DVC renting points?

[r3ngels]

Did I read somewhere that DVC will now rent points to their members? I can't find it on the website. Thanks!

 

[Sammie]

Did I read somewhere that DVC will now rent points to their members? I can't find it on the website. Thanks!

You can make a one time purchase of extra points, I think its 24 and they are 15 dollars each.

You can only do it once per use year.

 

[Sandisw]

You can only get them at the 7 month mark. If you are short in points, as mentioned, you can purchase up to 24 points to complete the reservation.

If what you want is available, you won't be able to use these points to fulfill a wait list.

It's a good option for those who need small amounts where getting a transfer from another member may not be feasible.

 

[RobDoc]

From the DVC Member website:

One-Time-Use Vacation Points​

See the details on how you can obtain a minimal number of additional vacation points to use towards your stay of choice.


As a Disney Vacation Club Member, occasionally you may find yourself in need of just few extra vacation points in order to book that perfect dream vacation. Previously, this required borrowing vacation points from a future use year, but very recently a new alternative was introduced. They're called "one-time-use" vacation points and are available for a fee of $15 ($13.33 plus $1.67 tax) per vacation point. Availability of one-time-use vacation points may be limited or suspended from time to time, and the fee is subject to change.

Details:

•One-time-use vacation points are vacation points available for Disney Vacation Club Members to use as an alternative to borrowing vacation points from the following use year's allotment.

•You can obtain a maximum of 24 one-time-use vacation points once per use year per membership.

•A maximum of 24 one-time-use vacation points are processed in a single transaction, not multiple transactions.

•The fee for one-time-use vacation points is $15 (including tax) per vacation point, and is subject to change.

•One-time-use vacation points expire according to the use year of the reservation booked and are non-refundable, non-transferable and cannot be banked or borrowed.

•One-time-use vacation points are not available for waitlist reservations.

•One-time-use vacation points cannot be applied retroactively to existing reservations.

•One-time-use vacation points are only available for Members whose contract is closed and in good standing.

•One-time-use vacation points are available only for Disney Vacation Club Resorts, Disney Collection*, Adventurer Collection* and World Passport Collection reservations.

* Available when you purchase directly from Disney.

•One-time-use vacation points used for Disney Vacation Club resort reservations can only be used up to 7 months prior to arrival.

•One-time-use vacation points for Disney Collection, Adventurer Collection and World Passport reservations can be used according to the booking guidelines for each individual collection.

 

[r3ngels]

Great... Thanks guys! I knew I read it somewhere but couldn't remember the details.

 

[albertotahiti]

From the DVC Member website:

One-Time-Use Vacation Points​

See the details on how you can obtain a minimal number of additional vacation points to use towards your stay of choice.


As a Disney Vacation Club Member, occasionally you may find yourself in need of just few extra vacation points in order to book that perfect dream vacation. Previously, this required borrowing vacation points from a future use year, but very recently a new alternative was introduced. They're called "one-time-use" vacation points and are available for a fee of $15 ($13.33 plus $1.67 tax) per vacation point. Availability of one-time-use vacation points may be limited or suspended from time to time, and the fee is subject to change.

Details:

•One-time-use vacation points are vacation points available for Disney Vacation Club Members to use as an alternative to borrowing vacation points from the following use year's allotment.

•You can obtain a maximum of 24 one-time-use vacation points once per use year per membership.

•A maximum of 24 one-time-use vacation points are processed in a single transaction, not multiple transactions.

•The fee for one-time-use vacation points is $15 (including tax) per vacation point, and is subject to change.

•One-time-use vacation points expire according to the use year of the reservation booked and are non-refundable, non-transferable and cannot be banked or borrowed.

•One-time-use vacation points are not available for waitlist reservations.

•One-time-use vacation points cannot be applied retroactively to existing reservations.

•One-time-use vacation points are only available for Members whose contract is closed and in good standing.

•One-time-use vacation points are available only for Disney Vacation Club Resorts, Disney Collection*, Adventurer Collection* and World Passport Collection reservations.

* Available when you purchase directly from Disney.

•One-time-use vacation points used for Disney Vacation Club resort reservations can only be used up to 7 months prior to arrival.

•One-time-use vacation points for Disney Collection, Adventurer Collection and World Passport reservations can be used according to the booking guidelines for each individual collection.

So, are the add-on points available for folks who purchase DVC through a resale? I know they can't use them for the Cruise, Disney Collection, or Adventurer Collection.

Thanks,
Brett

 

[RobDoc]

Yes, at the present time, any DVC member is able to purchase up to 24 one-time-use points for a reservation made within 7 months of arrival. There currently is no differentiation between members regarding the ability to buy a few extra points for a reservation.

 

[disneypoor]

So, if I have 440 points but need 450 to make the reservation that I want at my home resort at 11 months, I can't purchase the additional 10 points since it is beyond the 7 month mark? How would you go about something like this since I'd like to book at my 11 month mark but might be short 10 points? Could I still make the ressie and possible borrow from the following year and then purchase the points at the 7 month mark, or would that not work since the reservation would have already been made? Thanks in advance for any help!

Susan

 

[HookdonWDW]

So, if I have 440 points but need 450 to make the reservation that I want at my home resort at 11 months, I can't purchase the additional 10 points since it is beyond the 7 month mark? How would you go about something like this since I'd like to book at my 11 month mark but might be short 10 points? Could I still make the ressie and possible borrow from the following year and then purchase the points at the 7 month mark, or would that not work since the reservation would have already been made? Thanks in advance for any help!

Susan

You would borrow the additional 10 points from your next UY to make the reservation, and then just have 430 points available in your next year. Points that have been borrowed remain in their new UY, so there would be no advantage in buying the additional 10 points from DVD at 7 months.

 

[disneypoor]

You would borrow the additional 10 points from your next UY to make the reservation, and then just have 430 points available in your next year. Points that have been borrowed remain in their new UY, so there would be no advantage in buying the additional 10 points from DVD at 7 months.

So, if I did want to take advantage of buying the one time use points instead of borrowing, I'd need to wait until the 7 month window to make my reservation, right? Thanks again!

Susan

 

[Sandisw]

So, if I did want to take advantage of buying the one time use points instead of borrowing, I'd need to wait until the 7 month window to make my reservation, right? Thanks again!

Susan

You could make the reservation for as many nights as you can get with the 440 and then at the 7 month mark, call to add the last night. The risk of that, of course, is that the last night won't be available and you can not wait list using the one time use points.

 

[disneypoor]

You could make the reservation for as many nights as you can get with the 440 and then at the 7 month mark, call to add the last night. The risk of that, of course, is that the last night won't be available and you can not wait list using the one time use points.

Thank you for your quick reply! I think I'm beginning to understand all of this.

Susan