You can become eligible for Star Alliance Status in two ways: Accessing the Star Alliance Gold Status if applying, be approved for an HSBC Star Alliance credit card and spend at least $4,000 on eligible purchases within 90 days of account opening. After receiving the Gold Status, you will remain Gold until the first anniversary of your HSBC Star Alliance credit card; You can also earn the Gold Status after spending at least $60,000 on eligible purchases every 12 months (from the card opening date to the card opening anniversary every year). If you spend $30,000, you will receive the Star Alliance Silver Status.

The Star Alliance Rewards portal gathers all the information about your rewards. So, you can check your Star Alliance points, redeem them, choose your Status airline, and more through this portal. To access it, you must use your Star Alliance ID.

You can choose your preferred Status airline when registering for your Star Alliance Rewards account or becoming eligible for Star Alliance Silver or Gold Status.

The rewards earned will be available in your account within ten days of your monthly statement cycle. You can redeem the rewards for miles or points in the Frequent Flyer Program of your choice of any of the participating Star Alliance member airlines through the portal.