I subscribe to the school of using one points a year ahead, borrowing from the upcoming year(s) so as not to need to rescue or convert points in the current year. This frankly has come about more from borrowing to take trips in larger units than we own, hence using up all of 2009 and all but 2600 points from 2010.
I've got a trip this April to Orlando and hit upon a plan to convert those 2010 year points to HHonors to use to book a room at a Double Tree in Key West a few days prior to the Orlando stay. HOWEVER, as I was on-line putting in the credit card info to pay the conversion fee, a note was on the screen advising that these 2010 points would be applied to my HHonors account in the year 2010!!!
So although you can borrow HGVC points from year or two out, you don't get the benefit from coverting them into Hhonors until the year begins from where they come from! I'm glad they put the note there and that I noticed it before converting them!! It would have made for a very unhappy "me" as I then would have been looking for them to show up in my Hhonors account.
Time to look for cheap digs in or near Key West for a couple nights!!!
I've got a trip this April to Orlando and hit upon a plan to convert those 2010 year points to HHonors to use to book a room at a Double Tree in Key West a few days prior to the Orlando stay. HOWEVER, as I was on-line putting in the credit card info to pay the conversion fee, a note was on the screen advising that these 2010 points would be applied to my HHonors account in the year 2010!!!
So although you can borrow HGVC points from year or two out, you don't get the benefit from coverting them into Hhonors until the year begins from where they come from! I'm glad they put the note there and that I noticed it before converting them!! It would have made for a very unhappy "me" as I then would have been looking for them to show up in my Hhonors account.
Time to look for cheap digs in or near Key West for a couple nights!!!