To sync your bookusdirect and Airbnb calendars follow the steps below.
Step 1: Import Airbnb calendar into bookusdirect
The first step to have both your bookusdirect and Airbnb calendars synced and avoid double bookings is to import your Airbnb calendar into bookusdirect.
- Log into your Airbnb account
- Head over to your listing and then hit the Pricing and availability tab
- No scroll down to the Calendar sync section and hit Export calendar
- Copy the URL displayed on the pop-up that appears
- Now head over to your bookusdirect dashboard and click on Calendar from the main menu bar
- Click on More in the top right, then select Import/Export from the dropdown menu
- Paste the URL you copied from Airbnb in the Paste your calendar URL text box
- Name your calendar as prompted in the text box below
- Select a color you wish to use for your Airbnb calendar and hit Save
Airbnb is now synced with bookusdirect and all bookings made on Airbnb will be displayed in your bookusdirect calendar.
Step 2: Import bookusdirect calendar into Airbnb
Now that you have imported your Airbnb calendar into bookusdirect, you'll need to import your bookusdirect calendar into Airbnb. From there onward, any booking made on bookusdirect will automatically block dates on Airbnb and vice versa.
- From your bookusdirect dashboard, head over to Calendar from the main menu bar
- Click on More in the top right, then select Import/Export from the dropdown menu
- Copy the URL displayed on the pop-up that appears by clicking on Copy URL
- Now head back to your Airbnb account
- Close the previously opened pop-up, and click on Import calendar from the Calendar sync section
- Paste the URL you copied from bookusdirect in the Calendar address (URL) text box
- Name your calendar as prompted in the text box below and click on Import calendar
- Your imported calendar now appears in the Calendar sync section
bookusdirect is now synced with Airbnb and all bookings made on bookusdirect will be displayed in your Airbnb calendar.
On the below picture, you can see that dates circled in green are available, while dates circled in red have been blocked on Airbnb as they were already booked through bookudirect.