Credit Card Offers HSBC Star Alliance Credit Card: Fast-Track to Star Alliance Gold Status

Fast track to Star Alliance Gold status with the HSBC Star Alliance credit card!​

Learn more and apply for this card:

HSBC Star Alliance Credit Card Guide

The HSBC Star Alliance credit card is the first of its kind, allowing Australian cardholders to earn Star Alliance Points and Gold status.

www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au

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What are the main benefits of this card?

1. Signup bonus: Fast Track to Star Alliance Gold Status, when you spend $4,000 or more on eligible purchases in the first 90 days from account opening
2. Keep your Star Alliance Gold status each subsequent year that you spend at least $60,000 on your card
3. Earn 1 Star Alliance Point per $1 on eligible purchases, up to $3,000 per statement period and 0.5 Star Alliance Points per $1 spent on eligible purchases thereafter, uncapped
4. No annual fee in the first year and $499 p.a. thereafter

Why we like the HSBC Star Alliance credit card

Launched in 2022, the HSBC Star Alliance credit card is the first of its kind anywhere in the world. You'll earn Star Alliance Points which are transferable to a choice of seven Star Alliance member airlines at a time of your choosing. You can also earn Star Alliance Silver or Gold status just by spending on the card, with no flying required!

Once you qualify for the welcome offer and are fast tracked to Star Alliance Gold status with any of the seven participating carriers, you’ll soon be enjoying perks like airport priority lanes and lounge access when flying across the whole Star Alliance network. It is the largest airline alliance in the world with 25 member airlines, including Air New Zealand, Singapore Airlines, United and Turkish Airlines.

Please note that the welcome offer is not available to existing HSBC customers transferring from another HSBC credit card, or if you have previously held a HSBC Star Alliance credit card within the last 18 months. Refer to the full T&C’s for more information:

HSBC Star Alliance Credit Card Guide

The HSBC Star Alliance credit card is the first of its kind, allowing Australian cardholders to earn Star Alliance Points and Gold status.

www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au

AFF members are welcome to discuss this card in this thread.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Hopefully there are transition arrangements for those with star gold for 2 years on aeroplan. Cause according to the rules your status stops when the card is closed.

 

[Beer_budget]

I suspect that will come down to individual airlines making a goodwill decision.

 

[BJReplay]

This is a shame! I might have wasted my time meeting the $48k spend this year.

You should still be able to get your gold status for one (or two with AC) years.

 

[nightelves]

Hope they did what Macquarie did when they discontinued the Hilton card and give everyone extra year of elite status.

 

[SeatBackForward]

Ooh interesting, I have until August 10th to decide where to set my Gold Status to. Aeroplan might be the best as suggested by @MEL_Traveller earlier.

 

[RooFlyer]

Hopefully there are transition arrangements for those with star gold for 2 years on aeroplan. Cause according to the rules your status stops when the card is closed.

I note this on the Star Alliance Rewards page:

In any qualification year, you may only claim status through a single Status Airline. If you change your Status Airline after you have claimed Star Alliance Silver or Star Alliance Gold Status, the change will only be effective for any status you may receive in the following qualification year.

I've currently nominated Krisflyer, my anniversary is February. If I switch to Aeroplan now (something you've been saying all along!), by the sentence I've bolded, do you think I'll get Aeroplan Gold through all next year? I would get Gold next year, except the card won't be around then to facilitate that.

 

[pauldab]

I've currently nominated Krisflyer, my anniversary is February. If I switch to Aeroplan now (something you've been saying all along!), by the sentence I've bolded, do you think I'll get Aeroplan Gold through all next year? I would get Gold next year, except the card won't be around then to facilitate that.

This is my situation, well on track for re-qualifying and anniversary is next April

 

[grandir]

Just not Amex please as they hate many of us on AFF

As others have already mentioned, Amex is really the only player left in the Australian market these days that offer anything worthwhile or good. As with any product or industry in this country, there's only ever 1 or 2 genuine "players" in the market with no other competition or alternative

 

[buggy00]

So HSBC closing down their retail bank. What's next for the Star alliance card. It was honestly a decent card and complemented will with my Qantas status. Hopefully another bank takes up the Star alliance brand.

 

[Layslow]

Yikes. Does that mean a zero balance on the credit card before they shut it down in 18 months?

 

[sudoer]

Yikes. Does that mean a zero balance on the credit card before they shut it down in 18 months?

Presumably yes. I hope you are asking because you have just signed up to a good balance transfer deal! If not you probably shouldn't be holding a credit card...

 

[kamchatsky]

Bugger, I was going to get my missus to apply for this card so that we could get all 4 of us to Lounges at HKG and SIN early next year whilst flying SQ Y (I already have a card).

The question is whether I should keep this card going forward, as my annual fee won't due until early next year. I will see if HSBC will announce any changes to this card post 1 October.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

I note this on the Star Alliance Rewards page:

In any qualification year, you may only claim status through a single Status Airline. If you change your Status Airline after you have claimed Star Alliance Silver or Star Alliance Gold Status, the change will only be effective for any status you may receive in the following qualification year.

I've currently nominated Krisflyer, my anniversary is February. If I switch to Aeroplan now (something you've been saying all along!), by the sentence I've bolded, do you think I'll get Aeroplan Gold through all next year? I would get Gold next year, except the card won't be around then to facilitate that.

Don’t know the answer to your question but interestingly my friend has status with two airlines! They have Aeroplan gold for two years, and when they met the 30k spend they nominated KF silver. And then aeroplan gold when they hit the 48k.

They actually have status in both! The status on SQ is defo not from flying or spend!

 

[kpc]

Im *A Gold via Aeioplan for 2 years ending end of this year. Then cancel card

Then +1 to apply for this card and keep *A Gold for 2 years via Aeroplan, then cancel.

Then I apply again....rinse and repeat!

But alas....

 

[RisingPhoenix]

Ahhh, but do we dump the points into AC or KF?

More importantly, anyone tried to use something like United and Status Match to OneWorld?

 

[blacksultan]

Hopefully there are transition arrangements for those with star gold for 2 years on aeroplan. Cause according to the rules your status stops when the card is closed.

Card will be open for another 18 months .