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It\u2019s so fun when airline loyalty programs offer gamified promotions, since it\u2019s great for creating engagement. In 2024, we saw SAS EuroBonus offer its million points promotion<\/a>, to celebrate the transition from Star Alliance to SkyTeam. Now we\u2019ve seen Etihad Guest introduce a fun promotion<\/a>, though it\u2019s a bit more challenging.<\/p>\n

Etihad is growing quite a bit<\/a> at the moment, and to celebrate that, the airline has introduced a promotion encouraging members to fly to the carrier\u2019s new destinations. The goal with this promotion is to fly to the carrier\u2019s 15 newest destinations in the shortest cumulative time.<\/p>\n

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5,000,000 miles. One extraordinary challenge.
We asked what you would do \u2013 now we have the answer.<\/p>\n

Be the first to fly to all 15 of our new destinations and the 5,000,000 miles are yours. Ready for the journey of a lifetime? Get set, go: Addis Ababa, Algiers, Atlanta, Chiang\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/DyONVYaZHi<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Etihad Airways (@etihad) May 27, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

The person who does it the fastest earns five million bonus miles, the person who does it second fastest earns three million bonus miles, and the person who does it third fastest earns one million bonus miles. The challenge is valid for travel between May 26, 2025, and May 25, 2026. <\/p>\n

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Etihad Guest is awarding nine million bonus miles<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The winner will be notified by June 15, 2026. However, there will be a leaderboard, showing rankings for everyone who has completed the challenge. The required destinations include the following:<\/p>\n

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Algiers (Algeria), Atlanta (U.S.), Chiang Mai (Thailand), Hanoi (Vietnam), Hong Kong (Hong Kong), Krabi (Thailand), Medan (Indonesia), Peshawar (Pakistan), Phnom Penh (Cambodia), Taipei (Taiwan), Tunis (Tunisia), Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), Sochi (Russia), Prague (Czech Republic), Warsaw (Poland).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

In the event that a route gets canceled, it will be exempt from the challenge, and the challenge will go ahead with the rest of the remaining routes. In the event there\u2019s a tie, the person who is enrolled in the promotion longest will be the winner. Also note that GuestSeat award tickets are excluded from this offer.<\/p>\n

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Etihad Guest has a \u201crace to fly\u201d promotion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It seems that SAS has inspired some other airlines, and I\u2019m happy to see that, as these kinds of offers are always fun. Obviously five million bonus miles is a massive prize, even if Etihad Guest miles<\/a> aren\u2019t my favorite mileage currency. That being said, there are a couple of aspects of this challenge that will be complicated.<\/p>\n

I think the first challenge is the specific destinations involved, including the visa requirements. For example, for people from many parts of the world, traveling to Russia right now probably isn\u2019t that practical, or something that people are comfortable with.<\/p>\n

I think the second challenge is that you could invest a lot of time and money into this, only to not actually earn anything. With the SAS EuroBonus challenge, there were specific tasks that unlocked specific rewards, regardless of what others were doing (I suspect this made the promotion pretty costly for SAS, in the end). In this case, you could spend $20,000 booking flights, only to not actually win anything. <\/p>\n

For that matter, you\u2019re also reliant on flights operating on-time, so a delay outside of your control could destroy your chances of winning.<\/p>\n

I certainly could be wrong, but I wouldn\u2019t be surprised if we don\u2019t see anyone travel to all 15 destinations for close to a year, until shortly before the end of the competition. After all, it\u2019s not advantageous to set the record early, when you give others nearly a year to then beat you. I look forward to revisiting this offer in nearly a year, to see where things stand.<\/p>\n

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Etihad is incentivizing travel to 15 new destinations<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Bottom line<\/h2>\n

Etihad Guest has just launched a fun promotion, offering nine million miles worth of prizes. With the Abu Dhabi-based airline expanding, the idea is that those who fly to all 15 of the carrier\u2019s new destinations in the shortest cumulative time can win rewards. The first place prize is five million miles, the second place prize is three million miles, and the third place prize is one million miles.<\/p>\n

This promotion has some unique challenges, including visa requirements, so I\u2019m curious how many people try to \u201ccompete.\u201d<\/p>\n

What do you make of this Etihad Guest promotion?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n