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[M&M Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close M&M]

I'm not a FF owner and like to know whether FF owner can borrow their points in advance and if so, how many years in advance that you can borrow your points from
Thanks

[mshatty Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close mshatty]

M&M,

In the Fairfield system there are 2 ways you can borrow points in making a reservation.

During the Standard reservation time (3 months to 10 months out), you can only borrow points to complete the last day of your reservation if you do not have enough points for the reservation you are booking.

During the Express reservation time (90 days or less out) you can borrow points from your next use year to book the reservation. It can be for all of the points needed.

Somewhat related is the ability to bank points into a credit pool. Points put into the credit pool are available for a 3 year period from the date you put them into the pool. For non-VIP owners, you must put your points into the credit pool by the last day before your use year begins. For example, if your use year ends December 31st, for your 2007 year points, you have to deposit your points into the credit pool by December 31, 2006. VIP owners have certain points in time during their use year to deposit points into the credit pool.

[urple2 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close urple2]

Within 90 days of travel, you can borrow from your next use year.

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Bill

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Thank you for all your responses.

[Hostelling Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Hostelling]

M&M,

During the Standard reservation time (3 months to 10 months out), you can only borrow points to complete the last day of your reservation if you do not have enough points for the reservation you are booking.

You can borrow during the 3 - 10 month range for one other reason. Scott gave me this tidbit last year regarding deposit of points to RCI;

"There are rules for depositing, of course. FF will allow deposits
10 months before the use year starts. So, March 1st of 2007, you can
deposit 2008 points. (given use year starts Jan 1)"

There is also a trick, call and book something less than 90 days, and you can borrow next years points. # of points you borrow is up to you. Call back and cancel the reservation, and because you borrowed the points in (current year) the points will return to (current) use year. You could then deposit the points to RCI.

Hope this helps.

Daniel