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@Ann72 @Alexandros87 @Debra300
So if I understand everything correct here's what happened:
On thursday, feb11th, the guest books a stay for check-in feb 13. The guest cannot cancel this reservation for free under the 48hrs grace period, bc to do so the check-in date must be a minimum of 14 days in the future
On friday, feb 12th, the guest requests a date change and the host agrees. As Alexandros87 's screenshot shows, the original booking date remains the same. New check-in date is march 5th. And that is more than 14 days out in reference to the booking date.
On saturday, feb 13th the guest cancels the new reservation for a full refund
As it looks, Ann is correct, the original booking date does not change if there is a date-change in the reservation.
But the issue of this case is not if the booking date resets due to a change of the reservation, the „old“ and „new“ booking date are only one day apart from each other anyway.
The guests problem was, that with the original booking the check-in date was too close to the booking date and therefore he couldn't cancel for free. So he moved the check-in date to march which allows him to cancel for free under the 48hrs grace period. Clever.
Alexandros, You made a mistake, You should not have agreed to the date change.