Thank you for explaining that. I didn't realize that it was a different plan so to speak. I had read about buying the Ambassador, but didn't realize how seperate they were.
I'm surely not expecting an upgrade...
Originally Posted by
scubaccr
This thread is about an Intercontinental (IC) brand hotel. Whilst under the IHG umbrella like CP, Indigo, HI, HIE etc, the loyalty scheme at IC's is Ambassador , a yearly purchased elite, not IHG @Rewards Platinum.
As a Platinum you need plan for zero upgrades at an IC hotel, the platinum benefit since 1st Jly 2013 is you get free internet. (Though you should often get room upgrades at CP, HI, Indigo brands)
On rare occasions an IC may give a Platinum a nicer room, but that is very much the exception to the rule.