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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.

Our overview of what HSBC Premier credit card points are worth is here.

Get a 20%-40% bonus transferring points into Etihad Guest – two days only

Etihad Guest is currently running another of its occasional transfer bonus weekends. Weekend, this time around, relates to the Middle East weekend so you need to move your points by Saturday evening .....

Etihad Guest is currently running another of its occasional transfer bonus weekends. Weekend, this time .....

by Rob Burgess15 comments

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 Burgess70 comments

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

Why should you get the HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard? 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. Here is the .....

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

by Rob Burgess

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

Why should you get the HSBC Premier Mastercard? 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 information we need .....

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

by Rob Burgess

Get a 20%-40% bonus transferring points into Etihad Guest – 3 days only

Etihad Guest is currently running another of its occasional transfer bonuses. This one is quite restrictive and the top 40% offer is not as good as it seems. Etihad tends to change the partners who .....

Etihad Guest is currently running another of its occasional transfer bonuses. This one is quite restrictive .....

by Rob Burgess3 comments

Three credit cards worth keeping, unused, just for their benefits

Typically there are three different types of travel loyalty credit cards you can apply for: Head for Points tends to focus on the first two types. I thought it was worth another look at the three .....

Typically there are three different types of travel loyalty credit cards you can apply for: Head for Points .....

by Rob Burgess51 comments

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

What is the best Avios credit card?

What is the best Avios credit card?  In this article I want to look at your options for earning Avios points from a UK credit card, and explain my preferred choices. There are nine UK credit or .....

What is the best Avios credit card?  In this article I want to look at your options for earning Avios .....

by Rob Burgess

What are the most valuable 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 I value my miles and points? The biggest question mark is over the value of the .....

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

by Rob Burgess23 comments

Review: the HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard credit card

This is our review of the HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard credit card. It is part of our series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or not they are .....

This is our review of the HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard credit card. It is part of our series of .....

by Rob Burgess59 comments

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