If you book now can you use a code later?

[tweetie]

If I was to book room only now for December and a code came out later could I use the code to my already existing reservation? Also, could you add the dining and tickets to it later as well?

Thanks

 

[Mousemom]

Yes, I have done it many times.

 

[Joan1]

You can only add it if the discount is still available for your room type and hotel. What happens is that the discounts is checked as a new reservation and if comes up available it can be added to your existing one. But if the hotel you choose and the room type you have isn't coming up available with the discount then it cannot be applied.

Just because you have a reservation doesn't mean you definitely will get a discount applied to it

 

[mickeystoontown]

I booked our 2007 vacation package in August, 2006. I paid on it for months and, for some reason, I was checking the Disney World website and decided to check the price of my package again. It came up cheaper and they were offering free ticket upgrades. I wrote down the price and immediately called Walt Disney World. She asked me the code. I told her I had no clue what the code was I just knew what the price was. She searched through her computer system and came up with both the code and the price. I saved almost $400.00 by the time she got through. I was super excited!

 

[nbodyhome]

Yes, if it is available for the dates and your resort choice. You may need to be flexible with a different hotel/room type or sometimes dates.

 

[CleveRocks]

The nitty-gritty is that NO, you can't have the code applied to your existing reservation number, but YES, if a code-priced room/package is available at the same resort for the same type of room for the same days, then you can book that and then cancel the original one. You won't have to put down a new deposit (they will transfer from the old reservation), and if you've already paid in-full, they'll actualy send you a check for the difference!

There's no guarantee that you can apply a code.

For example, a great code came out for last fall. I'd already booked POFQ -- paid the $200 package deposit, but hadn't yet paid the balance off. I called as soon as I found out about the code. I was tld there were no "code" rooms available at POFQ during my dates, but there were "code" rooms available at POR.

We had our hearts set on POFQ, but my wife and I asked ourselves, "Would you pay an extra $378 to stay at POFQ instead of POR." We reluctantly said we wouldn't pay extra, and opted to switch to POR. We saved $378.

HOWEVER, I called back every single day, and about a week later I got really lucky, and a "code" room became available at POFQ, so we switched back!

So we eventually got the resort we originally wanted AND saved the $378. I love happy endings.

 

[TinksMagic54]

The nitty-gritty is that NO, you can't have the code applied to your existing reservation number, but YES, if a code-priced room/package is available at the same resort for the same type of room for the same days, then you can book that and then cancel the original one. You won't have to put down a new deposit (they will transfer from the old reservation), and if you've already paid in-full, they'll actualy send you a check for the difference!

This is exactly what we did for our vacation at Christmas 2006. I booked in January 2006 and when discounts became available in August, my TA advised me and I was able to get the room and our park tickets and $700 refund! My reason for using a TA....I would never have caught that kind of discount.

 

[rodkenrich]

If I was to book room only now for December and a code came out later could I use the code to my already existing reservation? Also, could you add the dining and tickets to it later as well?

Thanks

You might be surprised to know that some CRO reps will encourage you to call back at a later day to see if and when the discounts can be used.