Is it right?

[DVC Grandpa]

For those who have enough points so that 25% of them would equal one or more nights lodging, do you think that the new banking deadline is right? I have always banked the balance of my points at the last minute and with a February use year that was 100 % July 31 (which I never did), 50% prior to October 31 and 25% at the end of November. This past year we made plans for Thanksgiving at the eleven month window leaving lots of time for things to change and they did thus, leaving a ’07 point balance of less than 25%. Again, at the beginning of November plan changed but I was able to add another day to a Thanksgiving week trip because I held off banking those points. Under the new banking deadline I would have had to bank those points at the end of October and barrow points but I only had six points remaining in the ’08 use year but sufficient points in the ’07 use year. Anyone who has had last minute change in plans within the last four months of the use year no longer can save those points by using the banking system. Under the old schedule you could bank those points as long as it was prior to the end of your 25% cutoff month.

DVC 'simplified' the process for those members who refused to 'learn and follow' the former banking rules. But for the rest of us, DVC took away a lot of the flexibility of the DVC system. Basically it means that if you want to use current year points, you must plan and book a minimum of four months prior to the end of your use year, (and hope that things don’t change in the last four months) ... that’s not being flexible.

 

[bobbiwoz]

I, and others, did write MS to complain about the new banking rules. I did get a follow up call, and had a nice conversation with the person. I suppose the rules could be changed again, and my choice is 100% banking until the old 25% banking deadline.

Bobbi

 

[CarolMN]

The rule change benefits some members and negatively impacts others. Sorry you were one of those who was negatively impacted.

Other than write a letter of complaint, not much we can do about the changes we don't like.

 

[eva]

You will see that some find it a benefit, some a disadvantage, and others (like myself) see no problem one way or the other. I usually have my trips planned a couple years in advance and I bank any points that I will not need in the first month or two of my use year month. Since we own at 4 resorts, I have to really plan how the banking and borrowing is going to work for trips down the road.

 

[wildernessDad]

The new policy works for me at this time.

 

[JimMIA]

We have an October UY, and my two daughters often vacation during the summer on short notice...so the change hurts us.

It's an inconvenience we'll have to work around, and probably adds some risk to late-UY trips because they'll be borrowing for those trips. But, it's like anything else with DVC, you learn the system and work with it.

The real problem for me isn't this one change, but the steady drumbeat of little "streamlinings" and "simplifications" that reduce the power of DVC for us. I keep waiting for the next shoe to drop.

However, change is inevitable, and some of the changes they're making are positive and probably outweigh this one negative (and hopefully, the others as well).

 

[I'mNoPrince]

I'm always borrowed so I don't think it will effect me one way or another.

I do agree with them making them simple but wonder if it was done for some of the newer CMs as well as the Members.

I guess in some ways it helps with the planners as well to release the rooms at an earlier time as well.

 

[ACDSNY]

I haven't been happy with the change either. We have a Feb UY and travel mostly in Oct/Nov. I have until GC goes on sale to decide if I want to purchase another master contract with an Oct UY and sell off some of our existing points. I've gone back and forth so many times I'm sea sick.