Help - when can/should I look for pts to be transferred for July 2006?

[Mike]

I have a question around timing for having points transferred into my account for a July 2006 trip. I have a March UY and OKW is my home resort. We have two other families joining us for this trip and we plan to rent 2 2BRs at OKW for the first week and BCV for the second week. I will need to get 440 points transferred to my account.

My question is when should I start this process? Could I transfer from someone right now and then bank the points in my account for 2006? Can someone transfer their 2006 points to me right now? Do I have to wait until August of this year and only transfer from someone who has 2006 points available? Are there any pros/cons/risks that I should be aware of? What is the best approach to take?


Thanks

 

[dianeschlicht]

HMMM, if I am understanding your question correctly, I think you would need 2006 UY points in your account by August of this year to use for that ressie. Saying it that way might make it easier for you to understand.

 

[Mike]

Thanks Diane. I know that I can use 2006 UY points but can I also buy 2005 points from someone right now and then bank them into 2006 after they are transferred? Also, could I arrange to buy and have transferred into my account someone's 2006 UY points today even though that person is still in their 2005 UY.

I guess what I am really looking to do is make the reservations at the 11-month window (August 2005) and I would like to already have the points I need transferred into my account before then. I don't want to start the process in August and then have to wait to make the reservations until the transfer is complete - if at all possible.

Does that make more sense? I'm asking if it is possible to do something now (or over the next couple of months) or do I need to wait until August or later to start looking for transfer points.

I'm usually not this dense - I don't why I am so confused about this


Thanks

 

[dianeschlicht]

I THINK you can do that, but they would have to be home resort points from those resorts. I might not have that right, since we don't rent.

 

[mochabean]

You can bank transferred points. (However you cannot borrow transferred points.)
If you want to make reservations at the 11-month mark, you must use points with that home resort. Home resort and UY follow points when they are transferred from one member to another.
So you can get points with an August 2005 or later UY and not worry about banking, or get points with an August 2004 or later UY and bank them.
You should be able to do either one of them now. I transferred June 2005 UY points to someone last month, so the fact that the UY hasn't started yet is not an issue, though I assume there is some limit to it.
You will have to make sure you get the right number of BCV and OKW points so that you can book both reservations at the 11-month mark.

 

[Mike]

Thanks guys. That clears things up for me. I think my best bet would be to look for August 2005 UY (or later) points because then I won't have to bank them and I'll have more flexibility if anybody needs to back out from this vacation. And from what mochabean stated, I should be able to get those points transferred now if I can find a willing party. That's great. Thanks for the help!