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How to sell a Holiday Inn Club Vacations timeshare

You can sell a Holiday Inn Club Vacations timeshare privately: you find a buyer, agree the price and complete the transfer through a closing or title company. Holiday Inn Club Vacations does not publish a resale transfer fee, and owners report that most points contracts become a fixed deeded week when they are sold. If you would rather give the timeshare back, the company's Horizons programme charges $1,200 per contract for owners who qualify.

Last checked: September 2026

Key facts

Resale transfer fee
Not published by Holiday Inn Club Vacations
Right of first refusal
Owners report that the company has one
What a resale buyer receives
Owners report that points revert to a fixed deeded week, except at South Beach, Lake Geneva and Gatlinburg/Smoky Mountain (2014 and 2020 reports)
Company exit programme
Horizons: $1,200 per contract, aimed at owners without a mortgage
Typical transfer time
Not published; a US closing company quotes 8–20 weeks for most transfers
Commission on BidMyTimeshare.com
None: a one-time listing fee, and you keep the full sale price

What you are selling

Holiday Inn Club Vacations sells points backed by deeded interests, as well as deeded weeks, at its family resorts in the United States. Before you advertise, check whether you own points or a week, your home resort and your usage type: a licensed resale broker lists these as the first details a seller needs, and buyers ask for them straight away.

Keep your owner number and your latest maintenance fee statement to hand. Holiday Inn Club Vacations says that whether you can sell rather than cancel depends on your ownership type and on whether there is a mortgage, and it asks owners to contact its team first.

What a resale buyer receives

Owners report that Holiday Inn Club Vacations points sold on the resale market revert to a fixed deeded week at the home resort. The exceptions they report are South Beach, Lake Geneva and Gatlinburg/Smoky Mountain (reports from 2014 and 2020).

Where points do stay points, owners report that resale points do not count toward the Premier or Signature membership levels, which require points bought from the developer (2020 report), and they describe trust points bought on resale as very restrictive (2020 and 2025 reports). Ask the club in writing what your buyer will receive before you agree a price: buyers pay for what they get, not for what you paid.

Your options

  • Sell privately. Advertise the timeshare, agree the price with a buyer and complete the transfer through a closing or title company. The sale price is yours, but a sale depends on finding a buyer.
  • Give it back through Horizons. Holiday Inn Club Vacations describes Horizons as a way to leave permanently and stop paying maintenance fees. Owners who qualify pay $1,200 per contract, which the company says covers the cost of transferring title. The company says owners lose access to Horizons if it detects a third-party exit company on the account.
  • Pass it on within the family. A relative who wants to keep holidaying can take over the ownership, and with it the maintenance fees.

Setting a realistic price

Resale prices are set by what buyers pay today, and they are usually far below the developer price. Compare the asking prices of similar listings, find out what a resale buyer will receive at your resort, and price for the market rather than for what you once paid.

Waiting has a cost too: while your timeshare is for sale you keep paying the maintenance fees. Owners who used Horizons report that whoever is the owner on 1 January owes that year's fees (December 2024 report).

How the sale works, step by step

  1. Gather your details

    Find your owner number, your contract or deed, your home resort and usage type, and your latest maintenance fee statement. Check whether there is still a loan on the contract.

  2. Ask the club about a resale

    Contact Holiday Inn Club Vacations and ask in writing what your buyer will receive, whether its right of first refusal applies and which fees apply to the transfer.

  3. Advertise your timeshare

    Publish a listing with the resort, the points or week, the usage type, photos and your asking price. On BidMyTimeshare.com buyers contact you directly, and you decide which offer to accept.

  4. Agree the sale in writing

    Put the price, who pays the closing and transfer costs, and the timetable into a sales contract signed by you and the buyer.

  5. Complete the transfer

    In the US a closing or title company normally prepares the deed and the transfer paperwork. LT Transfers lists $275–450 for document preparation plus postage and recording, with the resort's own fee on top, and says most transfers take 8–20 weeks.

  6. Keep the paperwork

    Once the club has put the ownership in the buyer's name, the buyer pays the future maintenance fees. Keep copies of the signed contract and the recorded deed.

Avoid resale and exit scams

The US Federal Trade Commission warns that resale scammers guarantee an easy sale or say they already have a buyer, then ask the owner to pay thousands of dollars upfront (September 2025). Holiday Inn Club Vacations warns that fraudulent exit companies send questionnaires that presume bad experiences, invite owners to off-property meetings and may call themselves 'owner services'.

  • Hang up on anyone who calls as 'owner services' and contact Holiday Inn Club Vacations directly.
  • Before you pay or sign anything, search the company's name together with the words 'scam' or 'complaint', as the FTC advises.
  • Get every promise and fee in writing, and pay closing and transfer costs only to the closing company named in your sales contract.
  • On BidMyTimeshare.com you pay a one-time fee to publish your advertisement. We do not deal with buyers for you, take part in the sale or promise that your timeshare will sell.

Ready to sell your Holiday Inn Club Vacations timeshare?

Advertise it on BidMyTimeshare.com for a one-time listing fee from $16.90. You set the price, buyers contact you directly, and you keep the full sale price: there is no commission.

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Frequently asked questions

Can I sell my Holiday Inn Club Vacations points?

Yes, you can sell them privately. Owners report that points sold on the resale market revert to a fixed deeded week, except at South Beach, Lake Geneva and Gatlinburg/Smoky Mountain (2014 and 2020 reports), so ask the club in writing what your buyer will receive.

What does Holiday Inn Club Vacations charge to transfer a timeshare?

The company does not publish a resale transfer fee. The $1,200 per contract on its Horizons page is the fee for giving the timeshare back through Horizons, not a transfer fee for a sale.

Who qualifies for Horizons?

Holiday Inn Club Vacations says owners without a mortgage who can no longer use their timeshare because of financial hardship, health or other circumstances may qualify, and that owners with a mortgage may still have options. Owners report that the current year's maintenance fees must be paid and that the process took just under three months in 2025. Horizons can be reached on (866) 228-8689 or (407) 477-7058, Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern.

Can I sell if I still owe money on my timeshare?

The loan has to be settled. Owners report that Holiday Inn Club Vacations told an owner with an outstanding points loan that Horizons required the loan to be paid off first, and that the alternative was to find a buyer (June 2024). Ask the club how the loan is paid off at closing before you agree a sale.

How long does a Holiday Inn Club Vacations sale take?

The company does not publish a timeline. LT Transfers, a US closing company, says most transfers take 8–20 weeks, and the club's right of first refusal, which owners report it has, can add time.

Should I pay a company that promises to get me out of my timeshare?

Be very careful. Holiday Inn Club Vacations says it does not work with outside exit companies, that owners who involve one lose access to Horizons, and that such companies rarely have a legal basis for cancelling a timeshare and often keep their upfront fees.

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General information, not legal advice. Fees and rules change: confirm the current process with your resort or club in writing before you sign.