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Old Aug 22, 2018, 6:46 pm
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getagb
 
Join Date: Apr 2014
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Originally Posted by josep
Was wondering if someone can help on how to get the Ambassador level, specifically:

- Would 100+ nights and over $20K spend in 2017 with MR give an Ambassador for the rest of 2018, now that it has been introduced for MR? Or do I need to qualify in 2018?
No, 2017 is over and the program didn’t exist then. You have to qualify in 2018 or 2019.

Originally Posted by josep
- For qualifying spend: most of my nights are on Ritz-Carlton, which used to consider only room rate as qualifying spend for points. After the merge: should all legacy spend pre Aug-18 (eg. restaurant bills, in-room dining. etc) count towards $20K?
I think it’s just the spend that earns points. In 2019 the incidentals will begin to earn points though.

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