Can I comine regular and developer points?

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I know this may seem like a stupid question, but can I combine my regular AKV points and developer points? I was considering doing a short stay to Saratoga in December/January which would be about 60 points or so. Those would obviously be using my developer points. Since I have 200 developer points, that leaves me with 140 points.

If I wanted to go somewhere through Interval International Exchange in August, it would be 160 points for the week so I would need 140 developer + 20 AKV points.

The answer is probably yes, but I just wanted to make sure.
 
I know it's yes for reservations at DVC, so I would guess yes for II exchange :goodvibes
 
I know this may seem like a stupid question, but can I combine my regular AKV points and developer points? I was considering doing a short stay to Saratoga in December/January which would be about 60 points or so. Those would obviously be using my developer points. Since I have 200 developer points, that leaves me with 140 points.

If I wanted to go somewhere through Interval International Exchange in August, it would be 160 points for the week so I would need 140 developer + 20 AKV points.

The answer is probably yes, but I just wanted to make sure.

Yes I combined mine to make a reservation outside of DVC and I specifically asked this question when I did my add on and recieved the developer points
 
Thanks!! This is definitely good to know. :)
 

OK. Let's muddy the water a little since I had assumed I wouldn't be able to do this...

I have a June UY. I receieved 160 AKV points when I purchased in April for 2008. I Was told these couldn't be used until AKV Kidani opened in May of 2009 because my resort wasn't open yet.

Details. Details.

We're staying in a one BR at SSR the first week in Dec on our 160 developer points from the AKV purchase. We'll have about 58 developer points left over after our Dec stay at SSR.

We like to go in the Spring, sometimes in the Fall and always around the Holidays.

If we wanted to go in the Spring, let's say March, I had assumed we'd have to stay in a studio (given the limited developer points left) up to the 58 points and pay the balance in cash. This was/is really kinda pi$$in' me off since I supposedly have 2008 points. We wouldn't go in May because we're taking some friends in June so I was just going to bank ALL my 2008 points in Jan.

Are you guys saying that I can pool my 2008 AKV points in advance of AKV Kidani opening with my developer points in March for our brief Spring Fling?

I would hate to stay on cash on the Spring and not use points I could have used. Not really that big of a deal originally but I sorta ended up with another 160 new points that weren't part of the original plan beginning in Sept. (see my sig). :rotfl2:

Maybe you guys are talking about resorts that are already open with matching developer points of after Kidani opens ONLY.

Does my question make sense?
 
OK. Let's muddy the water a little since I had assumed I wouldn't be able to do this...

I have a June UY. I receieved 160 AKV points when I purchased in April for 2008. I Was told these couldn't be used until AKV Kidani opened in May of 2009 because my resort wasn't open yet.

Details. Details.

We're staying in a one BR at SSR the first week in Dec on our 160 developer points from the AKV purchase. We'll have about 58 developer points left over after our Dec stay at SSR.

We like to go in the Spring, sometimes in the Fall and always around the Holidays.

If we wanted to go in the Spring, let's say March, I had assumed we'd have to stay in a studio (given the limited developer points left) up to the 58 points and pay the balance in cash. This was/is really kinda pi$$in' me off since I supposedly have 2008 points. We wouldn't go in May because we're taking some friends in June so I was just going to bank ALL my 2008 points in Jan.

Are you guys saying that I can pool my 2008 AKV points in advance of AKV Kidani opening with my developer points in March for our brief Spring Fling?

I would hate to stay on cash on the Spring and not use points I could have used. Not really that big of a deal originally but I sorta ended up with another 160 new points that weren't part of the original plan beginning in Sept. (see my sig). :rotfl2:

Maybe you guys are talking about resorts that are already open with matching developer points of after Kidani opens ONLY.

Does my question make sense?


I will try to take a shot at an explanation . . .

I don't think the DPs can be combined with AKV(Kidani) points unless the reservation will be AFTER Kidani opens. ( I think you knew of this from last statement you posted.)

There has to be 'reciprocal' ,so to speak, ability where the regular points (AKV-Kidani) are concerned and that is not possible until Kidani opens.

OP said they'd use Developer Points in August (after Kidani opens) for II exchange; they have 140 DPs & want to use 20 AKV points for the needed 160 total points needed for II exchange....those AKV points then are allocated by DVC for conversion over to cash reservations.

I don't know all the details on combining DPs with regular points on II exchange; but if a member wants to combine DPs with regular points for SSR stay it is probably likely that each night booked has to draw points from only one source as is case with a points & cash reservation - you can't cover a night by half in point & other half by cash

Hope this helps a bit. Others here will be able no doubt to offer better explanation ( & correct any discrepancies with mine :scared: ).
 
Thanks 5forDis. That's pretty much what I had deciphered but the OP made me second-guess my original thinking. I missed the part about their August UY. That makes it pretty easy.

Thanks again for the affirmation. I thought it was worth a shot just in case somebody knew a trick I hadn't thought of. :lmao:
 
I rec'd DPs when I purchased in July. I used part of my DPs in Sept and planned to used the rest in Feb. I wanted to add an extra day to my Feb vacation and was told that I couldn't use my AKV pts until 5/1 which I knew I just forgot. So I went on to ask so since I can't make a ressie using 2008 pts until 5/1 then I loose the ability to bank (deadline 4/30 for UY Sept). MS says yes that's why the DPs were given. I plan to keep my existing ressie for Sept and bank my 2008 pts.
 
ok, let me have a shot at this. :goodvibes we have 160 developer points.(AKV) i THINK our UY is DEC. I need to use 20 of my 2008 points to book at SSR in June 2009. I will book in Nov. When do i bank the rest of my 2008 points? and how long can I bank for? Want to cruise in 2010, so i will need to bank the remaining 2008 points, all 2009, and combine w/2010. Is that right?:confused3
 
ok, let me have a shot at this. :goodvibes we have 160 developer points.(AKV) i THINK our UY is DEC. I need to use 20 of my 2008 points to book at SSR in June 2009. I will book in Nov. When do i bank the rest of my 2008 points? and how long can I bank for? Want to cruise in 2010, so i will need to bank the remaining 2008 points, all 2009, and combine w/2010. Is that right?:confused3


First be SURE what your Use Year month is because everything you can/can't do regarding banking, etc. depends upon this.

If your Use Year is DEC your banking deadline will ALWAYS be JULY 31
(so for DEC 2008 UY points you need to bank into DEC 2009 UY by 7/31/09
OR you must utilize those DEC 2008 UY points by NOV 30 2009
otherwise they will be lost )

Banking, no matter what Use Year month you have must be done no
later than end of 8th month of the Use Year.

So if you banked DEC 2008 UY points by JULY 31 2009 into your
DEC 2009 UY you will then have until NOV 30 2010 to utilize these
banked points. Points can only be banked ONCE so be sure that you will utilize these banked points by NOV 30 2010 or you will lose them (banked DEC 2008 UY points would be available to use from
Dec 1 2009 through NOV 30 2010 )

If the cruise you are planning is not completed by NOV 30 2010 you cannot use the banked DEC 2008 UY points for it because that is when 2008 UY points that are banked into your DEC 2009 UY will expire.

DEC 2009 UY points must be banked by JULY 31 2010 if you want to utilize them during DEC 2010 UY ( then these points will be available to utilize from
DEC 1 2010 through NOV 30 2011.

You can borrow DEC 2010 UY points into your DEC 2009 UY and then along with DEC 2008 UY points that you have banked into DEC 2009 UY you would have 3 UY allotments of points to utilize from DEC 1 2009 through
NOV 30 2010. But again, if the cruise travel is not complete by NOV 30 2010 you would have to bump this UY scenario forward ( ie if cruise is in DEC 2010 you'd need to bank DEC 2009 UY into DEC 2010 UY and borrow DEC 2011 UY points into DEC 2010 UY if you need points from those 3 UY allotments to cover your travel plans )

Hope this helps.:goodvibes
 
First be SURE what your Use Year month is because everything you can/can't do regarding banking, etc. depends upon this.

If your Use Year is DEC your banking deadline will ALWAYS be JULY 31
(so for DEC 2008 UY points you need to bank into DEC 2009 UY by 7/31/09
OR you must utilize those DEC 2008 UY points by NOV 30 2009
otherwise they will be lost )

Banking, no matter what Use Year month you have must be done no
later than end of 8th month of the Use Year.

So if you banked DEC 2008 UY points by JULY 31 2009 into your
DEC 2009 UY you will then have until NOV 30 2010 to utilize these
banked points. Points can only be banked ONCE so be sure that you will utilize these banked points by NOV 30 2010 or you will lose them (banked DEC 2008 UY points would be available to use from
Dec 1 2009 through NOV 30 2010 )

If the cruise you are planning is not completed by NOV 30 2010 you cannot use the banked DEC 2008 UY points for it because that is when 2008 UY points that are banked into your DEC 2009 UY will expire.

DEC 2009 UY points must be banked by JULY 31 2010 if you want to utilize them during DEC 2010 UY ( then these points will be available to utilize from
DEC 1 2010 through NOV 30 2011.

You can borrow DEC 2010 UY points into your DEC 2009 UY and then along with DEC 2008 UY points that you have banked into DEC 2009 UY you would have 3 UY allotments of points to utilize from DEC 1 2009 through
NOV 30 2010. But again, if the cruise travel is not complete by NOV 30 2010 you would have to bump this UY scenario forward ( ie if cruise is in DEC 2010 you'd need to bank DEC 2009 UY into DEC 2010 UY and borrow DEC 2011 UY points into DEC 2010 UY if you need points from those 3 UY allotments to cover your travel plans )

Hope this helps.:goodvibes
we plan on going 6/2010. So this will work!
 
That's great !! :) Just wanted to mention this, I think you do know this about DPs but just in case - your 160 Developer Points can't be banked; only "regular" DVC points can be.

Best wishes on your planning pixiedust:
 
That's great !! :) Just wanted to mention this, I think you do know this about DPs but just in case - your 160 Developer Points can't be banked; only "regular" DVC points can be.

Best wishes on your planning pixiedust:
Thanks! We are spending our DP at SSR in June! Can't wait!!:goodvibes i think i have our plans through 2011 done!!:rotfl2: i love a plan!!:thumbsup2
 



















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