12 months free
Your introductory period starts only after your eligible listing is verified and publicly published.
Founding Host programme
List Your Holiday Home Free for 12 Months
Reach travellers looking for holiday homes across New Zealand. Founding Hosts receive their first 12 months free, pay no booking commission, and can receive direct enquiries.
Programme availability is confirmed when your property is verified and ready to publish.
What Founding Hosts receive
A practical way to put your property in front of people exploring New Zealand holiday-home stays, while keeping control of your booking route and listing.
No booking commission
FindHolidayHomes does not charge booking commission during the Founding Host period.
Direct enquiries
Send travellers to your approved enquiry or booking route, including your own website where suitable.
A dedicated property page
Present your description, photographs, facilities, capacity and location in one useful listing.
Destination visibility
Your published property can appear within relevant New Zealand region, place and stay-type journeys.
Manage and measure
Review listing details through the owner dashboard and see performance statistics where available.
Clear renewal choice: no card is needed to start and there is no obligation to renew. Your listing will not silently become chargeable after the free term.
How it works
Verification protects owners, managers and travellers. You can start with the essentials and complete the finer details after your account is confirmed.
Add or claim your property
Start a new listing or select a suitable existing listing.
Verify that you own or manage it
Use an official website, approved business email, booking relationship or manual evidence.
Complete or approve the listing
Add accurate details, authorised images and your direct booking or enquiry route.
Receive your first 12 months free
The term starts on the verified public publication date, subject to programme availability.
Track listing performance
Use available owner statistics to understand how people engage with your listing.
Choose whether to renew
You decide at the end of the introductory period. There is no automatic paid renewal.
Who can list?
- Individual holiday-home owners
- Professional holiday-home managers
- Boutique accommodation operators where suitable
- Agencies managing multiple qualifying properties
Listings must be legitimate New Zealand short-stay or holiday accommodation. Property managers and agencies can submit more than one property, with authority verified for each listing. See bulk portfolio onboarding for property managers.
Quality requirements
- Owner or manager verification
- Valid enquiry or booking destination
- Accurate location and capacity
- Useful property description and facilities
- Photographs you are authorised to use
- Current contact or booking route
FindHolidayHomes may moderate submissions and periodically request an accuracy check.
A straightforward introductory model
| Founding Host feature | During the introductory period |
|---|---|
| Listing fee | No introductory listing fee |
| Booking commission | No booking commission charged by FindHolidayHomes |
| Enquiries | Direct to your approved route |
| Focus | New Zealand holiday homes and suitable short-stay accommodation |
| Renewal | Your explicit choice; no automatic paid renewal |
Founding Host questions
Is the first 12 months really free?
Yes. Eligible verified and published properties receive their introductory 12 months with no listing fee. The offer is not presented as a permanent free-listing model.
When does my free year begin?
It begins on the date your listing becomes both verified and publicly published—not when you first open the form.
Do I need a credit card?
No. A credit card is not required to receive the introductory free period.
Do you take commission?
FindHolidayHomes does not charge booking commission during the Founding Host period.
What happens after 12 months?
The listing does not silently become chargeable. We may offer an annual renewal, but it only proceeds if the owner or manager explicitly agrees.
Can I cancel?
Yes. Contact us if you want the listing paused or removed, subject to reasonable identity and authority checks.
Can property managers list multiple properties?
Yes. Managers and agencies may submit multiple qualifying New Zealand properties, with authority checked for each one.
Can I claim a listing already on FindHolidayHomes?
Yes, if it is unclaimed and you can demonstrate that you own or are authorised to manage it.
Can you help set up my listing?
Yes. Supply your official website or another authorised source, a booking link, and images and content you have the right to use.
What information do I need?
Start with your property name, location, name and email. Verification and useful property details follow before publication.
Who owns the photographs and listing content?
You retain ownership of content you own. You must have permission to provide and publish every photograph and description you submit.
Can I link to my own booking website?
Yes, where it is a valid and approved booking or enquiry route for the property.