Bilt Rewards Adds Etihad Guest as a New Points Transfer Partner

You’ve just gained another option for using Bilt Rewards, and it’s a good one: You can now transfer Bilt Points to Etihad Guest at a 1:1 ratio.

Etihad Guest is the rewards program of Etihad Airways, the famed Middle Eastern airline with incredible service, jaw-dropping first class, and a bevy of partners for which you can redeem miles.

The Etihad Guest program has strengths and weaknesses, so let’s take a look at this new transfer partner to help you make sense of its value.

Bilt Points Now Transfer to Etihad Guest

Bilt Rewards has added a new transfer partner as of October 7, 2025, enabling 1:1 transfers to Etihad Guest.

Typically, sending points to Bilt’s transfer partners happens immediately, which is good news in a world where award seats can disappear in the blink of an eye. We’ll need to test it for ourselves, but we’ll assume that transfers from Bilt to Etihad Guest should also happen in a matter of seconds.

What Can You Do With Etihad Guest Miles?

After you earn Etihad Guest miles, the fun part is using them.

Unfortunately, a 2023 overhaul of the Etihad Guest program took away many of the best uses of these miles. Gone are the days of paying rock-bottom prices for business class across an ocean.

That said, there are still some decent redemptions to be found. Consider these uses of your miles:

• Business class from the U.S. to Europe on American Airlines, paying 80,000 to 100,000 miles
• Short flights within Europe on Air Serbia, starting at 6,000 miles
• Domestic flights in Australia on Virgin Australia, starting at 12,000 miles

Plus, Etihad Guest tends to provide much more availability for business- and first-class awards than you’ll find trying to book these premium seats with partner miles. You can use Etihad Guest miles to book these seats outright or upgrade yourself for an incredible flight experience.

Bilt joins a long list of reward programs that transfer to Etihad Guest. You can also transfer from Amex Membership Rewards, Capital One Miles, Citi ThankYou Rewards, and Rove Miles to Etihad Guest at a 1:1 ratio, plus 3:1 transfers from Marriott Bonvoy.

Final Thoughts

Bilt Rewards has added Etihad Guest as a new transfer partner, enabling 1:1 points transfers that should happen nearly instantly. Transfers are possible as of October 7, 2025, adding to Bilt’s ever-growing list of redemption options for using your points.