{"id":34339,"date":"2022-01-27T16:23:06","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T15:23:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fishingbooker.com\/blog\/?p=34339"},"modified":"2025-08-21T13:38:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T13:38:20","slug":"trip-didnt-happen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fishingbooker.com\/blog\/trip-didnt-happen\/","title":{"rendered":"New: Report Changes Even after the Trip Date"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"577\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/fishingbooker-prod-blog-backup.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/media\/2022\/01\/14142111\/trip-didnt-happen-header.png\" alt=\"Calendar showing the previous date crossed out due to a canceled trip\" class=\"wp-image-34341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fishingbooker-prod-blog-backup.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/media\/2022\/01\/14142111\/trip-didnt-happen-header.png 577w, https:\/\/fishingbooker-prod-blog-backup.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/media\/2022\/01\/14142111\/trip-didnt-happen-header-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/><\/figure><p>Life on the water is unpredictable. Plans change at the last minute and cancellations happen when you least expect them.<\/p><p>If you or your customer cancels at the last minute &ndash;&nbsp;or you agree not to go out once the trip was supposed to start &ndash;&nbsp;you need to be able to log what&rsquo;s happening. You also need to know what happens next, how we&rsquo;ll process the booking, and who will receive the deposit.<\/p><p>Now, all of this is possible from your bookings page. Even once a trip is due to have started, you can still report the full details of a cancellation or suggest a change.&nbsp;<\/p><p>This means you can:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Report a customer no-show, by selecting <strong>Customer wants to cancel<\/strong> and providing us with more details<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cancel a booking due to bad weather on the day, by selecting <strong>Bad weather conditions<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rebook for another date if you or the customer can no longer make it that day, by choosing <strong>Change booking<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul><h2 id=\"how-to-report-a-change-if-the-trip-already-started\"><strong>How to Report a Change If the Trip Already Started<\/strong><\/h2><p>First, go to the booking&rsquo;s details on your browser and scroll to the bottom of the page.&nbsp;<\/p><p>If you want to reschedule the booking for another date or time, click <strong>Change booking.<\/strong><\/p><p>If you want to report a no show or a cancellation and don&rsquo;t plan to rebook, click <strong>Report cancellation.<\/strong><\/p><p>Here&rsquo;s where to find it:<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fishingbooker-prod-blog-backup.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/media\/2022\/01\/14142112\/Trip-didnt-happen-with-background.gif\" alt=\"From the booking details, scroll right down to the bottom, and click change booking or report cancelation.\" class=\"wp-image-34340\" width=\"500\" height=\"362\"><\/figure><p>You&rsquo;ll be guided through the next steps as if you were <a href=\"https:\/\/help.fishingbooker.com\/360009276234-Change-Requests\/360040971693\">changing<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/help.fishingbooker.com\/360002151773-Cancellations\/360011491354-how-do-i-cancel-a-reservation-as-a-captain-\">canceling<\/a> a regular booking. We&rsquo;ll let you know if and how this will affect your listing and what will happen with the customer&rsquo;s deposit &ndash;&nbsp;both as you go through the process, and in an email confirmation.<\/p><p>Customers can also change a booking or report a cancellation after the trip has happened. This option is open to both parties until either the customer has written a review or 14 days have passed since the original trip date.<\/p><p>Update to the latest version of the <a href=\"https:\/\/fishingbooker.com\/captainapp?utm_source=fishingbooker&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=post_content_link&amp;utm_term=34339\">FishingBooker for Captains app<\/a> to do this easily on your cell phone.<\/p><p><em>We hope this makes it easier for you to manage your trips &ndash;&nbsp;whatever happens. Let us know below if you have any questions or suggestions for future improvements!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Life on the water is unpredictable. Plans change at the last minute and cancellations happen when you least expect them. If you or your customer cancels at the last minute &ndash;&nbsp;or you agree not to go out once the trip was supposed to start &ndash;&nbsp;you need to be able to log what&rsquo;s happening. 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