banked points and use year question (tricky!)

marbella_chris

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hi

i have a difficult question which i was hoping somone could help me with.

we planned not to go to wdw this use year (march 08 - march 09)
so we banked our points into next year (09-10 - 363 points)

we have decided that we want to book a vacation for next may (2009)

my question is, i understand that i cant bring back banked points that have been sent to next use year, so, will i have to book the vacation by borrowing points from the use year 2009 - 2010 or because the vacation will be within the use year 09-10 will i just be booking a vacation within that use year via my 2009 2010 points (ie. not borrowing)

if it IS classed as borrowing points, my second question is if i then have to cancel the vacation, do i then have to use these points that i have brought forward in the use year 2008 - 2009 (because this is the year i have made the reservation) or do they just go back to the use year they were borrowed from (2009 -2010) ???

also, is there a points forfeit for how close to the vacation date you cancel if necessary?

thanks guys

chris and natasha
 
hi

i have a difficult question which i was hoping somone could help me with.

we planned not to go to wdw this use year (march 08 - march 09)
so we banked our points into next year (09-10 - 363 points)

we have decided that we want to book a vacation for next may (2009)

my question is, i understand that i cant bring back banked points that have been sent to next use year, so, will i have to book the vacation by borrowing points from the use year 2009 - 2010 or because the vacation will be within the use year 09-10 will i just be booking a vacation within that use year via my 2009 2010 points (ie. not borrowing)

if it IS classed as borrowing points, my second question is if i then have to cancel the vacation, do i then have to use these points that i have brought forward in the use year 2008 - 2009 (because this is the year i have made the reservation) or do they just go back to the use year they were borrowed from (2009 -2010) ???

also, is there a points forfeit for how close to the vacation date you cancel if necessary?

thanks guys

chris and natasha

For a May 2009 vacation you can use the banked points and your March 2009 points. If you cancel 31 days prior to your check in date the points go back to the current UY. If you cancel 30 days prior to check in your points go into a holding account.
 
All points use is based on date of stay, not when you make the reservation. A May 2009 stay would be in your March 2009 use year, no need to borrow.
 
thanks so much for the information guys,

much appreciated for your prompt response...now just to get on the phone to DVC

yey! booking here we come!
 

When you book, be sure to double-check that they use your banked points first. They should do that automatically, but it's a good idea to check. Obviously, you want to use the banked points first, because they MUST be used during that UY or you will lose them.
 
thanks JimMIA,

called up and got ressie for next April no problem at BCV, and they used this years banked points which is a relief, as i want next years points for reservation at christmas 2009.

(we have just had a baby boy - 2 months old tomorrow, and so we are taking a year out, but it has been real hard to miss out on my disney fix this use year. - thanks for all your assistance guys)

natasha
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