Travel resale guides
Plans changed and the booking is non-refundable? These guides walk you through assessing a flight, hotel, package, or voucher — what each provider allows, the fees, how the seller identity check works, and where payout timing is shown.
How to Sell an Airline Ticket You Can't Use
Sell an airline ticket through the carrier's permitted name-change process: check eligibility, fees, timing, and how to set an asking price.
Read guideHow an Eligible Hotel Booking Transfer Works
The approval and handover steps for a hotel reservation whose property and booking channel permit lead-guest substitution.
Read guideAirline Name Change Policies 2026
Carrier-by-carrier name change fees and rules: Ryanair, easyJet, Wizz, BA, Lufthansa, Delta, plus the eCredit-transfer carriers. Updated 2026.
Read guideWhat to Do With a Non-Refundable Flight You Can't Take
Non-refundable doesn't always mean unrefundable. Travel insurance, EU261, airline credits, and P2P resale — every legitimate way to recover money in 2026.
Read guideHow to Check and Sell an Eligible Travel Voucher
Classify Mydays, Vueling and Southwest voucher types before listing. Check official transfer rules, protect the code, and block unknown subtypes.
Read guideWhat to Do When You Can't Go on Your Booked Holiday
Six concrete options when you cannot use a booked holiday — from supplier changes and insurance to a transferable P2P listing.
Read guideEU261 Cancellation Rights: Plain-English Guide for 2026
Check EU flight cancellation, delay, rerouting, assistance and compensation rights against official EU sources.
Read guideIs Travel Insurance Worth It for Non-Refundable Bookings?
When travel insurance pays out on non-refundable bookings, when it doesn't, and the cancel-for-any-reason variant most people don't know about.
Read guideHow to Claim a Refund on a Non-Refundable Hotel
Six concrete tactics to recover money from a non-refundable hotel booking — including the OTA escalation script that actually works in 2026.
Read guideBooking.com vs Expedia Cancellation Policies Compared
Side-by-side: Booking.com vs Expedia cancellation rules, fees, refund timelines, and when each one is more flexible than the other.
Read guideWhat Happens If You Miss Your Flight (And How to Recover the Cost)
What to do after a missed flight: protect onward segments, check the ticket terms, insurance and the limited rights that may apply.
Read guideSell vs Cancel vs No-Show: The Maths of Unused Travel
Three options when you can't use a booking. Real numbers on what each one recovers, when each one wins, and why no-show is almost never the answer.
Read guideHow to List a Travel Booking You Can't Use
Step-by-step guide to listing an unused flight, hotel, voucher, or holiday package on SpareHolidays — what to prepare, how review works, and when you get paid.
Read guideHow to Price an Unused Travel Booking to Actually Sell
Price an unused flight, hotel, voucher, or holiday package by comparing current alternatives, transfer fees, restrictions, buyer fees, and time to travel.
Read guideWhich Travel Bookings Can Be Resold (and Which Can't)
Category-by-category guide to travel resale: which flights, hotels, vouchers, and holiday packages can be legally transferred to a new buyer — and which providers block it entirely.
Read guideSell a Flight Ticket You Can't Use
Airline-by-airline name-change rules, fees and how to price a resold ticket.
Read guideSell a Hotel Booking You Can't Use
Guest-substitution rules by chain and OTA, and how to recover what you paid.
Read guideName-Change & Transfer Policies
Provider name-change rules, fees and deadlines for supported booking types.
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Marketplace comparisons
Compare SpareHolidays with other travel resale and booking-transfer services.