To let a holiday go to waste than give it away for free?

[ohputyourtinkleon]

4 of us going to Cyprus
1 person (partner ) can't go now
It cost £1400 per person
I put a post on Facebook asking if anyone wanted to come for £800 and name change
A few friends said they would love too but can't afford the £800
So anyway the place is going to waste
Partner said I should have just let someone come and do the name change but we paid so why should someone get it for free?

Aibu ?

You clearly don't work in sales OP. No one wants something that is effectively 2nd hand (in the sense that it's not what they chose, it's someone elses holiday) for a small discount. You would have got £300, possibly, a tiny bit more, but you can't recoup £800 unless you have rarity value. It's not even half price! Now you've spoilt the chance of getting anything

£800 smacks of grabby recovery sale. Sorry

This! Just reduce how much, say £500 maybe? Reduces your loss but far more affordable as a last minute holiday for a friend.

When is the holiday?

Most people couldn’t afford that amount in a short amount of time.

I would offer it for cheaper and allow someone to pay it off in instalments afterwards. if the holiday is quite soon.

Of course you are taking the risk that they may not pay it all back but getting a bit of money for it is better than nothing.

I assume your partner has already paid his fee in full?

Well it's only a good deal if someone is prepared to go.
If you could get 400 then you're still quids in.
The question to ask is how much is someone prepared to pay for a holiday they didn't plan or book. So ask if friend if they are prepared to go and if yes what are they prepared to payment. Then that's the amount you save

Not read through thread surely the person that is not going now would already have paid anyway? I would try and sell it cheaper if not then take someone along for free and tell them they can buy the drinks and a few bits and bobs.

Thanks but for the info but the majority of the ones you have quoted only allow you to correct names not transfer the tickets to another person. But it looks as good if you can transfer with Tui and Easy jet.

it seems to be more common that tickets are non transferable so the OP may struggle to change the names over.

I wouldn't pay full price to go on holiday with somebody else's family. No way. I would pay a little but the holiday would be far from ideal for me. I'd probably rather stay at home with my own space instead of fitting in around another family so I can see why nobody wants to pay £1400. They could get their own holiday for that. One they want.

I wouldn’t 🙈 I used to give so
much away for free like theatre tickets , afternoon teas ect and realised no one else does it back! I’d just lose the place unless you could invite someone like your mum
Sister who it didn’t matter . But if the person you invite says they can’t pay but then you see them doing nice things and spending then it can cause resentment!

Presumably the person who can't go is happy to.let it go for free. It's up to him or her as it's their money.

Also depends on who the other 2 in the party of 4 are.

YABU. They pay for the name change and you get some (hopefully) good company. You financially lose either way 🤷🏼‍♀️

I’m with you, if they aren’t willing to contribute anything to the cost then I wouldn’t gift them a whole trip.

My husband said he'll go! 😂

Depends on what the other couple feel about it - they’ve paid £2800 to stay with OP and her partner, not a random stranger they’ve possibly not met. I’d be really miffed to have arranged a holiday with another couple only to have a new person foist on me.

And they have paid their full share, so may feel a bit aggrieved to have that new someone come along for free. Tbh I think it’s fraught with potential tensions between the remaining original 3 and a new person. I’d accept the money’s lost and see if DP is able to claim some of his back via insurance, if the cancellation is work related

If they're actual friends and not just acquaintances then YABVU to not do something kind for a friend IF you're going to otherwise lose that money

@ohputyourtinkleon are you saying that the partner who is no longer coming (and presumably paid for their share) is happy to give it away? Surely that's their choice and not yours?

£800 can be a lot of money for someone to find all at once/at short notice. You could always say they could pay you in instalments.

do you know multiple people,you aand(i guess)the other couple are likely to enjoy shred villa company with for two weeks? is there expectations for how it works when there are the expectations.come.my times all planned out-do s ya please OR are they also expected join in -as plans all sorted for 4people. i suppose IF you maybe said -800 bargain but fairy nuf last minute -so offer a pay up del.only if you are sure the terms of rrangement suit you nd them?

@Lola2024 £1400.00 per person is ridiculous for a villa holiday.

Have you looked at the prices of holidays recently?? Costs have shot up.

£100 a night sounds perfectly fine to me! You can barely get a budget hotel for that these days.

I think that's a really mean attitude OP.

If its partner's space... they should get to decide what happens to it tbh

It's a great deal I'd go if I were your friend!
IF you want the friend I would offer a payment plan of £75 a month or ask them what they can afford if not £809

Does it have to be free though?
There’s a big difference between £800 and nothing.
I would offer again for £300/400 as I would rather see the place go to use and recoup at least some of the cost.
I would think of it as a good way to get some extra spending for the holiday.

I’d have invited a close friend for free personally.

At the most I might of invited a wider friend for £200 but I wouldn’t have asked for £800. That’s a lot for a holiday they didn’t pick!

Out of all my friends I could think of a few good friends who could really do with a break. Me being able to say please come with me, you just pay name change would be great for me and them. I get a friend to hang out with, they get time out, drinks, dinner, sun and go back to their shite in a better state. Letting it go to waste to me is very short sighted. It's not what you planned but could be as good/so much better as most unplanned turn out.