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Process · Cancellation and no-show

Cancellation and no-show

Cancel a held or confirmed trip under policy, or record a no-show after the threshold, releasing reserved units and keeping history.

Step by step

  1. Check policy and timing Travel Coordinator

    Travel Coordinator checks the supplier's cancellation policy and the actual time against the trip's start.

    • Policy and timing validated
    • Updates Bookings, Resources
  2. Cancel Travel Coordinator

    A held or confirmed trip is Cancelled and its reserved units are released.

    • Held or Confirmed → Cancelled; units released
    • Updates Bookings, Booking resources
  3. Record a no-show Travel Coordinator

    If the traveler did not travel and the threshold has passed, the trip is recorded as no show.

    • Confirmed → no show after threshold
    • Updates Bookings
  4. Record refunds Payments Analyst

    Refund or void events from the provider are recorded against the same booking.

    • Refund or Void recorded
    • Updates Payment evidence

Where it usually breaks

And how to keep it from happening.

  • A late traveler is marked as a no-show before the threshold.
  • A cancellation does not release the reserved room, so the company pays for it.
  • A completed trip is cancelled and its history disappears.
Travel Coordinator
, Payments Analyst.

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