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    Changes to Westpac credit card point earn rates from 1/8/25

    Citi Signature too. BoM also has changed their earnings with caps now apply from August.
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    Credit Card Offers HSBC Star Alliance Credit Card: Fast-Track to Star Alliance Gold Status

    Awesome. Will give it a shot. Thank you so much! Shows how much more I need to learn
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    Credit Card Offers HSBC Star Alliance Credit Card: Fast-Track to Star Alliance Gold Status

    Is that so? I will give it a try later. I have been transferring my SA points via the SA Portal and it always went to my chosen airline. If that can be overriden, that would be good!
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    Credit Card Offers HSBC Star Alliance Credit Card: Fast-Track to Star Alliance Gold Status

    So my chosen airline partner is now Air Canada but I dont fly with them. Previously I credit all my points to Krisflyer but since I am forced to move to Air Canada for 1 year, all SA points would go to Air Canada points. Or am I missing something here?
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    Credit Card Offers HSBC Star Alliance Credit Card: Fast-Track to Star Alliance Gold Status

    That is excellent. They did say to me they would try to keep track of it but with only 3 days before I had to travel I was not going to risk it so I switched to Air Canada and I got the status within 48 hours. Not ideal because now I dont know what to do with these Star Alliance points I have...
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    Credit Card Offers HSBC Star Alliance Credit Card: Fast-Track to Star Alliance Gold Status

    So it sounds like you only had to wait 1 day for Krisflyer to confer you the Gold status right after the expiry of the selection period (14 days)? Btw they actually breached their own T&C, I think i have posted above the link but the T&C essentially states the 14 days waiting period of...
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    Credit Card Offers HSBC Star Alliance Credit Card: Fast-Track to Star Alliance Gold Status

    Another publication that explicitly said Star Alliance Gold can use express path. https://www.pointhacks.com.au/star-alliance-gold-track/
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    Credit Card Offers HSBC Star Alliance Credit Card: Fast-Track to Star Alliance Gold Status

    Oh I see. I will enquire about that the next time I am at Mel Airport. Thanks thats a good info
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    Credit Card Offers HSBC Star Alliance Credit Card: Fast-Track to Star Alliance Gold Status

    The SQ lady did say to mention to the contracted officer that I am a Star Alliance Gold member. Unfortunately, that contracted personnel probably has no idea what that means.. The lesson for me next time is to urge the SQ lady to note that in the boarding pass based on this experience as this...
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    Credit Card Offers HSBC Star Alliance Credit Card: Fast-Track to Star Alliance Gold Status

    Not according to this website https://www.staralliance.com/en/gold-track
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    Credit Card Offers HSBC Star Alliance Credit Card: Fast-Track to Star Alliance Gold Status

    For those of you who are flying a Star Alliance partner airline, be aware many contracted security officers (not AFP) Melbourne Airport has no idea how Star Alliance Gold works and so proceeding to deny your accesses such as priority security screening. In this event try your best to get your...
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    Credit Card Offers HSBC Star Alliance Credit Card: Fast-Track to Star Alliance Gold Status

    Hello everyone, Actually a past user of AFF but for some reason, it couldn't find me anymore so started a new account. I posted this in another forum as a warning but essentially this. Those with HSBC Star Alliance Credit Card & Have Chosen Singapore Airlines As Your Star Alliance Status...
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