What use month would I have to buy into to go these months.

[Pushthebutton]

If I were looking to go in May and/or December which use month should I be looking at. (would be buying resale)

 

[chalee94]

use year month has nothing to do with when you can call to book. you can book 11 months out at your home resort and 7 months out at any resort with availability.

but if you needed to cancel a reservation, december would probably be a better choice for UY if you mostly travel in dec and may. dec UY would be a poor choice if you often travel in sept-oct-nov.

here's a good thread for more info:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1942668

 

[dzorn]

For the ability to bank any reservation you have to cancel at least 31 days out I would choose December.

Denise in MI

 

[paeskie]

December or May would be ideal.
November or April would be second choice.

 

[chalee94]

December or May would be ideal.

(there's not actually a may UY.)

 

[paeskie]

(there's not actually a may UY.)

I thought of that as soon as I posted. Mathmatically speaking, May would be ideal.

 

[FigmentLady]

(there's not actually a may UY.)

Really? Why not?

 

[chalee94]

Really? Why not?

the parentheses mean that i'm whispering. you weren't supposed to be able to "hear" that.

but no one knows why DVC only offers 8 use year months. jan, may, july and november have always been left out for some reason...

 

[palaemon]

Theoretically, April would work too, IF, You follow the guidelines:

You'd need to bank by Nov 30th, and you'd need to cancel a Dec 31st trip by Nov 30th - so it could work.

 

[Sandisw]

Dec or April UY would work well. What I would think about is the secondary times you might want to go.

Dec UY works well for travel from December through August. It leaves fall as the most vulnerable. April UY would work well from August through December, leaving the winter the most vulnerable.

Since you are going resale, you would also purchase Oct UY and that would cover both Dec and May travel.

As mentioned, your UY doesn't impact when you book, but if you know you are traveling certain times, having one that allows the trip to be in the banking window does give you more flexibility in terms what to do.

Good luck!

 

[Pushthebutton]

Wow, that made sense and seems simple enough to understand. I will write down December as what I should look for.

We usually travel/take trips in April/May/June and October/December/January. I'll really have to think about this this the other people that would be using our points travel between July- early September or Jan/Feb. But really I'm going for what works best for my vacation