Flyertalk user chongcao has shared information regarding possible changes to the IHG Ambassador program. According to the rumor a number of changes will be occuring on February 1st, 2019.
- Members will receive one free breakfast per night for all Ambassador members staying in Intercontinental. If the property does not have a Club Lounge then two free breakfasts per night is offered.
- Guaranteed Platinum membership when you acquire Ambassador
- Complimentary weekend voucher will be delivered via eCertificate rather than paper (no timeline for this new benefit)
- Welcome fruit and welcome gift will change to welcome fruit only
- Royal Ambassador members will no longer receive unlimited free mini bar, they will receive a daily $50 credit up to a $200 credit for the stay
- Earliest check in time will be 10AM (previously it was 8AM for Royal Ambassador)
- New Ambassador benefit guarantee:
- 4PM late check out is guaranteed, otherwise a voucher of $50 or 10,000 points will be given
- Room upgrade guarantee, otherwise a voucher of $50 or 10,000 points will be given
- Royal Ambassadors will receive a $100 credit for Food & Beverage/Spa Treatment per night if no club lounge access is available (in addition to the two free breakfasts mentioned above)
- No resort or destination fees for Royal Ambassadors
Do these perks come included if you book using IHG points at an IC location.
They’ve always been included even with a comp stay at the Palazzo Las Vegas
Dang… the loss of unlimited free minibar is a HUGE loss. This is why I have always valued M&Ms at $12 and Pringles at $6. I have always had plans of purchasing them at Walgreens and then reselling them to IHG at the mini-bar rates. There goes my new job plans…
LOL
If the property does not have a Club Lounge then two free breakfasts per night is offered (UP TO 10 USD)
10 USD? What can you buy with that? One strip of Bacon?
It’s sad when they try and fail
One free breakfast is just for the Amb member? Or for all adult guests in the reservation? For ex, if I sign up for Amb, will my wife get breakfast too? How do you interpret this?
Just for the Amb member unfortunately is my reading.
That is so stingy.
Does this include Kimpton and other IHG properties??
InterContinental only :o(
The individual cost of some Intercontinental club breakfasts would justify buying a another Ambassador membership for the second person on the room if your stay is more than a few days.