JohnGypsy
Needs giraffe at window every morning.
- Joined
- Nov 20, 2018
So, in general, we all pretty much agree that converting points from DVC to RCI is a bad idea. It generally doesn't make financial sense. The normal response is "Just rent your points instead and use that money to buy what you want somewhere else" or "use your points to reserve a stay and sell that to someone."
But, all of that depends on one important thing: DVC resorts being OPEN.
Right now, I could see a lot of people being in a situation where they have missed their banking window and now their stay is not going to be possible due to the resort being closed. And probably without the ability to quickly book something else (say, at one of the two open resorts currently still out there) that they can sell to someone else. And probably little chance of selling those points to anyone last-minute since those people can't get any reservation in time either.
(As an example, with a June Use Year and a May reservation at SSR right now using 2019 points (not banked or borrowed or anything -- just normal 2019 points that expire at the end of May) -- if all of the Florida DVC resorts are closed for all of May, then it looks like that person is about to be out of luck unless Disney goes against what they've just said in the latest letter.)
So, for people in that situation... Maybe a last-minute trade into RCI makes sense for once? I mean, if I'm about to lose 50+ points anyhow, maybe paying the $95 and dumping them into RCI makes sense?
I guess I'm just looking for thoughts on this before I pursuit it further. If, hypothetically, Disney resorts remain closed through the month of May -- and my reservation is in May -- and those points expire at the end of May... Then does grabbing a few nights through RCI seem to make sense finally? Or do you recommend something else? (Again, this is all assuming that it happens and I call DVC and they stick to the letter of the law and decide that no one can get an exception to bank their 2019 points to 2020 after the already-passed deadline. I would try that first, of course, but assuming it doesn't work, I'm looking for my backup plan.)
But, all of that depends on one important thing: DVC resorts being OPEN.
Right now, I could see a lot of people being in a situation where they have missed their banking window and now their stay is not going to be possible due to the resort being closed. And probably without the ability to quickly book something else (say, at one of the two open resorts currently still out there) that they can sell to someone else. And probably little chance of selling those points to anyone last-minute since those people can't get any reservation in time either.
(As an example, with a June Use Year and a May reservation at SSR right now using 2019 points (not banked or borrowed or anything -- just normal 2019 points that expire at the end of May) -- if all of the Florida DVC resorts are closed for all of May, then it looks like that person is about to be out of luck unless Disney goes against what they've just said in the latest letter.)
So, for people in that situation... Maybe a last-minute trade into RCI makes sense for once? I mean, if I'm about to lose 50+ points anyhow, maybe paying the $95 and dumping them into RCI makes sense?
I guess I'm just looking for thoughts on this before I pursuit it further. If, hypothetically, Disney resorts remain closed through the month of May -- and my reservation is in May -- and those points expire at the end of May... Then does grabbing a few nights through RCI seem to make sense finally? Or do you recommend something else? (Again, this is all assuming that it happens and I call DVC and they stick to the letter of the law and decide that no one can get an exception to bank their 2019 points to 2020 after the already-passed deadline. I would try that first, of course, but assuming it doesn't work, I'm looking for my backup plan.)