You can...at 7 months. OTUPs cannot b used for hoe resort bookings between 11 - 7 months.MY current use year + 50% of next year has me at 189 points. Trip I want is 202 points.
Can I buy 13 one time use points to add to my 189?
You have to call in order to purchase OTUPs and you have to make a reservation using them during that phone call.Thanks all
I assume I have to do this on the phone? Can I book via the web page....putting me over......then call to sort it out? Dont want to miss my rest because I am on the phone for 3 hours.
Thanks all
I assume I have to do this on the phone? Can I book via the web page....putting me over......then call to sort it out? Dont want to miss my rest because I am on the phone for 3 hours.
I just completed a survey about the DVC website when I was on a week ago or so that asked if I knew that I could now book one time use points on the website. I didn’t know and so I answered that way. I didn’t need to for the reservations I was making so I didn’t go search it out but I was wondering if that meant it was now possible to do so. I might need that for our March reservations next year so it would be great if there was a way to do that on the website and not lose a high demand reservation at 7 months.
If you have fear of the room disappearing while you call and wait to speak to somebody, go ahead and start the booking process for the single night. When you get to the first step (the one wear it asks you which contract to use) the room should in theory be removed from inventory. Stay on this page until you speak to MS. They will tell you when they are in the spot to modify your existing reservation and will instruct you to release the room. It is not 100% guaranteed they will be able to get it, but since the room will have just returned to inventory it is likely they'll be able to.
We did this earlier in the week because I had to buy 1 stinking OTU (our fault for banking early) to extend our trip by one night on the beginning side. We are only 40 days out so I knew it was likely the only room available. When I released the room the CM saw it and we continued the booking process over the phone.
Good point. We had that happen the night before when my wife and I were shifting the reservation by a day (assuming the first night would be harder to get than getting the last night back...the one I ultimately called about).Just FYI, I had a room that got stuck in cyber space for about 15 minutes so that is something to be aware of.
An alternative is to find a completely unrelated hotel room stay ahead of the 7 month window, that costs the required amount of points. Call and purchase OTU and book that room. Then cancel that reservation. Now you have OTU points visible and loaded on your account, ready for use at seven months. You can also do this to borrow, if that particular bug is a concern.If you have fear of the room disappearing while you call and wait to speak to somebody, go ahead and start the booking process for the single night. When you get to the first step (the one wear it asks you which contract to use) the room should in theory be removed from inventory. Stay on this page until you speak to MS. They will tell you when they are in the spot to modify your existing reservation and will instruct you to release the room. It is not 100% guaranteed they will be able to get it, but since the room will have just returned to inventory it is likely they'll be able to.
We did this earlier in the week because I had to buy 1 stinking OTU (our fault for banking early) to extend our trip by one night on the beginning side. We are only 40 days out so I knew it was likely the only room available. When I released the room the CM saw it and we continued the booking process over the phone.
Ah, that makes sense. Thank you!I think they were referring to the change that once you call to buy them, you can modify trips online.
If you cancel and need to book again, you can do that online.
But it still requires a call to purchase them.
Have you personally tried this? The website let me and I did book with going over the 50% two weeks ago. My reservation has not been cancelled and it has been 9 or 10 business days since I made it.The web site will definitely not allow anyone to borrow more than 50% at this time. The site actually limits the points - you'll see what's available.
So, as an example, you have 150 points next year. The site will show you have access to 75 for borrowing. But you could somehow enter more than the 75 and it let you do it? I tried it once several months back and it wouldn't allow me to move forward with more than the '75'. It made sense to me at the time (I didn't notice the upper limit for borrowing until it didn't allow it). Not sure I'd feel comfortable doing something like that through the web site at this time of restrictions.Have you personally tried this? The website let me and I did book with going over the 50% two weeks ago. My reservation has not been cancelled and it has been 9 or 10 business days since I made it.
I might have been incorrect about it allowing me to borrow more than 50%. I have two contracts and there were other moving parts (a waitlist that came through recently in my actual use year). After doing a deep dive into my points summary on the website it looks like DVC adjusted points from use years, which put my remaining point balance under the 50% threshold before I made the recent reservation.So, as an example, you have 150 points next year. The site will show you have access to 75 for borrowing. But you could somehow enter more than the 75 and it let you do it? I tried it once several months back and it wouldn't allow me to move forward with more than the '75'. It made sense to me at the time (I didn't notice the upper limit for borrowing until it didn't allow it). Not sure I'd feel comfortable doing something like that through the web site at this time of restrictions.
Sometimes it seems we need a Masters Degree in handling DVC points! It's probably a PhD at times, with multiple UY contracts, especially with the restrictions put in place with the pandemic!I might have been incorrect about it allowing me to borrow more than 50%. I have two contracts and there were other moving parts (a waitlist that came through recently in my actual use year). After doing a deep dive into my points summary on the website it looks like DVC adjusted points from use years, which put my remaining point balance under the 50% threshold before I made the recent reservation.