Can’t make a non-refundable trip? There’s a resale platform for that

There are lots of ways to save money on your next holiday, from flying on a Friday to setting up price alerts for hotels.

One method that can, unfortunately, backfire is the non-refundable booking. From cruises and flights to hotels and holiday packages, you can save some serious cash by locking in your trip.

Yet life can come at you fast, and if your travel insurance doesn’t include cancellation cover, you could find yourself with some expensive tickets and no way to get your money back.

Enter: Transfer Travel. The resale platform allows you to list your non-refundable travel bookings, including cruises, flights, hotels, train or bus tickets and even full holiday packages, for other users to buy.

You get some of your money back, and the buyer gets to enjoy a holiday for less – it’s a win-win for all.

To protect the buyer, sellers have 72 hours to transfer the reservation into your name and upload the updated reservation into the system. Transfer Travel will hold onto the money for seven days, so it can’t be counterfeited or resold.

There are no fees for most listings (with the exception of vouchers, which cost €11.95 to list), but the company takes a 30% commission from the selling price.

Travel bargains you could book now

If a safari is on your bucket list, you’re in luck, because you could snap up a six-night stay at Zulu Nyala Heritage Safari Lodge for two people for €1,863.70 – a trip that would usually cost you €5,634.44.

Perhaps you’ve always wanted to see the Northern Lights? Well, you could get a four-night stay in a glass cabin in Finland, complete with activities like a husky safari and reindeer sleigh ride, for €2,921.98 instead of €4,619.07.

Or maybe you just need a break in the sun, in which case there are hotel options everywhere from Barcelona to Bali.