IHG Rewards Club pushes up the points price of InterContinental Ambassador hotel status

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• Hamza Alagha says:

  28 Jan28 January 05:47

  I never liked RJ, very poor service, old planes (part from their 787) and very expensive.
  last time I flew with them it was from AMM- CDG in 2001
  I like their business class lounge in Queen Alia airport and that is it.
  Keep your expectations very low,

  Looking forward to read your review

  • Travelling Inspector says:

    28 Jan28 January 12:22

    I’ve flown out of Queen Alia a couple of times in the last few years, using the very slick Business check in – slick until you get to Security (there’s a special one for the Business fast track) where the first time they got incredibly excited about a pair of cheap binoculars, which took about 20 minutes for them to sort out with some high-level security person; the second time they invented (?) a rule that no batteries were allowed on board, so I had to remove them from torch, alarm clock etc. When they asked if my camera had a battery I lied – I wasn’t going to give up an expensive Canon Lithium battery without a fight! And they believed me…

• S879 says:

  28 Jan28 January 06:16

  Re IHG Ambassador, has someone got a link to the offer we had in November to get Ambassador membership and receive 10,000 points back. It’s been 2 months or so and nothing has posted.

  • Steve says:

    28 Jan28 January 06:35

    It was the same for me. I could see Ambassador status in my account for some time already. I emailed them two weeks ago asking why I didn’t get the points. They ask me to provide the copy of the offer.

    I sent them the screenshots from that link. The response was that I should have enrolled on the link provided on the invite (which I did).

    Long story short I told them that I have no idea what they are talking about. I registered through the link on that website and I never got any points. I haven’t got any package yet so I am happy to cancel it and get the refund.

    After that, they posted the 10000 goodwill points to my account. It took 4-5 rounds of emails. I am still waiting for the package.

    • KevMc says:

      28 Jan28 January 08:22

      Same here; I have had to request that they re-send me the welcome pack, which they said would take yet another 7-8 weeks. I can only assume it is being posted from Mars.

      This means that by the time I receive it, it will be more than 4 months after I joined, and they have said I definitely can’t use the certificate unless I physically have it, which seems totally ridiculous in 2018.

      I did finally manage to get them to credit my 10k points yesterday, after weeks of emails.

      It just shouldn’t be this hard, and I doubt I will renew to be totally honest, as I was only joining as we were planning a week at the IC in Athens over Easter anyway.

  • Craig Strickland says:

    28 Jan28 January 07:27

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/oay7uzpib8aauqc/Screenshot%202017-12-21%2009.01.12.png?dl=0

    • Craig Strickland says:

      28 Jan28 January 07:28

      I’ve had the 10000 points, at least I think I have, there was a manual adjustment. Still waiting for the pack though, signed up mid November.

    • S879 says:

      28 Jan28 January 14:29

      Thank you for the screenshot

  • Claire says:

    28 Jan28 January 07:27

    I also became and Ambassador using that offer in November. I had to do it over the phone as the link was not working. I was told the Ambassador pack would arrive in 6-8 weeks and would contain a voucher for 5000 points and so she added 5000 goodwill points there and then. I still haven’t received the pack but I called last week and she said give it a bit longer and if not received in another 4 weeks to call back.

  • Mr dee says:

    28 Jan28 January 09:07

    Not received either will contact them

    • Rob MC says:

      28 Jan28 January 13:12

      Took me four emails and finally today they posted the bonus points and are sending the welcome pack again which will take 6-8 weeks…! I joined in November and haven’t received anything. Very poor

      • Mr Dee says:

        28 Jan28 January 14:49

        i got the welcome pack however

  • Lyn says:

    28 Jan28 January 18:16

    I happened to apply on the first date of the promotion without being aware of the 10,000 bonus points, so definitely didn’t use the link. But I have just received the bonus points a few days ago. The welcome letter itself had arrived very promptly.

• Steve says:

  28 Jan28 January 06:43

  I feel like since I joined this hobby everything is getting more difficult. Not being able to pay VAT/Taxes with the credit card (without the 3rd party). The possible end of 6 months Amex churn. Now the IHG devaluation. All this in less than a year. Things are getting worse for the new starters.

  • Tim B says:

    28 Jan28 January 09:17

    A nice big global recession will readjust things 🙂

    • Sapiens says:

      28 Jan28 January 11:57

      Can feel it coming…

  • Rob says:

    28 Jan28 January 10:22

    You couldn’t pay tax on a credit card 2 years ago though!

    • Peter K says:

      28 Jan28 January 13:25

      You could pay self assessment tax with a credit card. I first did it about 10 yrs ago. Don’t know about VAT however.

      • Rob says:

        28 Jan28 January 14:24

        You’re right. What changed was the fee structure.

  • Bryan says:

    28 Jan28 January 16:05

    1 month ago there was a fee if I bought my heating oil with an American Express card.

    Today I just spent 1k on oil and put it all through without a fee.

    Not everything moves the wrong way.

• Concerto says:

  28 Jan28 January 06:52

  That’s exactly the routing I had planned last September. I still think SWISS First is one of the best, but I went in SWISS Business and it was great. SWISS can, however, be variable, probably like most airlines. Coming back I had done a backup booking on RJ to Berlin on what appeared to be small planes, but BAEC rebooked my original award ticket on AB over to BA (so I cancelled the RJ one within the 24 hour window). The BA flight was better than LX.

• Richard says:

  28 Jan28 January 06:59

  I recently renewed for the 200 dollars and get 15k points and the 10% rebate. Do the 15k points come with the welcome pack? As they haven’t been deposited into my account

  • Felix Flyer says:

    28 Jan28 January 07:43

    Yes. They are in the welcome pack in the form of a letter with a code. Just be prepared for a few weeks wait for the pack though!

    • Richard says:

      28 Jan28 January 07:56

      Thanks Felix!

• Richard says:

  28 Jan28 January 07:00

  Jw marriot is an impressive business hotel with a ridiculously sized lounge with a great selection of v nice food throughout the day! Enjoy!

  • Neil says:

    28 Jan28 January 08:19

    I’ve stayed there a couple of times as it’s next door to our office out there. Very nice hotel! Nice bar on the top floor (sometimes a little loud though). Amazing, huge, buffet breakfast – probably the best I’ve had anywhere. The Indian restaurant deserves a mention, too.

• Adam W says:

  28 Jan28 January 07:13

  JW, soon to be the worlds second tallest hotel as the Gevora Hotel in DIFC will open in the coming days/weeks.

  On another note, just returned to Dubai from a weekend at the Waldorf Astoria in RAK following your review on the site. Booked a Junior King Suite and was upgraded to the Royal Suite as a HH Diamond member. Amazing room/floor(!!) fantastic resort, a few hiccups but all in all a wonderful stay – thanks for the recommendation!

  Adam

• Luke says:

  28 Jan28 January 07:38

  OT – expert advice needed before calling BA – can I claim tier points and avios for BA flight (on IB ticket) which was cancelled 6hrs before departure and airline moved me onto Emirates flight instead? Logical answer is yes, but with BA you never know. thanks

  • Matt says:

    28 Jan28 January 08:05

    You should be able to claim “original routing credit” I think, ie the Avios and tier points you would have got from the BA flight(s)

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