Extending Diamond status by purchasing Ambassador?
#121
Join Date: May 2017
Programs: SPG Ambassdor, Marriort Plat, IHG Spire, Hhonor Diamond, BW Diamond Select, LQ Elite, Hotels Gold
Posts: 52
Spire expire on Dec 31, 2018 and just bought Ambassador. Now Its shown on the card on the Ap that expire on Dec 31, 2019 but when I look at the status progress I shown that I have to complete 75k or 75 nights to remain spire for 2019. Now i'm confused. which one is real? I didn't stay at IHG a lot this year so won't b able to meet the requirement. thanks
#122
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Sunny AZ
Programs: HH Diamond, Sixt Platinum, IHG Spire Ambassador, Marriott/SPG Gold .....
Posts: 3,203
Spire expire on Dec 31, 2018 and just bought Ambassador. Now Its shown on the card on the Ap that expire on Dec 31, 2019 but when I look at the status progress I shown that I have to complete 75k or 75 nights to remain spire for 2019. Now i'm confused. which one is real? I didn't stay at IHG a lot this year so won't b able to meet the requirement. thanks
In the iOS App below "Available to redem" there is a 2018 Track to Elite Status with small arrow > click on the arrow and it opens a window stating the Elite Status Expiration (for me 12/31/2019 > the Ambassador renewal extended Spire for a Year)
BTW my tracker shows app 60k or x nights to reach Spire too but think the Ambassador renewal overwrites this tracker
#123
Join Date: May 2017
Programs: SPG Ambassdor, Marriort Plat, IHG Spire, Hhonor Diamond, BW Diamond Select, LQ Elite, Hotels Gold
Posts: 52
Ok this is what its shown on my App but status tracker still shown I need to complete the requirement. Am I good thru Dec 31, 2019 now or still need to complete that requirement to maintain Spire for 2019?
#124
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Sunny AZ
Programs: HH Diamond, Sixt Platinum, IHG Spire Ambassador, Marriott/SPG Gold .....
Posts: 3,203
#125
Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: Los Angeles
Programs: AA - EXP
Posts: 2
Just renewed today
I just renewed today and had to speak with the Spire line. So I asked her when my Spire expires as I'm about 3k short. She said I'm a Spire member till Dec 31st, 2020. I asked how that could be as we haven't started a new year yet, in which she said, renewing my Ambassador extended my Spire another year.
#126
Join Date: Dec 2009
Programs: United 1K, Frontier 100K, Hilton Diamond, IHG Diamond/ Ambassador/ Milestoner
Posts: 563
This has been going on at least since Spire started. I got Spire thru stays and points the first year that it was available. Since then, I have always gotten it solely thru Ambassador renewals.
#127
Join Date: Jun 1999
Location: NYC/LA
Programs: DL Plat, AA Plat Pro, Marriott Titanium, IHG Diamond Amb
Posts: 7,453
Renewing Ambassador also renewed Spire for me earlier this year. However, when I actually did qualify for Spire later, it led to a kink- because Spire had already been renewed, no Choice Benefit was automatically deposited into my account.
I eventually called AMB Services, and because I was going to choose the 25k points, they deposited it into my account as an adjustment, but the system wouldnt allow them to actually activate/deposit the Choice Benefit, so Im not sure what they would have done if I had wanted to choose the elite gift instead.
I eventually called AMB Services, and because I was going to choose the 25k points, they deposited it into my account as an adjustment, but the system wouldnt allow them to actually activate/deposit the Choice Benefit, so Im not sure what they would have done if I had wanted to choose the elite gift instead.
#128
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: RSW
Programs: Delta - Silver; UA - Silver; HHonors - Diamond; IHG - Spire Ambassador; Marriott Bonvoy - Titanium
Posts: 14,184
I just renewed today and had to speak with the Spire line. So I asked her when my Spire expires as I'm about 3k short. She said I'm a Spire member till Dec 31st, 2020. I asked how that could be as we haven't started a new year yet, in which she said, renewing my Ambassador extended my Spire another year.
#129
Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 37
I just renewed today and had to speak with the Spire line. So I asked her when my Spire expires as I'm about 3k short. She said I'm a Spire member till Dec 31st, 2020. I asked how that could be as we haven't started a new year yet, in which she said, renewing my Ambassador extended my Spire another year.
Do I have any hope of this changing or does Spire only extend if you are renewing Ambassador?
#130
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Netherlands
Programs: SQ S, IHG Diamond/Amb, Accor S
Posts: 703
Has anyone had success in taking out Ambassador as a new member (rather than renewing) and getting Spire renewed too? I took out Ambassador last week by calling, as the 10k offer web form wasn't working for me. I got my 10k points posted a couple of days later and Spire Ambassador shows as expiring 1 Jan 2020 on web but 31 Dec 2019 in the app. However, if on the app I click through on my Elite status 2018 track it still shows Spire status expiration as 31 Dec 2018.
Do I have any hope of this changing or does Spire only extend if you are renewing Ambassador?
Do I have any hope of this changing or does Spire only extend if you are renewing Ambassador?
web: EXP. 01 JAN 2019
app: EXP. DEC 31, 2019
"2018 Track to Elite Status" in app: Elite Status Expiration 12/31/2020
I got Spire status recently and renewed Ambassador a few days later. I have no clue which of the dates above I should trust. The fact that they use three different date formats makes it even more inconsistent.
Last edited by DuMaInSin; Dec 4, 2018 at 6:10 am Reason: typo
#131
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: LON
Posts: 386
Has anyone had success in taking out Ambassador as a new member (rather than renewing) and getting Spire renewed too? I took out Ambassador last week by calling, as the 10k offer web form wasn't working for me. I got my 10k points posted a couple of days later and Spire Ambassador shows as expiring 1 Jan 2020 on web but 31 Dec 2019 in the app. However, if on the app I click through on my Elite status 2018 track it still shows Spire status expiration as 31 Dec 2018.
Do I have any hope of this changing or does Spire only extend if you are renewing Ambassador?
Do I have any hope of this changing or does Spire only extend if you are renewing Ambassador?
#133
Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 37
#135
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Taiwan
Programs: IHG Diamond, Marriott Platinum, Hilton Gold, oneworld Emerald
Posts: 1,164
I don't think IHG is unaware of the thing or unable to fix. It is rather an unpublished benefit, motivating people to renew Ambassador. And IHG non-Amb statuses have pretty much zero hard benefits anyway. It's nothing like Marriott Platinum or even Accor Platinum.