Use Year Question

[dpuck1998]

so I used all my points and my use year is Oct, so am I in my oct 2011 use year right now or 2012? I assumed I'd get more points coming in oct this year, but I guess since my trip is in oct 2011 I was able to use all my oct 2012 points for the trip I'm taking in dec. So now I won't have points until I book a trip after oct 2012....right??

 

[LisaS]

You are currently in your Oct 2011 UY. It runs from Oct 1, 2011 until Sep 30, 2012.

Your points don't drop into your account at the start of each UY, they are already in your account. Each set of points has a set of "use by" dates attached to them. For example, your Oct 2012 UY points are valid for stays from 10/1/2012 until 9/30/2013. You can change the "use by" dates for some/all of those Oct 2012 points by borrowing them into your Oct 2011 UY or by banking them into your Oct 2013 UY.

A trip in Oct 2011 can use banked Oct 2010 UY points, current Oct 2011 UY points and if that is not enough for the reservation you can borrow Oct 2012 UY points. The same is true for a trip in Dec 2011 since that also falls within your Oct 2011 UY.

 

[Disney Princess]

The points you get in October of 2011 are good for trips October 1, 2011-September 30, 2012. If you are taking a trip this December, and you didn't use any banked or borrowed points, then they are coming from your 2011 use year.

However, if you borrowed points (this is a final transaction and you should *know* that you have borrowed or not - the CM will explain the rules of borrowing), then they came from your 2012 use year.

Points in your 2012 use year are good for trips from October 1, 2012 - September 30, 2013. You can borrow them but they become part of your 2011 use year; same expiration rules apply. You can also bank them if you don't need them, and they'll be a part of the 2013 use year.

You can check your member account online to see how many points are listed in each use year. If you have questions, call MS and have them show you where your points have gone. They'll let you know if you've banked or borrowed any points.

 

[Sandisw]

I would go to your account on the website and check. It will let you know what points you still have.

It will show the points for the next few UY's and that is the best way to tell what is coming when.

Good luck!