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How to search for Etihad Award space in 4 simple steps
I’ve had a few people ask me how I booked the Etihad First Class Apartment American Airlines Aadvantage miles. Well, what a great question indeed. Finding Etihad award space is very easy and straight forward and Miles has whipped up an easy to follow guide – one that he used to book the business studio last year. So now if someone asks YOU how to search for Etihad award space, you can break it down for them in 4 simple steps.
Step one – go to Etihad.com
Once you’ve found yourself on Etihad.com click on “Etihad Guest.” The great thing is you can search without even having a login or account. Thanks Etihad!
Step two – Book flights
Step three – Search for your desired route and cabin
I selected AUH to LHR which usually has great availability and the First Class Apartment for a random date in October.
Step four – look for “Guest Seat” availability
This is the inventory available to partners and is the equivalent to “saaver” avail.
Final Bonus Step 😉 Call AA
Once you’ve found that the seats you want are available, call in to American Airlines (800-433-7300) and tell them the information and book your seats. Always write down the flight numbers, times, and airport codes. It’ll make it much easier for you and the rep. If you’re wondering how much flights will cost you…click here to view the AA award redemption charts.
I’m so excited to check this bad boy out. BYAH!
I absolutely loved the Etihad Business Studio aboard the 787 Dreamliner. What a gob-stopping product. How amazing that AA miles can put your booty here.
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Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
Welcome Offer
Earn 75,000 bonus points after you spend $5,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account openingÂ
Annual Fee
$95
Points Earned
Transferrable Chase Ultimate Rewards
- 5x on all travel purchased through Chase Travelâ„
- 3x on dining, including eligible delivery services for takeout & dining out
- 3x on select streaming services
- 3x on online grocery purchases
- (excluding Target, Walmart and wholesale clubs)
- $50 Annual Chase Travel Hotel Credit via Chase Travelâ„
- The begins immediately for new cardmembers and after your account anniversary for existing cardmembers
- 2x on all other travel
- 10% Anniversary Points Boost
- each account anniversary you’ll earn bonus points equal to 10% of your total purchases made the previous year
- Points are transferrable to 14 Ultimate Rewards partners
- No foreign transaction fees
- Suite of Travel and Purchase Coverage
- Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver is my favorite
- Complimentary DashPass which unlocks $0 delivery fees & lower service fees for a min. of one year when you activate by 12/31/27. Plus, a $10 promo each month on non-restaurant orders
- $95 Annual Fee
We keep an up to date spreadsheet that lists the best ever offers: You can find that spreadsheet here.
Historically 80k is a very, very good offer and hit in both 2022 and 2023. In 2021, we saw the offer hit an all time high of 100k. Who knows if that will ever come back.
Main Cast:Â
Cards that earn flexible points and should be used on the bulk of your purchases.
Supporting Cast:
Cards that earn fixed points in the currency of the airline/hotel and can not be transferred at attractive rates. These cards yield benefits that make it worth keeping, but not necessarily worth putting a lot of your everyday spend on.Â
The Chase Sapphire Preferred® is exceptional starter card and offers transferrable Ultimate Rewards, and pairs well with other Chase cards.
If you carry this card alongside Chase’s cashback cards like the Chase Freedom Flex®  and Chase Freedom Unlimited® or the business versions: Ink Business Cash® , Ink Business Unlimited® you can combine the points into Preferred account and transfer into hotel and airline partners
Annual fee is quite low at $95 a year + you get a 10% anniversary bonus on points + $50 hotel credit in Chase travel.
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