Extending Diamond status by purchasing Ambassador?
Aug 22, 2022, 5:16 am
#406
Join Date: Sep 2020
Posts: 59
For me it was a zero-sum game, as I was already Platinum, but I have other reasons for the purchase. As far as the extension / validity are concerned, I had the same question at the time and here is the explanation I got from the Ambassador Customer Service Team: IHG One Rewards Elite Status is valid on calendar-year basis. Imagine you bought your status today, 22.8.22:
- if you were already Platinum, it will bring you nothing in terms of status and your profile (membership card in the app) will show status validity until 31.12.22
- if you were Club / Silver / Gold, it will upgrade your status and your profile (membership card in the app) will show status validity until 31.12.22
On 1.1.23 the system will reset the status - and because your Ambassador subscription is still valid on that date, you will get another calendar year of Platinum until 31.12.23 (and not until 22.8.23 - this is only when your Ambassador subscription will expire, if not renewed, however that expiry will not affect your Platinum status until the end of 2023).
- if you were already Platinum, it will bring you nothing in terms of status and your profile (membership card in the app) will show status validity until 31.12.22
- if you were Club / Silver / Gold, it will upgrade your status and your profile (membership card in the app) will show status validity until 31.12.22
On 1.1.23 the system will reset the status - and because your Ambassador subscription is still valid on that date, you will get another calendar year of Platinum until 31.12.23 (and not until 22.8.23 - this is only when your Ambassador subscription will expire, if not renewed, however that expiry will not affect your Platinum status until the end of 2023).
Sep 4, 2022, 4:06 am
#407
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: PEK
Programs: BAEC, AA Exec Plat
Posts: 244
I am trying to establish what will happen with a new sign up for Ambassador for an IHG Dimaond member. I am currently IHG Diamond, due to expire end of 2022 and will then be platinum based on nights. If I subscribe for the first time to Ambassador, would this have any effect on my IHG Diamond status?
I have read through most of the thread and seems to be mixed reports. It looks like straight after signing up, it will show Ambassdor till 2023 but Diamond just to 2022. I wonder though when it comes to the end of the year, does Spire actually drop down or will it just roll over?
Does anyone have experience of this? Advise would be appreciated as this would be a great benefit for me with mostly HI and CP stays.
I have read through most of the thread and seems to be mixed reports. It looks like straight after signing up, it will show Ambassdor till 2023 but Diamond just to 2022. I wonder though when it comes to the end of the year, does Spire actually drop down or will it just roll over?
Does anyone have experience of this? Advise would be appreciated as this would be a great benefit for me with mostly HI and CP stays.
Sep 4, 2022, 2:57 pm
#409
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: TPE / HSZ
Programs: CX GO (=SPH), IHG Diamond Amb, Hertz 5*, Accor, Hilton, National
Posts: 6,437
My Amb expires in Feb. 2023. My Spire/Diamond was already extended till Dec. 2023 when I renewed my Amb. in Jan. 2022. I feel more confident that if I renewed in Jan. 2023, that my Diamond may be extended till Dec. 2024 (or Feb. 2025?), but not sure if this will still happen if I renew in Dec. 2022 or before. Anyone on the same boat? Maybe I will have to forgo the opportunity to take advantage of this renewal offer.
Sep 4, 2022, 2:59 pm
#410
Join Date: Aug 2021
Location: USA
Programs: American Airlines (Executive Platinum), Hyatt (Globalist), Hilton (Diamond), IHG (Diamond)
Posts: 2,917
My Amb expires in Feb. 2023. My Spire/Diamond was already extended till Dec. 2023 when I renewed my Amb. in Jan. 2022. I feel more confident that if I renewed in Jan. 2023, that my Diamond may be extended till Dec. 2024 (or Feb. 2025?), but not sure if this will still happen if I renew in Dec. 2022 or before. Anyone on the same boat? Maybe I will have to forgo the opportunity to take advantage of this renewal offer.
Sep 6, 2022, 7:24 pm
#411
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: PacNW (SEA)
Programs: AS, IHG and post-loyal
Posts: 523
Sep 6, 2022, 7:27 pm
#412
Join Date: Aug 2021
Location: USA
Programs: American Airlines (Executive Platinum), Hyatt (Globalist), Hilton (Diamond), IHG (Diamond)
Posts: 2,917
Sep 21, 2022, 9:21 pm
#415
Join Date: Jun 2022
Posts: 25
Not sure whether the mode may affect the outcome, as seems like there were earlier data points on how some signed up for the first time but didn't manage to get the extension?
Sep 22, 2022, 8:18 pm
#416
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Seattle
Programs: IHG Spire, Cunard Diamond
Posts: 314
Oh, most of the data points are on diamond extension with ambassador renewal. Helpful to know that yours is a first time sign up and got diamond extended too! Could you share whether you got the ambassador via payment or points redemption?
Not sure whether the mode may affect the outcome, as seems like there were earlier data points on how some signed up for the first time but didn't manage to get the extension?
Not sure whether the mode may affect the outcome, as seems like there were earlier data points on how some signed up for the first time but didn't manage to get the extension?
Sep 23, 2022, 10:54 am
#418
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Washington, DC
Programs: UA Premier Silver, AA, DL, IHG Diamond Amb, Marriott Silver, Hilton Silver, National
Posts: 1,530
Like everyone else, my IHG Diamond status expires end of Feb 2023, thanks to the extension. My Ambassador status expires May 1, 2023. The only way for me to keep Diamond is through the Ambassador renewal. My understanding is that renewal of Ambassador can occur within roughly 90-92 days of expiration, so in 2023 I could renew Ambassador late February and retain Diamond. So far, so good, right?
But what happens at the end of 2023? My Diamond status will expire Dec 31, 2023, which would be more than 90 days before my Ambassador expiration in May 2024. Is there a way to renew Ambassador more than 90 days out (like December 30, 2023) such that I would retain Diamond status through the end of 2023?
But what happens at the end of 2023? My Diamond status will expire Dec 31, 2023, which would be more than 90 days before my Ambassador expiration in May 2024. Is there a way to renew Ambassador more than 90 days out (like December 30, 2023) such that I would retain Diamond status through the end of 2023?
Sep 23, 2022, 11:35 am
#419
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: TPE / HSZ
Programs: CX GO (=SPH), IHG Diamond Amb, Hertz 5*, Accor, Hilton, National
Posts: 6,437
Like everyone else, my IHG Diamond status expires end of Feb 2023, thanks to the extension. My Ambassador status expires May 1, 2023. The only way for me to keep Diamond is through the Ambassador renewal. My understanding is that renewal of Ambassador can occur within roughly 90-92 days of expiration, so in 2023 I could renew Ambassador late February and retain Diamond. So far, so good, right?
But what happens at the end of 2023? My Diamond status will expire Dec 31, 2023, which would be more than 90 days before my Ambassador expiration in May 2024. Is there a way to renew Ambassador more than 90 days out (like December 30, 2023) such that I would retain Diamond status through the end of 2023?
But what happens at the end of 2023? My Diamond status will expire Dec 31, 2023, which would be more than 90 days before my Ambassador expiration in May 2024. Is there a way to renew Ambassador more than 90 days out (like December 30, 2023) such that I would retain Diamond status through the end of 2023?
Sep 23, 2022, 12:22 pm
#420
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Washington, DC
Programs: UA Premier Silver, AA, DL, IHG Diamond Amb, Marriott Silver, Hilton Silver, National
Posts: 1,530
But "You need to be sure to requalify Diamond this year" is precisely the concern going forward. I will only requalify by renewing Ambassador, and as far as I know I can't do that until next year. So I come back to the question: what happens in 2023? When does my Diamond status expire if I renew Ambassador in Feb 2023? Sure, Ambassador will be extended by another year to May 2024, but doesn't my Diamond status only get extended to the end of 2023 when I renew Ambassador?