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How to set up your Incoming iCal feed with Airbnb

Airbnb two way iCal connection

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Written by Samantha Williams
Updated over 3 weeks ago

In order to get the two-way iCal connection you need to set this up on your Inn Style account, please go to Account>Extensions and install the Importable iCalenders to pull in your bookings from Airbnb.

How does it work?

Every 30 minutes, via the two-way iCal, Inn Style will fetch information from AirBnb and receive new reservations in a provisional state (with limited booking information). As of 1 December 2019 we will only receive the check in/check out date. This is part of Airbnb’s ongoing efforts to minimise exposure of guest information. We do not receive payment details or the prices from Airbnb, so we will just populate the price based on what is loaded in Inn Style for your default Rate Type.

How do I set this up?

  1. Head to Airbnb’s Homepage

  2. Calendar (if multiple units/properties, choose one from the icon pictures on the left side of the screen)

  3. Click on the arrow next to Availability Settings

  4. Connect Another Calendar

  5. Connect to another website

  6. Copy the URL link in Step 1

  7. Log into your Inn Style account > Navigate to Distribution > Incoming Ical feed > New Incoming Ical Feed and paste the Airbnb calendar link

  8. Now to pull in your Airbnb bookings through to your Inn Style calendar, you will go to:

    • Distribution > Incoming iCal Feeds

    • Click on the File icon
      ​(Please do not add any of the bookings manually as this may cause issues with availability)

  9. Click on Refresh Calendar and all your Airbnb bookings will be listed below. Please ensure the bookings that are pulling through are correct.

    *Please note that if there is no red Reservation ID number, the dates are already blocked on your Inn Style calendar so just make double sure. If you are able to open the dates on your calendar to allow that reservation to be loaded, you can click on the round green arrow next to the reservation and it will re-sync through to your calendar.

  10. Then go to the Dashboard where you will see the bookings showing in a provisional state (pale blue colour) "Reserved for Airbnb customer"

  11. In order for the Airbnb reservation to show in your Diary, underneath Arriving Today, and as a statistic within your reports, you will need to manually change the reservation into a confirmed state.

As always, please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions!

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