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 .....
22 May 202322 May 2023 • 32 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 .....
6 May 20236 May 2023
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 .....
7 Apr 20237 April 2023 • 36 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 .....
7 Apr 20237 April 2023 • 5 comments
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 we value my miles and points? The biggest question mark is over the value of .....
It’s time for our annual rank of the best UK travel credit card sign-up bonuses in terms of cold hard .....
3 Mar 20233 March 2023 • 34 comments
Why should you get the HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard credit card? 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. .....
Why should you get the HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard credit card? Today, I want to look at the top 10 .....
1 Feb 20231 February 2023
Why should you get the HSBC Premier Mastercard credit card? 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 .....
Why should you get the HSBC Premier Mastercard credit card? Today, I want to look at the top 10 card benefits .....
1 Feb 20231 February 2023
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 .....
22 Jan 202322 January 2023 • 33 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 .....
9 Jan 20239 January 2023 • 40 comments
Airport lounge membership network Priority Pass made the surprise announcement yesterday that it was increasing guest fees by a whopping 20%, from £20 to £24. The change kicks in from 1st December. .....
Airport lounge membership network Priority Pass made the surprise announcement yesterday that it was .....
26 Oct 202226 October 2022 • 68 comments
News in brief: BA CityFlyer to trial flights to Aberdeen Whilst BA CityFlyer has suspended flights from London City Airport to Menorca and Milan, it appears to be improving domestic connectivity. BA .....
News in brief: BA CityFlyer to trial flights to Aberdeen Whilst BA CityFlyer has suspended flights from London .....
11 Oct 202211 October 2022
Etihad Guest is currently running another of its occasional transfer bonuses – see here for hotels and see here for the HSBC Premier offer. There is good news and bad news this time around: The .....
Etihad Guest is currently running another of its occasional transfer bonuses – see here for hotels and .....
10 Oct 202210 October 2022 • 7 comments
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 .....
8 Oct 20228 October 2022 • 87 comments
HSBC Premier recently added a lot of new airline transfer partners to its two credit cards, and introduced hotel transfer partners for the first time. They are not standing still either. Yesterday we .....
HSBC Premier recently added a lot of new airline transfer partners to its two credit cards, and introduced .....
15 Sep 202215 September 2022 • 40 comments
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