Nov 29, 2013, 8:45 pm
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Best credit card conversion rate to Asiamiles (HK) - 2014 and prior
Dec 2, 2014, 2:10 am
#2371
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 755
Weekly cap is 1500 if u don't team up, and 1000 if you team up (max 60RC per week, 420RC in total).
Note that you need to spend at least $9,000 over the whole promotion period, if you team up, you will be spending $1000 x 7 weeks which is only $7,000.
Dec 2, 2014, 5:38 am
#2372
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Hong Kong
Posts: 2,172
Am I right that this year's RC haul is much smaller than last year's.
I believe to max out, last year people were spending well over HK 12000?
I believe to max out, last year people were spending well over HK 12000?
Dec 2, 2014, 10:54 pm
#2373
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 16
Promo HSBC
Hello, i am looking to join or create a group for HSBC Winter shop, can anyone PM me if interested?
Dec 2, 2014, 11:11 pm
#2374
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 755
To max out.. one have to play in designated merchant (only broadway and mannings this year, no times square or new town plaza) and the weekly cap is RC200, overall cap is RC1400.. which is around $17,500 spending in Mannings/Broadway.
Dec 3, 2014, 1:02 am
#2375
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: DUS
Posts: 318
Rehash of the Jul-Aug overseas promo
https://www.redhotoffers.hsbc.com.hk...ial-promotion/
5 extra RC/$100 overseas spending
Max 400RC ($8,000 spend) (500RC ($10,000 spend) for Premier cardholders)
So for 500 spend you get 27RC --> 405 miles --> $1.23/mile
Min $500, must have sales slip
8228 1618 to register
https://www.redhotoffers.hsbc.com.hk...ial-promotion/
5 extra RC/$100 overseas spending
Max 400RC ($8,000 spend) (500RC ($10,000 spend) for Premier cardholders)
So for 500 spend you get 27RC --> 405 miles --> $1.23/mile
Min $500, must have sales slip
8228 1618 to register
Dec 3, 2014, 1:04 am
#2376
Ambassador, Hong Kong and Macau
Join Date: May 2009
Location: HKG
Programs: Non-top tier Asia Miles member
Posts: 19,803
Must have sales slip - does Amazon DE have a physical payment outlet?
HSBC will simply not rebate that and when you protest that, ask you to fax then the sales slip to shut you up.
HSBC will simply not rebate that and when you protest that, ask you to fax then the sales slip to shut you up.
Last edited by percysmith; Dec 3, 2014 at 1:24 am
Dec 3, 2014, 1:10 am
#2377
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: DUS
Posts: 318
Thanks! I suppose they don't, so I'll hit a regular store then instead once on the ground.
Dec 3, 2014, 8:16 am
#2378
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Hong Kong
Programs: BA Gold, JGC Sapphire, OZ Diamond, AF Silver, CX GR, Marriott Lifetime SL
Posts: 3,598
Will buying on Amazon Germany (shipping to Germany; I'm going Christmas), transaction in EUR, qualify? Wouldn't think it has "physical sales slip" as paying in a store, but T&Cs say "Transactions including mail, fax and telephone orders, instalment plans and casino transactions will not be eligible for this promotion." Online transactions are not explicitly mentioned.
I just don't know how much I hate myself after paying my Amazon spending using the wrong credit card today
it's 399 USD X.X
Dec 3, 2014, 9:42 am
#2379
Ambassador, Hong Kong and Macau
Join Date: May 2009
Location: HKG
Programs: Non-top tier Asia Miles member
Posts: 19,803
Chrisli - can't cancel?
Have headaches with foreign currency online purchases - banks seem to hate these.
Have headaches with foreign currency online purchases - banks seem to hate these.
Dec 3, 2014, 3:01 pm
#2380
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: HKG/HND/OOL
Programs: QF Emerald. SQ Gold.
Posts: 3,171
HSBC ain't smart enough to know about offshore / onshore spending even fancy legal jargons in T&C. Last I paid in HKD for a cruise and payment processing center was in UK - I got my 6x overseas promotion points.
Anecdotal evidence suggest to me even when you reached the maximum cap of 180k or so spending for overseas 6x promotion, they still awarded 6x points (yet to confirm myself).
So I wouldn't stress too much....as percysmith points out HSBC will simply ask for physical docket to shut you up if they don't like what you are requesting, but typically you are innocent until proven guilty with HSBC>
Anecdotal evidence suggest to me even when you reached the maximum cap of 180k or so spending for overseas 6x promotion, they still awarded 6x points (yet to confirm myself).
So I wouldn't stress too much....as percysmith points out HSBC will simply ask for physical docket to shut you up if they don't like what you are requesting, but typically you are innocent until proven guilty with HSBC>
Dec 3, 2014, 5:18 pm
#2381
Ambassador, Hong Kong and Macau
Join Date: May 2009
Location: HKG
Programs: Non-top tier Asia Miles member
Posts: 19,803
Dec 3, 2014, 5:24 pm
#2382
Ambassador, Hong Kong and Macau
Join Date: May 2009
Location: HKG
Programs: Non-top tier Asia Miles member
Posts: 19,803
Promo to 28 Feb 15 not 31 Jan 15 as stated earlier...if you're going for the Mannings strategy it may be worth waiting for the last 7 weeks because HSBC has some history upping the Mannings earn on the second week of January.
Last edited by percysmith; Dec 3, 2014 at 8:07 pm
Dec 3, 2014, 5:52 pm
#2383
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 144
This offer is a little confusing. Can you help confirm if I read it correct
?* Max Cap = 1400RC for the whole period & 200RC cap per week
* I will not be teaming up so I can only earn 4% RC rebate
* In order to get the full benefit I will need to spend the following at ANY local merchant (hotel in my case)
- For 7 Weeks I will need to spend $5000 each week
- This will give me the max RC rebate of $200 per week
- 7 x $200 = $1400RC for the whole promotion
The clause that confuses me is the one that says " entitled to a max of 1400 RC including a max of $420 at local merchants"
It just means I will need to go and pay $5000 every week which is a bit troublesome
Dec 3, 2014, 6:51 pm
#2384
Ambassador, Hong Kong and Macau
Join Date: May 2009
Location: HKG
Programs: Non-top tier Asia Miles member
Posts: 19,803
[I'm wrong. See Chester's post below]
Last edited by percysmith; Dec 3, 2014 at 8:07 pm
Dec 3, 2014, 7:08 pm
#2385
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 755
200RC cap per week/1200RC in total only applies to designated merchant (Mannings/Broadway), a much lower cap is applicable to other merchant (hotel in twonga's case
Max cap for non-designated merchant is 60RC per week, 420RC in total.
If twonga is not teaming up, weekly max spending $1,500
Btw, I am sure that there are other FTer's who would like to team up. May be you can find your teammate here.