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[melissac]

Ok I'm sure this has been asked but I can't find where so I'm hoping someone can help me. We are planning a June 2012 trip. I have a total of 334 points 100 banked into 2012 use year and 234 in 2012 use year. We are going to book at 11 to our home resort(no borrowed points need to be used) but might have to drop a day at the beginning or end depending on plane ticket prices. Will I be able to bank the points that are returned to 2012 use year. No matter what all the 2011 banked points would be used. I'm basically confused when they say all points cancelled prior to 30 days from your reservation will be return to the use year that reservation was for. I'm not sure if that means if they are not borrowed or banked points they can be banked to the next year(within the rule of 4).

This probably doesn't make sense but I'm hoping someone out there understands my rambling.

 

[spiceycat]

what is your use year? (the month)

pretty sure you will be okay - but really need to know that use year

 

[melissac]

what is your use year? (the month)

pretty sure you will be okay - but really need to know that use year

Oct

So that means I need to bank points by May 31st 2012 right?

My concerns is if I cancel one night on feb 10th 2012 and have say 35 points returned to 2012 use year can I still bank those points if the orginally came from use year 2012

Thanks so much for helping out

 

[taaren]

Btw, a June 2012 trip means you would be in your Oct 2011 UY. So I'm hoping you have Oct 10 points banked into your '11 UY which is what you plan on using for a June 12 trip, and your 2012 points are the ones you would not be borrowing for a June 2012 reservation but leaving for a vacation between Oct 1 2012-Sept 30 2012.
I don't think they would have let you bank your 2011 points yet since you can't use them without borrowing for anther 5 months, so I'm thinking this is the case.

You should be able to specify which points you want returned to your 2011 UY, just ask for them to return the 2011 points, not your banked 2010 points. I've seen other threads where CM's confused which points should be returned which meant calls to the manager, etc so its probably best to specify from the outset.

As long as you cancel 30 days before your reservation which would be sometime in May, you should be fine to bank your regular 2011 points into your 2012 Oct UY. We have an Oct UY on one of our contracts too so I'm trying to keep my head bent around the 2010 runs from Oct 1, 2010-Sept 30, 2011.

 

[melissac]

You are right about the use year points. I have banked 2010 and have 234 of 2011. I guess I was confused because the trip is in 2012.

Here is another question. I will need a studio and 2BR but if I have to i will book a 1 BR instead of a studio and waitlist but then I would need to borrow. If the waitlist comes thru can I use my 2010 banked points and 2012 borrowed points and return my 2011 points to the use year so I can still bank them. Now that I know is really confusing.

Basically, we are hoping to get a 2 BR and studio at BCV at 7 months and I know that studios are hard to get at 7 months and 1 BR are much easier. This trip is getting more confusing and I'm not even in my booking window yet but I'm hoping to have everything figured out so I don't goof up when the time comes

 

[LauraLea]

If the waitlist comes thru can I use my 2010 banked points and 2012 borrowed points and return my 2011 points to the use year so I can still bank them.

Yes. Since you cannot unborrow points, this will be your only option. Again, just make sure MS knows this is what you want to do.

Laura

 

[palhockeymomof2]

You are right about the use year points. I have banked 2010 and have 234 of 2011. I guess I was confused because the trip is in 2012.

Here is another question. I will need a studio and 2BR but if I have to i will book a 1 BR instead of a studio and waitlist but then I would need to borrow. If the waitlist comes thru can I use my 2010 banked points and 2012 borrowed points and return my 2011 points to the use year so I can still bank them. Now that I know is really confusing.

Basically, we are hoping to get a 2 BR and studio at BCV at 7 months and I know that studios are hard to get at 7 months and 1 BR are much easier. This trip is getting more confusing and I'm not even in my booking window yet but I'm hoping to have everything figured out so I don't goof up when the time comes

You may be planning on already doing this but I'd book the 2br and studio at your home resort at 11 months so you know you have a place to stay, then try to switch over to the BCV at 7 months

 

[dgaston]

And if you need to speak to MS about using the appropriate points, use the term "reallocation." A very helpful MS staffer helped me in a similar situation, making sure borrowed points were used first.

 

[melissac]

You may be planning on already doing this but I'd book the 2br and studio at your home resort at 11 months so you know you have a place to stay, then try to switch over to the BCV at 7 months

We are planning on doing that. Actually, I'm hoping to get a THV so if all that we want at 7months are not open we still have that option.

At 7 month we are hoping to switch to either BVC(studio/1BR and 2BR), BWV(studio/1BR and 2BR), or Grand Villa at OKW. As you can see they are all not the easiest ones to get but if all else fails we hopefully will still have THV or thinking of building 55 at OKW. We just love that last building and now that the kids are older we don't have to stay in the Hosp. area.