confused about borrowing and use year...

[ryanshana]

Please help lol I always get confused with this....

I have 183 left in 2013

I have 260 coming in 2014

my use year is June.

I am thinking of taking a quick trip in April that will cost 94 vacation points leaving 89 in 2013. Will I be able to book a trip in October with borrowing 2014 points? Or would I not be able to book that till June? I thought that as long as the trip was after the June Use year I could borrow the follow year. Is that correct?

Thanks in advance!

 

[CarolMN]

Please help lol I always get confused with this....

I have 183 left in 2013

I have 260 coming in 2014

my use year is June.

I am thinking of taking a quick trip in April that will cost 94 vacation points leaving 89 in 2013. Will I be able to book a trip in October with borrowing 2014 points? Or would I not be able to book that till June? I thought that as long as the trip was after the June Use year I could borrow the follow year. Is that correct?

Thanks in advance!

Short answer - yes, you are correct. You can use 2014 points for the October vacation. You can make the reservation now - could have made it last November if it will be for your home resort.

June 2013 points are good for stays between 6/1/2013 and 5/31/2014.
June 2014 points are good for stays between 6/1/2014 and 5/31/2015.
June 2015 points are good for stays between 6/1/20135and 5/31/2016.
etc.

You can bank points one use year ahead. You can borrow from one use year ahead.

Figure out the use year your vacation falls within. October 2013 falls within your 2013 use year, so 2013 is the current use year for that vacation. You can use the current 2013 points, any points you banked from 2012 and you may also borrow from 2014 if necessary.

All the points are already within your account for all the years of your contract. Points used for a particular vacation are based on the use year in which the vacation occurs.

 

[ryanshana]

Thank you sooo much Carol. I'm sure that question has probably been ask a million times! Thanks so much for your responce!

and WOOHOOO that means we can do April haha ;-)

 

[CarolMN]

You're welcome. Here's a good thread for you to bookmark:

Understanding Use Year

 

[chalee94]

and WOOHOOO that means we can do April haha ;-)

just be aware that traveling at the end of your UY like that can be risky if you need to cancel (since your banking window closes on jan 31.)

edited to add: since your borrowing pts, the banking window isn't an issue but the borrowed pts will stay in the 2012 UY and cannot be put back into the 2013 UY.

 

[ryanshana]

just be aware that traveling at the end of your UY like that can be risky if you need to cancel (since your banking window closes on jan 31.)

edited to add: since your borrowing pts, the banking window isn't an issue but the borrowed pts will stay in the 2012 UY and cannot be put back into the 2013 UY.

Oh we are going hell or high water We are driving and just doing QS DP so this is a super cheap trip...and even if I need to leave hubby behind we are going hahaha ;-)

But def good to know Thanks