HSBC Premier Rewards Avios Bonus
Sep 24, 2017, 3:59 pm
#31
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Interesting, we'll just have to wait and see. I suppose HSBC might justify the cost and a marketing expense to promote their relatively new World Elite card which presumably hasn't had a huge take up yet.
Sep 24, 2017, 4:15 pm
#32
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Then again, they might not have anticipated the signs over the summer that consumer credit growth is starting to slow. So we can live in a little hope that they feel a need to do a transfer promotion as a way to encourage marginal card use.
Sep 25, 2017, 1:34 am
#33
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If they want to encourage marginal card use, they should give 6 months notice of running the offer!
Sep 25, 2017, 2:00 am
#34
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Sep 25, 2017, 3:09 am
#35
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I may well be wrong, but my understanding is that redemption promotion (from HSBC, this is merely a redemption) are typically primarily there to lower notional liabilities rather than encouraging purchases.
Sep 25, 2017, 5:40 am
#36
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Surely notional liabilities are better than actual (by redeeming) liabilities?!
Sep 30, 2017, 7:32 pm
#37
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The 50% bonus Avios promotion ran from the 1st of October to the 30th of November last year so keep your eyes peeled! Any feedback on whether a bonus is added on transfers over the next few days would be appreciated.
Sep 30, 2017, 11:43 pm
#38
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that's what I always assumed but apparently not. That was the explanation given by Flying Blue people for a surge in promo awards and partner specials at one point. They had accumulated too much notional liability and actually needed people to redeem a certain amount.
Dec 4, 2017, 6:17 pm
#39
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I got an email about a 35% bonus when I transfer points from HSBC to Avios this month. https://www.doctorofcredit.com/hsbc-...itish-airways/
I have about 43K points in my HSBC account and about 7K in my Avios account. Should I transfer all my HSBC points to BA? I don't fly to EU very often so it's unlikely I will book a BA flight. But I fly to Asia frequently so I'm interested in booking intra Asia flights or SFO to Asia flights on a BA partner.
With the 35% bonus, is it a good deal to transfer? I was originally planning to get a HSBC statement credit for a future flight (so each HSBC point is worth 1.6 cents in this case). I'm a Star Alliance guy so I am not super familiar with Avios.
I have about 43K points in my HSBC account and about 7K in my Avios account. Should I transfer all my HSBC points to BA? I don't fly to EU very often so it's unlikely I will book a BA flight. But I fly to Asia frequently so I'm interested in booking intra Asia flights or SFO to Asia flights on a BA partner.
With the 35% bonus, is it a good deal to transfer? I was originally planning to get a HSBC statement credit for a future flight (so each HSBC point is worth 1.6 cents in this case). I'm a Star Alliance guy so I am not super familiar with Avios.
Dec 4, 2017, 10:12 pm
#40
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I got an email about a 35% bonus when I transfer points from HSBC to Avios this month. https://www.doctorofcredit.com/hsbc-...itish-airways/
I have about 43K points in my HSBC account and about 7K in my Avios account. Should I transfer all my HSBC points to BA? I don't fly to EU very often so it's unlikely I will book a BA flight. But I fly to Asia frequently so I'm interested in booking intra Asia flights or SFO to Asia flights on a BA partner.
With the 35% bonus, is it a good deal to transfer? I was originally planning to get a HSBC statement credit for a future flight (so each HSBC point is worth 1.6 cents in this case). I'm a Star Alliance guy so I am not super familiar with Avios.
I have about 43K points in my HSBC account and about 7K in my Avios account. Should I transfer all my HSBC points to BA? I don't fly to EU very often so it's unlikely I will book a BA flight. But I fly to Asia frequently so I'm interested in booking intra Asia flights or SFO to Asia flights on a BA partner.
With the 35% bonus, is it a good deal to transfer? I was originally planning to get a HSBC statement credit for a future flight (so each HSBC point is worth 1.6 cents in this case). I'm a Star Alliance guy so I am not super familiar with Avios.
Dec 5, 2017, 5:44 am
#42
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