The first paragraph of the IHG Rewards Club T&C's.
The IHG® Rewards Club programme (Programme) membership and its benefits are offered at the sole discretion of Six Continents Hotels, Inc. (SCH) and its subsidiaries and affiliates which are InterContinental Hotels Group companies (collectively IHG). Hotel brands currently participating in the Programme include InterContinental®, HUALUXE® Hotels & Resorts, Crowne Plaza®, Hotel Indigo®, EVEN® Hotels, Holiday Inn®, Holiday Inn Express®, Holiday Inn Resort®, Holiday Inn Club Vacations®, Staybridge Suites®, and Candlewood Suites® (collectively, IHG Hotels).
And then, further down:
Intercontinental Ambassador Terms & Conditions
As an IHG® Rewards Club member, you may also purchase InterContinental Ambassador status. Purchase of InterContinental Ambassador status entitles you to higher levels of recognition and to all published benefits of InterContinental Ambassador status valid only at InterContinental Hotels & Resorts properties worldwide.
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