American Express is dropping Etihad Guest as a Membership Rewards transfer partner. The cutoff is firm: after 3AM ET / 12AM PT on June 30, 2026. Until then the ratio is 1:1. Here's what the deadline means and what to weigh before it passes.
TL;DR
- American Express is ending Etihad Guest as a Membership Rewards transfer partner.
- The cutoff is firm: after 3AM ET / 12AM PT on June 30, 2026.
- Until then, the rate is 1:1 (1,000 Membership Rewards points = 1,000 Etihad Guest Miles).
- That leaves a short window to move points you have a confirmed Etihad Guest use for.
- Source: American Express, on its own Membership Rewards transfer page.
American Express posted a notice on its Membership Rewards transfer page: Etihad Guest is leaving the program. If you bank Membership Rewards points and you have used the Amex to Etihad route, this is the one date to put on your calendar. Here is what the notice actually says, what stays the same until then, and what to think through before the window closes.
The notice appears on the American Express Membership Rewards transfer page. The exact wording:
Effective June 30, 2026, Etihad Guest will no longer be a Points Transfer partner of the American Express Membership Rewards® program. Card Members will no longer be able to transfer Membership Rewards® points to their Etihad Guest Miles Account after 3AM ET / 12AM PT on June 30, 2026.
That cutoff time is the only deadline that matters. After it passes, the Membership Rewards to Etihad Guest transfer option goes away.
Nothing about the transfer changes before the cutoff. The rate stays 1:1.
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| From | American Express Membership Rewards |
| To | Etihad Guest Miles |
| Ratio | 1,000 points = 1,000 miles |
| Last day to transfer | June 30, 2026 |
| Exact cutoff | 3AM ET / 12AM PT on June 30, 2026 |
A few things are worth being clear on:
The action window is short. A calm way to approach it:
When exactly do transfers stop? Per Amex: "after 3AM ET / 12AM PT on June 30, 2026."
What is the rate until then? 1:1. 1,000 Membership Rewards points convert to 1,000 Etihad Guest Miles.
Will miles already in my Etihad Guest account disappear? The Amex notice only addresses the transfer route. Your existing Etihad Guest balance is governed by Etihad Guest's program terms; see etihadguest.com.
Does this change any other Amex transfer partner? No. The notice names Etihad Guest only.
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Deadline language quoted from the American Express Membership Rewards transfer page. Rate sourced from our verified transfer-partner database.