InterContinental Hotels: Priority Club & Inter-Continental Ambassador - Royal Ambassador certificate

As a new member of the Royal Ambassador Club, I received a certificate allowing me to invite a friend/spouse/associate to the RA. My current membership expires in May'05, which I will obviously renew. Will the certificate given to a friend/spouse/associate be valid for one year from the time of signing up for it or will it expire when my membership comes to the end? Does this person receive a certificate upon signing up? Do I get another one upon renewal? Will apreciate responses. Thanks!

Will the certificate given to a friend/spouse/associate be valid for one year from the time of signing up for it
YES

or will it expire when my membership comes to the end?
NO

Does this person receive a certificate upon signing up?
Don't know

Do I get another one upon renewal?
Don't know, although based upon when the program started, I'm assuming the first batch of renewals should be coming up around Dec. So hopefully some could answer this based on first-hand experience soon.

Thanks AJLondon!

Note that if the certificate is used by a current AMBASSADOR member to upgrade his/her status, the $150 charge is waved and the upgraded status will last until their current expiry for AMBASSADOR. It is then up to IC to decide to offer ROYAL or regular AMBASSADOR for renewal.

Note that if the certificate is used by a current AMBASSADOR member to upgrade his/her status, the $150 charge is waved and the upgraded status will last until their current expiry for AMBASSADOR. It is then up to IC to decide to offer ROYAL or regular AMBASSADOR for renewal.

Good point. Thanks.

I believe that there are people who change their screen names regularly and try to obtain RA referral certificate, trying to sell it later for $$$. I have been asked $ 1100 not long time ago (just before being invited to RA based on activity). Please, consider awarding someone with RA certificate carefully. There are so many valuable FT members, with hundreds of posts, not just a few...

Congrats on acheiving RA status - sounds nice! I certainly hope that if I ever get sick on an airplane, you're one of the passengers. :D

I believe that there are people who change their screen names regularly and try to obtain RA referral certificate, trying to sell it later for $$$. I have been asked $ 1100 not long time ago (just before being invited to RA based on activity). Please, consider awarding someone with RA certificate carefully. There are so many valuable FT members, with hundreds of posts, not just a few...

that is just flat out horrible for folks to try to ruin this wonderful tool we have