Oct 25, 2023, 1:22 pm
Last edit by: lowkeyflyer
The purpose of this thread was to discuss a corporate offer that was leaked to the public by blogs.
The offer was to instantly upgrade your account to Diamond Elite regardless of current status and stays.
This offer is now dead and the thread has deviated from its original topic.
Suggest mods to lock
The offer was to instantly upgrade your account to Diamond Elite regardless of current status and stays.
This offer is now dead and the thread has deviated from its original topic.
Suggest mods to lock
Get instantly upgraded to IHG Diamond status
Nov 30, 2022, 2:37 pm
#271
Join Date: Feb 2020
Programs: British Airways Executive Club Gold, Marriott Bonvoy Titanium Elite, Hilton Diamond, IHG Diamond Amb
Posts: 1,774
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, 2022, 2:40 pm
#272
Join Date: Aug 2021
Location: USA
Programs: American Airlines (Executive Platinum), Hyatt (Globalist), Hilton (Diamond), IHG (Diamond)
Posts: 2,917
Nov 30, 2022, 2:41 pm
#273
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: NYC
Programs: CO Platinum/1K, SPG Platinum/Ambassador
Posts: 1,706
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, 2022, 2:53 pm
#274
Join Date: Feb 2020
Programs: British Airways Executive Club Gold, Marriott Bonvoy Titanium Elite, Hilton Diamond, IHG Diamond Amb
Posts: 1,774
Nov 30, 2022, 3:06 pm
#275
Join Date: Aug 2021
Location: USA
Programs: American Airlines (Executive Platinum), Hyatt (Globalist), Hilton (Diamond), IHG (Diamond)
Posts: 2,917
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, 2022, 3:56 pm
#276
Join Date: Jun 2022
Location: LAX, SNA
Programs: B6 M4, AA Plat Pro, WoH Globalist, IHG Diamond Amb, MB Titanium, Hertz PC, Avis PC
Posts: 1,497
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, 2022, 3:58 pm
#277
Join Date: Jun 2022
Location: LAX, SNA
Programs: B6 M4, AA Plat Pro, WoH Globalist, IHG Diamond Amb, MB Titanium, Hertz PC, Avis PC
Posts: 1,497
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, 2022, 4:38 pm
#278
Join Date: Aug 2021
Location: USA
Programs: American Airlines (Executive Platinum), Hyatt (Globalist), Hilton (Diamond), IHG (Diamond)
Posts: 2,917
Please re-read my previous reply (#270). Your last two posts aren't what I recommended.
Nov 30, 2022, 4:44 pm
#279
Join Date: Aug 2021
Location: USA
Programs: American Airlines (Executive Platinum), Hyatt (Globalist), Hilton (Diamond), IHG (Diamond)
Posts: 2,917
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, 2022, 8:13 pm
#280
Join Date: Jun 2022
Location: LAX, SNA
Programs: B6 M4, AA Plat Pro, WoH Globalist, IHG Diamond Amb, MB Titanium, Hertz PC, Avis PC
Posts: 1,497
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, 2022, 8:33 pm
#281
Join Date: Aug 2021
Location: USA
Programs: American Airlines (Executive Platinum), Hyatt (Globalist), Hilton (Diamond), IHG (Diamond)
Posts: 2,917
If you value Diamond, I wouldn't get greedy.
Nov 30, 2022, 11:00 pm
#282
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Kuwait (KW)
Programs: Qatar Airways, Hyatt, Hilton, Marriott, IHG
Posts: 2,729
Data point: just signed up for Ambassador, didn’t get the Diamond extension to the end of 2023 - still expiring 12/31/2022.
Womp womp /
khabah
Womp womp /
khabah
Nov 30, 2022, 11:02 pm
#283
Join Date: Jun 2022
Location: LAX, SNA
Programs: B6 M4, AA Plat Pro, WoH Globalist, IHG Diamond Amb, MB Titanium, Hertz PC, Avis PC
Posts: 1,497
Nov 30, 2022, 11:02 pm
#284
Join Date: Aug 2021
Location: USA
Programs: American Airlines (Executive Platinum), Hyatt (Globalist), Hilton (Diamond), IHG (Diamond)
Posts: 2,917
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, 2022, 11:07 pm
#285
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Kuwait (KW)
Programs: Qatar Airways, Hyatt, Hilton, Marriott, IHG
Posts: 2,729
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