Extending Diamond status by purchasing Ambassador?
Jan 7, 2020, 9:21 am
#256
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Kendal, Cumbria and Luzon
Programs: BA Silver, PR Elite, Avis Preferred Plus, PC Diamond Ambassador
Posts: 1,125
No room upgrades in 2019 because not AMB at IC and others were HIX. Understandable - but admittedly treated very well by HIX LHR T4 on repeat visits. Indigo Madrid Princessa not only no UG but no bottled water and what surely was a DG room.
Decided during the Black Friday sale to take up AMB after a years gap. Prompt was 10K bonus points. Got 10K points not 20K as expected. Bonus???? Offer pre Black Friday was 15K. As a UK company they seem to have no respect for EU Consumer Rights legislation whatsoever.
Stupid 1K Accelerate offer that still hasn't been credited.
Decision made to requalify with Hilton in 2020.
Decided during the Black Friday sale to take up AMB after a years gap. Prompt was 10K bonus points. Got 10K points not 20K as expected. Bonus???? Offer pre Black Friday was 15K. As a UK company they seem to have no respect for EU Consumer Rights legislation whatsoever.
Stupid 1K Accelerate offer that still hasn't been credited.
Decision made to requalify with Hilton in 2020.
Jan 8, 2020, 12:20 pm
#257
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Lincoln UK
Posts: 363
Keep Spire Ambassador status with 75,000 more qualifying points or 75 more qualifying nights before 31/12/2019. :/
Jan 8, 2020, 8:11 pm
#258
Join Date: Aug 2019
Programs: Bonvoy Titanium, Hilton Gold, Shangri-La Jade, Radisson Gold, IHG Spire
Posts: 60
I decided to try the same, although I'm new to the Ambassador Programme and am currently a Spire Elite in my 4 month status match period. After enrolling I unfortunately only see this:
Keep Spire Ambassador status with 75,000 more qualifying points or 75 more qualifying nights before 31/12/2019. :/
Keep Spire Ambassador status with 75,000 more qualifying points or 75 more qualifying nights before 31/12/2019. :/
Jan 9, 2020, 2:16 pm
#259
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Lincoln UK
Posts: 363
D'oh! I hadn't realised that the membership card is a hyperlink. Just checked - according to it my expiry is 03/2021 - which matches my free weekend night certificate expiration.
Jan 10, 2020, 2:22 pm
#260
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: YYZ
Programs: CX GO, AC Aeroplan 25K, AMEX PLAT, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Titanium, IHG Spire Amb
Posts: 464
My Spire Ambassador card does show my expiry date as Mar01, 2021. Now my question is does my Spire Elite (IHG Rewards Club) portion also expire on Mar01, 2021? I understand IHG RC is kinda separate from the Ambassador program and normally Ambassador membership only give you Platinum Elite on IHG RC?
Jan 12, 2020, 10:51 pm
#261
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Brighton. UK
Programs: BA Gold / VS /IHG Diamond & Ambassador
Posts: 14,197
Not quite the same question but this thread seems the best fit but I’m confused now about expiry dates.
i was gold and then last July bought Amb with an expiry date of 1st September 2020 as part of that I also became Plat.
At the end of last year I managed to get Spire but checking my online card it says I'm Amb and at the bottom line it also says ‘Spire’ and expiry date of the 1st September 2020.
I thought I would be Spire until December 2020 or have I got that wrong or is the expiry date of my Amb confusing the system?.
and sorry if this is a really common question if I fail to make Spire this year do I drop down to Plat or lower?
i was gold and then last July bought Amb with an expiry date of 1st September 2020 as part of that I also became Plat.
At the end of last year I managed to get Spire but checking my online card it says I'm Amb and at the bottom line it also says ‘Spire’ and expiry date of the 1st September 2020.
I thought I would be Spire until December 2020 or have I got that wrong or is the expiry date of my Amb confusing the system?.
and sorry if this is a really common question if I fail to make Spire this year do I drop down to Plat or lower?
Jan 12, 2020, 11:49 pm
#262
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Perth, WA, Australia
Programs: QF Gold, VA Plat, IHG Plat Amb, LCAH Gold, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 3,846
Not quite the same question but this thread seems the best fit but I’m confused now about expiry dates.
i was gold and then last July bought Amb with an expiry date of 1st September 2020 as part of that I also became Plat.
At the end of last year I managed to get Spire but checking my online card it says I'm Amb and at the bottom line it also says ‘Spire’ and expiry date of the 1st September 2020.
I thought I would be Spire until December 2020 or have I got that wrong or is the expiry date of my Amb confusing the system?.
and sorry if this is a really common question if I fail to make Spire this year do I drop down to Plat or lower?
i was gold and then last July bought Amb with an expiry date of 1st September 2020 as part of that I also became Plat.
At the end of last year I managed to get Spire but checking my online card it says I'm Amb and at the bottom line it also says ‘Spire’ and expiry date of the 1st September 2020.
I thought I would be Spire until December 2020 or have I got that wrong or is the expiry date of my Amb confusing the system?.
and sorry if this is a really common question if I fail to make Spire this year do I drop down to Plat or lower?
I think the card shows you the Ambassador Expiry date.
Try this path - in the APP, click on the circles that show your 2020 progress, this should take you to a page that has among other things, your Spire Elie Status Expiration date.
Jan 13, 2020, 12:43 am
#263
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: YYZ
Programs: CX GO, AC Aeroplan 25K, AMEX PLAT, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Titanium, IHG Spire Amb
Posts: 464
But the line below shows "You are Spire Ambassador"
Jan 13, 2020, 6:07 am
#264
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Brighton. UK
Programs: BA Gold / VS /IHG Diamond & Ambassador
Posts: 14,197
I never even relised they were clickable!
Shows I have Spire until 31/12/20
Jan 27, 2020, 3:17 pm
#267
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Cheshire
Programs: HH Diamond, IHG Diamond Am Elite, Best Western Gold, Marriott Bonvoy Gold, Radisson Rewards Gold
Posts: 1,712
My ambassador status says that it expires 1st March 2020.
My Spire elite status says it expires 31/12/2020
Is there any benefit in renewing before 1st March, or is there a chance they’ll send me some kind of special offer retention offer to renew?
My Spire elite status says it expires 31/12/2020
Is there any benefit in renewing before 1st March, or is there a chance they’ll send me some kind of special offer retention offer to renew?
Jan 28, 2020, 7:16 pm
#268
Join Date: May 2004
Location: SIN (LEJ once a year)
Programs: SQ, LH, BA, IHG Diamond AMB, HH Gold, SLH Indulged, Accor Gold, Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 7,739
I had an Ambassador renewal task as part of the last Accelerate promo, gave extra 5k points (which I had to get manually posted mind you as it never tracked).
May 8, 2021, 6:17 pm
#269
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: BDL, BOS
Programs: Marriott Lifetime Titanium, AA EXP, IHG Diamond Ambassador, Hyatt Explorist
Posts: 627
Has anybody signed up for or renewed their Ambassador mid-year and still received the Spire extension? I’m currently Spire and thinking about signing up now (due to the Ambassador promotion) for the automatic extension. But if the extension only works by signing up in December I’ll hold off to the end of the year.
May 8, 2021, 8:04 pm
#270
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: VPS
Programs: IHG Diamond, Delta PM, Hilton Gold, Accor Gold, Marriott Silver
Posts: 7,268
Has anybody signed up for or renewed their Ambassador mid-year and still received the Spire extension? I’m currently Spire and thinking about signing up now (due to the Ambassador promotion) for the automatic extension. But if the extension only works by signing up in December I’ll hold off to the end of the year.
Last edited by beachmouse; May 8, 2021 at 8:11 pm