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Event Turn Away Reason Code

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Turn Away Reason Overview

A Turn Away Reason on a cancelled Event Record represents the specific reason why a potential booking or event did not materialize into a confirmed reservation. It helps the property or sales team understand why business was lost and supports tracking demand trends and revenue opportunities. For example, an event might be turned away because of no space availability, budget constraints, client cancellation, or date conflicts. Capturing a Turn Away Reason allows management to analyze lost business patterns, evaluate pricing and capacity strategies, and improve future conversion rates by identifying the most common causes for declined or cancelled events.

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Event Setup > Turn Away Reason Code

Accessing and Creating Turn Away Reason Codes

The Event Turn Away Reason Codes screen displays a list of all existing turn away reasons available for use with an event.

To create a new turn away reason:

  1. Navigate to the Event Turn Away Reason Code screen.

  2. Click the blue Add New button in the top-right corner to begin creating a new turn away reason code.

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Event Turn Away Reason Code: Add New

Add Event Turn Away Reason

When you select Add Event Turn Away Reason, the following screen will appear:

  1. Name

Enter a clear and descriptive name for the turn away reason.
Example: Catering Limitations

  1. Code

Enter a unique code or internal identifier for this reason.
This helps with system tracking and reporting.

  1. Default

Toggle ON if this is the default or most frequently used Turn Away Reason.

  1. Active

This field defaults to ON.
Set to OFF if you want to deactivate this Turn Away Reason and prevent it from being used.

Once all fields are complete, click the blue Save button to create the Turn Away Reason.

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Event Turn Away Reason Code: Save Setup

Confirmation

After saving, you will be returned to the Event Turn Away Reason Code listing screen.
Your newly created turn away reason will now appear in the list and is available for selection when cancelling events.

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Event Turn Away Reason Code: Created

🔄 Inactivating a Event Turn Away Reason Code

To deactivate a turn away reason:

  1. From the Event turn Away Reason Code listing screen, locate and select the Turn Away Reason you wish to inactivate.

  2. In the header, click the Active toggle to switch it off.

Once inactivated, the turn away reason code will no longer appear in the Event Turn Away Reason Code listing and will not be available for selection on cancelled events.

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Event Turn Away Reason Code: Select to Inactivate

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Event Turn Away Reason Code: Active Toggle

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Event Turn Away Reason Code Removed

🔁 Reactivating an Inactive Event Turn Away Reason Codes

To reactivate a event turn away reason code:

  1. Navigate to the Event Turn Away Reason Code listing screen.

  2. Use the filter option to display All or Inactive event turn away reason codes.

    • Active turn away reasons are marked with a green sidebar.

    • Inactive turn away reasons are marked with a grey sidebar.

  3. Locate the inactive event turn away reason code you wish to reactivate and click to open it.

  4. In the header, toggle the Inactive switch to ON.

The turn away reason is now reactivated and will appear in the main Event Turn Away Reason Code listing screen, making it available for use again.

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Event Turn Away Reason Code: Filter

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Event Turn Away Reason Code: Select to Reactivate

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Turn Away Reason Code: Inactive Toggle

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Turn Away Reason Code Reactivated

🖥️ Where “Turn Away Reason” Appears in the User Interface (UI)

The "Turn Away Reason" will appear when you cancel an event.

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Turn Away Reason Code: Cancel Event

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