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.
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
HSBC launched a new rewards credit card last month called, erm, the HSBC Rewards Credit Card. This does not give travel rewards, but I wanted to highlight it because: it shows, very clearly, where .....
HSBC launched a new rewards credit card last month called, erm, the HSBC Rewards Credit Card. This does not .....
3 Jun 20193 June 2019 • 58 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 .....
26 Apr 201926 April 2019
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, .....
25 Apr 201925 April 2019
What I thought might be interesting to look at today, in very mercenary terms, would be to rank the best UK travel credit card sign-up bonuses in terms of cold hard cash. How do I value my miles and .....
What I thought might be interesting to look at today, in very mercenary terms, would be to rank the best UK .....
22 Apr 201922 April 2019 • 117 comments
In the comments to our article yesterday on the changes to certain American Express card sign-up and referral bonuses, a couple of readers questioned the merit of leaving their Membership Rewards .....
In the comments to our article yesterday on the changes to certain American Express card sign-up and referral .....
17 Apr 201917 April 2019 • 111 comments
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 .....
18 Jan 201918 January 2019 • 118 comments
HSBC Premier has launched a special sign-up bonus on its free HSBC Premier credit card. Until 2nd March, you will receive 10,000 HSBC Premier points – the usual bonus is nothing – when you .....
HSBC Premier has launched a special sign-up bonus on its free HSBC Premier credit card. Until 2nd March, you .....
8 Jan 20198 January 2019 • 49 comments
We write a lot on Head for Points about ways to minimise the 2.99% 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 2.99% foreign exchange fee added to most .....
21 Nov 201821 November 2018 • 170 comments
I wanted to take a look another look what is out there in the way of UK Star Alliance credit cards, since access to earning via a credit or charge card is often a key factor in choosing a .....
I wanted to take a look another look what is out there in the way of UK Star Alliance credit cards, since .....
6 Nov 20186 November 2018 • 52 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 worth .....
This is my review of the HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard credit card. It is part of my series of articles .....
1 Nov 20181 November 2018 • 39 comments
This is my review of the HSBC Premier 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 worth applying .....
This is my review of the HSBC Premier Mastercard credit card. It is part of my series of articles looking at .....
31 Oct 201831 October 2018 • 16 comments
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