travelbug
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I just looked in the members' guidebook online and couldn't find this discussed. Also talked with a very nice CM that brought up the holding account scenario, but didn't seem too sure of it herself. She might be new. As I asked questions to clarify, she kept saying, "Just a minute, I'll look it up." So I'll ask here, where the REAL experts are!
Here goes. I'm waitlisted for a standard 2BR at BWV for NYE. My backup ressie is for a preferred, which is 8 points more for that one night. Since I'm close to being 31 days out, I called today to ask to remain on the waitlist until 7 days out. No problem. Then the CM said that if the waitlist does come through, the 8 point difference would go into a holding account. I still get it. I got lost when she tried to explain the limitations on me using those 8 points for another ressie.
I already have another BWV ressie for April. I asked her if I could just apply the 8 points to that ressie instead. After she looked it up (again), she said something like "yes you can do that, but you have to call to put that into action no more than 60 days before and no less than 31 days before that April reservation." Is that right? If so, will they just trade the points "straight up" with 8 of the points I would otherwise be using for that April ressie? She also said, "I think your use year has something to do with it." Huh?
Now I'm really confused. My use year is Dec. if that makes a difference.
Truthfully, I would be so thrilled to have my waitlist actually come through at this late date (for NYE yet!) that I would gladly forfeit the 8 point difference. But on the other hand, why waste 8 points if I can do something with them easily?
Help!! Anyone? Anyone? TIA!

Here goes. I'm waitlisted for a standard 2BR at BWV for NYE. My backup ressie is for a preferred, which is 8 points more for that one night. Since I'm close to being 31 days out, I called today to ask to remain on the waitlist until 7 days out. No problem. Then the CM said that if the waitlist does come through, the 8 point difference would go into a holding account. I still get it. I got lost when she tried to explain the limitations on me using those 8 points for another ressie.
I already have another BWV ressie for April. I asked her if I could just apply the 8 points to that ressie instead. After she looked it up (again), she said something like "yes you can do that, but you have to call to put that into action no more than 60 days before and no less than 31 days before that April reservation." Is that right? If so, will they just trade the points "straight up" with 8 of the points I would otherwise be using for that April ressie? She also said, "I think your use year has something to do with it." Huh?

Truthfully, I would be so thrilled to have my waitlist actually come through at this late date (for NYE yet!) that I would gladly forfeit the 8 point difference. But on the other hand, why waste 8 points if I can do something with them easily?
Help!! Anyone? Anyone? TIA!
