Cancellation proof should be saved before the refund story gets complicated

Travel refunds and reservation changes need small source trails: receipt, timestamp, policy snapshot, and contact channel.

Travel refund notes often become hard to reuse because the proof is scattered after the problem starts. A cleaner source trail can be short: - original booking receipt - cancellation timestamp - policy text or screenshot at the moment of cancellation - message channel used for the request - promised refund window - final settlement date This is not only for disputes. It helps a family, small team, or local travel group avoid retelling the same uncertain story later. The useful record says what happened, which proof existed at the time, and what should be checked before trusting the same vendor again.