Booking Etihad Residence using Asiana miles
May 1, 2020, 11:59 pm
#1
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Join Date: Feb 2020
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Booking Etihad Residence using Asiana miles
Has anyone managed to book Etihad Residence using Asiana miles? According to the mileage redemption table, it'll cost 40K miles for a one-way First class ticket from LHR to AUH, would that apply for the Residence?
May 2, 2020, 11:32 am
#2
Join Date: Jan 2020
Location: YVR/ICN
Programs: OZ Diamond *G/AC 35K *S/Marriott Bonvoy Platinum/Hilton Gold
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The Residence is not the same as a First Class redemption. The only classes you can book with OZ Club is Economy(N), Business(I) and First Class(O). There is absolutely no way to book the Ethiad Residence in any frequent flyer program other than their own Ethiad Guest program.
Sep 13, 2020, 3:26 pm
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The Residence is not the same as a First Class redemption. The only classes you can book with OZ Club is Economy(N), Business(I) and First Class(O). There is absolutely no way to book the Ethiad Residence in any frequent flyer program other than their own Ethiad Guest program.
Sep 16, 2020, 10:55 am
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Programs: BA Silver, TK E+, AA PP, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott LT Plat, Hilton Diamond
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The Residence and similar bling-tastic F products are also a marketing tool that helps the Y and J product to appear a bit more classy, so they don't necessarily have to pay their own way
Sep 19, 2020, 4:21 pm
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Do you think anybody other than Emirati sheikhs and a few CEOs are paying for the Residence? That's a market that may or may not care in the slightest about COVID (and if they do, they'd want the social distancing of the enclosed space) but would certainly not be happy if it goes away.
The Residence and similar bling-tastic F products are also a marketing tool that helps the Y and J product to appear a bit more classy, so they don't necessarily have to pay their own way
The Residence and similar bling-tastic F products are also a marketing tool that helps the Y and J product to appear a bit more classy, so they don't necessarily have to pay their own way
Sep 19, 2020, 7:05 pm
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: East Coast
Programs: AA CONCIERGE KEY & 1MM, HILTON DIAMOND
Posts: 11,970
Do you think anybody other than Emirati sheikhs and a few CEOs are paying for the Residence? That's a market that may or may not care in the slightest about COVID (and if they do, they'd want the social distancing of the enclosed space) but would certainly not be happy if it goes away.
The Residence and similar bling-tastic F products are also a marketing tool that helps the Y and J product to appear a bit more classy, so they don't necessarily have to pay their own way
The Residence and similar bling-tastic F products are also a marketing tool that helps the Y and J product to appear a bit more classy, so they don't necessarily have to pay their own way