Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
This is our review of the HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard credit card. (If you reading this article via email, we also reviewed the free HSBC Premier Mastercard today. To read that review, you need to visit headforpoints.com.) It is part of our series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and […]
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Review: the HSBC Premier Mastercard credit card
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
This is our review of the HSBC Premier Mastercard credit card. It is part of our series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or not they are worth applying for. These articles are linked to the relevant sections of the ‘Credit Card Offers‘ area of the menu bar. […]
What are the most valuable credit card sign-up bonuses?
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
It’s time for our annual rank of the best UK travel credit card sign-up bonuses in terms of cold hard cash. (If you are reading this via email, some of the blocks used below may look distorted. Please take a look at the version of the online on our website, and accept our apologies for […]
What is the best Star Alliance credit card?
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
What credit card should you get if you want to redeem for flights with a Star Alliance airline? Let’s find out. Who are the members of Star Alliance? The bulk of major global airlines have formed three alliances – oneworld (which includes British Airways), Star Alliance and SkyTeam. Star Alliance is the largest of the […]
Save 25% on the annual fee for HSBC Premier World Elite – worth it?
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
HSBC Premier has launched a special sign-up incentive on its premium HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard credit card. Until 30th November, the annual fee for the first year is reduced from £195 to £145. The sign-up bonus remains at 80,000 HSBC points, paid over two years. This is worth 40,000 Avios or Cathay Pacific, Singapore […]
Get a 20%-40% bonus transferring points into Etihad Guest – two days only
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
Etihad Guest is currently running another of its occasional transfer bonus weekends. Weekend, this time around, relates to the Middle East weekend so you need to move your points by Saturday evening – 9pm UK time to be precise. Etihad tends to change the partners who participate in this deal each time it runs. This […]
CONFIRMED: Get a 25% bonus on HSBC Premier credit card points conversions to Avios
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
We now have confirmation that HSBC has launched a 25% bonus on conversions of HSBC Premier credit card points to Avios. We covered this story over the weekend after readers reported seeing a mysterious 25% uplift in their points transfers. It wouldn’t have been totally unexpected as HSBC ran similar bonuses from 1st to 31st […]
Get a 25% bonus on HSBC Premier credit card points conversions to Avios
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
HSBC has launched a secret 25% bonus on conversions of HSBC Premier credit card points to Avios. I say ‘secret’ because no announcement has been made. HSBC has form on this front, however – when it last did an Avios conversion bonus it never told anyone. It isn’t clear if this is for both cards […]
Why the only thing better than transferable points is INSTANTLY transferable points
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
One of the key ideas I push on Head for Points is that transferable, or convertible, points are better than non-transferable points. The best way to explain this is via American Express Membership Rewards points, earned from Amex Gold, Amex Platinum and the Amex Rewards Credit Card. You can transfer 1 American Express Membership Rewards […]
Get a 20%-40% bonus transferring points into Etihad Guest – 3 days only
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
Etihad Guest is currently running another of its occasional transfer bonuses. This one is quite restrictive and the top 40% offer is not as good as it seems. Etihad tends to change the partners who participate in this deal each time it runs. This iteration is good for the points that UK residents are likely […]
Get a 20%-40% bonus transferring points into Etihad Guest – 3 days only
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
Etihad Guest is currently running another of its occasional transfer bonuses. This one is quite restrictive and the top 40% offer is not as good as it seems. Etihad tends to change the partners who participate in this deal each time it runs. This iteration is good for the points that UK residents are likely […]
Four credit cards worth keeping just for their benefits, even if you don’t use them
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
Typically there are three different types of travel loyalty credit cards you can apply for: cards you get just for the sign-up bonus cards you get primarily for the strong on-going earnings rate cards you get but don’t use because they come with generous perks Head for Points tends to focus on the first two […]
What are the most valuable credit card sign-up bonuses?
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
It’s time for our annual rank of the best UK travel credit card sign-up bonuses in terms of cold hard cash. (This article only looks at personal cards, so you are saved another plug for the current American Express Business Platinum 100,000 points offer!) How do I value my miles and points? The biggest question […]