Bank BLT or RIV points?

[Tatebeck]

We have some reservations we booked in October within 7 months that used mostly BLT points so we could avoid some of the refurb issues. Since then we have bought Riviera direct. We will be banking many of the RIV points already from 2024 to 2025. I'm wondering now if I should modify and use some RIV points for the stay so we can bank some of the BLT points instead of all RIV. At first it seemed silly to want to bank resale BLT points instead of direct RIV, but our use year is September. So the BLT points would come available right as the refurb is finishing, and we already have more RIV points than BLT points (and more Epcot area than Monorail points in general), and will have a lot of banked RIV points already that year.

Which would you choose to bank?

 

[Disdreaming479]

I’m using up my banked BLT points on a SSR/ BWV split to avoid the refurbishment completely. Planning to bank 2024 points forward to enjoy a BLT TPV in 2026.

 

[Sandisw]

It really depends on which has more value for you next UY. But, I think points unrestricted are always better to have more of than restricted ones.

The one thing to be aware of is that you will have to call MS if you want to use current UY points from both contracts, but not all of them.

 

[StevieB81]

I'd bank Riviera. They are more flexible and you can't book Riv with the BLT points. I always try to save my direct points if I can.

 

[Sprinkles&Sprints]

I was in a similar situation and banked almost all of my 2024 Riv points.