30 Million Members, Here are the Reasons Why

Emirates Skywards, the award-winning loyalty programme of Emirates and flydubai continues to draw in thousands of members every month – and here’s why.

1. More than 150 brand partners: Earn and redeem Miles with 16 airline partners; more than 100 hotel partners; 33 financial partners, 22 retail and lifestyle partners, and 7 car rental partners.

2. Thousands of ways to spend Miles: Members can earn and redeem Miles for an extensive range of rewards, including flight tickets on partner airlines, flight upgrades, hotel stays, tickets, hospitality at sporting and cultural events, tours and money-can’t-buy experiences.

3. Global loyalty programme: Emirates Skywards is truly a global loyalty programme that caters to a diverse membership base from more than 180 countries. The top five markets include 3.7 million members in the United Kingdom, 3 million in the United States, 2.2 million in the United Arab Emirates, 2.1 million in Australia, and 2.1 million in India.

4. Fly and earn: Earn Skywards Miles and enjoy privileges and benefits when you travel across the world across to more than 211 destinations across the joint network of Emirates and flydubai.

5. Even more airline partners: Earn Skywards Miles per mile flown with Air Mauritius, Qantas, TAP Portugal, Air Canada, United Airlines, and more.

6. More than 13 shopping partners worldwide: From Bicester Collection, The Dubai Mall, to Dubai Duty Free – shop until you drop at world-class shopping outlets and rack up hundreds of Miles.

7. Skywardsmilesmall.com – one stop shop: Earn Miles all day, every day across various categories like fashion, beauty, electronics, health, wellness, grocery, utilities, travel, leisure, entertainment and more. Choose from over 1,500 of your favourite brands including Macy’s, Harvey Nichols, Apple, Nike, Selfridges and more.

8. Emirates Skywards Hotels: Choose from over 400,000 hotels in over 900 destinations around the world and earn up to 12,500 Skywards Miles per night.

9. Your World Rewards: Explore the world and enjoy exclusive benefits whenever you fly with Emirates and whenever you stay at participating Marriott Bonvoy hotels.

10. Fast track to the next Tier: Co-branded credit card holders can earn Tier Miles, in addition to Skywards Miles on your everyday spends until 31 March 2023.

11. Even more financial partners: Convert Rewards to Skywards Miles and unveil a wide range of loyalty programme benefits of benefits, including Citi Rewards, American Express, HSBC, NatWest RBS and Standard Chartered UAE.

12. Drive and earn Miles: Drive and earn Miles on hires made with leading car rental companies, Hertz, Avis, Car Trawler Sixt and more.

13. Tax refunds with utu: For the first time ever, earn Skywards Miles on all Tax refunds across 50 countries. Members can earn 4,167 Skywards Miles for every 100 USD of Tax refund.

14. Cash+Miles: See more of the world with Cash + Miles. Instantly reduce the amount of cash you need to pay towards the cost of your ticket.

15. My Family: Create a ‘My Family” account and pool all the Skywards Miles you earn into one account and enjoy family rewards faster, together.

16. Skysurfers – loyalty programme for young travellers: Kids between two and 17 years old can also earn Skywards Miles on every Emirates and flydubai flight.

17. Skywards Exclusives: Spend or bid your Miles on hospitality tickets and VIP experiences to some of the world’s most renowned sporting events, including US Open, Roland-Garros, AC Milan, Real Madrid, Arsenal, United States Grand Prix, Mexico Grand Prix, and much more.

18. Skywards+: Online subscription platform offering easy access to customized rewards and privileges. Starting at an annual subscription rate of USD 399, members can sign up on emirates.com and enjoy benefits such as bonus Skywards Miles, bonus Tier Miles, discounted upgrade rewards, airport lounge access, preferential Cash + Miles rates, and more.

19. Gift, Transfer and Multiply Miles: Do more with your Miles. Gift 1,000 Skywards Miles for USD 30; transfer 1,000 Miles to family or friends for USD 15; or double, triple or quadruple 1,000 Miles earned on flights with partners starting at USD 20.

20. Business Class Lounge: Access Emirates Business Class Lounges at airports around the world and dine, rest and unwind if you’re an Emirates Skywards Platinum, Gold or Silver member.

21. Emirates Skywards apps: Seamless access to fantastic benefits with the Emirates app (Skywards section integrated within) and Skywards Everyday.

22. Miles Calculator: Members can easily calculate the total number of Miles earned on a flight, or how many Miles are required for a reward ticket.

23. Digital membership card: Members can enjoy quick access to membership details by conveniently storing their Emirates Skywards digital membership card on a smartphone. This makes earning Miles with partners and enjoying tier benefits even easier.

24. Milestone Giveaway – 1 million Miles: Win the Skywards Miles jackpot this month with 1 Million Miles up for grabs. The loyalty programme is giving away even more Miles with 300,000 Miles up for grabs. Click here to learn more.

25. Milestone Giveaway – 10 Skywards+ packages: This month, the loyalty programme will be rewarding 30 members with free Skywards+ packages. Enjoy complimentary access to some of the best offers available including bonus Miles, flight rewards, lounge access and more.

26. Milestone Giveaway – 30 Tier Upgrades: Become an Emirates Skywards Silver member this month with a complimentary Tier upgrade and unlock fantastic benefits and rewards. Click here to learn more.

27. Milestone Giveaway – 30 flight upgrades: Fly better and enjoy a surprise upgrade to Business Class this month. Click here to learn more.

28. Award-winning loyalty programme: Emirates Skywards has won more than 50 industry awards for its innovative and world-class offerings. More recently, the loyalty programme was crowned as the Leading Airline Rewards Programme at the World Travel Awards 2022 and ranked top 10 “Best Frequent Flyer Programme” by USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards 2022.

29. Free membership: Emirates Skywards membership is complimentary. Customers can join now via emirates.com, flydubai.com and use the invite code FLYBETTER to receive 2,500 Bonus Miles after completing their first flight on Emirates.