Originally Posted by
hhoope01
And while I don't "always" do this, there have been a few instances in the past where I had the necessary points, but didn't want the points taken out for a particular reservation. So I also have done this before in the past.
You don't even have to call any longer. When you book an awards reservation online they now give you the choice of issuing the certificate now or waiting. You simply click a box saying you don't have the points to do it now, and that the certificate will be issued 14 days prior to the stay. This works, even if you have ample points in your account. I just did it for one night at a Category 4 hotel and I have over 650K points in my account at the moment.