The DVC reservation system has a tremendous amount of flexibility, particularly thanks to the banking and borrowing provisions. The number of points banked could (theoretically) double or triple in one year, and the system would adapt. People who simply cannot get a room will be forced to bank, and with availability already tight there will be less borrowing. Within a few years the problem should work itself out.
That said, DVC has a responsibility to make sure that the system bends without breaking.
It would be great if the resorts re-opened (in some capacity) on June 1 and DVC concluded that they could restore all points to all owners. But if the opening is delayed to July or August or September, the emphasis shifts to first protecting the rights of points from 2020 and beyond.
As for offering some other form of non-cash compensation, I'm confident that DVC/DVD/TWDC could work together to make that happen. Things like dining discounts and limited-time AP incentives are certainly the results of previous internal negotiation and bookkeeping transfers.
But once you start laying-out specific terms of the offer, plans quickly get messy and it becomes a question of the haves vs the have nots. You have to be very careful to not turn a generous make-good into something where people on both sides of the fence start feeling like they should have been treated better.
The simplest approach (in my opinion) is to keep compensation points-based. Even if there are special conditions and restrictions applied to the points, like forced to use for Disney Collection, something like that.
That said, DVC has a responsibility to make sure that the system bends without breaking.
It would be great if the resorts re-opened (in some capacity) on June 1 and DVC concluded that they could restore all points to all owners. But if the opening is delayed to July or August or September, the emphasis shifts to first protecting the rights of points from 2020 and beyond.
As for offering some other form of non-cash compensation, I'm confident that DVC/DVD/TWDC could work together to make that happen. Things like dining discounts and limited-time AP incentives are certainly the results of previous internal negotiation and bookkeeping transfers.
But once you start laying-out specific terms of the offer, plans quickly get messy and it becomes a question of the haves vs the have nots. You have to be very careful to not turn a generous make-good into something where people on both sides of the fence start feeling like they should have been treated better.
The simplest approach (in my opinion) is to keep compensation points-based. Even if there are special conditions and restrictions applied to the points, like forced to use for Disney Collection, something like that.