RA new criteria now is under review
Well said
Oct 5, 2015, 5:10 pm
#108
Join Date: Dec 2012
Programs: AAdvantage Executive Platinum (3 Million Miler), IHG Spire Royal Amdassador
Posts: 282
RA Renewal
My RA year is over on Oct 31, 2015. In my IHG Rewards Club account activity on Sept 30, I received the Royal Ambassador Renewal notice.
As of Sept 30 (not including reward or rollover nights), I had 60 total IHG stays and 23 of those nights were IC stays at 7 different ICs for my RA year. Of course, by Oct 31, I'll have a total 29 IC stays and 70 total IHG stays...
Just wanted to add some additional info that the 60/20/3 criteria still seems to be valid!
As of Sept 30 (not including reward or rollover nights), I had 60 total IHG stays and 23 of those nights were IC stays at 7 different ICs for my RA year. Of course, by Oct 31, I'll have a total 29 IC stays and 70 total IHG stays...
Just wanted to add some additional info that the 60/20/3 criteria still seems to be valid!
Oct 5, 2015, 5:35 pm
#109
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Boston, MA, USA
Programs: UA 1K, DL Gold, IHG Diamond AMB, MR Gold, HH Diamond, Hyatt Globalist, National EE
Posts: 1,083
My RA year is over on Oct 31, 2015. In my IHG Rewards Club account activity on Sept 30, I received the Royal Ambassador Renewal notice.
As of Sept 30 (not including reward or rollover nights), I had 60 total IHG stays and 23 of those nights were IC stays at 7 different ICs for my RA year. Of course, by Oct 31, I'll have a total 29 IC stays and 70 total IHG stays...
Just wanted to add some additional info that the 60/20/3 criteria still seems to be valid!
As of Sept 30 (not including reward or rollover nights), I had 60 total IHG stays and 23 of those nights were IC stays at 7 different ICs for my RA year. Of course, by Oct 31, I'll have a total 29 IC stays and 70 total IHG stays...
Just wanted to add some additional info that the 60/20/3 criteria still seems to be valid!
Oct 7, 2015, 1:24 am
#111
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Seattle, WA
Programs: AS MVP Gold, IHG Spire Ambassador, Hyatt Globalist, SPG Gold, WR, AA Gold, Friend of Dorothy
Posts: 144
I have become quite expert on this, now 3rd year in a row I have been manually adjusted after contact Ambassador desk via skype. On the bright side historically I always received both Amb and RA packs, about 2-5days apart, so was gettng 2x BOGO certs a year. Hope you get both too.
1. yes any nights across all IHG brands that are manually adjusted to become paid qualifying (whether by you contacting IHG or Hotel) are not spotted by the RA nights counter
2. Yes you need have Amb Desk manually review your nights which they do for a 365 rolling period ending day you contact them.
For the first time this year I did not need escalate to a supervisor to do this manual check, so the normal reps seem better aware of this issue by now
3. The IHG Rep can not correct your status immediately, as it is not possible for rep to give you RA status manually until you first drop from RA to Ambassador.
The IHG rep makes a note and checks on 1st of month after you drop to plain ambassador and then manually renews you
4. Only original rep who did the manual check is allowed to upgrade you to RA. For someone else to, they then would have to redo the manual check (doh) so instead will just tell you to wait on rep you spoke to nn days ago to refresh your account
1. yes any nights across all IHG brands that are manually adjusted to become paid qualifying (whether by you contacting IHG or Hotel) are not spotted by the RA nights counter
2. Yes you need have Amb Desk manually review your nights which they do for a 365 rolling period ending day you contact them.
For the first time this year I did not need escalate to a supervisor to do this manual check, so the normal reps seem better aware of this issue by now
3. The IHG Rep can not correct your status immediately, as it is not possible for rep to give you RA status manually until you first drop from RA to Ambassador.
The IHG rep makes a note and checks on 1st of month after you drop to plain ambassador and then manually renews you
4. Only original rep who did the manual check is allowed to upgrade you to RA. For someone else to, they then would have to redo the manual check (doh) so instead will just tell you to wait on rep you spoke to nn days ago to refresh your account
I used numbers 2, 3 and 4 and achieved RA status for the first time. Thanks!
Yes, still 60/20/3. I'm not sure how to determine expration date. Ideas?
Oct 7, 2015, 9:42 am
#112
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: MUC/RJK
Programs: SQ G, LH FTL, UA S, Marriott Plat, Hertz PC
Posts: 1,442
Nov 6, 2015, 7:29 am
#113
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 202
I contacted IHG today about why I have not received my new RA kit and got some gibberish out of the lady about a problem with the vendor that supplies the kits
IMO it looks like there will be a change in 2016 linked to Spire
I definitely had a negative feeling after the call
IMO it looks like there will be a change in 2016 linked to Spire
I definitely had a negative feeling after the call
Nov 6, 2015, 9:47 am
#114
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: I hate my location and hope to flee from it soon.
Programs: Hyatt PL, PC Spire/RA, HH GOLD, SPG Green, Marriott Silver, Skywards B, CSA Gold, Lufthansa Paper,UA
Posts: 1,211
Maybe they are changing the card outlook? Same as in the Iphone\Android app.
Nov 7, 2015, 11:03 am
#115
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Lost
Programs: MH Gold, IHG RA, SPG Gold, QF Silver, Hertz 5 star
Posts: 258
I contacted IHG today about why I have not received my new RA kit and got some gibberish out of the lady about a problem with the vendor that supplies the kits
IMO it looks like there will be a change in 2016 linked to Spire
I definitely had a negative feeling after the call
IMO it looks like there will be a change in 2016 linked to Spire
I definitely had a negative feeling after the call
Nov 8, 2015, 4:06 am
#116
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Oslo
Programs: SAS EBG, IHG Spire Amb, CCG
Posts: 591
With 165k base points and 30+ IC Nights tid year I feel like a valuable customer.
Nov 8, 2015, 8:42 am
#117
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Seattle, WA
Programs: AS MVP Gold, IHG Spire Ambassador, Hyatt Globalist, SPG Gold, WR, AA Gold, Friend of Dorothy
Posts: 144
It's been 4.5 weeks since I qualified and I've yet to receive the kit. I believe they said 4 to 6 weeks. However, I have key to receive my Spire Ambassador kit form June which I called about in September and they said they would resend. ...
Nov 8, 2015, 10:47 am
#118
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 1,868
Nov 8, 2015, 6:23 pm
#119
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: MAN and LON
Programs: Mucci, BAEC LT Gold, HH Dia, MR LT Plat, IHG Diamond Amb, Amex Plat
Posts: 13,773
I have been waiting 9 weeks for my new RA kit.
Nov 8, 2015, 9:50 pm
#120
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: NYC
Programs: IHG, RC, HH, AA, QF, UA, Aeroplan
Posts: 2,690