Point reallocation question

[jekjones1558]

Help out an old lady here who seems to be remembering incorrectly how point reallocation works. I currently have a May, 2024 reservation that I made at 11 months using current and banked points. In a few days I am going to make another 7 month window reservation beginning Feb. 8, 2024 using current and borrowed points. I would like to use the banked points for the Feb. reservation. I called MS and was told that there is no way to do this without cancelling the entire May, 2024 and rebooking--and that is a big risk, since there is no more availability for a 2 bedroom BW view on the dates I need. I could swear that I was able to accomplish this somehow in the past. Can anyone offer guidance? TIA

 

[crvetter]

They are correct. They can’t take banked points off a reservation; however, they can add banked points to a reservation replacing current use year points.

Unfortunately when you make a reservation it will always use applicable holding first, banked second, borrowed third, and then finally current use year. You can’t dictate the order at all.

 

[jekjones1558]

They are correct. They can’t take banked points off a reservation; however, they can add banked points to a reservation replacing current use year points.

Unfortunately when you make a reservation it will always use applicable holding first, banked second, borrowed third, and then finally current use year. You can’t dictate the order at all.

Thanks for the info. Wish it weren't so.

 

[MyDogTink]

I don’t mean to impose on another member’s thread but I didn’t want to create a new thread for a similar question.

I have 2023 UY points that need to be banked by Nov 30.
On Sep 20 I want to make a reservation at the 11 month mark using 2024 UY points. I would normally bank and make the reservation, however, I have a current waitlist that may need some of this UY’s points.

After I bank on Nov 30, can the 2024 reservation be modified to use the 2023 banked points and release 2024 points? Thanks!!!

 

[Sandisw]

I don’t mean to impose on another member’s thread but I didn’t want to create a new thread for a similar question.

I have 2023 UY points that need to be banked by Nov 30.
On Sep 20 I want to make a reservation at the 11 month mark using 2024 UY points. I would normally bank and make the reservation, however, I have a current waitlist that may need some of this UY’s points.

After I bank on Nov 30, can the 2024 reservation be modified to use the 2023 banked points and release 2024 points? Thanks!!!

Yes, but you will need to do that yourself or ask MS to do it. It is not done automatically.

 

[RoseGold]

MS can shuffle points between reservations once they are made. I did this when I bought I contract that had a bunch of banked points, and I might cancel the trip later in the UY. I wanted to use the banked points on the first booking. It took some time on the phone.