One of the limitations of Etihad Guest Miles has been that unless you are a Platinum members your Guest miles expire after a set period of earning them ir-respective of any activity in your account. This is now changing with effect from July 31, 2020 to give you more flexibility.
From 31 July 2020, every eligible transaction you make will extend your balance by another 18 months. That includes earning, spending or buying miles. You can only extend your miles balance once per month and by a maximum period of 18 months. So, you can earn or redeem miles to extend your miles balance and have more time to redeem your miles.
The validity of Etihad Guest Miles will be extended based on qualifying member activity. Miles will be extended for a period of 18 months after making one eligible transaction, including earning, spending or buying miles. Miles can be extended to a maximum period of 18 months.
Etihad Guest Miles will expire if there is no qualifying activity within a period of 18 months after the last qualifying activity. If an Etihad Guest member does not qualify for the extension, the Etihad Guest Miles balance will expire on the last day of the 18th month after the last qualifying activity, at 23:30 (GST time).
The Etihad Guest Miles balance of Etihad Guest Platinum members will not expire as long as the Etihad Guest Platinum Tier Status is maintained. Once a Platinum member is downgraded to Gold tier, total miles balance validity period will be calculated 18 months from the tier downgrade date.
This is great news indeed. This is like a cherry on top after the last announcement from Aeroplan that you can redeem Aeroplan for Etihad flights and also earn Aeroplan miles on Etihad operated paid flights.
Looking forward to go to Abu Dhabi and visit the attractions on Yas Island.
Written by Dominic Fernandes aka CanadaPointsGuy.
Image courtesy of Etihadguest.com.