SighMN
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A lot of you guys probably don't keep up with changes to the Etihad Guest program, but recently they've updated their program and revised mileage costs for upgrades/awards. SYD-LHR used to cost about 60,000 miles one way upgrade, and now it will cost 90,000 miles. A first class award ticket with the new program will cost about 350,000 miles round trip. Some of the upgrade awards look like they are more expensive than just buying the award ticket itself.
I pay for my premium travel, and I usually save my miles for award trips for my family/friends. It usually is so nice to travel with family or friends and be able to upgrade them. With these changes to Etihad Guest even though I have tons of miles they won't go that far now. I'm wondering which airline has the cheapest upgrade awards? I actually did my research a few years ago and chose Etihad partially based on their reasonable (compared to Qantas) upgrades.
I pay for my premium travel, and I usually save my miles for award trips for my family/friends. It usually is so nice to travel with family or friends and be able to upgrade them. With these changes to Etihad Guest even though I have tons of miles they won't go that far now. I'm wondering which airline has the cheapest upgrade awards? I actually did my research a few years ago and chose Etihad partially based on their reasonable (compared to Qantas) upgrades.