Can someone explain why I am having to waitlist when rooms are availble w/cash disc?

[bjakmom]

Now that I'm off the phone, I am confused Can someone explain the 'inventory' procedures to me that make me have to waitlist for a studio room which I wanted to add to the front of my reservation (airfares for the day before are much lower)- but a studio is available for that night for cash with discount? It just seems so weird that a DVC room is available, but I can't use my points to book it. I know there must be some DVC logic behind this that I don't understand !

 

[DVC Mike]

There are two separate inventories -- one for booking with cash and one for booking for points.

Anyone can book a cash reservation via Disney CRO, and DVC members can book one via DVC MS at a 25% discount, subject to availability. There are four major sources of inventory for cash reservation:

• Exchanges: The number one source of cash rooms is actually from the Member inventory. This occurs when members exchange/trade outside of the DVC resorts. This includes using your points to book the Disney Collection (hotels at the Disney theme parks and the Disney Cruise Line), Concierge Collection, and the Adventurer Collection. When a member trades outside of DVC, the points used to book the outside reservation are assigned to DVD to rent out. This does not apply to the World Passport Collection.

• Breakage: Another source of cash reservations includes Member inventory that has not been reserved by members using points. Any Member inventory not reserved by members using points is made available to Disney CRO at the 60-day mark for cash reservations by the general public. This is actually beneficial to DVC members, in that the association earns “breakage” income on these rooms rather than letting them sit empty.

• ROFR: Another source of cash reservations is the inventory of declared points owned by DVD. These points are typically acquired by the ROFR process. Since DVD owns the points, they can rent them out.

• Undeclared: These are the units that have been built by the developer that has not yet been declared into the condominium association. Since DVD controls these units, they may be rented out for cash reservations.

 

[bjakmom]

Thanks, Mike! I understand a little bit (I think )- so if I had to waitlist and hold the room for cash with member discount for end of Aug (more than 60 days out) it was either a room a member traded out or that DVD obtained thru ROFR.
I think I get it, but I don't like it when I'm trying to add a night on points!
So thanks again for taking the time to explain it all - sometimes I forget it's not ALL about us members !