HSBC Star Alliance credit card in Australia

[leyy]

received my bonus 50,000 aeroplan points!

 

[Trin Trin]

I've done more than 4K spend more than a week ago - nothing pending and no govt spend, but still haven't received the SA gold eligibility email. Will I have to wait till my next statement?

 

[twiningb]

received my bonus 50,000 aeroplan points!

I'm about to apply (so that hopefully when I hit the spend target I get nearly 2 years' status with Aeroplan).

Did you have to do anything special other than what I'm seeing in the T&C, as below?

1. Apply and be approved.
2. Spend $4k within 90 days.
3. When they reach out to request my status airline, nominate Aeroplan.
4. Wait for status (should be within a couple of weeks).
5. Wait for 50k bonus points.

 

[dairyfloss]

I've done more than 4K spend more than a week ago - nothing pending and no govt spend, but still haven't received the SA gold eligibility email. Will I have to wait till my next statement?

Yes - comes after the statement is issued

 

[doctorstrangelove]

I've done more than 4K spend more than a week ago - nothing pending and no govt spend, but still haven't received the SA gold eligibility email. Will I have to wait till my next statement?

I had to wait until my next statement until SA Gold granted i.e. it didn't trigger as soon as I passed the 4K spend.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

I had to wait until my next statement until SA Gold granted i.e. it didn't trigger as soon as I passed the 4K spend.

of course, nothing ever simple is it?

My statement won’t come till something like 25 jan… meaning i prolly wont get star gold for my trip in med feb. Unless AC moves super quick after the 14 day period.

 

[N860CR]

of course, nothing ever simple is it?

My statement won’t come till something like 25 jan… meaning i prolly wont get star gold for my trip in med feb. Unless AC moves super quick after the 14 day period.

Should happen bang on 14 days

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Pleasant surprise this morning… email from Star Alliance confirming minimum spend achieved and now eligible for gold! woo hoo!

I was expecting it to have to wait for the next statement, so this was a nice saturday morning gift!

Bit confusing that it says to nominate your chosen airline for status on the home page, but there’s no button to ‘confirm’ if the right one is already there.

I went ahead and selected ‘change’ and to Air Canadia again, green ‘successful’ now appears.

 

[Channy]

How many days from credit card application, to spending the 4k did the gold apply?

 

[super5]

No one seems to be discussing how to make the annual fee plus required $60,000 spend worthwhile after the first year. Does this mean everyone is going to cancel the card when their gold status ends? Or will HSBC change the card soon, to make it more attractive?

 

[Cynicor]

I did. 60k would be fine at 0.8kf per $, but it’s only that for $36k and then 0.4. Prefer to spend elsewhere for more points

 

[super5]

I did. 60k would be fine at 0.8kf per $, but it’s only that for $36k and then 0.4. Prefer to spend elsewhere for more points

Yes there's a cap to screw the earn rate before you reach $60k, looks like HSBC designed this card to be ditched after the first year.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Yes there's a cap to screw the earn rate before you reach $60k, looks like HSBC designed this card to be ditched after the first year.

Well… it’s gonna depend how long Aeroplan grants me status. If it’s the rest of this year plus next year, then $450 for gold is semi worthwhile Combined with shorter wait times for the aeroplan call centre though, and the points earned via spend, it would be enough to get me to pay for one more year.

If status only for this year then won’t be renewing.

 

[Viridis]

Yep, cancelled mine too

 

[Shinjetter]

Anyone knows how HSBC Star Alliance Gold + Chase Aeroplan level up benefit works? Will I get upgrade to 75k? Or stuck with 50k? I have Chase Aeroplan at the moment but not sure how it will overlap each other

 

[MEL_Traveller]

So… just scraped in with my spend at the beginning of 2024. My digital card says ‘valid to Dec 31 2025’.

I presume that means the gold 50k elite?? If so… will be keeping the card next year, despite the annual fee! Seem like a bargain for star gold, priority to the aeroplan call centre, and a few points earned along the way.

 

[super5]

So… just scraped in with my spend at the beginning of 2024. My digital card says ‘valid to Dec 31 2025’.

I presume that means the gold 50k elite?? If so… will be keeping the card next year, despite the annual fee! Seem like a bargain for star gold, priority to the aeroplan call centre, and a few points earned along the way.

But the honeymoon bargain ends when your gold status ends, what will you do then? Will you spend $60,000 annually on the card to maintain the gold status?

 

[MEL_Traveller]

But the honeymoon bargain ends when your gold status ends, what will you do then? Will you spend $60,000 annually on the card to maintain the gold status?

Lol, no!

TBH the only really benefit is *perhaps* senator lounges and SAS gold lounges rather than the regular business ones. But I’ll just have to hope air canada fixes its 90-minute call wait times by the end of 2025!

 

[Danger]

So… just scraped in with my spend at the beginning of 2024. My digital card says ‘valid to Dec 31 2025’.

I presume that means the gold 50k elite?? If so… will be keeping the card next year, despite the annual fee! Seem like a bargain for star gold, priority to the aeroplan call centre, and a few points earned along the way.

Elite 50K, yes, but we don't know (a) if the full two years of status is a result of how Aeroplan works rather than the card or (b) what happens in year two if you keep the card open but haven't met the $60K spend in year one.

 

[blacksultan]

Elite 50K, yes, but we don't know (a) if the full two years of status is a result of how Aeroplan works rather than the card or (b) what happens in year two if you keep the card open but haven't met the $60K spend in year one.

Has anyone here had their second year of aeroplan gold cancelled on.cancellation of the hsbc card in year 2 ?