# Cancel/Refund Booking

### Step 1: The Admin enables booking cancellation

Go to **Events >> Settings >> Cancel :**  Tick the checkbox "Allow customers to cancel booking"

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Go to **Events >> Settings >> Role:**  Vendor can cancel a booking

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### Step 2: Vendor set up cancellation policy for each event

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### Step 3: Customers cancel bookings

Customers can cancel their booking up to X days before the event starts

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* After a booking is successfully canceled, the system automatically changes its status to **Canceled** and removes the corresponding ticket
* After when the customer click "cancel" button, the system will send an email to vendor, customer, administrator and Recipient(s). You can config the email in: Events >> Settings >> Mail >> Cancel Booking tab

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* After the cancellation, the money will be refunded to the user's wallet, and the user can withdraw it at any time. [Read wallet of user here](https://ovatheme.gitbook.io/meup/main-features/user-feature/wallet)

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