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1. #HOW TO USE ICAL TO SYNC VACATION RENTAL CALENDARS HOW TO#
2. #HOW TO USE ICAL TO SYNC VACATION RENTAL CALENDARS UPDATE#
3. #HOW TO USE ICAL TO SYNC VACATION RENTAL CALENDARS MANUAL#
4. #HOW TO USE ICAL TO SYNC VACATION RENTAL CALENDARS PRO#

#HOW TO USE ICAL TO SYNC VACATION RENTAL CALENDARS HOW TO#

How To Find The iCal Link On Airbnbįollow the steps below to access the link in your Airbnb host dashboard: If the booking was made via the dates get blocked out on Airbnb. You can use it to sync multiple calendars to the same property in one space effectively keeping properties from being overbooked or having multiple bookings for the same dates.įor example, when you connect your Airbnb and calendars and a guest makes a booking on Airbnb for a particular date, those dates automatically become unavailable on. What Is An iCal Connection?Īn iCal connection is a tool used to synchronize multiple calendars together. Set up connections between the three vacation rental sites and enjoy peace of mind. Attempting to manually synchronize bookings could soon be the same as not having any synchronizations as it is only natural to give up soon resulting in a mess in calendars and bookings, resulting in risking an overall negative customer experience Synchronizing Airbnb, VRBO, And Calendars Through iCal.Ĭalendars can easily be synced through the iCal calendar sync functionality.

#HOW TO USE ICAL TO SYNC VACATION RENTAL CALENDARS UPDATE#

This is mostly because information gets outdated soon and as a full-time property manager, you will most probably not have the time to manually update spreadsheets.

#HOW TO USE ICAL TO SYNC VACATION RENTAL CALENDARS MANUAL#

The Perils Of Trying To Manually Sync Calendars:Īt the initial stages, manual syncing via Excel spreadsheets might seem like a good idea but as the heading suggests, you can only try. This article guides you to sync calendars from Airbnb, VRBO, and to each other. To do that the calendars of all the OTA must be linked to each other. While it seems to be a good idea to have multiple OTA listings for the same property, it is important to ensure that the same property or unit is not booked multiple times for the same date. This is mostly to ensure that the property is accessible to more than one target audience, therefore, increasing your chances of getting a booking. This way, you can accept reservations on your own website, and they will instantly get blocked off on any other platform to prevent double bookings and reduce your workload significantly.Most properties, especially those managed by full-time property managers are more often than not listed in more than one online travel agency. Yes, the VR Calendar Sync Plugin Pro or Enterprise version has a 2 way sync feature, which will sync all bookings you get on your own website automatically back to Airbnb, VRBO, etc. Will VR Calendar Sync send my website bookings back to Airbnb or VRBO?

So if you are looking to diversify, show your latest calendar on your website, and maybe even start taking some bookings, then this is a great tool that can help you. I really like this plugin because it makes the job of running your own vacation rental site super easy, and getting some bookings on your own away from some of the big players can definitely help you out in the long run. It is a responsive plugin meaning that it automatically resizes for any device (ipad, phone, laptop etc) and it really makes running your own vacation rental site a lot easier!

#HOW TO USE ICAL TO SYNC VACATION RENTAL CALENDARS PRO#

Vacation Rental Calendar Sync is a free WordPress tool that provides a calendar, Stipe / Paypal payment gateway (in the pro versions), and Airbnb calendar syncing, VRBO / Homeaway calendar syncing platform all in one tool. Now there is a plugin that can syncing between ANY Platform and your own website super easy! Syncing between Airbnb and homeaway, vrbo etc is pretty easy as we showed you above.īut syncing between your own calendar on your wordpress site with Airbnb and others can be a lot more challenging. How do I sync an Airbnb Calendar to my own wordpress site? This is important because you need both import and export links if you are going to keep everything synced up and running smoothly. The key is setting it up correctly in the beginning, before getting bookings.Īirbnb, VRBO, homeaway,, and most others allow you to both Import and Export an Ical link. Luckily, most platforms provide a way to automatically sync calendars, if you know how to set it up. One of the worst things that can happen as a host is to accidentally double book two guests for the same stay!Ī double booking means that one of the guests who booked is going to be very unhappy! But, you can prevent this. If you are listing your unit on multiple platforms (or channels as some may call them), then you have likely run into an issue of syncing your calendar. Syncing Airbnb, VRBO, Homeaway,, Flipkey and more