Our travel policy will guide you through what you need to know when selling travel on eBay.
Frequently Asked Questions
What types of travel products and services can be sold on eBay?
Many travel products and services, including air and sea travel; hotel, spa, and resort stays; vacation packages; and gift certificates and travel coupons, can be sold on eBay.
However, as arranging and selling travel, vacation packages, and other travel services is complex and heavily regulated in many states and provinces, we have special guidelines for listing these services on eBay.
What you're allowed to list depends on whether you're a travel provider, a licensed travel agent, or an individual who's listing your own lodgings.
See our full travel policy below for the details.
Can anyone sell travel-related products or services on eBay?
If you're a travel provider or licensed travel agent, you can list travel-related items on eBay once you become eBay Travel Verified. For verification, you'll need to upload your licensing and accreditation - opens in new window or tab, along with some further details. We'll respond within 5 business days and let you know which travel category you can list in.
Individual members can rent out their own lodgings – such as a condo, apartment, or home. However, you'll first need to become eBay Travel Verified by providing proof of your ownership rights - opens in new window or tab to the property you want to list for rent. We'll respond within 5 days. If accepted, you’ll be able to list your item in the Travel > Lodging category.
For full details, read our full policy below.
What else do I need to know?
When you're listing travel services on eBay, you're required to include the following eBay travel disclaimer paragraph in your listing, in the same type size as the listing:
"By listing this auction I verify that I am the actual travel agent or travel provider and not a third party affiliate. The travel/accommodations in this auction will be booked directly through me and not an outside agency. I also verify that, other than the government taxes and related government fees stated within the listing description itself, there will be absolutely no additional fees, charges or after auction purchases associated with booking the travel within this listing."
Read our full policy
Travel policy overview
The business of arranging and selling travel, vacation packages, and other travel services is complex and heavily regulated in many states and provinces. We have special guidelines for listing travel and travel services on eBay, including:
- Air and sea travel
- Hotel, spa, and resort stays
- Vacation packages
- Gift certificates and travel coupons
The types of travel-related items you can list depend on whether you are an actual travel provider, a licensed travel agent, or an individual seller listing your own lodging. Each type of seller has certain rules and regulations that need to be followed when listing an item.
Make sure your listing follows these guidelines. If it doesn't, it may be removed, and you may be subject to a range of other actions, including limits of your buying and selling privileges and suspension of your account.
Seller requirements – Individual sellers
If you are an individual seller wanting to rent out your own lodging-such as a timeshare, condo, apartment, or home-you need to become eBay Travel Verified before you create your listing.
To become eBay Travel Verified, upload documentation with proof of your ownership rights and enter your user ID in the comments section at US Trust & Safety - request for documentation - opens in new window or tab. Accepted documents to prove ownership rights are:
- Deed
- Maintenance fee statement
- Utility bill
- Contract
- Reservation
A response can take up to 5 business days.
Include the eBay Travel disclaimer in your listing. You must copy and paste the exact text from this page.
Note: Once you've completed the eBay Travel Verification process, you can only list your item in the Travel > Lodging category.
Make sure the listing follows all our guidelines.
Allowed
- Lodging rentals, such as homes, apartments, condos, and timeshare weeks, as long as you personally own the property or have ownership rights
- You must first obtain approval from eBay Travel Verification
- You must list in the correct category: Travel > Lodging
- You must include the eBay Travel disclaimer in the item description
- You don't need travel licensing of any kind
Not allowed
Choices of any of the following:
- Lodging locations
- Airlines
- Cruise lines or cruise points of departure or destination
- Choice travel certificates
Note: These are documents not issued directly by a provider of travel, but by travel wholesalers, consolidators, or other middleman travel sellers. These certificates generally offer the holder free or low-cost travel services with a choice of destination, hotel, resort, cruise line, or airline - Travel club memberships, including service, cards, or identification numbers that give the holder the right to free or discounted travel or some other travel-related benefit
- Resale of travel-related incentives such as awards, coupons, upgrades, etc. that are subject to cancellation by the travel provider if resold
Seller requirements – Travel provider or travel agent
If you're an actual travel provider or licensed travel agent that sells travel or travel-related services, you need to do the following before listing travel-related items on eBay:
- Register with eBay Travel by uploading your travel licensing and accreditation and entering your eBay user ID in the comments section - opens in new window or tab. Our response can take up to 5 business days. You'll receive an email once you're approved, allowing you to list your item in a specific travel-related category
- You'll need to include the eBay Travel disclaimer in your listing description. You must copy and paste it from this page. It must be word for word
- List your item in the Travel category assigned to you by eBay Travel Verification
- Make sure the listing follows all our guidelines
Allowed
- Lodging rentals, such as homes, apartments, condos, and timeshare weeks
Restricted
- Airfare, cruises and vacation packages
- Your business must be authorized to issue air or cruise tickets or vacation packages
- In your listing, your business must also display all travel licensing credentials by name and number including your California Seller of Travel - opens in new window or tab. (The California Seller of Travel license is not required for vacation packages that do not include air travel or cruises (CST) license.)
- You must list in a Travel category assigned to you by eBay Travel Verification
- Choice of travel dates
- A choice of travel dates are allowed, but the specific destination, location of the hotel, spa, or resort or cruise line and cruise must be clearly identified in your listing
- Airline gift cards from sellers that have been approved by eBay Travel Verification
- We might allow listings by travel providers and charities that have been approved by eBay Travel Verification.
Not allowed
Choices of any of the following:
- Lodging locations
- Airlines
- Cruise lines or cruise points of departure or destination
- Third-party travel certificates
- These are documents not issued directly by a provider of travel, but by travel wholesalers, consolidators, or other middleman travel sellers. These certificates generally offer the holder free or low-cost travel services with a choice of destination, hotel, resort, cruise line, or airline
- Travel club memberships, including service, cards, or identification numbers that gives the holder the right to free or discounted travel or some other travel-related benefit
- We do not allow third-party affiliates or outside (home-based) travel agents
- Resale of travel-related incentives such as awards, coupons, upgrades, etc. that are subject to cancellation by the travel provider if resold
Additional requirements
Why does eBay have this policy?
eBay is always looking for ways to improve the buying and selling experience. As part of this effort, we want to make sure travel-related items or services are listed properly on our site without violating our policies or federal regulations.