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Old Nov 6, 2023 | 10:17 am
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olivedel
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Originally Posted by Radiation Station
We get it, you’re a b@ll€r. The issue is the status is becoming increasingly difficult to acquire, with an increase in spend of over 10% this year, and there still remain no tangible, concrete benefits to differentiate it from Titanium status. Most of us don’t require complex emotional and logistical support from a single dedicated point of contact - we require actual benefits like an extra annual choice at 100 nights, 100% points bonus, priority for SNAs over other levels, additional welcome gifts…
These are very weak benefits. Compared to how easy it is to reach Titanium status, I think that tangible benefits such as Guaranteed Suite Upgrades (While there are in the inventory) or Double SNAs, Guaranteed 8am/10am check-in, Breakfast benefits at EDITION and RC.
You can always say that Ambassadors are not a rarity in big cities, it is still way rarer than Titaniums or Platinums and hence should get a much superior treatment regardless.

I must say that my personal Ambassador has done a great job recently securing upgrades in places where they usually did not care before (NYC, some US Business oriented cities...)
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