Are you a vacation rental host listing your property on multiple platforms like Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com? If so, you've likely encountered the headache of managing multiple calendars and the constant fear of double bookings. Enter MergeCal - your one-stop solution for seamless calendar synchronization across all major vacation rental platforms.
What is MergeCal?
MergeCal is an innovative calendar syncing service designed specifically for vacation rental hosts. It allows you to merge calendar feeds from various platforms into a single, unified calendar, which can then be exported back to each individual platform. This bi-directional sync ensures that your availability is always up-to-date across all your listings, effectively eliminating the risk of double bookings.
How MergeCal Works
- Import Calendars: MergeCal allows you to import iCal feeds from all major vacation rental platforms, including Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, and more.
- Merge Calendars: Once imported, MergeCal combines all your calendar feeds into a single, unified calendar.
- Export Merged Calendar: MergeCal generates a new iCal feed URL for your merged calendar.
- Update Platforms: You can then add this merged calendar feed URL to each of your listing platforms, ensuring they all stay in sync.
Benefits of Using MergeCal
- Prevent Double Bookings: By keeping all your calendars in sync, you eliminate the risk of accepting overlapping reservations on different platforms.
- Save Time: No more manual updates across multiple platforms. Update once, and MergeCal takes care of the rest.
- Increase Efficiency: With a unified view of all your bookings, you can better manage your property and optimize your pricing strategy.
- Improve Guest Experience: Avoid the embarrassment and inconvenience of canceling reservations due to double bookings.
- Peace of Mind: Rest easy knowing that your availability is accurately reflected across all platforms at all times.
How to Get Started with MergeCal
- Sign up for a MergeCal account at mergecal.org.
- Add your listings and import the iCal feeds from each platform.
- MergeCal will generate a new, merged iCal feed for each listing.
- Add the merged feed URL to each of your listing platforms:
- For Airbnb: Go to Listings > Calendar > Availability > Sync calendars > Import calendar
- For Vrbo: Go to Calendar > Import & export > Import Calendar
- For Booking.com: Go to Rates & Availability > Calendar > Sync calendars > Add calendar connection
- Sit back and enjoy hassle-free calendar management!
Don't let calendar management slow you down. Try MergeCal today and experience the peace of mind that comes with foolproof calendar synchronization. Sign up now and take your vacation rental business to the next level!
