American Express Mena said it has joined forces with UAE national carrier Etihad Airways to bring its cardmembers exclusive travel rewards.

Until the end of May, cardmembers can redeem their membership rewards points for a chance to win one of 10 prizes of 50,000 Etihad guest miles.

Under the special offer valid up till May 31, American Express cardmembers can redeem two membership rewards points to earn one Etihad Guest Mile, to be used for free flights and upgrades.

Furthermore, for every 2,000 membership rewards points transferred, cardmembers will automatically earn one raffle entry to win one of 10 grand prizes of 50,000 Etihad Guest Miles each.

After transferring their points, the cardmembers can also enjoy exciting Etihad Airways promotions like a 25 per cent discount on all flights rewards.

Peter Baumgartner, Etihad Airways’ chief  commercial officer, said: “Etihad Airways’ award-winning loyalty programme, Etihad Guest, prides itself on providing its members with some of the most wide-ranging and flexible travel benefit offers available within the industry. We look forward to offering the same benefits to all American Express Cardmembers.”

Deepak Jain, VP Merchant Business and Strategic Partnerships, American Express Mena, said: 'We know that our Cardmembers are passionate about travel so we constantly work with airline partners to deliver unmatched flexibility, access and daily rewards.'

'We are proud to partner with Etihad Airways as part of our ongoing commitment to offer the world’s strongest airline rewards programme,' he added.-TradeArabia News Service