Diamond renewal via buying InterContinental Ambassador – still works?

[iEimis]

NorthernLass wrote:

I’m no maths wizz but wouldn’t that be 1001 year extension?! Lifetime Diamond, anyway 😂

You are right! 😂

[mark2]

Thanks for the reminder. Our accounts both showed Diamond Status but expiring on 31/12/22 (actually 12/31/22 of course). I risked 40,000 points for Ambassador on my account and immediately extended until 12/24. Later did same for wife’s which took much longer but extended after a few hours.
Originally got Spire when first introduced by transferring points from Virgin. I became Spire in 2015 before my first stay at IHG (Holiday Inn Kingston ON) when it was so new that the staff had not heard of it. For no apparent reason I and my wife have both retained the status, Which was pretty worthless, until being upgraded to Diamond. If we had had free, but poor, breakfast in Kingston we would have missed out on the excellent bakery/cafe called Pan Chancho five minutes walk away.

[Harrier25]

mark2 wrote:

I risked 40,000 points for Ambassador on my account and immediately extended until 12/24.

Were you renewing an existing Ambassador membership to get Diamond tier extended until 12/24?

[mark2]

Harrier25 wrote:

Were you renewing an existing Ambassador membership to get Diamond tier extended until 12/24?

No, just Diamond.

[David]

I was diamond until 31 Dec 2022 so purchased ambassador (using points) just before the end of the year but my diamond only extended to 2023.

[Guernsey Globetrotter]

David wrote:

I was Diamond Elite until 31 Dec 2022 so purchased ambassador (using points) just before the end of the year but my diamond only extended to 2023.

That seems unlucky, although Mrs Trotter’s first-time purchase of Ambassador (via points) on 02 September only extended her Diamond to 31/12/2023.

I renewed my Ambassador (via cash) on 21 December and that extended my Diamond Elite status to 31/12/2024.

IHG I.T. – go figure !

[Harrier25]

If you held off purchasing Ambassador to extend Diamond tier until the end of 2023, then do it now. I just have and my Diamond tier has been extended until 31/12/2024 as a new Ambassador Club member. It’s clear now that waiting until early 2023 gives you an additional year extension of Diamond tier. Well worth $200 or 40,000 points.