Maximise your Avios, air miles and hotel points
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.
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 .....
19 Apr 202119 April 2021 • 51 comments
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 .....
10 Apr 202110 April 2021
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 .....
5 Apr 20215 April 2021
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 .....
28 Feb 202128 February 2021 • 23 comments
We write a lot on Head for Points about ways to minimise the 3% foreign exchange fee added to most credit and debit card transactions outside the UK. For personal travel you might want to .....
We write a lot on Head for Points about ways to minimise the 3% foreign exchange fee added to most credit .....
21 Feb 202121 February 2021 • 49 comments
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 .....
19 Jan 202119 January 2021 • 59 comments
This is our review of the HSBC Premier 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 worth applying .....
This is our review of the HSBC Premier Mastercard credit card. It is part of our series of articles looking at .....
17 Jan 202117 January 2021 • 56 comments
In November we published an article on the best ‘sweet spots’ in the Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer programme. There are some interesting options. KrisFlyer is, I think, the cheapest way .....
In November we published an article on the best ‘sweet spots’ in the Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer .....
31 Dec 202031 December 2020
Last week we published an article on the best ‘sweet spots’ in the Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer programme. There are some interesting options. KrisFlyer is, I think, the cheapest way of .....
Last week we published an article on the best ‘sweet spots’ in the Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer .....
17 Nov 202017 November 2020
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 .....
8 Nov 20208 November 2020 • 36 comments
A regular question I receive from readers is about ‘convertible’ points. There is a psychological desire to move, say, your Tesco Clubcard points to Avios as soon as you receive them, .....
A regular question I receive from readers is about ‘convertible’ points. There is a .....
27 Oct 202027 October 2020 • 16 comments
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. All of these cards add a 3% .....
What is the best Avios credit card? In this article I want to look at your options for earning Avios .....
25 Jun 202025 June 2020
What is the best credit card for earning Avios points? This is not as easy an answer as you might think. Beginners to this hobby may not be aware of the full range of cards which are .....
What is the best credit card for earning Avios points? This is not as easy an answer as you might think. .....
17 Jun 202017 June 2020
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 .....
5 Jun 20205 June 2020
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