Also a newbie with Goldpassport; thank you to everyone for all these answers.

May I ask three more questions in this thread that I could not find a quick answer to when searching this forum.

a) Is a suite upgrade really as scarce as my first impression is? (I was status matched to Diamond). I'm a fairly spoilt as InterConti Royal Ambassador (almost 100 % suite upgrades)

b) Apparently, you can upgrade using points. The website reads: "When redeeming Regency/Grand ClubŪ Upgrades or Suite Upgrades at a resort property, you must pay a minimum of the prevailing deluxe rack rate (such as partial ocean view, ocean view, slope view, etc.). At non-resort properties you must pay a minimum of the prevailing rack rate."
I'm puzzled by the word rack rate. That would make a suite upgrade at expensive resort locations unaffordable. This means, advance purchase and "best flexible rates" are not bookable for such upgrades? How would it work, for instance, in Bali GH?

c) I understood that the Gx Promos can be added after the reservation and also during check-in. So I can make a reservation now and add a promo code later, whenever one is available (i.e. the current ones g2 are expiring before my reservations). Correct?

Thank you very much, and apologies should similar questions been asked a million times before in this forum