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Fewer no-shows and cancellations, without scaring guests away
Cancellation policy is a balance: too loose and you eat the empty nights, too strict and you lose the booking. Here's the middle.
Every cancelled or no-show booking is a room you stopped selling for someone who never came. But a punitive policy scares off the careful planners who make the best guests. The aim is to protect your inventory while keeping the booking easy to make.
Offer a clear choice of rates
Give guests two options: a flexible rate they can cancel, and a cheaper non-refundable one. Let them self-select their risk. Many will trade flexibility for a discount, and you bank the certainty.
Take a deposit that means something
A modest deposit at booking — say the first night — dramatically reduces no-shows because the guest now has skin in the game. It also smooths your cash flow.
Confirm, then remind
- Send an instant, friendly confirmation so the booking feels real.
- Offer online check-in ahead of arrival to surface changes early.
- Make it easy to modify rather than cancel — a date change keeps the revenue.
With mndra you can take deposits at checkout, hold the card on file, and let guests check in online — so by arrival day you already know who's really coming.
See how mndra puts this into practice
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