Which use year

[mrsmickeywaffles]

Hi We were going over points and trying to decide which use year would be best for us?
We would most likely travel in Feb March May Dec.

Would April be okay? or do you think something else?

 

[chalee94]

april would be terrible.

december is probably ideal - assuming you never travel at the end of nov. december covers all months except (sept/oct/nov).

there are a couple of threads in this stickied thread that address UY and can explain in more detail:

http://disboards.com/threads/the-dvc-information-center-find-answers-to-your-questions-here.3436037/

(the short answer is that UY month has nothing at all to do with when you can book - rather it impacts your banking window, which is why april is a risky choice if you have to cancel a feb or march stay...)

 

[disneynutz]

Pick a UY where the first 8 months are when you like to vacation using your points.

An Oct UY would work for your dates.

Bill

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

Or to say it a different way, if there are 4 consecutive months that you know you are unlikely to ever travel select a UY that starts just after that time. But for you Dec appears to be best and Oct would be just fine also.

April would be one of the worst to give you some slight protection of time to use points if you ever had a last minute cancellation.

 

[Deb & Bill]

But if you buy Dec UY, remember that your UY is at the end of the calendar year. So you are booking Dec 1, 2015 to Nov 30, 2016 for a Dec 2015 UY. It can make it a bit confusing. You have to totally ignore the calendar year.

 

[Dean]

Hi We were going over points and trying to decide which use year would be best for us?
We would most likely travel in Feb March May Dec.

Would April be okay? or do you think something else?

Dec is likely best assuming you'll travel a significant portion of the time then. Feb would be next best but throws the Dec trips under the bus. If you'll go rarely Dec but mostly the others, I'd buy Feb or Dec, whichever is the best contract otherwise I'd ONLY buy Dec.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

Dec is likely best assuming you'll travel a significant portion of the time then. Feb would be next best but throws the Dec trips under the bus. If you'll go rarely Dec but mostly the others, I'd buy Feb or Dec, whichever is the best contract otherwise I'd ONLY buy Dec.

As I posted above I also feel Dec is best but I disagree with Feb second when an Oct UY banking deadline is May 31st and will cover all of the travel times also. Feb does not.

 

[pmaurer74]

But if you buy Dec UY, remember that your UY is at the end of the calendar year. So you are booking Dec 1, 2015 to Nov 30, 2016 for a Dec 2015 UY. It can make it a bit confusing. You have to totally ignore the calendar year.

I agree. We just put a contract on a Dec. u/y and this is a little confusing.

 

[Dean]

Dec is likely best assuming you'll travel a significant portion of the time then. Feb would be next best but throws the Dec trips under the bus. If you'll go rarely Dec but mostly the others, I'd buy Feb or Dec, whichever is the best contract otherwise I'd ONLY buy Dec.

Obviously it depends on specific information we don't have here. Feb would be better for the 3 times and worse for Dec, Oct would be fine too.

 

[Dean]

Obviously it depends on specific information we don't have here. Feb would be better for the 3 times and worse for Dec, Oct would be fine too.

Now that I have more time I'd like to expand on this. Obviously if one travels some of the times mentioned more than others, that will change the choices. Also, if one almost exclusive works with current UY points, the banking window is the more important issue but if one is working with a significant volume of banked/borrowed points, banking is far less important and length of time to reuse or rent is more important. The other variable is what will one do if they had to cancel, rent or rebook for the next UY. In another thread the OP seemed to be looking at smallish contracts and possibly multiple small contracts at more than one resort. To me this suggests banking/borrowing are a major part of the plan hence in part the reason for my thoughts.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

Now that I have more time I'd like to expand on this. Obviously if one travels some of the times mentioned more than others, that will change the choices. Also, if one almost exclusive works with current UY points, the banking window is the more important issue but if one is working with a significant volume of banked/borrowed points, banking is far less important and length of time to reuse or rent is more important. The other variable is what will one do if they had to cancel, rent or rebook for the next UY. In another thread the OP seemed to be looking at smallish contracts and possibly multiple small contracts at more than one resort. To me this suggests banking/borrowing are a major part of the plan hence in part the reason for my thoughts.

Thank you for expanding on why you recommended the UY's you did. I either did not see or did not recall the other thread that were the basis for your assumptions. However even with a large pool of points the Oct will at worst allow 4 months at a minimum to use. A Feb could at worst be as little as 1-2 months. A Feb UY will leave late or last minute Dec reservation cancellations hanging out there albeit Jan can be one of the easier times to use points. But that still is 1-2 months to use points vs an Oct UY with a May 31st banking deadline which would allow banking of current points for all the trips that might be cancelled more than 30 days in advance or else up to 4-5 months to use points over a time frame that is also fairly easy to book. Better as most agreed is the Dec UY which adds on a couple of more months. Even with the assumptions you listed unless there was more detail they included I do not see the need to potentially leave the Dec stays hanging out there for possible loss with the Feb UY and I would personally still look for a Dec UY or as second choice the Oct.