Get instantly upgraded to IHG Diamond status
Nov 30, 22, 2:37 pm
#271
Join Date: Feb 2020
Programs: British Airways Executive Club Gold, Marriott Bonvoy Ambassador Elite, Hilton Diamond, IHG Platinum
Posts: 1,477
Enroll in Straight to Diamond ASAP and then pay for Ambassador before Dec. 31 so you're guaranteed to be able to renew Ambassador in late 2023, which might, if the trick still works, extend Diamond through 2024.
Right now, Ambassador can be renewed up to 90 days before expiration, but if you buy Amb in Q1 2023 and the 90-day rule changes, your Diamond would expire before you could renew.
Right now, Ambassador can be renewed up to 90 days before expiration, but if you buy Amb in Q1 2023 and the 90-day rule changes, your Diamond would expire before you could renew.
Nov 30, 22, 2:40 pm
#272
Join Date: Aug 2021
Location: USA
Programs: American Airlines (Executive Platinum), Hyatt (Globalist), Hilton (Diamond), IHG (Diamond)
Posts: 2,478
Nov 30, 22, 2:41 pm
#273
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: NYC
Programs: CO Platinum/1K, SPG Platinum/Ambassador
Posts: 1,675
Enroll in Straight to Diamond ASAP and then pay for Ambassador before Dec. 31 so you're guaranteed to be able to renew Ambassador in late 2023, which might, if the trick still works, extend Diamond through 2024.
Right now, Ambassador can be renewed up to 90 days before expiration, but if you buy Amb in Q1 2023 and the 90-day rule changes, your Diamond would expire before you could renew.
Right now, Ambassador can be renewed up to 90 days before expiration, but if you buy Amb in Q1 2023 and the 90-day rule changes, your Diamond would expire before you could renew.
Nov 30, 22, 2:53 pm
#274
Join Date: Feb 2020
Programs: British Airways Executive Club Gold, Marriott Bonvoy Ambassador Elite, Hilton Diamond, IHG Platinum
Posts: 1,477
Nov 30, 22, 3:06 pm
#275
Join Date: Aug 2021
Location: USA
Programs: American Airlines (Executive Platinum), Hyatt (Globalist), Hilton (Diamond), IHG (Diamond)
Posts: 2,478
It's been true for many years now. But as with everything in this game, it could go away tomorrow. It was a relatively hush-hush benefit or loophole — no one is quite sure which — until the past few months, but now that the blogs have been talking about it, I'm assuming its days are numbered.
Nov 30, 22, 3:56 pm
#276
Join Date: Jun 2022
Location: LAX, SNA
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, AA Plat Pro, IHG Diamond Ambassador, Marriott Gold, Hilton Gold, Hertz PC, Avis PC
Posts: 781
Enroll in Straight to Diamond ASAP and then pay for Ambassador before Dec. 31 so you're guaranteed to be able to renew Ambassador in late 2023, which might, if the trick still works, extend Diamond through 2024.
Right now, Ambassador can be renewed up to 90 days before expiration, but if you buy Amb in Q1 2023 and the 90-day rule changes, your Diamond would expire before you could renew.
Right now, Ambassador can be renewed up to 90 days before expiration, but if you buy Amb in Q1 2023 and the 90-day rule changes, your Diamond would expire before you could renew.
So basically it's advantageous to have your Amb renewal come around in Q1/Q2 of any year so that you can extend Diamond through it? Terms on my corporate offer are that I immediately get upgraded to Diamond Elite for 90 days and have to stay 10 nights during that period to maintain for 2023. However, with the Amb trick there is no need to ever do this 10 night stay thing right?
Also does anything change if I've never been Amb before? If anything is that a positive because I'm "guaranteed" that it will work?
Nov 30, 22, 3:58 pm
#277
Join Date: Jun 2022
Location: LAX, SNA
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, AA Plat Pro, IHG Diamond Ambassador, Marriott Gold, Hilton Gold, Hertz PC, Avis PC
Posts: 781
And one more thing, what if I enroll in the promo in the last week of December so that the 90 day period ends in March? Then in that case, I would have Jan-March to enroll in Amb and get it renewed right? Wouldn't this guarantee Diamond through 2024?
Nov 30, 22, 4:44 pm
#279
Join Date: Aug 2021
Location: USA
Programs: American Airlines (Executive Platinum), Hyatt (Globalist), Hilton (Diamond), IHG (Diamond)
Posts: 2,478
You can wait until late Dec. to enroll in Straight to Diamond but you also should buy Ambassador no later than ~Dec. 30 so that you're guaranteed to be able to renew it before Dec. 31, 2023.
Nov 30, 22, 8:13 pm
#280
Join Date: Jun 2022
Location: LAX, SNA
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, AA Plat Pro, IHG Diamond Ambassador, Marriott Gold, Hilton Gold, Hertz PC, Avis PC
Posts: 781
If I enroll Straight to Diamond in late Dec, then I will have the Jan 2023-Mar 2023 period to enroll in Amb. When I do that, wouldn't it extend Diamond to 2024 since I am buying Amb in 2023?
Nov 30, 22, 8:33 pm
#281
Join Date: Aug 2021
Location: USA
Programs: American Airlines (Executive Platinum), Hyatt (Globalist), Hilton (Diamond), IHG (Diamond)
Posts: 2,478
If you value Diamond, I wouldn't get greedy.
Nov 30, 22, 11:02 pm
#283
Join Date: Jun 2022
Location: LAX, SNA
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, AA Plat Pro, IHG Diamond Ambassador, Marriott Gold, Hilton Gold, Hertz PC, Avis PC
Posts: 781
Nov 30, 22, 11:02 pm
#284
Join Date: Aug 2021
Location: USA
Programs: American Airlines (Executive Platinum), Hyatt (Globalist), Hilton (Diamond), IHG (Diamond)
Posts: 2,478
On a related note, for the people who enrolled in Straight to Diamond or Instant Diamond or whatever it's called, is it showing you as enrolled in your Offers section at IHG.com?
Nov 30, 22, 11:07 pm
#285
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Kuwait (KW)
Programs: Qatar Airways, Hyatt, Hilton, Marriott, IHG
Posts: 2,445
Just received two emails from IHG: one about my new Ambassador membership, and the other saying congratulations on reaching Diamond. I closed and restarted my app after seeing these emails, and it still says 12/31/22.
Perhaps something is churning away on the back end? Will check back later and update accordingly.
khabah
