Originally Posted by Rssrsvp
I possessed the Ambassador card before this promo and have been given upgrades at every international IC hotel location no matter where I stayed. The only place that I even had to request it was when staying in Paris at their 2 IC properties there. In addition, I stayed at two of their Beachcomber hotels in Tahiti and Moorea and the upgrade was immediately given to me (pre-assigned) at checkin to their over water bungalows which are the top rooms available.
In addition, I have stayed at Crown Plaza locations and was give upgrades and priority checkin, late checkout and all of the other perks associated with the IC card.
Remember, you should get at least a one category upgrade at ICs as an AMBASSADOR, possibly even better depending upon the circumstances at any given property. But it is as a PC member that you get priority checkin, late checkout, and other benefits at the CPs and HIs, NOT as an AMBASSADOR, but ratehr as a PC GOLD or PLAT. [Until this year, AMBASSADORS were also given PLAT PC status, but this was dropped to GOLD this year. One must earn 60K PC points or stay 60 nights to reach PLAT PC. I suspect you were PLAT PC as well as AMBASSADOR having been a member for a while now.]
Again, just remember this is a rather confusing situation and I am just advising newbies of the inconsistencies you may experience.