Etihad, the airline based in Abu Dhabi, has launched the Extraordinary Challenge - a global competition promoting 15 new destinations. The first person to visit all 15 will win five million Etihad Guest Miles. But one of them is Sochi in Russia. I’ve been hearing more from Mark Potter, Etihad Airways’ Director of Loyalty.

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