Originally Posted by
sbiddle
The price went up in January so presumably you got the email back then and didn't bother renewing then?
Mine expired in January and I got the email in early January advising of the 24,000 points to renew. A week or so after the price changed and the required number of points went to 40,000. There are a number of threads on here where people (including myself) discussed this. I simply sent them an email and they renewed mine for 24,000 points.
I certainly wouldn't expect them to do that 5 months later though..
I must have conflated the email I got and no longer have with what I had read somewhere online.
Anyway, just renewed my Ambassador status for $150. I just got amazing treatment as an Ambassador member, and the 40k points can be valued at well over $200 in my opinion. Renewal was a no-brainer.