One of the titans has posted on his blog our "infamous" AMB trick to extend Diamond .....
https://onemileatatime.com/insights/...al-ambassador/
He seems to be late to the IHG party of instant Diamond + extension as others have already mentioned.....
- ofcourse he had held RA in the past with the art of referral certificates but moved away because IHG hotels weren't asperational enough
AKA did not offer creditcards with the highest elite status + commission kickback and made persuasive blog posts to entice clicks
yet his own words:
While I’ve known about this trick for years, I finally used it for myself for the first time, thanks to a couple of factors:
- glad he took the time now after all those years in the know to share the trick on his blog - sarcasm off *
Copied from my previous post upthread:
Kudos for LL & HfP to explain the AMB-trick to our newly minted Diamonds right away !
https://loyaltylobby.com/2022/06/26/...ended-diamond/
https://loyaltylobby.com/2022/06/17/...al-ambassador/
https://www.headforpoints.com/forums...iamond-status/
https://milepro.com/ihg-rewards-club-review/
Also LL & HfP since the era Spire were the among the first to share the trick.
And properly initiate .... & fly under the radar
Extending Spire status by purchasing Ambassador?
https://insideflyer.co.uk/2019/09/a-...tus-challenge/
Extending Spire status by purchasing Ambassador?
https://insideflyer.co.uk/2019/07/re...tatus-for-160/
https://www.turningleftforless.com/w...o-do-part-one/
https://insideflyer.nl/forums/thread...maatschap.599/
https://loyaltylobby.com/2021/04/18/...al-ambassador/
Now waiting till VFTW and LALF are persuaded to post it too...