well i haven't earned that much point or stay this year to put me up on my status to the next level.. my target for the coming year is to be able to reach platinum status and hopefully be an ambassador member as well..

Ronald, As you are aware of IHG does have two status programs. One is the priority club the other one is the ambassador program. So the question is what status level are you asking for.  If you ask for the PC program then I can tell you that I have the platinum level for this year and the next.  As for the ambassador program I do currently hold RA status and guess my evaluation will be done this month since me current status will expire in Feb 2010

Or would I just be a simple RA with platinum status? RAs do always have PC platinum status. If I try to printout a new card on the PC website my status comes up as Ambassador. So maybe that's all I am.  I concur with Popeye and say " I am what I am"

I am platinum  ambassador and don't aspire to anything.  I will never have enough qualifying  nights

to be a Royal Amb and that's okay.

My goals are more self directed --- to stay healthy and continue to travel.  The status titles don't mean much to me.

I am Platinum Elite and may or may not go for Ambassador.   I'd aspire to Ambassador and then RA  when I am traveling on vacation more,,, after full retirement whenever that might be!

Platinum Royal Ambassador...Only recently paid into Ambassador and got the immediate upgrade. Royal certainly makes  a difference, have stayed in Intercontinentals 4 times since becoming Royal and been upgraded to Club 4/4, and recieved other good freebies as well...(parking / internet) as well as the minibar / movie. The greater level of service / recognition / appreciation is very evident also.

While it would be great to maintain in the long term, not sure I want to be away from home the number of nights needed to do this.

This is a program to reward customers for the number of nights they have slept in their rooms.

I appreciate the perks that are awarded for doing so but it is surely not something that I aspire to compete for.

What I aspire to is how I can do my job better than my competition and be at home at night more than they.

I just earned Platinum Status, so I'm now a Platinum Ambassador. I've become an expert at maximizing points per stay by registering for promotions and booking bonus package rates. My last stay netted me 20k plus points

I actually only stayed one night. I booked the 4000 point bonus package. Since it was an Intercontinental I got the 2000 base points. I was also enrolled into the double points promo, a 2 bonus points promo for the next Intercon stay, and a few other promotions that helped me get the 20 points.

Norwayboi,

Congrats on earning Platinum status! What made you decide to purchase Ambassador membership?

Amanda Kehoe

Nowayboi,

That's great, and quick! Oh, glad to see you uploaded a pic to you avatar/profile!

Amanda Kehoe

I too netted a tidy 25500 points just a month ago or so. 

Did it with the 5000 point bonus and a few other promos that all kicked in at the same stay.   

When all was said and done, 25,500 points!!!

This is way I love ICH Priority Club.