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Old Jul 5, 2017 | 12:47 am
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Originally Posted by scubaccr
note (important)
Ambassador Status does not entitle you to foc Club Lounge Experience (t+c say "Ambassasors will not be given foc access", so Ambassador booking 1cat below club room, will get +1cat upgrade to club room w/o the lounge access that normally goes with said room.
If Ambassador initially books Club Room, Club access is kept when upgraded +1cat bto next room type.
What you say is absolutely correct, but highlights a painful flaw of the AMB benefits, as in most hotels a club room is simply the same room as one cat below + club benefits (and perhaps just one floor higher).
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