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 but I thought it was worth another look at the four .....
Typically there are three different types of travel loyalty credit cards you can apply for: Head for Points .....
4 Jun 20204 June 2020 • 53 comments
Why should you get the HSBC Premier Mastercard? Today, in our ‘Top 10 Reasons’ series, I want to look at the top 10 reasons to apply for a HSBC Premier Mastercard credit card. If you want .....
Why should you get the HSBC Premier Mastercard? Today, in our ‘Top 10 Reasons’ series, I want to .....
9 Mar 20209 March 2020
Why should you get the HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard? Today, in our ‘Top 10 Reasons’ series, I want to look at the top 10 reasons to apply for a HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard .....
Why should you get the HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard? Today, in our ‘Top 10 Reasons’ series, .....
8 Mar 20208 March 2020
I am in The Sunday Times today as part of an article discussing how to earn miles and points from credit cards. It is the Money section if you have a copy – the link is here but there .....
I am in The Sunday Times today as part of an article discussing how to earn miles and points from credit .....
26 Jan 202026 January 2020 • 35 comments
The HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard is the most generous Visa or Mastercard available if you want to earn Avios. The earnings rate is great at 1 Avios per £1 spent. We have a full review of the .....
The HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard is the most generous Visa or Mastercard available if you want to earn .....
22 Jan 202022 January 2020
Over the past few days I’ve been updating a few introductory articles to miles and points, in recognition of the fact that we get a lot of new readers in January as people start to look at .....
Over the past few days I’ve been updating a few introductory articles to miles and points, in .....
12 Jan 202012 January 2020 • 17 comments
A week ago, we wrote that we may be about to see a new transfer bonus between HSBC Premier credit cards and British Airways Executive Club. This was based on the fact that a HfP reader, ZW, found a .....
A week ago, we wrote that we may be about to see a new transfer bonus between HSBC Premier credit cards and .....
5 Dec 20195 December 2019 • 146 comments
We may be about to see a new transfer bonus between HSBC Premier credit cards and British Airways Executive Club. A HfP reader, ZW, found a PDF on the HSBC website. It shows a 25% bonus on transfers .....
We may be about to see a new transfer bonus between HSBC Premier credit cards and British Airways Executive .....
28 Nov 201928 November 2019 • 134 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 .....
15 Nov 201915 November 2019 • 35 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 .....
15 Nov 201915 November 2019 • 23 comments
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 .....
14 Oct 201914 October 2019 • 26 comments
Tomorrow is your last day for HSBC’s 25% bonus on conversions of HSBC Premier credit card points to Avios. We mentioned this offer in early August but a lot of readers seemed to miss it because .....
Tomorrow is your last day for HSBC’s 25% bonus on conversions of HSBC Premier credit card points to .....
30 Aug 201930 August 2019
HSBC has launched a 25% bonus on conversion of HSBC Premier credit card points to Avios until 31st August. It isn’t clear if this is targeted or open to everyone. You should find full details .....
HSBC has launched a 25% bonus on conversion of HSBC Premier credit card points to Avios until 31st August. It .....
2 Aug 20192 August 2019
Typically there are three different types of travel loyalty credit cards you can apply for: Cards you get just for the sign-up bonus Cards you get primarily for the strong on-going earnings rate Cards .....
Typically there are three different types of travel loyalty credit cards you can apply for: Cards you get just .....
15 Jul 201915 July 2019 • 80 comments
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