Originally Posted by
snevillio
I purchased Ambassador last year in May and have so far not stayed in any InterContinental hotels... Clever i know.
Now if i want to go for Royal Ambassador status this year, whats the best way to go about this? If i have 10 nights before my renewal and 10 nights later in the year along with another 40 paid IHG stays, will i qualify then or will all stays need to be from when after i renew?
I joined using points as i'll be redeeming a lot of points this year and wanted the 10% rebate for $200 when offered...
Assuming you clocked up at least 40nights at qualifying rates at non-IC's like HIE/HI/CP since May post buying Ambassador (and remember award nights do NOT count as part of 60nights needed to qualify as RA),
Then before your Ambassador year expires, you need 20x paid qualifying IC nights in at least 3x different IC hotels.
If you do not make IC stays this year by May, you can repurchase/extend Ambassador for us$150/200 and as soon as you complete 20 IC nights get RA
The RA qualifying check is a rolling 365 days, so eg 10 IX nights in Feb2015 and 10 IC nights in August 2015 would meet the IC 20nights requirements.