Novice point question from a veteran :-(

[rcs]

I am so confused now. Appreciate someone's help... I’ve been a member for more than a dozen years and thought I knew the details of points. With all the changes in travel plans lately, I’m seeing complicated point scenarios like I’ve never seen before and now I’m questioning what I actually know about points. I’d appreciate clarification.

Here’s the scenario:

• I banked 200 points from 2021.
• I booked vacation A (2022) for 250 points. That used the 200 banked points first and then 50 "normal" 2022 points.
• I then booked vacation B (also 2022) also for 250 points. That used the remaining 150 "normal" points from 2022 and 50 I borrowed from 2023.
• Then I had to cancel vacation A. 250 points go back into 2022.

My question… when it comes time to bank 2022 points, can I bank 200 points or can I only bank 50? In other words, when it comes time to bank, am I limited by the number of use-year points (max. I can bank is 200) or are 200 of the 250 points that were put back somehow designated as originally banked from 2021 and therefore I can only bank the remaining 50 “normal” points that were used on the cancelled vacation. The point summary for our membership on the web site is anything but clear.

I’m sorry for such a basic question, but the more I think, the more confused I’m getting! ☹

Thank you so much!

 

[_auroraborealis_]

My question… when it comes time to bank 2022 points, can I bank 200 points or can I only bank 50?

Based on Vacation A, you can only bank 50 points. The 200 banked points must be used by the end of the UY and cannot be carried further forward.

Depending on the dates of Vacation B, you may be able to reallocate the 150 points you used of your 2022 UY to use those banked points instead, thereby allowing you to bank another 150 points. The borrowed 2023 points are permanently in 2022 having been borrowed.

 

[rcs]

Thanks @_auroraborealis_ . That's what I thought, but the contract point summary and detailed activity statement show none of that detail (in my opinion it actually obfuscates) and I got more and more confused.

I so appreciate your help.

 

[Marionnette]

I am so confused now. Appreciate someone's help... I’ve been a member for more than a dozen years and thought I knew the details of points. With all the changes in travel plans lately, I’m seeing complicated point scenarios like I’ve never seen before and now I’m questioning what I actually know about points. I’d appreciate clarification.

Here’s the scenario:

• I banked 200 points from 2021.
• I booked vacation A (2022) for 250 points. That used the 200 banked points first and then 50 "normal" 2022 points.
• I then booked vacation B (also 2022) also for 250 points. That used the remaining 150 "normal" points from 2022 and 50 I borrowed from 2023.
• Then I had to cancel vacation A. 250 points go back into 2022.

My question… when it comes time to bank 2022 points, can I bank 200 points or can I only bank 50? In other words, when it comes time to bank, am I limited by the number of use-year points (max. I can bank is 200) or are 200 of the 250 points that were put back somehow designated as originally banked from 2021 and therefore I can only bank the remaining 50 “normal” points that were used on the cancelled vacation. The point summary for our membership on the web site is anything but clear.

I’m sorry for such a basic question, but the more I think, the more confused I’m getting! ☹

Thank you so much!

When you canceled Vacation A, you had 200 banked points and 50 current points put back into your account. Only the 50 current points can be banked into the next UY.

It sounds like Vacation B falls during your 2022 UY. If you modify Vacation B online, the system will reallocate the points so that the 200 banked points from 2021 are used first. Then any points borrowed from 2023 will be used. This will free up your current points which can then be banked into 2023.