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.
Many Head for Points readers can access airport lounges, even when flying economy, via their membership of Lounge Club, Priority Pass or LoungeKey. Lounge Club membership comes with the American .....
Many Head for Points readers can access airport lounges, even when flying economy, via their membership of .....
18 Jul 201718 July 2017 • 35 comments
There are two ongoing bonus sagas in the travel credit card world at the moment – one relating to the Creation IHG Rewards Club Premium card and one relating to the HSBC Premier World Elite .....
There are two ongoing bonus sagas in the travel credit card world at the moment – one relating to the .....
2 Jul 20172 July 2017 • 98 comments
Over the weekend Rob covered the Santander Select World Elite Mastercard and the HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard. As well as the specific benefits that come with each of these cards, there are .....
Over the weekend Rob covered the Santander Select World Elite Mastercard and the HSBC Premier World Elite .....
21 Jun 201721 June 2017 • 27 comments
News in brief: More on the HSBC Premier deal from yesterday I did a long article yesterday on the new sign-up bonus on the HSBC Premier credit card: the free card is now offering 5,000 airline miles .....
News in brief: More on the HSBC Premier deal from yesterday I did a long article yesterday on the new sign-up .....
20 Jun 201720 June 2017 • 36 comments
HSBC Premier has launched a special sign-up bonus on its two HSBC Premier credit cards. Until 31st August, you will receive an additional 10,000 HSBC Premier points when you take out either of the .....
HSBC Premier has launched a special sign-up bonus on its two HSBC Premier credit cards. Until 31st August, you .....
19 Jun 201719 June 2017 • 35 comments
It is time for our monthly round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and hotel credit card sign-up deals. Our updated directory of all 23 UK travel credit cards can .....
It is time for our monthly round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and .....
8 Jun 20178 June 2017 • 78 comments
Yesterday I did my best to begin answering the question commonly asked by beginners to this hobby – ‘What is the best credit card for earning Avios points?’. Because you .....
Yesterday I did my best to begin answering the question commonly asked by beginners to this hobby .....
25 Apr 201725 April 2017 • 42 comments
What is the best Avios credit card? With 13 different credit and charge cards offering Avios points, either directly or indirectly, and issuers starting to reduce the rewards on Visa and .....
What is the best Avios credit card? With 13 different credit and charge cards offering Avios points, .....
13 Mar 201713 March 2017 • 94 comments
It’s time for our monthly round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and hotel credit card sign-up deals. Our updated directory of all 23 UK travel credit cards .....
It’s time for our monthly round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline .....
6 Mar 20176 March 2017 • 111 comments
Our ‘Credit Card Offers’ tab lists all of the card deals currently available. What I thought might be interesting, in very mercenary terms, would be to rank the sign-up bonuses in terms of .....
Our ‘Credit Card Offers’ tab lists all of the card deals currently available. What I thought might be .....
21 Feb 201721 February 2017 • 125 comments
If you have a large chunk of self-assessment income tax due this month, there is an upside. Last April, HMRC slashed its credit card fee to roughly 0.4%. One of the biggest jokes, since the EU cap on .....
If you have a large chunk of self-assessment income tax due this month, there is an upside. Last April, HMRC .....
11 Jan 201711 January 2017 • 97 comments
The current marketing gimmick among credit card companies is to offer 0% interest on new purchases for a long period of time. 0% interest offers on balance transfers – albeit usually with a 3% .....
The current marketing gimmick among credit card companies is to offer 0% interest on new purchases for a long .....
8 Jan 20178 January 2017 • 49 comments
Hyatt has announced that a second Hyatt Place hotel at Heathrow to complement the existing property in Hayes, will open in 2017. This hotel will actually be close to the airport …. The company .....
Hyatt has announced that a second Hyatt Place hotel at Heathrow to complement the existing property in Hayes, .....
13 Nov 201613 November 2016 • 11 comments
This is my review of the HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard credit card. It is part of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or not they are .....
This is my review of the HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard credit card. It is part of my series .....
3 Nov 20163 November 2016 • 30 comments
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