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<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nIt’s absolutely not a publicised or even intentional side-effect, although it has been around for years since IHG introduced the Spire <\/mark><\/em>level. Let’s be clear, there’s no way that IHG isn’t aware of this, and it’s only up to them whether or when they want to fix it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sadly, it seems that the door might have been finally shut. Since September 13th, China’s FlyerT forum<\/a> has reported at least 5 cases where Ambassador renewal failed to extend the Diamond expiry date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One contributor renewed their membership at an InterContinental hotel, which is always known as the safest way for the extension to work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n (Update: so far I’m yet to see any case of success from September 13th onwards. There are multiple reports from outside China too.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n It’s probably too early to draw a conclusion yet, and we will revisit in one or two weeks. My Ambassador membership just lapsed but I have until early October to renew it, and I was hoping for another renewal bonus<\/a>. In my opinion, InterContinental Ambassador itself is still well worth the $200 annual fee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" (The news has finally made it to the other blogs. Interesting how some quote Flyeralk or even reuse my FlyerT link but without quoting me!) The InterContinental Ambassador program has a public bug \/ perk that has been known widely for a long time – if you currently hold IHG Diamond status and purchase \/ … Continue reading