DVC resale ?

[Phudso]

Everyone is so helpful I appreciate it!

1. When it says the month on the resale is that the month you are scheduled to take you vacation every year! We like to change months and go at different times of the year is it possible to do this with the vacation club??

2. I don't understand how long your points are good for. On some of the resales it says you have to use the points by a certain date or you lose them. How long can you bank points and not lose them? Say I am saving them for a big trip with my 2 daughters and there family how long can I save my points and not lose them??

Thanks everyone!!

 

[suebeelin]

1. Use year. That's when your next set of points come through. It's best to choose a use year that is shortly before the time you usually vacation.

For example, we have a February use year. I'm bummed. Because we generally vacation between October - January. If we cancel our trip, we lose our points by January 31st if we don't rebook (too late to bank).

2. Your points are bankable for a year. You can also borrow the following years points. Thus, you could concievably use three years worth of points in one trip. If you don't bank your points, you lose those unused points for that year. If you bank your points, they must be used by the following year or you lose them.

 

[CMNJ]

when a contract says Points must be used by X date it means a few things-either the points couldn't be/weren't banked (Ie if you have an April use year and borrowed points from April 2016 use year for a stay during 2015 use year but then changed/cancelled the trip those points can't be put back and must be used by March 31 2016 or you lose them) or they are from a previous use year and have already been banked once (ie April 2014 points that were banked into 2015 will expire March 31st 2016)

You can travel when ever you want but as the previous poster mentioned it is better to travel early in your use year to have a "built in" insurance-you can only bank points during the first 8 months of your use year-so if you routinely travel during the last 4 months of your use year and have to cancel/reschedule you only have until the end of the current use year to do so-being that DVC books up pretty solidly months in advance you may not be able to reschedule to use the points at the last minute-particularly if you have a Feb use year as DVC is extremely busy from Oct-early Jan.

 

[DVC Doctor]

Use year is (hopefully) not a big issue as your points are given each year (on the first of your use ear month), but you can book 11 month ahead with those points. As posted above, the major issue is if you cancel a reservation, your use year dictates when the points expire.

 

[chalee94]

1. When it says the month on the resale is that the month you are scheduled to take you vacation every year! We like to change months and go at different times of the year is it possible to do this with the vacation club??

if you go in completely different times of year, then UY is a nonissue.

i have an oct UY because i prefer to travel in nov/dec. i would never want to travel in the summer (july/aug/sept) so oct is a perfect UY for me.

traveling early in your UY is the way to go. (and please don't confuse UY with booking window - UY has nothing to do with when you can call to book a stay.)

2. I don't understand how long your points are good for. On some of the resales it says you have to use the points by a certain date or you lose them. How long can you bank points and not lose them? Say I am saving them for a big trip with my 2 daughters and there family how long can I save my points and not lose them??

my oct 2014 UY pts are valid for stays from oct 1, 2014 to sept 30, 2015. if i bank them by may 31, 2015, then they become valid for stays from oct 1, 2015 to sept 30, 2016. if i have not used them for a stay by sept 30, 2016, they disappear into the void and i get nothing for them.

more information about UY can be found here:

http://www.disboards.com/threads/understanding-use-year-updated-january-2-2015.1942668/

you can use banking and borrowing to combine 3 years for one reservation but remember that banking and borrowing are both FINAL transactions. so those points will be stuck in that new UY if you need to cancel the reservation. that can really limit your options if you have to change your plans.

 

[Pigletpal40]

We have October use year 150 pts. We were able to bank, use and borrow at the end of Sept., beginning of October 450 pts. and stay in a two bedroom at VWL for 13 nights!