Extending Diamond status by purchasing Ambassador?
Jun 11, 2021, 6:45 am
#301
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: TPE / HSZ
Programs: CX GO (=SPH), IHG Diamond Amb, Hertz 5*, Accor, Hilton, National
Posts: 6,437
Many seem to have reported here that renewing ambassador will also still extend Spire Elite expiration, but please note this is not a written rule. If it does get extended, it would be another year of course, until 31DEC2022.
Jun 11, 2021, 7:01 am
#302
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: BDL, BOS
Programs: Marriott Lifetime Titanium, AA EXP, IHG Diamond Ambassador, Hyatt Explorist
Posts: 627
Jun 11, 2021, 7:04 am
#303
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: BDL, BOS
Programs: Marriott Lifetime Titanium, AA EXP, IHG Diamond Ambassador, Hyatt Explorist
Posts: 627
Any change on this? I will be in the same boat as I’m thinking about signing up for the first time.
Jun 11, 2021, 9:43 am
#304
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: MRY/SFO
Programs: UA Platinum; IHG Diamond Ambassador
Posts: 458
So checked again and currently;
Ambassador expiry = 1/9/2021
Spire Elite expiry = 31/12/2021
Is there anything to be gained from renewing Ambassador now using points, or do I wait until end of August?
I assume from comments, that renewing ambassador will also still extend Spire Elite expiration, how long for?
Ambassador expiry = 1/9/2021
Spire Elite expiry = 31/12/2021
Is there anything to be gained from renewing Ambassador now using points, or do I wait until end of August?
I assume from comments, that renewing ambassador will also still extend Spire Elite expiration, how long for?
back and post if my renewal triggers the extension.
Jun 12, 2021, 12:44 am
#305
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: TPE / HSZ
Programs: CX GO (=SPH), IHG Diamond Amb, Hertz 5*, Accor, Hilton, National
Posts: 6,437
Jun 14, 2021, 1:13 pm
#308
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: TPE / HSZ
Programs: CX GO (=SPH), IHG Diamond Amb, Hertz 5*, Accor, Hilton, National
Posts: 6,437
Jun 15, 2021, 6:44 am
#309
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: BDL, BOS
Programs: Marriott Lifetime Titanium, AA EXP, IHG Diamond Ambassador, Hyatt Explorist
Posts: 627
Sounds like I should have done this during a year when my Spire status was renewing vs expiring!
Jun 18, 2021, 7:53 pm
#310
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: San Diego
Programs: IHG Spire Amb, HH Diamond, DL Diamond and 1MM
Posts: 3,610
Ditto. I called to extend my Ambassador membership that was expiring on July 1, 2021. It was extended to January 1, 2022. Within a day, my expiring BOGO cert also was extend to the new date of 1-1-2022. This was an existing, not a new membership.
Jun 19, 2021, 11:21 am
#311
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: TPE / HSZ
Programs: CX GO (=SPH), IHG Diamond Amb, Hertz 5*, Accor, Hilton, National
Posts: 6,437
How does that relate to Spire extension?
Jun 19, 2021, 11:57 am
#312
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: San Diego
Programs: IHG Spire Amb, HH Diamond, DL Diamond and 1MM
Posts: 3,610
It doesn't. I misread the thread title. Thought it was about BOGO cert expiration. Now my Spire and Ambassador status are both set to expire on 1-1-2021. If I fail to requalify as Spire, I will "probably" maintain Spire through 2022 *if* I renew Ambassador in 2021. As far as I know, this is an unwritten Ambassador benefit.
Jun 19, 2021, 12:24 pm
#313
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Barcelona, London, on a plane
Programs: BA Silver, TK E+, AA PP, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott LT Plat, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 13,041
Yes. The glitch works like this.
You are an IHG Rewards member with Spire or Platinum status. You sign up for Ambassador and you immediately become a "Spire Ambassador" or a "Platinum Ambassador". The expiry date of this new level of status becomes 12 months after you become a "Spire Ambassador" or "Platinum Ambassador". Which just so happens to extend your Spire or Platinum status back over at IHG Rewards as well. Nobody cares with Platinum because that's already a published benefit of Ambassador.
Just don't leave it until the last days of December and be aware that this glitch could be fixed at any time...
You are an IHG Rewards member with Spire or Platinum status. You sign up for Ambassador and you immediately become a "Spire Ambassador" or a "Platinum Ambassador". The expiry date of this new level of status becomes 12 months after you become a "Spire Ambassador" or "Platinum Ambassador". Which just so happens to extend your Spire or Platinum status back over at IHG Rewards as well. Nobody cares with Platinum because that's already a published benefit of Ambassador.
Just don't leave it until the last days of December and be aware that this glitch could be fixed at any time...
Jun 19, 2021, 12:36 pm
#314
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: BDL, BOS
Programs: Marriott Lifetime Titanium, AA EXP, IHG Diamond Ambassador, Hyatt Explorist
Posts: 627
Yes. The glitch works like this.
You are an IHG Rewards member with Spire or Platinum status. You sign up for Ambassador and you immediately become a "Spire Ambassador" or a "Platinum Ambassador". The expiry date of this new level of status becomes 12 months after you become a "Spire Ambassador" or "Platinum Ambassador". Which just so happens to extend your Spire or Platinum status back over at IHG Rewards as well. Nobody cares with Platinum because that's already a published benefit of Ambassador.
Just don't leave it until the last days of December and be aware that this glitch could be fixed at any time...
You are an IHG Rewards member with Spire or Platinum status. You sign up for Ambassador and you immediately become a "Spire Ambassador" or a "Platinum Ambassador". The expiry date of this new level of status becomes 12 months after you become a "Spire Ambassador" or "Platinum Ambassador". Which just so happens to extend your Spire or Platinum status back over at IHG Rewards as well. Nobody cares with Platinum because that's already a published benefit of Ambassador.
Just don't leave it until the last days of December and be aware that this glitch could be fixed at any time...
Jun 19, 2021, 1:15 pm
#315
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Brighton. UK
Programs: BA Gold / VS /IHG Diamond & Ambassador
Posts: 14,190
I certainly didn't become Spire when I signed up for AMB In July 2019 but I was upgraded from Gold (the IHG status I had upuntil that point) to Plat.
I didn't get Spire until much later in the year once I'd earned the qualifying nights / stays.
I let my AMB lapse in May 2021 and won't get it again until I'm able to travel to be able to get some benefit from it.
I didn't get Spire until much later in the year once I'd earned the qualifying nights / stays.
I let my AMB lapse in May 2021 and won't get it again until I'm able to travel to be able to get some benefit from it.
