Hong Kong Frequent Traveller Card

Anyone who has travelled to Hong Kong International Airport knows that depending on the time of the planes arrival the snake like queues at the immigration counters can be a frightening sight. There is nothing worse for the hardened road warrior than the thought of spending an hour or more queuing just to get into a country.

While the queues can be very long it rarely takes an hour to get through, but for those of us who frequent Hong Kong a lot there is an alternative - The Hong Kong International Airport Frequent Visitor Card.

This card available free of charge allows holders to use special channels at immigration, and while there may well be small queues at these counters they never seem to be as bad as the regular counters.

To be eligible for this little treasure, you need to visit Hong Kong a minimum of three times in a one year period, once you have done that then you need to photocopy the stamps and other important pages of your passport, fill in the application form, send it in and wait for your card to arrive.

As this card was only introduced in August 2004, it is still fairly rare but an absolute must if you travel to Hong Kong often. You can download the application form here.