Etihad Guest pays up to 40% bonus Miles on transfers from UAE banks and Accor until 31 October
Etihad Guest's October points-exchange offer adds 10%, 20% or 40% bonus Miles to partner transfers made by 31 October 2026, tiered by the size of the transfer. Emirates NBD, FAB, DIB, Emirates Islamic, Mashreq, RAKBANK and Ajman Bank are on the list; ADCB and Marriott Bonvoy are not.
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Deal UpdateMy Emirates Pass is back for winter: an Emirates boarding pass into Dubai unlocks UAE discounts until 31 March 2027
Emirates' winter 2026 edition of My Emirates Pass runs from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027. Any Emirates boarding pass to Dubai in that window, in your own name, gets discounts at UAE restaurants, attractions, spas and shops. UAE public holidays are excluded.
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Deal UpdateQatar's October Privilege Deals put Sharjah on the list — book by 14 October
Qatar Airways has opened a new round of discounted Avios award prices, with Sharjah shown in Economy from 5,250 Avios from Doha. Booking closes 14 October 2026; travel by 30 November.
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NewsEmirates launches daily Dubai–Helsinki on the A350 — the UAE's only year-round direct link to Finland
EK167 left Dubai for Helsinki for the first time on 2 October 2026. The daily A350 service runs Business, Premium Economy and Economy, departing DXB at 08:15 and landing back at 00:20 the following day.
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Deal UpdateQatar Privilege Club pays up to 35% bonus Avios on transfers from Emirates NBD, DIB, HSBC and Mashreq until 31 October
Qatar Airways' Global Points Exchange offer gives 15%, 25% or 35% bonus Avios on partner conversions by 31 October 2026, tiered by the size of a single transaction. Four UAE banks and the Accor, IHG, Hyatt and Shangri-La hotel programmes are on the partner list.
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Programme ChangeBooking Qatar Avios awards for someone else: the My List rules
Qatar Privilege Club now lets you name up to four other members you can redeem Avios for, with a six-month lock-in. Gold and Platinum can book for anyone. What Qatar's own terms say.
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Newsflydubai now flies Dubai–Pokhara daily, from AED 1,950 return
A daily non-stop from DXB Terminal 3 to Pokhara, Nepal's gateway to the Annapurnas, since 23 September. Economy from AED 1,950 return, Business from AED 5,400.
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Newsflydubai adds Air India and Uzbekistan Airways interline tickets
One ticket and checked-through bags from Dubai to more than 80 extra destinations, including Sydney, Tokyo and Tashkent onward to Europe. The release says nothing about Skywards.
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NewsEmirates puts an electric privacy screen in A350 Premium Economy
Emirates' new Premium Economy seat adds a full-height powered privacy divider, wireless charging and a Safran U-Dream headrest. 28 seats, 2-3-2, A350 only.
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Deal UpdateQatar's Privilege Deals cut Avios prices — book by 14 September
Qatar Airways is discounting award pricing on selected routes, with Abu Dhabi Business from 21,000 Avios. Booking closes 14 September 2026; travel by 31 October.
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Programme ChangeEmirates drops the birthday-month rule on Skywards Miles expiry
From 1 June 2027, newly earned Skywards Miles expire three years after earning, rounded to month end. The birthday-month bonus — worth up to a year — goes.
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Deal UpdateSkywards' Season of Rewards ends 31 August — and you must fly by then, not just book
Nine days remain in Emirates Skywards' summer campaign. The deadline that bites is the travel window: tickets must be booked, issued and flown (outbound) by 31 August 2026. Partner bonuses stay capped at 10,000 Miles per partner, and new members must enrol by 11.59pm Dubai time on the 31st.
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Deal UpdateEtihad's Miles-as-cash rate is a constant, not a promotion: 2.94 fils across two consecutive sales
Etihad's new 'Last chance for summer' sale prices six European and North African routes in cash and Miles side by side. Every one divides to 2.94 fils per Mile — the identical rate its July sale returned on a completely different route list. That makes it a standing setting, not a per-sale decision, and it stays a poor use of Miles.
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Deal UpdateEtihad fare sale closes 31 July 2026 — and its Miles prices value an Etihad Guest Mile at a flat 2.94 fils
Etihad's UAE offers page carries round-trip Economy fares ex-Abu Dhabi with a book-by-31-July deadline for travel to November 2026. Each fare shows a cash price and an Etihad Guest Miles price; divide one by the other and every route returns 2.94 fils per Mile.
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Deal UpdateSkywards' summer redemption push runs to 30 September — and its DSS raffle offers 5 million Miles to 30 August
Emirates Skywards has enhanced its non-flight redemption rates until 30 September, with Skywards Everyday converting 350 Miles into AED 10 back. A parallel Dubai Summer Surprises raffle gives 500 members 10,000 Miles each on AED 200+ spend through 30 August.
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Programme ChangeEmirates Skywards opens 'Season of Rewards': Cash+Miles doubles, bonus tier miles through August
Emirates Skywards' summer campaign (21 May–31 August 2026) bundles four member offers. For UAE residents the doubled Cash+Miles rate is the broadly useful one; the rest are situational and come with a registration step and a hard travel-completion deadline.