InterContinental Hotels: Priority Club & Inter-Continental Ambassador - What RA benefit would you like to see in the future?

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medic51vrf

Jul 12, 12, 5:27 am

I've never really cared about the now deleted "welcome gift" and have a collection of bottles of wine, etc that I will probably never use, so I was thinking about what I WOULD like instead.

For me, personally, I like the free internet and would like free valet parking.

Your thoughts?

mattm199

Jul 12, 12, 10:53 am

Reliably offering breakfast, even in properties that don't have a lounge.
If Hilton can for Diamonds, why not for the invitation-only top tier at IC?

Jasper2009

Jul 12, 12, 3:47 pm

1. benefits being honored on award stays
2. confirmed suite upgrades (some hotels do a very good job at upgrading while others are extremely stingy/inconsistent)
2. comp. breakfast

zpoppy

Jul 12, 12, 4:16 pm

club access

TheBeerHunter

Jul 12, 12, 4:40 pm

1. benefits being honored on award stays

+++++++1

medic51vrf

Jul 13, 12, 5:29 am

All great ideas. Keep them coming. Who knows? Maybe an IHG lurker will take this thread back to corporate?

fifa

Jul 15, 12, 4:16 am

Reliably offering breakfast, even in properties that don't have a lounge.
If Hilton can for Diamonds, why not for the invitation-only top tier at IC?

+1
Free internet

Goonerfish

Jul 15, 12, 4:24 am

Club access for sure!

nicolas75

Jul 15, 12, 5:18 am

Upgrade to suite and club access guaranteed

When no club, free breakfast

no-backpacker

Jul 15, 12, 5:34 am

Upgrade to suite and club access guaranteed

When no club, free breakfast

+1

Xxx

Unterwegs

Jul 15, 12, 7:01 am

What i would like to have
- Clear criteria how many nights in which type of hotels are necessary to renew in what period
- Free lounge access (and if there is no lounge free breakfast)
- Free internet (reliably and fast would also be nice)

What is nice, but i can live without
- Fruit basket and some chocolates
- free laundry/pressing
- suite upgrade as long as the room itself is spacious enough and has a good work area

What i don't care for (and rather would not get)
- Free water (assuming there is enough in the minibar)
- Gift (some hotels have nice ones, but mostly they just take up space)
- Bottle of wine (i rarely drink a full bottle of cheap wine, especially not when there is a club)

olegator

Jul 15, 12, 7:46 am

Free internet is part of the RA benefits now - why ask for it?

SanDiego1K

Jul 15, 12, 8:21 am

1. benefits being honored on award stays
2. confirmed suite upgrades (some hotels do a very good job at upgrading while others are extremely stingy/inconsistent)
2. comp. breakfast

Agreed, particularly #1. Priority Club stands alone in not offering benefits on award stays. Yet it's often on award stays when the benefits matter most.

medic51vrf

Jul 15, 12, 9:45 am

Free internet is part of the RA benefits now - why ask for it?

It's not so much about asking for things, it's more about expressing what you like or would like.

MXM135

Jul 15, 12, 9:54 am

It's not so much about asking for things, it's more about expressing what you like or would like.

That might have been your intention when you started this thread, but the title asks for 'future likes' and not what you like about the present program.

mxm135 :)

iamthehpt

Jul 15, 12, 10:16 am

Here's another vote for benefits on award stays. IMO the lack of award stay benefits is the major drawback to the RA program.

medic51vrf

Jul 15, 12, 11:25 am

That might have been your intention when you started this thread, but the title asks for 'future likes' and not what you like about the present program.

mxm135 :)

Fair call. :)

Roger Lococco

Jul 15, 12, 6:05 pm

It's hard to understand how a Royal Ambassador does not get benefits on award stays.

mnredfox

Jul 16, 12, 1:11 am

+++++++1

+100000000000000000000000000000000000000000

And make internet included on all stays for RA's regardless of rate/booking etc.

flo_147

Jul 17, 12, 1:43 am