Someplace else to list your Timeshare for rent - Not Redweek

[SunandFun83]

Advertising your timeshare for rent is all about traffic or eyeballs. Redweek has made a greedy and offensive decision to show Verified and Protected ads on top and move everyone else down. For many resorts this means your ads are not even visible to potential guests. Where else do you advertise timeshare rentals. What competition to Redweek can you share?

I know TUG Marketplace, but honestly the traffic is not very good. I have used Kijiji for ads in Canada. I quit while Canadians could not travel, need to start again. You get some crazy people on Craigslist, but I have rented there, especially Hilton Head.

TUG is about sharing ideas. I am mad at Redweek. What other places are good to rent out a timeshare?

 

[rickandcindy23]

Oh dear. A new thread about Redweek being evil for wanting to make a profit. They were purchased by Arriva, and Arriva is changing things.

My Resort Network and go-koala.com are two other places to list.

I have used Craig's List quite a bit for our Colorado resort, and I have repeat renters that I can count on every year.

I don't know of many listing websites, but my favorite is Redweek, followed by Koala. My Resort Network doesn't get much traction for my rentals and they are not showing up as #1 on Google like RW is.

The problem with go-koala.com is they are understaffed and struggling to keep afloat. If you don't want RW to be the only game in town, then you should definitely try Koala.

Airbnb collects taxes and charges the renter. Same with VRBO. Both are big players in this industry.

Too bad Koala couldn't buy RW. That would have been nice for them because that customer database is valuable.

 

[tschwa2]

Also while go-koala has no upfront fees it will hold onto your money until check in day and not allow contact with the renter. They are equally slow if not slower in putting your units up as they verify units before posting.

Many resort groups have facebook groups for rentals from owners/members.

 

[davidvel]

Advertising your timeshare for rent is all about traffic or eyeballs. Redweek has made a greedy and offensive decision to show Verified and Protected ads on top and move everyone else down. For many resorts this means your ads are not even visible to potential guests. Where else do you advertise timeshare rentals. What competition to Redweek can you share?

I know TUG Marketplace, but honestly the traffic is not very good. I have used Kijiji for ads in Canada. I quit while Canadians could not travel, need to start again. You get some crazy people on Craigslist, but I have rented there, especially Hilton Head.

TUG is about sharing ideas. I am mad at Redweek. What other places are good to rent out a timeshare?

When I am looking to rent a week, I am focusing on a timeframe. I don't just scroll down a giant list. I sort for DATE, so this issue does not affect me.

My guess is most people do this but maybe not?

 

[rickandcindy23]

Also while go-koala has no upfront fees it will hold onto your money until check in day and not allow contact with the renter. They are equally slow if not slower in putting your units up as they verify units before posting.

Many resort groups have facebook groups for rentals from owners/members.

Which is okay by me. I don't necessarily want contact with my renters, and the verify/ book with RW is fine by me too.

Redweek has come through 5X more for me than Koala, but I have noticed that many people who book on Koala actually book more last-minute, which is strange. I won't get a Peacock Suites rented on RW, but Koala will get it within 60 days. There is no understanding why. Maybe renters see a list of available listings within 60 days? Maybe?

I have been mostly unsuccessful in renting Peacock until Koala. I plan to give back all of my Shell points next year. I will have used all or most of the points for 2023, and that is because of Koala. I am not going to be in the hole on that one.

 

[Sn0wbird]

Have you checked out FB Timeshare rental group?

 

[montygz]

Advertising your timeshare for rent is all about traffic or eyeballs. Redweek has made a greedy and offensive decision to show Verified and Protected ads on top and move everyone else down. For many resorts this means your ads are not even visible to potential guests. Where else do you advertise timeshare rentals. What competition to Redweek can you share?

I know TUG Marketplace, but honestly the traffic is not very good. I have used Kijiji for ads in Canada. I quit while Canadians could not travel, need to start again. You get some crazy people on Craigslist, but I have rented there, especially Hilton Head.

TUG is about sharing ideas. I am mad at Redweek. What other places are good to rent out a timeshare?

I have rented many timeshares on eBay. Perhaps you can compare what they charge vs. Redweek.

Craigslist has a rental section. I see timeshares listed in there all the time. Craigslist may not be as popular in Canada, but it is popular in the U.S.

If you own a Disney timeshare, many people rent points and weeks on Disboards.com.

I see some vacation rentals on Facebook Marketplace. Some timeshares have groups where people will sometimes offer their timeshares for rent.

I've seen timeshares for rent on vrbo, homeaway, airbnb and go-koala.

These are all huge places to rent. There may be a niche market for renting a specific timeshare that may work well if you know where to find it.

 

[SunandFun83]

When I am looking to rent a week, I am focusing on a timeframe. I don't just scroll down a giant list. I sort for DATE, so this issue does not affect me.

My guess is most people do this but maybe not?

The list at BeachPlace towers is so long that many guests might think it is the entire list. The verified and protected ads appear in date order. The old Redweek process was to display all ads by date.

 

[SunandFun83]

I have rented many timeshares on eBay. Perhaps you can compare what they charge vs. Redweek.

Craigslist has a rental section. I see timeshares listed in there all the time. Craigslist may not be as popular in Canada, but it is popular in the U.S.

If you own a Disney timeshare, many people rent points and weeks on Disboards.com.

I see some vacation rentals on Facebook Marketplace. Some timeshares have groups where people will sometimes offer their timeshares for rent.

I've seen timeshares for rent on vrbo, homeaway, airbnb and go-koala.

These are all huge places to rent. There may be a niche market for renting a specific timeshare that may work well if you know where to find it.

Try Kijiji in Canada. You are allowed 2 free ads at a time.

 

[davidvel]

The list at BeachPlace towers is so long that many guests might think it is the entire list. The verified and protected ads appear in date order. The old Redweek process was to display all ads by date.

You may be right that people won't scroll down, I don't know.

 

[dioxide45]

Facebook rental groups are going to give you the most control and perhaps the most exposure. Perhaps even more than Redweek. The problem there is you have to worry about scams and the renters are also worried you are a scammer. This is why people like things like Verified & Protected and sites like Airbnb, Koala and Vrbo. The modern renter wants to be able to book and pay online. They don't want to fool with checks or money orders or unprotected payment systems like Paypal (friends and family), Zelle or Venmo.

You might not be able to rent for the same prices on Facebook groups as you can through places like Redweek that offer the renter more assurance. Also, if one doesn't like the business practices of Redweek, they are also free to setup their own website to list timeshares for rent, but it won't get the same eyeballs.

 

[TXTortoise]

If you have resorts they list, try vacationcandy.com. Awesome customer service and move my Maui weeks every year.

 

[ascarborough]

Prices on vacationcandy.com see very high, can I really get $7-8k for my week at WKORV?

 

[rickandcindy23]

Prices on vacationcandy.com see very high, can I really get $7-8k for my week at WKORV?

Probably, if it's oceanfront and a 2 bedroom. People seem to love Vacation Candy. It's a very clever name.

 

[Sn0wbird]

Not sure how this site worms but I see some nice ones listed here.



vacation-times.org

 

[Carolinian]

There may be local timeshare rental companies, which if they exist in the area your timeshare is located in, may be the best bet, since their customers are looking to rent in that specific place.

On the NC Outer Banks, that local firm is Outer Banks Resort Rentals, which was founded and run for many years by the late Marvin Beard, who got in the business in the early days of timesharing. It is now on its third owner, Alderwood, which also does management for HOA's.

 

[TXTortoise]

Prices on vacationcandy.com see very high, can I really get $7-8k for my week at WKORV?

Yes, definitely. Different demographic than Redweek renters and lots of repeat customers.

Part of the high price is that VC pays the Hawaii GET/TAT taxes out of gross, plus their commission, so price competitively based on other listings, not Redweek pricing, where few are paying the tax.

 

[ascarborough]

Yes, definitely. Different demographic than Redweek renters and lots of repeat customers.

Part of the high price is that VC pays the Hawaii GET/TAT taxes out of gross, plus their commission, so price competitively based on other listings, not Redweek pricing, where few are paying the tax.

I am going to list my August oceanview on vacationcandy and see what happens. Will update...

 

[funtime]

I agree that the listings on Redweek for the most popular resorts are now completely mixed up. It took me a while to find my own listing! Next year I will cave in and let them verify my week. It is very annoying because the other listings are basically buried. However I am still getting offers on the Redweek properties that only have a handful of listings.

 

[tschwa2]

When I looked at it earlier this week the default was verified and protected or just protected and then verified and then other listings without verified and protected added.

 

[mdurette]

Another FB option is within a group of owners for your specifc resort. i belong to an owners group for a resort I use to own and i see many wanted and for rent posts that seem successful. If your active in the group long enough then the fear of scam is reduced a bit as the parties are somewhat known to each other because they have seen each others comments over the years.

 

[Carolinian]

Some resorts that are member controlled have a rental / resale page on the resort website. If you own at a member controlled resort that does not have such a page, you might want to suggest they add one.

Also, Craigs List can be an option. The Craigs List page for the NC Outer Banks, for example, has a Vacation Rentals section.

 

[chapjim]

I have rented many timeshares on eBay. Perhaps you can compare what they charge vs. Redweek.

Craigslist has a rental section. I see timeshares listed in there all the time. Craigslist may not be as popular in Canada, but it is popular in the U.S.

If you own a Disney timeshare, many people rent points and weeks on Disboards.com.

I see some vacation rentals on Facebook Marketplace. Some timeshares have groups where people will sometimes offer their timeshares for rent.

I've seen timeshares for rent on vrbo, homeaway, airbnb and go-koala.

These are all huge places to rent. There may be a niche market for renting a specific timeshare that may work well if you know where to find it.

I used to do a lot of rentals on Craig's List despite the number of trolls and wannabe scammers. They were pretty easy to detect.

Craig's List wants their buyers and sellers to be local and that the transfer be in person. Obviously, this doesn't work for most timeshares. Starting about a year and a half ago, whenever I listed a week at a resort in say, Florida, the listing would be deleted almost immediately. The deletion wasn't done by the trolls. It happened too quickly for that. It had to be Craig's List's computers.

I have a VPN application that lets me VPN into a number of US cities so I tried connecting to Orlando for my Orlando listings. Didn't work -- the listing was deleted almost immediately. It turned out that the only places I could list rentals were Wyndham National Harbor and Wyndham Old Town Alexandria, both of which are close enough to home to be considered "local."

The last time I tried Craig's List was March 2022 and Iisted a week in Cocoa Beach. It was deleted almost immediately. I don't list Wyndham resorts anymore so unless things have changed, I'm done with Craig's List.

 

[Tank]

I used to do a lot of rentals on Craig's List despite the number of trolls and wannabe scammers. They were pretty easy to detect.

Craig's List wants their buyers and sellers to be local and that the transfer be in person. Obviously, this doesn't work for most timeshares. Starting about a year and a half ago, whenever I listed a week at a resort in say, Florida, the listing would be deleted almost immediately. The deletion wasn't done by the trolls. It happened too quickly for that. It had to be Craig's List's computers.

I have a VPN application that lets me VPN into a number of US cities so I tried connecting to Orlando for my Orlando listings. Didn't work -- the listing was deleted almost immediately. It turned out that the only places I could list rentals were Wyndham National Harbor and Wyndham Old Town Alexandria, both of which are close enough to home to be considered "local."

The last time I tried Craig's List was March 2022 and Iisted a week in Cocoa Beach. It was deleted almost immediately. I don't list Wyndham resorts anymore so unless things have changed, I'm done with Craig's List.

I think others get rid of the competition

 

[bobpark56]

Probably, if it's oceanfront and a 2 bedroom. People seem to love Vacation Candy. It's a very clever name.

Issue: Vacation Candy adds $500 to your asking price for rentals.