Etihad guest competition - 100 pax to Abu Dhabi, expenses paid

[RooFlyer]

Just got this e-mail from Etihad Guest:

We want to do something unprecedented to honour our loyal Australian members and properly connect us once again. We’re going to charter our first ever Etihad Guest flight from Sydney to Abu Dhabi to give you, our members, a chance to reconnect with the people and places you want to the see most.

We’re giving to more than 100 Etihad Guest members and their lucky plus ones a chance to join us on this journey, for a once in a lifetime, all expenses paid trip to Abu Dhabi on the 2 April, 2022. It includes four days accomodation for you and a plus one, as well as four days full of activities showcasing the best adventure and cultural experiences Abu Dhabi has to offer.

We’re also celebrating 15 years of flying to Australia, so there couldn’t be a better time to celebrate!

It couldn’t be easier to enter the competition and win a chance to join us on our chartered flight, just click the link and tell us why you’d like to be a part of The BIG Australian Celebration flight. You’ll receive 1,000 Etihad Guest Miles just for entering.

I can't enter. I'm committed at that time

 

[AIRwin]

Here is the link:

https://www.etihad.com/en/guest/campaigns/the-big-australia-celebration

 

[luxury-lizard]

wow nice gesture - but I presume it's in economy - so I won't enter - don't want to take a winning spot I would not be willing to use.

 

[jase05]

wow nice gesture - but I presume it's in economy - so I won't enter - don't want to take a winning spot I would not be willing to use.

Yep, likewise. Just way too many hours in cramped Y for my body.

 

[Mattg]

I also can't go during those dates, but entered for the 1,000 Etihad Guest miles. That'll keep my balance from expiring for another 18 months.

FWIW, there is a box at the bottom of the entry page that says "Yes, I’m available to travel on April 2nd 2022". I did not tick this, and it still let me submit the form.

 

[AIRwin]

Just occurred to me that it coincides with the start of Ramadan in the Middle East...

 

[Notyourbag]

Any winners from AFF?

 

[ozstamps]

Any winners from AFF?

Well me, for starters.

April 2 is our Wedding Anniversary so thought I'd take a chance. Have never won a thing in my life really.

No idea what aircraft they have scheduled.

Seems to be a SYD-AUH direct - looks like they are now selling the direct flights from April 3.

14 hours 40 minutes, in the 2 class 787-900 it seems most likely - which has 271 coach seats - bad reviews (below) for the tiny seats, which are quite appalling comments really, for any 14.5 hours flights - and wearing a mask all the way I assume still?

Rules seem clear they cannot even be gifted to others, which is a bit sad.

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So have won $4,500 in air tickets, and 4 nights decent Hotel and breakfasts, and 4 days of tours, and honestly am not at all certain I will go.

We have made many paid Biz trips on Etihad to Europe, which have been great - nice seats and planes and lounges and staff. There does not seem to be any option to use money or points to upgrade this prize sadly?

There are 28 Biz seats so not sure who gets those, as the April 2 flights is not for sale on the website, being the debut re-start one.

Maybe if anyone can privately share an email address of someone in there, I can always ask nicely to see if anything might be done - one never knows with these things.

Have flown near 5 million actual real miles over my life, 2 million with UA alone, near all up front due to status and upgrades mostly, and it gets pretty addictive as we all know!

A lovely country and we visited that amazing Mosque on a previous visit -

 

[Notyourbag]

Well me, for starters.

April 2 is our Wedding Anniversary so thought I'd take a chance. Have never won a thing in my life really.

No idea what aircraft they have scheduled.

Seems to be a SYD-AUH direct - looks like they are now selling the direct flights from April 3.

14 hours 40 minutes, in the 2 class 787-900 it seems most likely - which has 271 coach seats - bad reviews (below) for the tiny seats, which are quite appalling comments really, for any 14.5 hours flights - and wearing a mask all the way I assume still?

Rules seem clear they cannot even be gifted to others, which is a bit sad.

SeatGuru Seat Map Etihad

For your next Etihad flight, use this seating chart to get the most comfortable seats, legroom, and recline on .

www.seatguru.com

So have won $4,500 in air tickets, and 4 nights decent Hotel and breakfasts, and 4 days of tours, and honestly am not at all certain I will go.

We have made many paid Biz trips on Etihad to Europe, which have been great - nice seats and planes and lounges and staff. There does not seem to be any option to use money or points to upgrade this prize sadly?

There are 28 Biz seats so not sure who gets those, as the April 2 flights is not for sale on the website, being the debut re-start one.

Maybe if anyone can privately share an email address of someone in there, I can always ask nicely to see if anything might be done - one never knows with these things.

Have flown near 5 million actual real miles over my life, 2 million with UA alone, near all up front due to status and upgrades mostly, and it gets pretty addictive as we all know!

A lovely country and we visited that amazing Mosque on a previous visit -

Congratulations! Would love to read the winning submissions. How did you find out? Email or call from the (Australia) Etihad office?

 

[ozstamps]

Hi .. thanks for your nice wishes - got this email yesterday at 8.30pm .... so presumably from Abu Dhabi ... can't imagine ozzie staffers working then? Unsigned by anyone, and not addressed to winners personally. The T+C link were the same as the Competition one above.

So no other winners from here?


Dear Etihad Guest Member,

Congratulations, we’re so excited that you will be joining us on our Big Celebration flight to Abu Dhabi!

You’re the lucky recipient of two (02) return air tickets in Economy Class on Etihad Airways and a four-night stay in Abu Dhabi.

The next step is for us to book your tickets, stay and activities in Abu Dhabi. To do this, please go to www.xx_xx_x by 23:59 AEST 16 March 2022 to accept your trip. If you miss this date, we will unfortunately have to offer this trip to another member. Please also ensure that you input your personal details exactly as they’re written in your passport as we’ll need precise information to issue your tickets.

If you or your companion isn’t residing in Sydney, don’t worry! We’ll organise your connecting flight with Virgin Australia to get you there in time.

If you’d like to extend your stay or connect onto anywhere else with our Etihad network, go for it. Please just make sure you reference that in that in form, and we’ll change your return leg to another date. (Note: the additional flight and stay would be at your own expense).

Throughout the celebration flight and visit, we’ll be taking some photos and videos for future use, hope you don’t mind.

For more information, please see the attached terms and conditions.

Looking forward to welcoming you to our home.

Sincerely,

The Etihad Guest team

 

[Kangarucci]

I received an email yesterday evening. Not sure if we will go either. Fourteen hours in a tight seat. :/

 

[jase05]

Unless there is a way to upgrade then yeah no way I’d accept the prize. Unfortunately it seems you can’t gift it either. It’s why I didn’t bother entering but great to see some AFF folk have success

 

[justinm]

Im also on my way to Abu Dhabi from email last night - thanks Etihad.

Yes its in economy, but very generous of Etihad and looking forward to a fun trip.
Would be interesting if they have upgrade opportunities or bid upgrade for charity etc. but assume the business section will be media and executives etc.

 

[Notyourbag]

Congrats to the winners! Do any of you hold any Etihad status of note?

 

[justinm]

No status here with Etihad.

 

[Kangarucci]

No status with Etihad either.

 

[flyinpod]

I entered but obviously not a winner ....boohoo gutted ... congrats to the winners have a ball!!!

 

[ncm]

I got an email too. No status with Etihad.

Not looking forward to the long haul Y but having not been abroad since 2019 we will be taking advantage of their generosity and going to AUH for a few days. Will have to connect on VA from MEL too, so I'm interested to see how they do that with flight times etc.

 

[Notyourbag]

I got an email too. No status with Etihad.

Not looking forward to the long haul Y but having not been abroad since 2019 we will be taking advantage of their generosity and going to AUH for a few days. Will have to connect on VA from MEL too, so I'm interested to see how they do that with flight times etc.

Congratulations! What did you write as part of your winning submission? References to any of their current tag lines - 'go your own way' or 'choose well' ?

 

[andye]

I was deliberately uncreative as was only after the points