:28 pm
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Sure!
SFO-AUH (Abu Dhabi) one-way in business for 106,000 miles. This is nearly a 16-hour flight. Can't imagine that in coach.
AUH-CDG in business for 63,000 points. I booked this in AUH for the next day.
You can see award availabilty on the EY site without being a Guest member.
This is was a fantastic use of Amex MR points. This is why I spend so much time churning credit cards.
SFO-AUH (Abu Dhabi) one-way in business for 106,000 miles. This is nearly a 16-hour flight. Can't imagine that in coach.
AUH-CDG in business for 63,000 points. I booked this in AUH for the next day.
You can see award availabilty on the EY site without being a Guest member.
This is was a fantastic use of Amex MR points. This is why I spend so much time churning credit cards.
Consider moving Amex MR to ANA next time. It's 104,000 miles for SFO-AUH in Business ROUND TRIP!