# Amex Canada to Remove Etihad Guest as a Membership Rewards Transfer Partner

_May 5 19:10_

Tags: Air Canada, Air France-KLM, American Airlines, Etihad, Etihad Airways, Marriott Bonvoy, Aeroplan, Amex Membership Rewards, Etihad Guest, Flying Blue

American Express Canada will stop direct transfers from Membership Rewards to Etihad Guest on June 20, 2026. The final transfer ratio is 1,000:750, with transfers ending June 19

> **Check before acting.** This offer was last reported 185 days ago, on May 5, 2026. Registration deadlines and bonus windows close. We do not track whether this one is still live, so check the program's own page before acting on it.

## Summary

American Express Canada is removing Etihad Guest as a direct transfer partner for Membership Rewards points effective June 20, 2026. This change impacts Canadian cardholders of the Cobalt Card, Gold Rewards Card, Platinum Card, Business Platinum Card, and Business Gold Rewards Card. The last day to initiate a transfer at the existing 1,000:750 ratio is June 19, 2026. After this date, the option will disappear from the transfer page entirely. This timeline is earlier than the US program's cutoff of June 30, 2026, and the Canadian ratio (4:3) is less favorable than the US 1:1 ratio. While Etihad Guest was never a primary partner for Canadians due to the premium ratio, it offered value for booking short-haul Air Canada or American Airlines flights via Etihad's distance-based chart. For future redemptions, cardholders can still reach Etihad Guest indirectly through Aeroplan or Flying Blue (both 1:1 transfers) or via Marriott Bonvoy (1:1.2 MR to Marriott, then 3:1 to Etihad with bonus miles), though the latter path is mathematically inefficient

## Why it matters

Affects 12 airline programs (Air Canada, Air France, Air France-KLM...). Spans 3 hotel programs (Accor Live Limitless, Hilton Honors, Marriott Bonvoy). Card-issuer angle via American Express, Chase.

## Sources cited

- [Prince of Travel](https://princeoftravel.com/news/amex-membership-rewards-removes-etihad-guest) — Amex Canada to Remove Etihad Guest as a Transfer Partner

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