Etihad Guest miles offer the flexibility for redemptions on Etihad flights, as well as partner airlines like Virgin Australia, JetBlue and Brussels Airlines.
While the added carrier charges on reward seat bookings can be unpleasantly high, there are some airlines and programs that offer great-value options. Here's a few of them.
Ever been quoted over 500,000 points for a reward seat booking using your hard-earned points? Here's how to avoid that and seek out the best-value flights.
You can save on points and taxes by using Etihad Guest miles instead of Velocity Points—but only on some routes. Here's the easy rule to follow.
We have roadtested Etihad’s A380 flagship Business Class—and it is excellent. Travellers in Australia have several options to access Etihad flights with points, and it is worth well aiming for.
The first leg of my flight from Europe back to Australia was in Etihad's Diamond First Class from Geneva to Abu Dhabi, redeemed using Velocity Points, and I really enjoyed it! Etihad's 'standard' long-haul First Class product offers an excellent seat, and for my flight, great service.
Our take on Etihad’s luxurious A380 flagship First Class Apartments. Australians have several options to access this Etihad product with frequent flyer points, and it's worth well aiming for.
Etihad offers the ability to top up 25% of your award flight using cash instead of miles, reducing the amount of points you need (but increasing the cost). This option is priced well though, so may make sense in some circumstances.
By focusing on earning flybuys through credit card spend and with bonus points offers, this is how I quickly built up my flybuys balance to fly from Perth to Melbourne return in Business Class - which usually costs over $3000 in cash.
