HSBC Enters the Game – Accelerated Rewards Travel Portal Now Live!

[idharkyadekhraha]

No doubt this sounds very lucrative but to get this return
1. Firstly you need to make the respective revenue booking via their portal
2. Wait for accelerated points to get credited (I guess that will happen after your stay or travel is complete)
3. Transfer all the points to accor for 2X return
4. Book your next stay at Accor

IMO, if you don't have a better salary account somewhere else then you can switch and take this as an additional card for travel only. Infinia/EPM still works best for regular expenses, shopping etc.1

No doubt this sounds very lucrative but to get this return
1. Firstly you need to make the respective revenue booking via their portal
2. Wait for accelerated points to get credited (I guess that will happen after your stay or travel is complete)
3. Transfer all the points to accor for 2X return
4. Book your next stay at Accor

IMO, if you don't have a better salary account somewhere else then you can switch and take this as an additional card for travel only. Infinia/EPM still works best for regular expenses, shopping etc.

1 and 2 applies everywhere, 3 and 4 I do understand the lag but worth it imo

 

[neogen]

No doubt this sounds very lucrative but to get this return
1. Firstly you need to make the respective revenue booking via their portal
2. Wait for accelerated points to get credited (I guess that will happen after your stay or travel is complete)
3. Transfer all the points to accor for 2X return
4. Book your next stay at Accor

IMO, if you don't have a better salary account somewhere else then you can switch and take this as an additional card for travel only. Infinia/EPM still works best for regular expenses, shopping etc.

Firstly you need to make the respective revenue booking via their portal <-This makes Travelone utterly useless and makes Axis Atlas shine. Its always advisable to do direct booking through hotels / airlines for multiple reasons - especially to earn reward points on those bookings, get loyalty privilages (some hotels dont even count these nights if booked through third parties), manage IROPS / disruptions (always easy to manage in case of direct booking) and so on

 

[sanarora]

Hi, Some noob doubts if someone can just guide, I got my HSBC Premier Cc today itself, Statment showing -14k ( which is the joining fees)
1. is there any spend xxx in first 30 / 90 days to get some amazon voucher kind of welcome offer which i am not aware of.
2. when do i get the eazydiner vouchers , is it a voucher linked to my phone number or can i sell it since i already have an eazy diner prime account.
3. the 12k taj vouchers can be redeemed in part for dinning bills too or has to be redeemed in full..? do they taj vouchers have any restrictions such as stay only etc..? or cant be combined with some other offer etc..?
4. Priority pass dint come along do i need to apply for it / request my RM or does it come on its own seperately..?
5. how many add on cards does hsbc premier offer.. if the addon card holder dosent have account with habc do the points bill etc reflect in main card holders account or how does it work..?

 

[percolate]

Hi, Some noob doubts if someone can just guide, I got my HSBC Premier Cc today itself, Statment showing -14k ( which is the joining fees)
1. is there any spend xxx in first 30 / 90 days to get some amazon voucher kind of welcome offer which i am not aware of.
2. when do i get the eazydiner vouchers , is it a voucher linked to my phone number or can i sell it since i already have an eazy diner prime account.
3. the 12k taj vouchers can be redeemed in part for dinning bills too or has to be redeemed in full..? do they taj vouchers have any restrictions such as stay only etc..? or cant be combined with some other offer etc..?
4. Priority pass dint come along do i need to apply for it / request my RM or does it come on its own seperately..?
5. how many add on cards does hsbc premier offer.. if the addon card holder dosent have account with habc do the points bill etc reflect in main card holders account or how does it work..?

4. You get LoungeKey with Premier credit card, not Priority Pass. You can register at https://www.loungekey.com/HSBCPremierIndia with your card details.
5. You can get 3 add-on cards. No matter if they have HSBC account or not, points and bills will be with Primary card as with any credit card.

 

[a7c]

Hi, Some noob doubts if someone can just guide, I got my HSBC Premier Cc today itself, Statment showing -14k ( which is the joining fees)
1. is there any spend xxx in first 30 / 90 days to get some amazon voucher kind of welcome offer which i am not aware of.
2. when do i get the eazydiner vouchers , is it a voucher linked to my phone number or can i sell it since i already have an eazy diner prime account.
3. the 12k taj vouchers can be redeemed in part for dinning bills too or has to be redeemed in full..? do they taj vouchers have any restrictions such as stay only etc..? or cant be combined with some other offer etc..?
4. Priority pass dint come along do i need to apply for it / request my RM or does it come on its own seperately..?
5. how many add on cards does hsbc premier offer.. if the addon card holder dosent have account with habc do the points bill etc reflect in main card holders account or how does it work..?

1. No spend-based offer or any other kind of voucher based offer other than the stated welcome benefits.
2. It is an Eazydiner membership that comes with the Premier card. When you use the card to pay via Eazydiner, you get 30% off on your total bill over and above whatever discount Eazydiner may itself be offering in that restaurant.
3. The vouchers we receive are the Taj Experience Gift Vouchers, which can be used for any and all spends in Taj Hotels. You can simply ask them to bill all bills to your room and pay your total bill at the end with TEGC vouchers in part or in full. As far as whether the vouchers themselves can be redeemed partially, I don't know. You will have to find out and update here. I only know that the Rs 10,000 Amex TEGC voucher issued as milestone benefit in the Amex Platinum Travel Card has to be redeemed in full. If you redeem it partially, you will forfeit the remaining amount. I don't know whether the terms of use of the voucher issued by HSBC Bank are similar or different than that issued by Amex.
4. The HSBC Bank Premier credit card does not have tie-up with Priority Pass for international lounge access. It has tie-up with Lounge Key. You have to go to this link - https://www.loungekey.com/HSBCPremierIndia and sign up on the Lounge Key website using your HSBC Premier card details. It will show the number of international lounge visits allowed with the card plus 8 guest visits annually (only for international lounges). For accessing Lounge Key international lounges, you have to show your boarding pass and the Premier Credit Card (primary or add-on card).
5. HSBC Premier card allows up to 3 add-on cards (which come with unlimited domestic and international lounge access) for close family members. Not necessary for the add-on card member to have an account with HSBC Bank. All spends by add-on card members earn points for the primary card holder.

 

[sudhanshu22]

Hi, Some noob doubts if someone can just guide, I got my HSBC Premier Cc today itself, Statment showing -14k ( which is the joining fees)
1. is there any spend xxx in first 30 / 90 days to get some amazon voucher kind of welcome offer which i am not aware of.
2. when do i get the eazydiner vouchers , is it a voucher linked to my phone number or can i sell it since i already have an eazy diner prime account.
3. the 12k taj vouchers can be redeemed in part for dinning bills too or has to be redeemed in full..? do they taj vouchers have any restrictions such as stay only etc..? or cant be combined with some other offer etc..?
4. Priority pass dint come along do i need to apply for it / request my RM or does it come on its own seperately..?
5. how many add on cards does hsbc premier offer.. if the addon card holder dosent have account with habc do the points bill etc reflect in main card holders account or how does it

Did you open a premier account and receive the card, or applied directly for the credit card.

 

[sanarora]

Did you open a premier account and receive the card, or applied directly for the credit car

Did you open a premier account and receive the card, or applied directly for the credit card.

with premier account, i doubt you can directly apply like that , once u have the card you may choose not to maintain a premier relationship in which case the card will cost 20k+ GST however to apply i guess premier relation is mandatory (not sure) but m sure it helps with the approval.

 

[sanarora]

1. No spend-based offer or any other kind of voucher based offer other than the stated welcome benefits.
2. It is an Eazydiner membership that comes with the Premier card. When you use the card to pay via Eazydiner, you get 30% off on your total bill over and above whatever discount Eazydiner may itself be offering in that restaurant.
3. The vouchers we receive are the Taj Experience Gift Vouchers, which can be used for any and all spends in Taj Hotels. You can simply ask them to bill all bills to your room and pay your total bill at the end with TEGC vouchers in part or in full. As far as whether the vouchers themselves can be redeemed partially, I don't know. You will have to find out and update here. I only know that the Rs 10,000 Amex TEGC voucher issued as milestone benefit in the Amex Platinum Travel Card has to be redeemed in full. If you redeem it partially, you will forfeit the remaining amount. I don't know whether the terms of use of the voucher issued by HSBC Bank are similar or different than that issued by Amex.
4. The HSBC Bank Premier credit card does not have tie-up with Priority Pass for international lounge access. It has tie-up with Lounge Key. You have to go to this link - https://www.loungekey.com/HSBCPremierIndia and sign up on the Lounge Key website using your HSBC Premier card details. It will show the number of international lounge visits allowed with the card plus 8 guest visits annually (only for international lounges). For accessing Lounge Key international lounges, you have to show your boarding pass and the Premier Credit Card (primary or add-on card).
5. HSBC Premier card allows up to 3 add-on cards (which come with unlimited domestic and international lounge access) for close family members. Not necessary for the add-on card member to have an account with HSBC Bank. All spends by add-on card members earn points for the primary card holder.

Thanks For the Break down, Made my Loungkey Account, Nice to not have another priority pass card to manage..! Also nice to have an alternative access platform in case priority pass fails at a certain place this could come handy.
I guess the taj & Eazy diner vouchers will come in after 1st bill payment.

 

[a7c]

Thanks For the Break down, Made my Loungkey Account, Nice to not have another priority pass card to manage..! Also nice to have an alternative access platform in case priority pass fails at a certain place this could come handy.
I guess the taj & Eazy diner vouchers will come in after 1st bill payment.

Yes. The Taj and Eazydiner membership come some days after the joining fee payment.

 

[sudhanshu22]

with premier account, i doubt you can directly apply like that , once u have the card you may choose not to maintain a premier relationship in which case the card will cost 20k+ GST however to apply i guess premier relation is mandatory (not sure) but m sure it helps with the approval.

So we should fulfill one of the three parameters to open the premier account.

 

[drabhishek90]

So we should fulfill one of the three parameters to open the premier account.

Yes. You can’t get a premier credit card without a premier account.

 

[sai123]

can anyone post some pictures/video of the accelerated portal while booking flights & hotels.

 

[wr8_utd]

Got my TravelOne some days ago but I'm just unable to use the Travel Portal. It keeps saying I've been "logged off" and there is no way to refresh it or log in. I had no such issue accessing the portal when I was using my previous HSBC card (which I upgraded to Travel One). Does anyone know how to deal with this?