The Six Continents Club is the longest-running hotel rewards program for travelers in the world. For more than 40 years, membership in this club, which is also known today as the InterContinental Ambassador, has afforded frequent travelers discounts and benefits in nearly 100 countries.
Six Continents Club Overview
InterContinental Ambassadors, as members of
the club are known, get perks at more than 140 hotels and resorts in
the InterContinental Hotels & Resorts family. These include
Candlewood Suites, Crowne Plaza, Staybridge Suites, Hotel Indigo and
Holiday Inn (including Holiday Inn Express and Express by Holiday Inn).
Points accumulated with each hotel stay are redeemable for plane
tickets, free hotel stays and merchandise.
Getting Priority Club Rewards
Membership in the Six Continents Club as an
InterContinental Ambassador affords automatic benefits from the
InterContinental Hotels Group Priority Club, which include:
- Bonus never-expiring club points
- Bonus airline miles
- No reward blackout dates
- Gold Elite status
InterContinental Ambassador Exclusive Rewards
Not all Priority Club members are
InterContinental Ambassadors, which is a higher level of membership.
Benefits exclusive to the InterContinental Ambassador include:
- Free hotel room upgrades
- Instant check-in and check-out
- Extended check-out times
- Priority on waitlist when hotels are booked
- Complimentary fresh fruit and mineral water
- Welcome gift
- VIP greeting
- Complimentary daily newspaper
- A free pay-per-view movie
- Airport chauffeur service
- Annual "Weekend Night Certificate"
The quickest way to earn back the membership
fee is with the Weekend Night Certificate, which is issued to each
member upon enrollment and/or annual renewal, and is valid for 12
months. The Weekend Night Certificate offers a completely free hotel
stay on a weekend night (Friday, Saturday and Sunday in most countries;
Thursday, Friday and Saturday in the Middle East) with the purchase of
one other weekend night. The traveler books two weekend nights and
presents the certificate upon check-in, receiving the second night for
free. The certificate is valid with any other offers as well.
The most traveled InterContinental
Ambassadors are invited to become Royal InterContinental Ambassadors at
no extra charge, entitling them to further hotel rewards, including
early check-in, guaranteed rooms available as late as 24 hours prior to
check-in, complimentary mini bar and free use of hotel or resort health
club facilities.
Becoming a Member
Membership in the Six Continents Club as an InterContinental Ambassador
requires either that the traveler first joins the InterContinential
Hotels Group Priority Club and uses accumulated points to upgrade
membership, or that they purchase first-time membership. Any traveler
can sign up online at the InterContinental Hotels & Resorts website
for $150 US per year. Even infrequent travelers have found that they
earned the membership fee back in as little as one hotel stay.Joining what was once known as the Six Continents Club is a smart idea for the frequent flyer who likes to get the most out of his or her money. InterContinental Ambassadors receive first-class treatment for a modest fee, which is quickly earned back in benefits and rewards.