hurnik
TUG Member
OK, had like 5000 points from 2015 that I had to rescue in to 2016, but by then I had already used/borrowed all my 2016 points (I bought another resale and by the time the sellers signed off and Hilton processed, I had like a month left in 2015, so that's why I had the points leftover).
Anyway, I had booked the points for my sister, but due to some family medical issues, she's having to cancel. I have the cancellation protection, but that only "saves" my points.
So, since they're rescued, I cannot use them to book Fiesta Americana resorts, I cannot book stays with Hilton for 2017, so the options as I see them:
1) Try to book something and rent it out this year. (unlikely, IMO since Thanksgiving and Christmas dates are already all gone).
2) Deposit into RCI, but I think it's like $106 to deposit, then it gives me 2 years, but then I think I also have to pay the $219 fee when booking with RCI at that point?
3) Book a cruise (I have found a few that are either the same as my MF/point or actually a little better).
4) Try to get an RCI Exchange and then have RCI pull the points so I don't end up paying the deposit fee plus the exchange fee.
5) I have 2 other existing reservations that were booked previously with Hilton, so some of my 2017 points were used for those. Can I call Hilton and have them somehow "move" the points around without cancelling the 2 previous reservations? In other words, I would cancel my sister's reservation, get the points deposited back into my account, then call Hilton and say: Can you re-allocated Reservation XYZ so that it uses all the 2016 rescued points instead of borrowing from the 2017 points?
Anything else I'm missing?
Anyway, I had booked the points for my sister, but due to some family medical issues, she's having to cancel. I have the cancellation protection, but that only "saves" my points.
So, since they're rescued, I cannot use them to book Fiesta Americana resorts, I cannot book stays with Hilton for 2017, so the options as I see them:
1) Try to book something and rent it out this year. (unlikely, IMO since Thanksgiving and Christmas dates are already all gone).
2) Deposit into RCI, but I think it's like $106 to deposit, then it gives me 2 years, but then I think I also have to pay the $219 fee when booking with RCI at that point?
3) Book a cruise (I have found a few that are either the same as my MF/point or actually a little better).
4) Try to get an RCI Exchange and then have RCI pull the points so I don't end up paying the deposit fee plus the exchange fee.
5) I have 2 other existing reservations that were booked previously with Hilton, so some of my 2017 points were used for those. Can I call Hilton and have them somehow "move" the points around without cancelling the 2 previous reservations? In other words, I would cancel my sister's reservation, get the points deposited back into my account, then call Hilton and say: Can you re-allocated Reservation XYZ so that it uses all the 2016 rescued points instead of borrowing from the 2017 points?
Anything else I'm missing?
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