Feb 14, 2020, 2:22 pm
Last edit by: TravelinSperry
HSBC (USA) Premier has eleven airline transfer partners, and two hotel chain partners. Cards issued in other countries may have different partners and transfer ratios
ONE WORLD
British Airways (Avios) 1:25:1
Iberia (Avios) 1:25:1
Qantas 1:1
Qatar Airways (Avios) 1.25:1
SKYTEAM
Flying Blue 1.25:1
STAR
Avianca 1.25:1
Eva Air 1.25:1
TAP Portugal 1:1
Turkish 1.25:1
INDEPENDENT
Aer Lingus (Avios) 1:25:1
Emirates 1:1
HOTELS
Accor 2:1
Wyndham 1.25:1
ONE WORLD
British Airways (Avios) 1:25:1
Iberia (Avios) 1:25:1
Qantas 1:1
Qatar Airways (Avios) 1.25:1
SKYTEAM
Flying Blue 1.25:1
STAR
Avianca 1.25:1
Eva Air 1.25:1
TAP Portugal 1:1
Turkish 1.25:1
INDEPENDENT
Aer Lingus (Avios) 1:25:1
Emirates 1:1
HOTELS
Accor 2:1
Wyndham 1.25:1
HSBC Premier World MasterCard
May 18, 2019, 10:01 pm
#526
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Miami, FL
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May 20, 2019, 1:51 pm
#527
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Jun 18, 2019, 7:11 am
#530
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Sheffield, UK
Programs: BA, Emirates, IHG, Accor, Marriott, Hilton
Posts: 637
Included in my guide that came with my card. It is a UK card if that makes any difference. Just can't find any info on what you actually need to do!
Also shows in here https://www.hsbc.co.uk/content/dam/h...redit-card.pdf
Also shows in here https://www.hsbc.co.uk/content/dam/h...redit-card.pdf
Jun 18, 2019, 7:30 am
#531
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Location: Miami, Mpls & London
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I was looking at the standard Premier Credit card, rather than the World Elite version. The standard card includes Boingo, but I see that we World Elite version replaces this with iPass. It sounds as if HSBC provides a code that will be entered in the iPass smartphone app:
With iPass gain secure access to millions of Wi-Fi networks at key business and travel venues in more than 120 countries. Just redeem your code, and download the iPass SmartConnect app on a compatible device.
Jun 18, 2019, 7:58 am
#532
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Sheffield, UK
Programs: BA, Emirates, IHG, Accor, Marriott, Hilton
Posts: 637
Jun 18, 2019, 8:03 am
#533
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HSBC Cardholders
Have a Premier World Elite™ MasterCard and need help getting or using iPass? Please email [email protected] for support.
Have a Premier World Elite™ MasterCard and need help getting or using iPass? Please email [email protected] for support.
Jun 18, 2019, 8:56 am
#534
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Sheffield, UK
Programs: BA, Emirates, IHG, Accor, Marriott, Hilton
Posts: 637
Jun 18, 2019, 10:06 am
#535
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: RBKC
Programs: AA EXP and Eurostar Carte Blanche
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Included in my guide that came with my card. It is a UK card if that makes any difference. Just can't find any info on what you actually need to do! Also shows in here https://www.hsbc.co.uk/content/dam/h...redit-card.pdf
Edit: From the link above: "iPass is the world’s largest Wi-Fi network, giving you easy, fast and secure access to 50 million hotspots worldwide. You can use the iPass service in more than 100 countries, at the world’s busiest airports, on more than 2,000 airplanes, on 800 trains and in the most popular hotels and shopping centres around the globe."
If it is actually the version which includes in-flight wifi, then this would be a spectacularly good deal. But it's not clear…
Last edited by ExpatExp; Jun 18, 2019 at 10:11 am
Jun 19, 2019, 2:39 am
#536
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Sheffield, UK
Programs: BA, Emirates, IHG, Accor, Marriott, Hilton
Posts: 637
Can you tell if it's the full version of iPass (i.e. the version which includes in-flight wifi on certain airlines) or a "lighter" version? If it's the full version, then I will upgrade my card to the World Elite ^
Edit: From the link above: "iPass is the worlds largest Wi-Fi network, giving you easy, fast and secure access to 50 million hotspots worldwide. You can use the iPass service in more than 100 countries, at the worlds busiest airports, on more than 2,000 airplanes, on 800 trains and in the most popular hotels and shopping centres around the globe."
If it is actually the version which includes in-flight wifi, then this would be a spectacularly good deal. But it's not clear
Edit: From the link above: "iPass is the worlds largest Wi-Fi network, giving you easy, fast and secure access to 50 million hotspots worldwide. You can use the iPass service in more than 100 countries, at the worlds busiest airports, on more than 2,000 airplanes, on 800 trains and in the most popular hotels and shopping centres around the globe."
If it is actually the version which includes in-flight wifi, then this would be a spectacularly good deal. But it's not clear
Jun 22, 2019, 8:28 am
#537
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Sheffield, UK
Programs: BA, Emirates, IHG, Accor, Marriott, Hilton
Posts: 637
Can you tell if it's the full version of iPass (i.e. the version which includes in-flight wifi on certain airlines) or a "lighter" version? If it's the full version, then I will upgrade my card to the World Elite ^
Edit: From the link above: "iPass is the worlds largest Wi-Fi network, giving you easy, fast and secure access to 50 million hotspots worldwide. You can use the iPass service in more than 100 countries, at the worlds busiest airports, on more than 2,000 airplanes, on 800 trains and in the most popular hotels and shopping centres around the globe."
If it is actually the version which includes in-flight wifi, then this would be a spectacularly good deal. But it's not clear
Edit: From the link above: "iPass is the worlds largest Wi-Fi network, giving you easy, fast and secure access to 50 million hotspots worldwide. You can use the iPass service in more than 100 countries, at the worlds busiest airports, on more than 2,000 airplanes, on 800 trains and in the most popular hotels and shopping centres around the globe."
If it is actually the version which includes in-flight wifi, then this would be a spectacularly good deal. But it's not clear
Aug 27, 2019, 12:16 pm
#538
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: California
Posts: 265
Any problems with having a negative balance on this HSBC card, and/or negative rewards balance? e.g., if I buy an airline ticket, redeem rewards towards it, and then cancel the ticket, I'll end up with a negative account balance and I assume negative rewards. Does HSBC make it easy to get a check for the negative account balance (do I need to call for that, or can it be done online)? And will anything bad happen due to the negative rewards balance (I wouldn't be putting any more spend on this card)?
It sounds like that'll require at least 1 phone call, maybe 2; not sure if it's worth the hassle.
Also, does a travel purchase need to appear on a statement before reward points can be redeemed towards it?
Edit to answer most of the above questions myself: negative balance on the card after a refund: I chatted online and they said I could transfer the balance to an HSBC deposit account or get a check in the mail; I had them transfer to my HSBC Direct Savings account and it posted 2 days later. I didn't try having a negative rewards balance. And, the travel purchase for which I redeemed rewards did not need to appear on a statement first; I just waited until the website showed the purchase had posted.
It sounds like that'll require at least 1 phone call, maybe 2; not sure if it's worth the hassle.
Also, does a travel purchase need to appear on a statement before reward points can be redeemed towards it?
Edit to answer most of the above questions myself: negative balance on the card after a refund: I chatted online and they said I could transfer the balance to an HSBC deposit account or get a check in the mail; I had them transfer to my HSBC Direct Savings account and it posted 2 days later. I didn't try having a negative rewards balance. And, the travel purchase for which I redeemed rewards did not need to appear on a statement first; I just waited until the website showed the purchase had posted.
Last edited by sbft77; Oct 11, 2019 at 10:00 pm
Oct 11, 2019, 9:08 pm
#539
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Beginning October 28, 2019, if you pay your Global Entry Application Fee with your HSBC Premier World Mastercard credit card, you can redeem 10,000 Points to receive a $100 statement credit to cover the fee.
More information will be available soon. While you wait, learn about the offers & benefits available to you now.
More information will be available soon. While you wait, learn about the offers & benefits available to you now.
Not sure what the point of it is, doesn't appear to be any more beneficial than doing a straight statement credit redemption.
Oct 12, 2019, 3:26 pm
#540
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Miami, FL
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I got excited when I first saw this thinking they would extend (and increase) the PreCheck reimbursement to include the Global Entry Fee, but then realized it was a redemption option.
Not sure what the point of it is, doesn't appear to be any more beneficial than doing a straight statement credit redemption.
Not sure what the point of it is, doesn't appear to be any more beneficial than doing a straight statement credit redemption.