Help Understanding Future Points

[Andi]

Originally Posted by YorkshireT

Ok so I think, if they go on 29 March and you’ve calculated the points correctly, you need to borrow 67 points from 2021 for the studio as you have 5 left and you say it’s 72 for March.
I think you’d have to make 2 bookings given you span a use year. Member services can do it on the phone, but in reality what they would be doing is doing exactly what I describe below and making 2 separate reservations, the difference being they may (not 100% on that) be able to do it all in one go on the 29 August when the 29 March booking window opens. But given the complexity of this, I’d personally be a little worried they’d mess it up and would prefer to do it myself online- but I’m a control freak
What I’d probably do is borrow in that 67 once you know they want to go on the 29th March and book that on 29th August, bang on 7 months (although you’ll be fine with availability in Alauni) then on 1 September, I’d book the April nights. You’ll now only have 95 in 2021 so you’d need to borrow in the 97 you need from 2022. Again assuming a studio.
Then ring member services and ask them to merge the two bookings into one.
If they go in April, simply bank your 5 you have left over now giving you 167 and borrow from 2022 the difference.

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Many thanks for explaining that, it’s greatly appreciated.

[YorkshireT]

I never knew you could book ‘hotel rooms’ there. Given what is said above and standard studios could be gone- Looks like you may have to use more points OP and book Ocean view, using the same methodology on the points.l or at least be ready to do so and know the numbers.