Is Amex Membership Rewards transfer ending to Etihad?

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Hans Steiner · Accepted Answer

Amex Membership Rewards to Etihad: transfers ending June 30

American Express announced that Membership Rewards transfers to Etihad Guest will stop. The cutoff described in the pool is June 30, after which customers will no longer be able to move Membership Rewards points into the Etihad Guest loyalty program.

For travelers who rely on Etihad partner awards or who have been building balances specifically for Etihad redemptions, this is important because it changes how quickly you can accumulate usable miles.

What this means in practice:

You have a deadline to transfer: after June 30, the transfer path won’t be available.
Points could still be redeemable elsewhere: the pool item focuses on the Etihad transfer option, not on other Membership Rewards transfer partners.
Consider converting before the cutoff: if Etihad is central to your redemption plan, delaying could strand points in a currency you can’t convert to Etihad miles.

Because the pool content doesn’t provide additional details (such as whether transfers already initiated will complete if submitted before June 30, or what happens to pending requests), the safest planning approach is to treat June 30 as a hard stop and aim to transfer with buffer time.

If you tell me your approximate Membership Rewards balance and your target trip (routes and cabin), I can help you estimate whether a transfer to Etihad makes sense relative to keeping points in Membership Rewards for other redemptions.