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 the cutoff, the rate was 1:1 (1,000 Membership Rewards points = 1,000 Etihad Guest Miles).
- As of August 12, 2026, that window has closed. Etihad Guest no longer appears as an active Membership Rewards transfer partner in our transfer-partner database (last refreshed July 7, 2026).
- Source: American Express, on its own Membership Rewards transfer page.
American Express posted a notice on its Membership Rewards transfer page: Etihad Guest was leaving the program. If you bank Membership Rewards points and used the Amex to Etihad route, that transfer window has now closed. Here is what the notice said, what applied before the cutoff, and what changed once it passed.
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 has now passed. The Membership Rewards to Etihad Guest transfer option is gone: it no longer appears as an active partner in our transfer-partner database, last refreshed July 7, 2026.
Nothing about the transfer changed before the cutoff. The rate stayed 1:1 through June 30, 2026.
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| From | American Express Membership Rewards |
| To | Etihad Guest Miles |
| Ratio | 1,000 points = 1,000 miles |
| Transfers ended | June 30, 2026 |
| Exact cutoff | 3AM ET / 12AM PT on June 30, 2026 |
A few things are worth being clear on:
The action window closed on June 30, 2026. For reference, here was the guidance while transfers were still open:
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. If you're weighing other airline loyalty moves this year, we've also covered Kenya Airways' Asante status match and what it takes to qualify.
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Deadline language quoted from the American Express Membership Rewards transfer page. Rate sourced from our verified transfer-partner database.