Upgrading our reservation - How do I do this?

[Hersheybar417]

We are currently booked for BWV in January in a 1 BR Preferred. We decided to take our niece and nephew along, for the first time, and now need 67 more points for a 2 BR. We can purchase these points from another relative but have no idea how to go about doing this. It is all very confusing to me, but I think if we can pull it off, our niece and nephew will be thrilled. Help me please.
Also, the Use Year for the points we are purchasing is December. Are they even usable for our January trip? Thank you so much for any thoughts/suggestions.

 

[Chuck S]

We are currently booked for BWV in January in a 1 BR Preferred. We decided to take our niece and nephew along, for the first time, and now need 67 more points for a 2 BR. We can purchase these points from another relative but have no idea how to go about doing this. It is all very confusing to me, but I think if we can pull it off, our niece and nephew will be thrilled. Help me please.
Also, the Use Year for the points we are purchasing is December. Are they even usable for our January trip? Thank you so much for any thoughts/suggestions.

You will need to have the other owner transfer the points into your account. Assuming you are both still in your 2012 use year. Then you will need to bank those transferred December 2012 points for use in January. If you are in your 2013 use year, then the other owner will need to transfer December 2013 points to you (Yes, they can do so now) and you won't have to bank them, just use them. This will all have to be done via phone with Member Service, as transferred points do not show up on the booking website, it has to be done manually by Member Services.

 

[disneynutz]

You also need to cancel your existing reservation and hope to book a 2 bedroom.

Bill

 

[Pirate Granny]

Better have the owner check and see if a 2 bedroom is even available. And if the second person h to bank points it has to be done by July 30th.