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Jun 30, 2015, 4:05 pm
#2131
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 6,385
15,000 Welcome Points Offer.
This offer may only be applicable to Canadian HSBC Advance and Premier customers but it is still a pretty good offer. You get a welcome bonus of 15,000 points when you get approved for the HSBC Advance MasterCard. There is no annual fee. You can convert these points to Avios, Krisflyer or Asia Miles at a 1:1 rate. Offer ends August 31, 2015.
https://www.hsbc.ca/1/2/personal/ban...vance/mc-offer
This offer may only be applicable to Canadian HSBC Advance and Premier customers but it is still a pretty good offer. You get a welcome bonus of 15,000 points when you get approved for the HSBC Advance MasterCard. There is no annual fee. You can convert these points to Avios, Krisflyer or Asia Miles at a 1:1 rate. Offer ends August 31, 2015.
https://www.hsbc.ca/1/2/personal/ban...vance/mc-offer
Jun 30, 2015, 4:40 pm
#2132
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: YVR to SEA
Posts: 2,535
That seems to be the case
https://www.hsbc.ca/1/2/personal/ban...ewards-program
Only Premier and Premier World have FF miles option
https://www.hsbc.ca/1/2/personal/ban...ewards-program
Only Premier and Premier World have FF miles option
Jul 2, 2015, 9:50 am
#2136
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Canada
Programs: *void
Posts: 2,408
But if you are not an existing CIBC client, or if they feel it within their fancy to make you go to a branch to pick it up (eg., perhaps to clarify/confirm some ID issues), then they'll call to let you know and you can then choose the branch that it would get sent to.
I don't bank with CIBC, but I have two long-time no-fee CCs with them. A couple of years ago, when I applied for my very first Aerogold Infinite Visa card, CIBC insisted I go into a branch to pick it up. After that, and 6 or 7 new CIBC CC's strewn in my vapour trail, I have never had to go back into a branch to show my ugly mug to them.
Jul 2, 2015, 5:36 pm
#2137
Join Date: Jun 2015
Posts: 35
They are making us go to a branch and pick them up. Wife picked her up today. Already did 1st purchase on her card and waiting for the 20K now.
They haven't called for my card yet but I am going to go check tomorrow to see if mine is there. Sometimes they get lazy and don't call you.
2 more Aeroplan cards to eventually add to my dead CC Collection.
Jul 7, 2015, 10:54 am
#2140
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: In the air
Programs: Occasional RTW club
Posts: 6,924
Jul 7, 2015, 10:57 am
#2141
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Join Date: May 2015
Location: BOS, YVR, ZRH
Programs: *G
Posts: 17,398
there's a thread about it over in Amex, yeah. People have applied through referrals to see if it also applies to those, as those T&C haven't been updated yet... but that's probably just an oversight. We'll see. but yeah, seems like it. :/
Jul 7, 2015, 11:15 am
#2142
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: YVR
Posts: 1,847
Jul 7, 2015, 12:23 pm
#2143
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: YYZ
Programs: Aeroplan, Alaska, Marriott
Posts: 435
I'm still going to try to churn the BMO World Elite and get the bonus via the upgrade/downgrade game with the same account over the period of 2-3 years. I'm currently on a downgrade and will try to upgrade to that card next year and see if they have a record of it! I'll let everyone know if I was successful!!!
Jul 7, 2015, 4:42 pm
#2144
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: YVR
Posts: 1,847
Jul 7, 2015, 4:55 pm
#2145
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Toronto, Canada
Programs: Aeroplan Airmiles AMEX-MR Alaska Airlines
Posts: 692
Applied for Gold rewards and got approved. Will wait to see if my wife gets the referral bonus and if I get my bonus.
On a side note, if bonuses are lifetime now, what's the next best way to accumulate points for a Singapore air F award ticket?
On a side note, if bonuses are lifetime now, what's the next best way to accumulate points for a Singapore air F award ticket?