What does 2 Use Years Look Like?

[Middle of Main Street]

We've been DVC for about 2 years with two contracts in the same use year. We are thinking about adding on resale with a new use year. I am wondering what your account actually looks like with two use years. Do you still have one password and one dashboard, or do you have a completely separate login and account?

 

[Willow Ufgood]

We've been DVC for about 2 years with two contracts in the same use year. We are thinking about adding on resale with a new use year. I am wondering what your account actually looks like with two use years. Do you still have one password and one dashboard, or do you have a completely separate login and account?

One password. One dashboard. The new UY appears under a different membership number.

 

[lovin'fl]

And you cannot combine points from the 2 UY to book a reservation. You must transfer the points from one to the other ,via phone, before booking. Used to not be able to see said points so any booking would need to be done by phone. Not sure if still that way. We have 2 UY and just book on each and dont transfer points anymore.

 

[Steelers0854]

And you cannot combine points from the 2 UY to book a reservation. You must transfer the points from one to the other ,via phone, before booking. Used to not be able to see said points so any booking would need to be done by phone. Not sure if still that way. We have 2 UY and just book on each and dont transfer points anymore.

Also aren’t you limited in the number of transfers you can do in a year? Or does that not apply to contracts you own?

 

[CarolynFH]

Also aren’t you limited in the number of transfers you can do in a year? Or does that not apply to contracts you own?

Yes, it applies to your own memberships - you can make one transfer, either in or out, for each membership each use year. So if you transfer 2026 UY points from membership A to membership B, that’s it for the 2026 UY for both memberships.

 

[Grumpy by Birth]

We have multiple AKV contracts with SEP UY under one membership and a separate RIV contract with APR UY. We use the Riviera contract exclusively for Riviera since we have plenty of AKV points to use as SAP.

By having two UYs spread out this way, we can make reservations year round and never have to worry about being past our banking deadline if we have to cancel. If a visit is going to fall after our banking deadline, we use the other membership for that trip.

It does take some effort to keep track of the separate memberships, but I don't find that to be too much of a hassle.

 

[LadybugsMum]

We have multiple AKV contracts with SEP UY under one membership and a separate RIV contract with APR UY. We use the Riviera contract exclusively for Riviera since we have plenty of AKV points to use as SAP.

By having two UYs spread out this way, we can make reservations year round and never have to worry about being past our banking deadline if we have to cancel. If a visit is going to fall after our banking deadline, we use the other membership for that trip.

It does take some effort to keep track of the separate memberships, but I don't find that to be too much of a hassle.

I have the same with VGF in Feb and BWV in Aug. Makes it easy to have points to use prior to the banking deadline. I also do not mix the points in any way.

 

[NVDISFamily]

Just take into your consideration if the benefit of the 2nd UY is worth the downside. We have two and for the most part it's not been a problem. Both of our memberships have plenty of points to "stand on their own". With that said there has been a few times we have had to make things work such as having two reservations that could not be merged into one as they were on two memberships and having to think and be more careful when planning large trips with family/friends where we need to pull points from both memberships. Overall I'm a fan of having two UY, but if you only have a limited number of points in your current UY it could be more difficult.

 

[Prince John Robin Hood]

We also have two UYs and did it on purpose. We're able to book any time of the year and not worry about missing a banking deadline due to a cancelled trip.

 

[BrianLa]

I have 3 Use Years all at AKV. We originally purchased 2 March contracts because we we going mostly during Spring Break and the summer. Then we added an October contract for the November/December trips. Another March contract due to a case of addonitis. Then finally a June contract when we realized we needed more points to stay in 2BR during holiday seasons. All of these contracts are big enough on their own to accommodate a trip with banking or borrowing so we have not had to transfer points between contracts. It does take a little more planning to figure how to plan to use your points but if you have any spreadsheet skills its pretty easy.

 

[Instagramhusband]

Its much easier to manage than many make it out to be.

Of course ADDONITIS comes for all, same use year or not.

 

[Middle of Main Street]

Just take into your consideration if the benefit of the 2nd UY is worth the downside. We have two and for the most part it's not been a problem. Both of our memberships have plenty of points to "stand on their own". With that said there has been a few times we have had to make things work such as having two reservations that could not be merged into one as they were on two memberships and having to think and be more careful when planning large trips with family/friends where we need to pull points from both memberships. Overall I'm a fan of having two UY, but if you only have a limited number of points in your current UY it could be more difficult.

Thank you. We have been using our points for extended family and friends traveling with us in separate rooms, so your point is one of my concerns. Unfortunately, we didn't choose the most popular UY for the resort we're seeking. We've let several good deals go in other UY because we felt we needed the flexibility to book for large parties.

 

[muppets3d]

I have one use year, September. I am just careful that if i book a Summer trip, I make sure my plans are finalized before the end of April when I must bank my points. While it can be a pain to not have the flexibility to change my plans over the Summer like I can in the fall and winter, it's not a huge deal and it's manageable for me.

 

[kanerf]

I have two. One, June, has most of my DVC resorts, both retail and resale, the other, Feb, only has BLT resale in it.