http://www.ameinfo.com/etihad-guest-multi-airline-programme--302124 Etihad Guest, Etihad Airways' award-winning loyalty program, will expand to become a multi-airline programme in June 2012. The new development will see Seychelles Plus, the Air Seychelles frequent flyer program, becoming fully integrated into Etihad Guest's loyalty platform The change will be effective from Saturday 16 June and all Seychelles Plus members will automatically receive a new co-branded membership based on Etihad's loyalty program. Peter Baumgartner, Etihad Airways' Chief Commercial Officer, said: "The integration of Seychelles Plus into Etihad Guest continues the exciting partnership expansion between Etihad Airways and Air Seychelles. "The new development marks a major milestone for Etihad Guest as it evolves from being a program that supports one airline, to one that supports multiple airlines." Read More: http://www.ameinfo.com/etihad-guest-multi-airline-programme--302124
This is a lesson in why you should ALWAYS collect miles no matter how obscure the program is. We flew a couple of trips on Air Seychelles last year but did not collect the miles as I figured for once they were too obscure to use. Of course now they are going to be merged with something quite useful!
