How to List a Travel Booking You Can't Use

Before opening the listing form, gather the booking confirmation, a redacted evidence image, the booking reference, passenger or guest name, asking-price inputs, and the supplier's current transfer rule for the specific booking.

For flights, the name-change check is the single most important step. Open the airline's manage-booking page and look for a 'change passenger name' option. Ryanair, easyJet, Wizz Air, Vueling, and Aer Lingus all offer this as a paid service; British Airways, Lufthansa, Air France, KLM, and most US legacy carriers do not. If you can't find the option online, call the airline before listing — don't assume.

For hotel bookings, ask the property and booking provider whether an authorised guest substitution is possible for the specific reservation. Proceed only when the current terms permit it and keep the written response.

For travel vouchers and gift cards, check the face value and expiry, and confirm the code isn't tied to a named passenger or a loyalty account — stored-value cards are transferable, airline and hotel eCredits usually aren't. For holiday packages, the tour operator processes the transfer under the Package Travel rules; give at least 7 days' notice.

You don't need to have a buyer lined up before listing. The listing wizard takes you through each required field category by category, and your draft is saved automatically so you can complete it in stages.

You do not verify your identity to sign up or to build a listing — you fill in the whole listing first, with no ID wall in the way. The ID check comes right after you submit, and only for your very first listing.

For your first listing, the moment you submit, we ask for a one-time identity check through Stripe Identity. The check confirms the account holder's identity; it does not verify the booking or supplier transferability.

After submission, check the listing status for any requested action. AI may help organise a draft when enabled, but you remain responsible for checking every detail and the supplier's transfer rules.

Once live, your listing appears in search and category browse. Buyers can buy at your asking price or send an offer. You set a minimum offer amount when listing, so you won't receive offers below the floor you're comfortable with. You'll get a notification for every offer and message, and responding quickly improves your response-time metric — one of the factors in your visible trust score.

The buyer pays before the seller begins the transfer, and the transaction records the payment status. If the transfer fails, the buyer can raise a dispute within the applicable window and provide evidence; the outcome is not automatic.

After payment, complete the supplier's official transfer step. For a flight, contact the airline for the name change; for a hotel, request the authorised guest substitution; for a voucher, use the in-app handover; and for a package, follow the operator's traveller-change process. Upload the resulting evidence.

The buyer then confirms receipt or raises a dispute. For a booking with travel dates, payout is scheduled two calendar days after the trip ends. A booking without travel dates uses a separate confirmation and dispute-window rule shown in the transaction.

If there is a dispute, both sides can provide evidence within the window shown for that booking. Written confirmation from the supplier can support the review, but it does not guarantee a particular outcome.

Listing is free. SpareHolidays charges the buyer a tiered commission on top of your asking price: 10% for bookings under €500, 8% for €500 to €1,500, 6% for €1,500 to €3,000, and 5% above €3,000. You keep 100% of your asking price — the commission comes out of what the buyer pays on top.

For flights, include the airline's current name-change fee when comparing the buyer's total cost with current direct alternatives. State who pays each supplier fee and choose the asking price you want to test; no particular price guarantees buyer interest.

There is no standard recovery amount for a transferable booking. Compare current alternatives and account for restrictions, fees, demand, and timing before setting your asking price.