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Booking statuses
Understand the lifecycle of a booking and what each status means
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Each booking goes through different statuses during its lifecycle. Understanding these statuses helps you better manage your business.
Available statuses
Pending (PENDING)
The booking has been created but is waiting for confirmation or payment.
When it happens:
- The customer has started a booking but hasn't completed payment
- Manual bookings created by the operator without immediate charge
What to do:
- Wait for the customer to complete payment
- Contact if it's been pending for a long time
- Cancel if not completed in 24-48h
Confirmed (CONFIRMED)
The booking is confirmed and ready for the visit day.
When it happens:
- Payment has been completed successfully
- A booking has been manually confirmed
What to do:
- The booking will appear in the corresponding day's list
- The sun loungers are blocked for that customer
- The customer receives a confirmation email with QR code
Completed (COMPLETED)
The customer has arrived and check-in has been done.
When it happens:
- An operator scans the customer's QR code
- It's manually marked as completed
What to do:
- The booking is now finished
- Useful for attendance statistics
Cancelled (CANCELLED)
The booking has been voided.
When it happens:
- The customer requests cancellation
- The operator cancels the booking
- A refund is processed
What to do:
- The sun loungers become available again
- The customer is notified by email
Status flow
PENDING → CONFIRMED → COMPLETED
↓ ↓
CANCELLED CANCELLED
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Manually change status
- Open the booking details
- Click on the current status
- Select the new status
- Confirm the change
Important: Changing to "Cancelled" will automatically release the sun loungers.
Statuses in the calendar
In the calendar view, each status has a color:
| Status | Color |
|---|---|
| Pending | Yellow |
| Confirmed | Green |
| Completed | Blue |
| Cancelled | Gray |
Impact on availability
- Pending: Sun loungers are temporarily reserved
- Confirmed: Sun loungers are blocked
- Completed: Sun loungers remain occupied that day
- Cancelled: Sun loungers become available again
Automatic notifications
The system sends automatic emails when:
- A booking changes to Confirmed
- A booking is Cancelled
- The date is approaching (reminder)