Question abou Borrowing (again)

[WDW99]

At what point can you borrow points?
My use year will be Aug. 2012….. (I have 0 points for 2011)
We are going to BLT June 2-9 so we have to borrow from Aug. 2012 use year……..
When can we borrow from 2013…….only after Aug. 2012?

 

[erionm]

If the dates of your reservation fall within your 2012 UY, you can borrow points (if points available) from your 2013 UY when you call to make the reservation. When you call does not determine if you can borrow points, it's the dates you are booking that determine that.

 

[chalee94]

At what point can you borrow points?
My use year will be Aug. 2012….. (I have 0 points for 2011)
We are going to BLT June 2-9 so we have to borrow from Aug. 2012 use year……..

you can call 11 months in advance to book your home resort and your 2011 UY starts on aug 1, 2011. UY is a non-issue.

so you could call to borrow pts from your 2012 UY as early as sept 1, 2010 if you were making a reservation for aug 1, 2011.

keep in mind that if you need to cancel a june reservation, any borrowed pts cannot be returned to the 2012 UY.

also, you will be past your banking window on april 1, 2012 so after that point, any current 2011 pts used in the reservation cannot be banked forward and will expire if not used for a stay by july 31, 2012.

 

[WDW99]

OK Great! That's what I was afraid of! I was hoping to grab a few 2013 points to use in June.

Thanks!

 

[Sandisw]

The easiest way for me to know what I can and can not use is to figure out the UY that my trip will fall. Then I know I can "pay" for my trip with banked points from the UY prior to travel, points for UY of travel, and borrow points from the UY after travel.

So, for a June 2012 trip, it takes place in your Aug 2011 UY. You can use banked 2010, 2011, and borrowed 2012 points for that trip.

When you call does not matter, only when you will be traveling.

 

[chalee94]

OK Great! That's what I was afraid of! I was hoping to grab a few 2013 points to use in June.

right - if you are traveling in your 2011 UY, you can't use 2013 pts at all, if that's what you are curious about.

you can bank and borrow to move pts 1 year over, but that's it. (and after you move them, that's where they stay.)

 

[WDW99]

That makes perfect sense now. Thanks!