Maximise your Avios, air miles and hotel points

HSBC Premier Mastercard

HSBC issues two credit cards that come with travel rewards: a basic free card and a World Elite card with a £195 annual fee.

Both cards are only available to existing HSBC Premier current account holders and offer a variety of benefits including a sign-up bonus and airport lounge access.

You can read our review of the free HSBC Premier Mastercard here and our review of the HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard here.

What are the most valuable UK credit card sign-up bonuses?

It’s time for our annual rank of the best UK travel credit card sign-up bonuses in terms of cold hard cash. How do we value my miles and points? The biggest question mark is over the value of .....

It’s time for our annual rank of the best UK travel credit card sign-up bonuses in terms of cold hard .....

by Rob Burgess

What are the benefits of the HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard credit card?

Why should you get the HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard credit card? Today, I want to look at the top 10 card benefits you get if you apply for a HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard credit card. .....

Why should you get the HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard credit card? Today, I want to look at the top 10 .....

by Rob Burgess

What are the benefits of the free HSBC Premier Mastercard credit card?

Why should you get the HSBC Premier Mastercard credit card? Today, I want to look at the top 10 card benefits you get if you apply for a HSBC Premier Mastercard credit card. Here is the legal .....

Why should you get the HSBC Premier Mastercard credit card? Today, I want to look at the top 10 card benefits .....

by Rob Burgess

What is the best Star Alliance credit card?

What credit card should you get if you want to redeem for flights with a Star Alliance airline? Let’s find out. Who are the members of Star Alliance? The bulk of major global airlines have .....

What credit card should you get if you want to redeem for flights with a Star Alliance airline? Let’s .....

by Rob Burgess

Why the only thing better than transferable points is INSTANTLY transferable points

One of the key ideas I push on Head for Points is that transferable, or convertible, points are better than non-transferable points. The best way to explain this is via American Express Membership .....

One of the key ideas I push on Head for Points is that transferable, or convertible, points are better than .....

by Rob Burgess

News: BA CityFlyer trialling Aberdeen flights from London City, HSBC Jade closed

News in brief: BA CityFlyer to trial flights to Aberdeen Whilst BA CityFlyer has suspended flights from London City Airport to Menorca and Milan, it appears to be improving domestic connectivity. BA .....

News in brief: BA CityFlyer to trial flights to Aberdeen Whilst BA CityFlyer has suspended flights from London .....

by Rhys Jones

Get a 40% bonus on HSBC and hotel points transfers to Etihad Guest – worth it?

Etihad Guest is currently running another of its occasional transfer bonuses – see here for hotels and see here for the HSBC Premier offer. There is good news and bad news this time around: The .....

Etihad Guest is currently running another of its occasional transfer bonuses – see here for hotels and .....

by Rob Burgess

NEW: get a 25% bonus on HSBC Premier credit card points conversions to Avios

HSBC has launched a secret 25% bonus on conversions of HSBC Premier credit card points to Avios. I say ‘secret’ because no announcement has been made.  HSBC has form on this front, .....

HSBC has launched a secret 25% bonus on conversions of HSBC Premier credit card points to Avios. I say .....

by Rob Burgess

What are HSBC Premier credit card points worth?

HSBC Premier recently added a lot of new airline transfer partners to its two credit cards, and introduced hotel transfer partners for the first time. They are not standing still either. Yesterday we .....

HSBC Premier recently added a lot of new airline transfer partners to its two credit cards, and introduced .....

by Rob Burgess

HSBC Premier adds EVA Air as a new credit card points transfer partner

Last month, HSBC Premier overhauled its credit card reward scheme. It had previously offered transfers to four airlines, but then added another five. It also added two hotel partners – IHG One .....

Last month, HSBC Premier overhauled its credit card reward scheme. It had previously offered transfers to four .....

by Rob Burgess

Exclusive: the new HSBC airline and hotel transfer partners revealed

One of the lesser known ways of earning airline miles from a credit card is via HSBC Premier. If you sign up, for free, to HSBC’s Premier current account (£75,000 income and a HSBC investment .....

One of the lesser known ways of earning airline miles from a credit card is via HSBC Premier. If you sign up, .....

by Rob Burgess

What is the best Mastercard or Visa credit card to get?

I get a steady stream of reader emails looking for advice on the best Visa or Mastercard credit card for earning Avios, airline miles or hotel points.   The comprehensive Head for Points reward .....

I get a steady stream of reader emails looking for advice on the best Visa or Mastercard credit card for .....

by Rob Burgess

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