New year - when does the status downgrade happen?
Jan 20, 2015, 12:43 pm
#17
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Helsinki (Finland)
Programs: IHG Plat, Marriott Plat
Posts: 468
Same here because I stayed mostly at Marriott properties last year, re-qualifying for Platinum there.
Does anyone know if IHG offers any status match? Will this year be staying in several countries where I would prefer IHG, actually, but Gold won't get me anything I guess but Platinum would because these counties are in Asia.
Does anyone know if IHG offers any status match? Will this year be staying in several countries where I would prefer IHG, actually, but Gold won't get me anything I guess but Platinum would because these counties are in Asia.
Jan 20, 2015, 2:30 pm
#18
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Scotland
Programs: BA - Silver, IHG Platinum, Flying Blue Silver
Posts: 11
Jan 21, 2015, 3:57 am
#20
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: SYD
Programs: UA Premier Gold (*G), IHG Platinum & Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 1,456
I would have only qualified for Gold so assume it's the Ambassador program kicking in to preserve status at signup until end of the AMB year, which in my case is October.
Jan 21, 2015, 7:22 am
#21
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Stafford UK
Programs: BAEC Flying Blue
Posts: 167
New cards
I received 2 new platinum cards today (in separate envelopes)
One with expiry date 2015 and the other 2016
I think I must have qualified twice - once with 40 stays and 4 brands and 2nd time with 3 nights in December
All adds to the confusion!
One with expiry date 2015 and the other 2016
I think I must have qualified twice - once with 40 stays and 4 brands and 2nd time with 3 nights in December
All adds to the confusion!
Jan 28, 2015, 4:23 am
#24
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Scotland
Programs: not a lot
Posts: 1,774
@:-)
Hi,
Did you fall short of the automatic plat renewal criteria?
Was your upgrade processed automatically or did you ask for it to be reviewed?
Did you fall short of the automatic plat renewal criteria?
Was your upgrade processed automatically or did you ask for it to be reviewed?
Jan 28, 2015, 6:22 pm
#26
Original Poster
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: HEL, SIN, LON
Posts: 120
I did fall short after all for last year. I did not ask to for a review - I actually already qualified this year with points - I had two bonus package stays in New York, one for 30k points and one for 25k points. Those two stays plus the base points from the same stays already gave me over 60k points to qualify for plat this year.
Jan 29, 2015, 8:54 am
#27
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Scotland
Programs: not a lot
Posts: 1,774
Will take my pounds elsewhere this year I think.
Jan 29, 2015, 8:52 pm
#28
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Usually in SAN or Central Europe.
Programs: AA:EXP/1MM. Accor/Radisson:Silver; HH:Gold; ICH:Plt Amb.
Posts: 22,307
I think I'm in the same situation. I've been Ambassador for a few years now. And I think 2012 was the last year which I had enough points (and nights) earned to re-qualify for Platinum (meaning 2013 was my last "real" Platinum year). But last year, and so far this year, my status is Platinum Ambassador. And my Ambassador status ends each year at the end of September.
Jan 30, 2015, 12:21 am
#29
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Paris, France
Programs: IHG, CC, HH, AF, AA, UA
Posts: 830
I think I'm in the same situation. I've been Ambassador for a few years now. And I think 2012 was the last year which I had enough points (and nights) earned to re-qualify for Platinum (meaning 2013 was my last "real" Platinum year). But last year, and so far this year, my status is Platinum Ambassador. And my Ambassador status ends each year at the end of September.
Jan 30, 2015, 1:44 am
#30
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Usually in SAN or Central Europe.
Programs: AA:EXP/1MM. Accor/Radisson:Silver; HH:Gold; ICH:Plt Amb.
Posts: 22,307
I do the $200 Ambassador renewal. So point-wise, I get the 15K point bonus for doing so, 10% point rebate on award redemptions, and the 50% base point bonus plus the 500 "welcome" points per stay for being Platinum (which I wouldn't get otherwise). Doing the math on all of these cumulative points, and placing a value of $35 per 5K points (doing the roundabout redemption method), the membership pays for itself that way. The benefits while staying at an IC and the BOGO free weekend night is just an added plus!
