Ambassador and free weekend night voucher
#76
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: UK
Programs: BAEC, IHG, LeClub, HHonors
Posts: 599
I have a 3 night long weekend stay in Boston next September, I am currently tinkering with paying the $200 fee for ambassador status to get the free weekend night certificate because I have it in mind that with each night currently at a best flex rate of $329 it's a no brainer and i would be saving $129 on my booking.
Can someone confirm my thinking is correct please?
Thanks
Can someone confirm my thinking is correct please?
Thanks
#77
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Stuck on this planet - mainly in STR and LAX
Posts: 5,019
I have a 3 night long weekend stay in Boston next September, I am currently tinkering with paying the $200 fee for ambassador status to get the free weekend night certificate because I have it in mind that with each night currently at a best flex rate of $329 it's a no brainer and i would be saving $129 on my booking.
Can someone confirm my thinking is correct please?
Thanks
Can someone confirm my thinking is correct please?
Thanks
The rate is typically the worst flexible (sorry best flexible) rate, no discounted rates. It could be that there are no free night rooms (even if there are still regular rooms for sale).
You also will not get points for the free night.
Otherwise your thinking is correct and you will have ambassador status for a year.
#78
Join Date: May 2008
Location: UK
Programs: IC Spire Amb, Hilton, Marriott, BA, VA.
Posts: 673
Don't forget to throw thoughts of some kind of Ambassador upgrade into the mix when making your decision. It does vary from property to property, but sometimes you can get a great upgrade even as a plain "vanilla" Ambassador!
#79
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Thousand Oaks, Ca., USA
Programs: AA Lifetime Plat; Bonvoy Titanium Lifetime Elite;Hyatt Globalist; HHonors Diamond; United Silver
Posts: 8,268
You need to book the two nights in question via this link: intercontinental.com/AMBweekend
The rate is typically the worst flexible (sorry best flexible) rate, no discounted rates. It could be that there are no free night rooms (even if there are still regular rooms for sale).
You also will not get points for the free night.
Otherwise your thinking is correct and you will have ambassador status for a year.
The rate is typically the worst flexible (sorry best flexible) rate, no discounted rates. It could be that there are no free night rooms (even if there are still regular rooms for sale).
You also will not get points for the free night.
Otherwise your thinking is correct and you will have ambassador status for a year.
#81
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Buckinghamshire
Programs: BAEC Gold Guest List, Hilton Honours Diamond, Accor Gold
Posts: 2,303
It's very frustrating, and every time I check any hotel in any city I want to go to I get this msg, which I assume means I CANNOT use my free voucher:
"No rooms exactly matching your preferences were found. The following room types are available."
"No rooms exactly matching your preferences were found. The following room types are available."
#82
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: West Coast, USA
Programs: Skywards Platinum
Posts: 3,747
I have never had an issue using mine. You are selecting at least 2 nights and over a weekend, correct?
#83
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: SYD (was MAN)
Programs: IHG Plat AMB, BA Bronze & QF Silver
Posts: 105
Currently available in most Cities across the whole of Europe. (Sorry, didn't check US).
#84
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Buckinghamshire
Programs: BAEC Gold Guest List, Hilton Honours Diamond, Accor Gold
Posts: 2,303
I had exactly the same problem when searching for a four night stay spanning the weekend. When I changed my search criteria to a two day stay over the weekend encompassing both days on a weekend it worked fine.
Currently available in most Cities across the whole of Europe. (Sorry, didn't check US).
Currently available in most Cities across the whole of Europe. (Sorry, didn't check US).
#86
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Amsterdam, Asia, UK
Programs: IHG RA (Spire), HH Diamond, MR Platinum, SQ Gold, KLM Gold, BAEC Gold
Posts: 5,072
Assuming Bogos, not CC certs or the intothenights free nights certs
Well IHG t+c's say not transferrable, but there is no serial numbers etc on supplied bogo certs so in practise yes,
Normally one can only obtain 2x BOGOs direct from IHG, yearly Ambassador renewal + one extra if later on earning RA level.
Individual hotels can't see how many bogos a year one uses, and although I guess IHG corporate can see, there are no reports from anyone that using 4/5 bogos in a year for yourself causes any issues.
Well IHG t+c's say not transferrable, but there is no serial numbers etc on supplied bogo certs so in practise yes,
Normally one can only obtain 2x BOGOs direct from IHG, yearly Ambassador renewal + one extra if later on earning RA level.
Individual hotels can't see how many bogos a year one uses, and although I guess IHG corporate can see, there are no reports from anyone that using 4/5 bogos in a year for yourself causes any issues.
#87
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Sydney, Australia
Programs: VA Platinum, QF Lifetime silver (ex plat :(), Accor Gold, IHG Ambassador, PC Platinum, Starwood Gold
Posts: 809
Assuming Bogos, not CC certs or the intothenights free nights certs
Well IHG t+c's say not transferrable, but there is no serial numbers etc on supplied bogo certs so in practise yes,
Normally one can only obtain 2x BOGOs direct from IHG, yearly Ambassador renewal + one extra if later on earning RA level.
Individual hotels can't see how many bogos a year one uses, and although I guess IHG corporate can see, there are no reports from anyone that using 4/5 bogos in a year for yourself causes any issues.
Well IHG t+c's say not transferrable, but there is no serial numbers etc on supplied bogo certs so in practise yes,
Normally one can only obtain 2x BOGOs direct from IHG, yearly Ambassador renewal + one extra if later on earning RA level.
Individual hotels can't see how many bogos a year one uses, and although I guess IHG corporate can see, there are no reports from anyone that using 4/5 bogos in a year for yourself causes any issues.
Last edited by morepointsplease; Jan 4, 2015 at 1:16 am Reason: typo
#90
Join Date: Jan 2014
Programs: AA, IHG PLM AMB
Posts: 25
So before it was asked if you had to be ambassador to use the certificate and the answer focused on ID so I think they made the assumption that it would be used by different person.
I need to re-ask with more detail.
I am currently ambassador with a BOGO certificate that expires after my ambassador expires.
Has anyone had success booking BOGO while ambassador and then using that BOGO certificate for that booking that happens to when you are no longer ambassador (ambassador expires prior to your booking)?
I need to re-ask with more detail.
I am currently ambassador with a BOGO certificate that expires after my ambassador expires.
Has anyone had success booking BOGO while ambassador and then using that BOGO certificate for that booking that happens to when you are no longer ambassador (ambassador expires prior to your booking)?