30 Million Members Strong! Emirates Skywards Celebrates With A Whopping 1 Million Miles Giveaway

Umer Jamshaid Published January 24, 2023 | 01:19 PM

emirates.com/ae/english/experience/chauffeur-drive/">premium ride to and from Dubai Airports.

Customers travelling with flydubai on 7 February 2023 can also look forward to some surprising giveaways, including:

• Four Silver Tier upgrades.
• 75,000 Bonus Skywards Miles.
• One Skywards+ package.
• Two complimentary upgrades to Business Class.
• Seven access passes to the flydubai Business Lounge at Terminal 2.

More than 180 countries across six continents

Emirates Skywards members come from more than 180 countries, including: 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.

On average, the loyalty programme attracts more than 120,000 members per month. In the last year alone, Emirates Skywards welcomed more than 1.4 million members between April 2021 and March 2022.

From flight rewards to global sporting events

Since its inception in 2000, Emirates Skywards has expanded and diversified its brand partnerships to offer its members more innovative ways to earn and redeem Miles. The loyalty programme currently has more than 150 partners including: 16 airline partners; more than 100 hotel partners; 33 financial partners, 22 retail and lifestyle partners, 7 car rental partners.

From 2018 to 2022, members redeemed more than 140 billion Miles on flight rewards; more than 1.8 billion Miles on hotel stays; more than 10 billion on retail outlets; and more than 150 million Miles on money-can’t-buy experiences at world-renowned sporting events including US Open, Roland Garros, Grand Prix Miami, and more.

Five years of strategic partnership with flydubai

Dubai-based airlines, Emirates and flydubai, recently celebrated five years of strategic partnership. Since 2017, more than 11 million passengers have enjoyed seamless connectivity across the joint network to more than 211 destinations across 100 countries. Over the past five years, more than 8.5 million Emirates Skywards members have earned 150 billion Skywards Miles through the Emirates and flydubai partnership.

The world’s largest international airline has also recently activated a codeshare agreement with Air Canada, and expanded the partnership to offer frequent flyer members joint loyalty programme benefits. Skywards members are now able to earn and redeem Miles across Air Canada’s network. Emirates Skywards Platinum and Gold members travelling in Economy Class with Air Canada or Emirates can also enjoy airport lounge access in Toronto.

Award-winning streak

Emirates Skywards has won more than 50 industry awards for its innovative and world-class offerings. More recently, the loyalty programme was crowned as: “Program of the Year in Europe, Middle East and Africa” and “Best Customer Service” at the Frequent Traveller Awards 2021; “World's Leading Airline Rewards Programme” at the World Travel Awards 2022; and ranked top 10 Best Frequent Flyer Program by USA TODAY 10Best Readers' Choice 2022.

Emirates Skywards membership is complimentary. Customers can join via emirates.com, flydubai.com, Emirates app, or the flydubai app. Join today using invite code “FLYBETTER” and enjoy 2,500 bonus Miles after your first flight on Emirates or flydubai.