How do you know which points you’re using - banked Feb 2023 or Feb 2024 UY?

[Curiousporpoise]

I have 2 contracts with February UY - one resale and one direct. I banked some February 2023 points for each contract and already had reservations for 2024. How can I see which points are being used for old and new reservations, as I would like to use banked points before current 2024 Feb UY points? Do I need to call Member Services to make sure the banked points are used first?

 

[GrumpyInPhilly]

I also have a Feb UY. Just modify your reservation keeping all details the same and when you process the modification the system will show you how the points will be taken. It will take banked points first and leave the 2024 year points available.

 

[TheLyinKing]

If you don't have a reservation already, I believe when you make a new reservation it will automatically used banked points on the contract first.

 

[Mathmagicland]

I have 2 contracts with February UY - one resale and one direct. I banked some February 2023 points for each contract and already had reservations for 2024. How can I see which points are being used for old and new reservations, as I would like to use banked points before current 2024 Feb UY points? Do I need to call Member Services to make sure the banked points are used first?

If you log into DVC, go to your dashboard, then Manage Vacation Points ( link on the left under Vacation Points].. On the Vacation Points Overview screen, select the option on the far right, View Transactions under Full Statement of Vacation Point Activity.

This will show you each booking and which UY each of your bookings is using.

 

[Sandisw]

If you booked the trip before banking, then it is using the 2024 points. The system uses what is there when you book,

if you want to reallocate the banked points, then you have to do it yourself. It is not done automatically after you bank. You can do it yourself or call/chat with MS to do it.

Direct or resale doesn’t matter, unless what you booked was RIV, and have resale points that can’t be used there…then only the banked direct points can be used.

 

[Curiousporpoise]

Thank you all! I checked last night and it looks like I have a few reservations that are using banned points and a few using 2024 points. I’ll try and login again today and reallocate the points - if I can get in again!

 

[tom1944]

I have 2 points left for August 2023. I plan to bank them after August 1st.

My vacation this August has been scheduled and I used August 2022 and August 2023 points.

Any reason to delay banking them until September 1 instead?

 

[CarolynFH]

I have 2 points left for August 2023. I plan to bank them after August 1st.

My vacation this August has been scheduled and I used August 2022 and August 2023 points.

Any reason to delay banking them until September 1 instead?

If you are absolutely positively certain sure that you won't possibly want to use those 2 points for any kind of spur of the moment visit between August 1, 2023 and July 31, 2024, you can bank them anytime after August 1. You can always borrow 2 August 2024 points, right?

But if there's the slightest doubt that things might change and you might want them for a trip during your 2023 UY, then you might want to wait until mid-March to bank them, a week or two before your banking deadline.

 

[Sandisw]

Thank you all! I checked last night and it looks like I have a few reservations that are using banned points and a few using 2024 points. I’ll try and login again today and reallocate the points - if I can get in again!

Just be aware that if points are in the reservations, they can't be reallocated around. But, if you have banked points in your account not yet used, then the reallocation is really easy.

For future, just make sure that any reallocation you want to do happens at least 31 days or more before a trip...any changes within 31 days, including reallocation, will result in the freed up points now being in holding status...which means they can only be used for trips booked 60 days or less from check in and can no longer be banked.