Booking 2-2 bedrooms Christmas time at 7 months

[Dean]

Well, the wager from me would not be enough to entice. That I can guarantee too!

Yes, stalking and waitlists can get some reservations and in a situation where you were inviting others along then definitely having enough points to try and get the GV while holding other accommodations would be important.

LOL and anything that would be enough for me to do this with my current points status wouldn't be friendly and would require escrow.

 

[Kim Gillihan]

I think I figured out how I can make this work.... without going into painful detail, since I got a loaded contract I am starting out with 316 points vs. 180, so that is helping me have my spring break 2018 trip which I won't need all of those points... then bank and borrow 2018, 2019 and 2020 for our big trip around christmas 2019.... UM.. I have written it all out and if we stay 6 days vs. 7 for both trips that helps a lot! I can book my AKV at 11 months or I can even rent out my AKV and book OKW with cash rental at 11 months also I think.. so either way I don't need to buy another contract to make this happen... although still want BLT at some point!!

If we can go before Christmas vs. After thats even better, cost less points... so we shall see about that option as well.

 

[Kim Gillihan]

I need 2 - 2 bedrooms or 1 GV, I won't have enough points at one home resort.. thats my issue....

Bill, got it figured out. with banking and borrowing and staying 1 less day on each trip trying to take ... long post explaining... but thanks for trying to help me!

 

[Deb & Bill]

Don't forget about your guests possibly backing out of the trip when you can't change the reservation.

 

[Kim Gillihan]

Don't forget about your guests possibly backing out of the trip when you can't change the reservation.

Yes, very scary.... So... if my use year is June... and our trip is december... as long as we change reservation etc before 30 days I can still bank right?

 

[kboo]

I think I figured out how I can make this work.... without going into painful detail, since I got a loaded contract I am starting out with 316 points vs. 180, so that is helping me have my spring break 2018 trip which I won't need all of those points... then bank and borrow 2018, 2019 and 2020 for our big trip around christmas 2019.... UM.. I have written it all out and if we stay 6 days vs. 7 for both trips that helps a lot! I can book my AKV at 11 months or I can even rent out my AKV and book OKW with cash rental at 11 months also I think.. so either way I don't need to buy another contract to make this happen... although still want BLT at some point!!

If we can go before Christmas vs. After thats even better, cost less points... so we shall see about that option as well.

So your 316 points are in June 2017 UY right now? If so, are you considering using those points for trips in 2018, so you can bank all 180 (2018) use 180 (2019) and borrow 180 (2020) so you can use 540 points for a reservation in 2019?

 

[Kim Gillihan]

So your 316 points are in June 2017 UY right now? If so, are you considering using those points for trips in 2018, so you can bank all 180 (2018) use 180 (2019) and borrow 180 (2020) so you can use 540 points for a reservation in 2019?

Yes! That is my plan... I am hoping not to use all my 2017 points too so I can bank some of those into 2018 to use so I can get closer to 600.. I have it all written down how it would work....

 

[kboo]

Yes! That is my plan... I am hoping not to use all my 2017 points too so I can bank some of those into 2018 to use so I can get closer to 600.. I have it all written down how it would work....

nice! That is super ambitious! We haven't thought past 2018.

 

[Kim Gillihan]

nice! That is super ambitious! We haven't thought past 2018.

It is!! But, its one of those things that we are wanting to go after Star wars opens... my cousins family etc.. so thats why we are planning so far in advance... and I don't have enough points really, so its harder than it wouuld have been when I was buying 300 points.. but I think what I have works well for us most of the time.. I am thinking of staring a business and leaving my career.. so we are not buying baylake like I originally wanted to... I am in career change mode!