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.
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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
Mar 1, 2023, 9:44 am
#541
Join Date: Feb 2023
Posts: 21
Side note :
To reference the link which was most appreciated and alerted by yurtripper
https://www.headforpoints.com/forums...nd-ambassador/
To reference the link which was most appreciated and alerted by yurtripper
https://www.headforpoints.com/forums...nd-ambassador/
Mar 1, 2023, 9:48 am
#542
Join Date: Feb 2023
Posts: 21
Today there's a bunch of reports from people on Head for Points who originally had their Diamond extended by purchasing Ambassador (ie to 31/12/2023 or 31/12/2024) and are now seeing their Diamond status revert to ending on 31/12/2022.
It looks like both Cash renewals and Points renewals are affected by this, yet others are still showing the original extension without any reversion.
I guess we'll find out on March 1 where we stand but perhaps IHG is finally closing the Ambassador loophole for retaining Diamond?
It looks like both Cash renewals and Points renewals are affected by this, yet others are still showing the original extension without any reversion.
I guess we'll find out on March 1 where we stand but perhaps IHG is finally closing the Ambassador loophole for retaining Diamond?
Mar 1, 2023, 1:11 pm
#543
Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: UK
Posts: 53
If members are at a higher status than earned and get reverted I guess the "fair" way is for IHG to simply revert people to their earned status (and benefits) from the end of March. A slightly harder (but still within T&Cs) approach would be to claw back any "unearned" bonus points.
Anything else seems unfair given that members may have been put on a higher status by the IHG systems over which members had no control. Cancelling accounts would be out of order and reclaiming free breakfasts will be messy 😂
Mar 2, 2023, 12:13 pm
#544
Join Date: Apr 2010
Posts: 641
lowkeyflyer, I do not think that this is a special offer of some kind. I have a visual recollection that this used to be clearly stated in the Ambassador section on the website as well as in the Ts&Cs, however after both were updated recently this language has vanished. Nevertheless, as my membership expires exactly in 30 days, I received today a reminder and an invitation to re-enrol. I have attached a screenshot in case you need formal reference.
Mar 2, 2023, 2:39 pm
#545
Join Date: Jun 2022
Location: LAX, SNA
Programs: B6 M4, AA Plat Pro, Hyatt Globalist, IHG Diamond Amb, Marriott Titanium, Hertz PC, Avis PC
Posts: 1,468
lowkeyflyer, I do not think that this is a special offer of some kind. I have a visual recollection that this used to be clearly stated in the Ambassador section on the website as well as in the Ts&Cs, however after both were updated recently this language has vanished. Nevertheless, as my membership expires exactly in 30 days, I received today a reminder and an invitation to re-enrol. I have attached a screenshot in case you need formal reference.
Mar 2, 2023, 8:50 pm
#546
Formerly known as newbie elite
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: YUL
Programs: IHG Diamond Ambassador, Accor Platinum, AC50K
Posts: 2,923
Mar 3, 2023, 8:49 am
#547
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: TPE, SFO, PAE
Posts: 862
SO participated at the instant diamond promotion, did not complete the required stay and did not purchase Ambassador membership. Received an email from IHG about membership status change this morning, and status reverted back to platinum. Glad that IHG did not go after the free breakfasts 
Mar 3, 2023, 11:46 am
#548
Join Date: Apr 2019
Posts: 251
Is everybody seeing the message about a "review of your 2022 qualifying activity" or is it just on accounts IHG deems suspicious? I had zero stays in 2022 and I don't think IHG requires a review of my account, a simple DB search would be sufficient. But yet my account still shows diamond until end of 2023.
Mar 3, 2023, 12:50 pm
#549
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: UK
Programs: IHG
Posts: 1,316
Is everybody seeing the message about a "review of your 2022 qualifying activity" or is it just on accounts IHG deems suspicious? I had zero stays in 2022 and I don't think IHG requires a review of my account, a simple DB search would be sufficient. But yet my account still shows diamond until end of 2023.
Mar 3, 2023, 12:57 pm
#550
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: DTW - Rochester Hills, MI
Programs: Cathay MPC, IHG Diamond Ambassador, Domestic Airline Nobody
Posts: 715
Is everybody seeing the message about a "review of your 2022 qualifying activity" or is it just on accounts IHG deems suspicious? I had zero stays in 2022 and I don't think IHG requires a review of my account, a simple DB search would be sufficient. But yet my account still shows diamond until end of 2023.
Mar 3, 2023, 1:56 pm
#551
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: flyover country
Posts: 2,435
I'm not Diamond; I did not sign up for the title promotion; to the best of my knowledge I have done nothing suspicious; I had and will retain my Platinum status because i have a credit card. I did see the message. (FWIW, I stayed enough to earn Platinum. Maybe IHG is reviewing that, even though I have an IHG credit card.)
Mar 3, 2023, 4:42 pm
#552
Join Date: Jan 2022
Posts: 165
Its not a message to tag your account for a specific audit, its a BLANKET message to review rollover nights.
During this process are they auditing accounts? Yes.
Take a look at whats going on in the HFP forum as many reviews are bringing status back to what they should be and seemingly "closing" loopholes.
Will IHG be 100% successful or trying to be? No
During this process are they auditing accounts? Yes.
Take a look at whats going on in the HFP forum as many reviews are bringing status back to what they should be and seemingly "closing" loopholes.
Will IHG be 100% successful or trying to be? No
Mar 4, 2023, 2:54 am
#553
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: AMS+IAH
Programs: Lufthansa: Senator || IHG: Diamond Royal Ambassador Inner Circle || Plutonium Status
Posts: 3,500
Comments at LL are about the Gremlins at IT
at least one person mentioned an audit
https://loyaltylobby.com/2023/03/01/...2023/#comments
at least one person mentioned an audit
https://loyaltylobby.com/2023/03/01/...2023/#comments
Mar 4, 2023, 7:11 am
#554
Suspended
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Watchlisted by the prejudiced, en route to purgatory
Programs: Just Say No to Fleecing and Blacklisting
Posts: 102,095
SO participated at the instant diamond promotion, did not complete the required stay and did not purchase Ambassador membership. Received an email from IHG about membership status change this morning, and status reverted back to platinum. Glad that IHG did not go after the free breakfasts
Mar 4, 2023, 7:55 am
#555
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Miami, FL
Programs: UA 1MM, AA Plat, Marriott LT Titanium, Hyatt Glob, IHG ♢ Amb, Hilton ♢, Hertz Pres
Posts: 6,016
Well, so far so good! The $200 Ambassador with Diamond extension has me sitting in a huge Executive Suite with free breakfast for my 4 night stay at the IC Dhaka. Obviously wouldn't have received breakfast if I didn't retain Diamond (it would have expired Feb 28) and I'm guessing the exec suite upgrade was because I'm an IC Ambassador. So already I've made back the $200 I paid (imo) and anything I get between now and the end of 2024 is gravy. So many thanks to this thread for the tip! Appreciated.