The NEW Priority Club, Ambassador and Royal Ambassador Master Thread
Feb 3, 2012, 11:27 am
#511
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: NYC
Programs: AA EXP, IHG PL, SPG G, MR G, HH G, CC G, AMEX PL
Posts: 1,465
Can someone advise if Conference Rate would be a qualifying stay? I was staying in San Francisco and could have booked an IC there at the rate Macworld negotiated with them. Instead I booked HI (blehhh 
) in a SF getto but was guaranteed tons of points (4 day stay yielded over 13K). Should I have booked an IC instead? I know that it would only pay 2K plus bonuses but I would get an extra credit towards Accelerator. So, for the future I would be interested to know about Conference Rate rules. Thanks.
) in a SF getto but was guaranteed tons of points (4 day stay yielded over 13K). Should I have booked an IC instead? I know that it would only pay 2K plus bonuses but I would get an extra credit towards Accelerator. So, for the future I would be interested to know about Conference Rate rules. Thanks.
Feb 3, 2012, 1:35 pm
#512
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: MSN
Programs: IC Plat Amb, Kimpton Inner Circle, BW Diamond
Posts: 83
Feb 3, 2012, 2:42 pm
#513
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: NYC
Programs: AA EXP, IHG PL, SPG G, MR G, HH G, CC G, AMEX PL
Posts: 1,465
Dec 9, 2012, 11:23 pm
#514
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: AUS
Programs: SPG Plat, CO Gold, AA Plat, Marriott Silver, HH Gold, Citigroup Chairman
Posts: 331
Multiple rooms ra
If I book multiple rooms as an ra, will benefits only apply to one room? Also, ra benefits are for any paid rate, right? Even those booked via a third party.
Dec 10, 2012, 12:57 pm
#515
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: in a cabin
Posts: 6,522
Yes and Yes (assuming your PC/AMB number is in the booking).
Dec 13, 2012, 8:14 am
#516
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: JAN
Programs: DL FO, PC PL AMB, SPG Gold, HH Diamond
Posts: 10
Can someone advise if Conference Rate would be a qualifying stay? I was staying in San Francisco and could have booked an IC there at the rate Macworld negotiated with them. Instead I booked HI (blehhh ) in a SF getto but was guaranteed tons of points (4 day stay yielded over 13K). Should I have booked an IC instead? I know that it would only pay 2K plus bonuses but I would get an extra credit towards Accelerator. So, for the future I would be interested to know about Conference Rate rules. Thanks.
) in a SF getto but was guaranteed tons of points (4 day stay yielded over 13K). Should I have booked an IC instead? I know that it would only pay 2K plus bonuses but I would get an extra credit towards Accelerator. So, for the future I would be interested to know about Conference Rate rules. Thanks.
Dec 13, 2012, 8:38 am
#517
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: NYC
Programs: IHG, RC, HH, AA, QF, UA, Aeroplan
Posts: 2,690
Dec 16, 2012, 7:41 pm
#518
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: JAN
Programs: DL FO, PC PL AMB, SPG Gold, HH Diamond
Posts: 10
And that was my experience earlier this year at both the IC Montreal and IC New Orleans. Unfortunately, "non-qualifying" (due to a conference rate in this case) still means 0 points, even though I spent ~5x as much as the earlier stays. C'est la vie.
Dec 16, 2012, 7:58 pm
#519
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: NYC
Programs: IHG, RC, HH, AA, QF, UA, Aeroplan
Posts: 2,690
actually I should have qualified that statement, North America and the Caribbean, maybe Latin America? not the rest of the world yet, hope they start Asia Pacific and Europe et al 10 x/ 15 x for Plats/RA's
Jan 1, 2013, 4:17 pm
#520
Join Date: Aug 2005
Programs: UA*G(1K), PC Diamond Amb, Marriott Titanium, Accor Platinum
Posts: 4,673
In your welcome or renewal letter you will receive a numeric code and instructions.
You go to http://intercontinental.com/AmbassadorVoucher , provide your member number, voucher number, and an e-mail address and click "Deposit Points". The points are instantly added to your account (you may need to log out and log in again to see them, but they will be there).
The standard point voucher redemption page will also work: http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/pc/1/en/dpoints
You go to http://intercontinental.com/AmbassadorVoucher , provide your member number, voucher number, and an e-mail address and click "Deposit Points". The points are instantly added to your account (you may need to log out and log in again to see them, but they will be there).
The standard point voucher redemption page will also work: http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/pc/1/en/dpoints
Still working is this: http://www.priorityclub.com/deposit.
Cheers, HTB.
Jan 2, 2013, 10:43 am
#521
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Astraveln
Programs: AA ex Plat, IC Plat , Hilton Diamond
Posts: 491
I had the IC SFO post as a non-qualifying point stay.....due to being a Conference rate. Called Ambassador and after some brief discussion, they agreed the points were due. I dont think this should have happened but it was a fair amount of points!! 
Jan 3, 2013, 4:13 am
#522
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 11
I am pretty disappointed. I stayed for 58 nights at IHG properties in 2012. My last stay was a few nights back. I have stayed at 8 different Intercontinental Hotels in 4 continents. I did not move over to Royal Ambassador status on the 55 night. They are now telling me it is 70-80 nights. Very disappointing! Any advise on what I should say or do with them to get a revision?
Jan 3, 2013, 7:02 am
#523
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 328
Does anyone know the link for Ambassador weekend rates?
www.intercontinental.com/AMBWeekend doesn't seem to work anymore - sends me back to the standard reservations page.
TIA
www.intercontinental.com/AMBWeekend doesn't seem to work anymore - sends me back to the standard reservations page.
TIA
Jan 3, 2013, 7:35 am
#524
Moderator: InterContinental Hotels and Germany
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 6,553
Does anyone know the link for Ambassador weekend rates?
www.intercontinental.com/AMBWeekend doesn't seem to work anymore - sends me back to the standard reservations page.
TIA
www.intercontinental.com/AMBWeekend doesn't seem to work anymore - sends me back to the standard reservations page.
TIA
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/inter...t-voucher.html and follow the discussion there as this is a thread dedicated to the free weekend night voucher, while this thread is more general.
http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/ihg/hot...eference=IBAMB might work sometimes
Jan 3, 2013, 3:31 pm
#525
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 328
Thanks for the link! Very helpful.
One additional question (sorry!): I'm looking at the Intercontinental New Orleans, and they have the following room types:
Price Point A: 1 KING BED SUPERIOR / 2 DOUBLE BEDS SUPERIOR / 1 QUEEN BED / 2 QUEEN BEDS
Price Point B: KING BED DELUXE WITH BALCONY / 2 DOUBLE BEDS DELUXE WITH BALCONY
Price Point C: SUPERIOR ROOM / 1 KING BED CLUB INTERCONTINENTAL
Price Point D: 1 KING BED EXECUTIVE SUITE / QUEEN CORNER SUITE
Price Point E: QUEEN BED HOSPITALITY SUITE
Does this mean if, for example, I actually want something in Price Point D, I could book something in Price Point C and be guaranteed something in D or E (assuming availability)?
The jump from Price Point C to D is pretty big (normal room to suite).
Thanks!
One additional question (sorry!): I'm looking at the Intercontinental New Orleans, and they have the following room types:
Price Point A: 1 KING BED SUPERIOR / 2 DOUBLE BEDS SUPERIOR / 1 QUEEN BED / 2 QUEEN BEDS
Price Point B: KING BED DELUXE WITH BALCONY / 2 DOUBLE BEDS DELUXE WITH BALCONY
Price Point C: SUPERIOR ROOM / 1 KING BED CLUB INTERCONTINENTAL
Price Point D: 1 KING BED EXECUTIVE SUITE / QUEEN CORNER SUITE
Price Point E: QUEEN BED HOSPITALITY SUITE
Does this mean if, for example, I actually want something in Price Point D, I could book something in Price Point C and be guaranteed something in D or E (assuming availability)?
The jump from Price Point C to D is pretty big (normal room to suite).
Thanks!