HSBC (UK) Premier MasterCard rewards now transfer to BA, CX, EY and SQ
Oct 8, 2013, 11:45 am
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HSBC (UK) Premier MasterCard rewards now transfer to BA, CX, EY and SQ
We've partnered with British Airways, Etihad, Asia Miles and Singapore Airlines to allow you to convert your HSBC Premier reward points to airline Frequent Flyer miles. Every £1 spend on your HSBC Premier Credit Card is worth 1 airline Frequent Flyer mile. Find out how to convert your points. Terms and Conditions apply.
The HSBC Premier program awards two points for every £10 of eligible spend... points redeemed as part of the Miles Programme will be redeemed at a rate of 1 Reward Point for 5 miles.
http://www.hsbc.co.uk/1/PA_esf-ca-ap...conditions.pdf
Oct 8, 2013, 12:02 pm
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This is very interesting.
Quite tempted in moving from NatWest Black and getting HSBC Premier for this. NatWest points are only good for M&S vouchers :/
This could also mean the end of my Amex ....
Quite tempted in moving from NatWest Black and getting HSBC Premier for this. NatWest points are only good for M&S vouchers :/
This could also mean the end of my Amex ....
Oct 8, 2013, 12:21 pm
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All very well covered in Raffles' own blog last week:
http://www.headforpoints.com/2013/10...1-avios-per-1/
As well as the current 30% promo running alongside:
http://www.headforpoints.com/2013/10...ints-to-avios/
http://www.headforpoints.com/2013/10...1-avios-per-1/
As well as the current 30% promo running alongside:
http://www.headforpoints.com/2013/10...ints-to-avios/
Oct 8, 2013, 1:31 pm
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Oct 8, 2013, 1:35 pm
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I was wondering when that appeared as i noticed it last week and t'ferred some points from my UK hsbc premier card to my ba account. Takes a lot longer than amex (typically instant for amex i have found, hsbc has not yet appeared in my ba account). 5 miles per point i think it was, pound a mile, maybe not great considering what you can buy miles for but hey i'll take it as i don't spend the points on anything else. I'll be using my uk card for a few cayman expenses me thinks. edit, posted today, so about 3-4 working days i think.
Dec 9, 2013, 11:10 pm
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I see that HSBC has extended the 30% bonus on Avios transfers from HSBC Premier until 31st December.
This means that you will have received 1.3 Avios per £1 spending.
The transfer needs to be completed online.
This means that you will have received 1.3 Avios per £1 spending.
The transfer needs to be completed online.
Jan 29, 2015, 2:47 pm
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Did anybody who took out one of these when they had the introductory bonus offer in November/December (Raffles covered it here) make a note of when the bonus points are supposed to post?
Feb 27, 2015, 3:55 am
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Did anybody who took out one of these when they had the introductory bonus offer in November/December (Raffles covered it here) make a note of when the bonus points are supposed to post?
Feb 27, 2015, 11:22 am
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Ignore me. I forgot they award 2 HSBC points for every £10. I have got the bonus on my third statement. The amount I earned including the bonus was very similar to the amount I would have got had I earned 1 point per £1 and I didn't notice.
Feb 27, 2015, 5:59 pm
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A shame HSBC do not bring this out in more countries they offer the Premier Credit Card. The Australian equivalent scheme only lets you transfer to SQ and CX which is a bit limiting. Adding BA and EY to the Australian scheme would be make it more useful. The US scheme does include BA however.
Feb 27, 2015, 8:09 pm
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A shame HSBC do not bring this out in more countries they offer the Premier Credit Card. The Australian equivalent scheme only lets you transfer to SQ and CX which is a bit limiting. Adding BA and EY to the Australian scheme would be make it more useful. The US scheme does include BA however.
Aug 13, 2022, 8:33 am
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I got the card years ago and did get iPass with it and still use it from time to time. No idea what I’d do if wanted to move it to a new device though!
Aug 13, 2022, 8:38 am
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Both cards I think also get Boingo Wifi access - I've used this a number of times. Info here - https://redeem.boingo.com/mcsi/.