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.

 

[kpc]

As I don't trust anything that HSBC says moving forwards, I just TFd all my Star A rewards points to KrisFlyer bar an orphaned 28 pts.

 

[Oubline]

From my count it seems that there were at least 4 airlines that offered a bonus points deal (Singapore, Air Canada, United and EVA Air) late last year/early this year that is contingent on a first year spend. Hopefully there is still some mechanism for those part way through that first year spend to get the bonus points. Although I strongly suspect that the 1 year spend target will just be brought forward to 17th November, and if you haven’t spend $48k by then, you’ll be out of luck.

This is a really good point. E.g. the terms for the Aeroplan promotion included: “Earn 20,000 renewal bonus Aeroplan points (the “Renewal Bonus”) when you spend $48,000 AUD or more on Eligible Purchases within 12 months from account opening and pay your annual fee for your second year of card membership.”

If the $48k has been met will they nonetheless say that we’re not eligible due to the annual fee for second year of membership not being paid. It won’t be possible for many of us to pay that fee as HSBC has ceased charging any from now on. Not sure how AFCA would view that.