My answer actually varies dependent upon the type of points I'm using. As a hybrid VIP owner, I utilize my resale points for scheduling of larger rooms for family vacations, or even smaller rooms for just my wife and I during high/prime season, that are planned well in advance and therefore there's no reason to utilize developer points (unless I'm using Club Pass) - these reservations are typically made right at ten months out. For our developer points, I'll typically using these mostly within the discount window (i.e. within 60 days) to leverage our VIP discount and possible room upgrades, mostly for weekend getaway trips since we still both work full time. I'll also sometimes use our developer points for MVC reservations, which for VIPG I can go out as far as eight months in advance, or for Club Pass, in which case our VIP discounts don't apply and therefore I'll sometimes book using Club Pass if I cannot find availability on the Club Wyndham side within the discount window.