Since the launch of HSBC TravelOne, HSBC has had a confusing definition on who qualifies as a new or existing cardholder to its credit cards. Confusion isn’t a good thing, but within this lies an opportunity for sign-up rewards you thought you wouldn’t qualify for. HSBC TravelOne (and Visa Infinite) stands separately from the rest HSBC has decided to treat its newest credit card, the HSBC TravelOne, a little differently from the rest of the credit cards. For sign-up rewards, the card is standalone from other HSBC credit cards. This means that HSBC TravelOne does not affect your cardholder status for sign-up rewards of other HSBC cards, nor do other HSBC cards affect the sign-up rewards for this card. This means that if you have the HSBC Revolution (or any other HSBC credit card), you can sign up for HSBC TravelOne and qualify as a new cardholder. The...