Syncing your vacation rentals calendar with New York Rental By Owner only takes a few simple steps. Once you’re done, you’ll be able to monitor all your booked dates in one place so you can manage them easily and efficiently. This blog will show you how to sync your VRBO, HomeAway, and Airbnb calendars with New York Rental By Owner.
How to Sync Your VRBO and HomeAway Calendar with New York Rental By Owner
If your New York vacation rental property is listed in VRBO or HomeAway, just follow these steps to get your calendar synced with your New York Rental By Owner account.
Step 1: Open Your New York Rental By Owner Calendar
1. Go to newyorkrentalbyowner.com/auth/quick_login/ and log in to your New York Rental By Owner account. After you’ve successfully logged in, you’ll be redirected to the New York Rental By Owner homepage.
2. Click “My Panel” at the upper right corner of your browser window. This will bring you to your dashboard.
3. On your dashboard, select “Vacation Rentals” and then click “Manage Listings” to see all your uploaded listings.
4. Find the property you want to sync your calendar with, then click “Edit Listing”. This will bring you to your Listing Details.
5. Select “Availability” to see your New York Rental by Owner calendar, then, click “iCal Import”. This is where you’ll add the link to your VRBO or HomeAway calendar.
Step 2: Get Your VRBO or HomeAway iCal Link
1. Open another tab on your browser and log in to your VRBO or HomeAway account.
2. Find the property you want to sync with New York Rental by Owner, and then click “Manage”.
3. On the drop-down menu under Manage, select “Calendar” to see your Reservations Calendar.
4. On your Reservations Calendar page, click “Import/Export”.
5. Select “Export Calendar”. A window containing the link to your calendar will appear.
6. Copy the iCal link and then go back to your New York Rental By Owner tab.
Step 3: Sync Your Calendar
1. Paste your iCal link to one of the “iCal URL” textboxes on your New York Rental By Owner dashboard.
2. Click “iCal Import”.
3. You’ll see an “Availability changed with success” notification at the bottom right of the window after you’ve successfully synced your calendars.
4. Calendars automatically update once per hour.
How to Sync Your Airbnb Calendar with New York Rental By Owner
Are you listed on Airbnb? This is how you sync your Airbnb calendar with New York Rental By Owner.
Step 1: Open Your New York Rental By Owner Calendar
1. Log in to your account at newyorkrentalbyowner.com/auth/quick_login/.
2. Click “My Panel” which is located at the upper right corner of the page. This will bring you to your dashboard.
3. Select “Vacation Rentals” and then click “Manage Listings” to open your list.
4. Find the property you want to sync your calendar with, then click “Edit Listing”.
5. Select “Availability” to open your New York Rental by Owner calendar, then click “iCal Import”. This is where you’ll paste your Airbnb calendar iCal Link later on.
Step 2: Get Your Airbnb iCal Link
1. Open a new tab on your browser and log into your Airbnb account.
2. On your dashboard, select “Calendar”.
3. Then click on “Availability Settings”.
4. Scroll down until you see “Sync Calendars”, and then click “Export Calendar” to view your iCal link.
5. Copy the entire iCal link, and then go back to your New York Rental By Owner tab.
Step 3: Sync Your Calendar
1. Paste your Airbnb iCal link to one of the “iCal URL” textboxes.
2. Click “iCal Import”.
3. You’ll see a notification saying “Availability changed with success” at the bottom right of your browser after you’ve successfully synced your calendars.
4. Calendars automatically update once per hour.
Once you’re done, you’ll be able to find all of your booked dates on your New York Rental By Owner dashboard.
Why You Should Sync Your Calendar with New York Rental By Owner
A vacation is something a lot of people look forward to. When they book a cabin rental, a house, or any vacation rental property, most of the time they’ve already scheduled time off from work, or they’ve already finalized the dates with their family or friends.
A mismanaged calendar can ruin all that. Nobody wants to send an email or make a phone call informing their potential guests that something came up and their booking cannot be accommodated. Owners want to provide our guests with the best vacation experience, and syncing your calendars is one of the easy ways to ensure that this happens.
Here are the benefits of syncing your calendar with New York Rental By Owner.
Prevent Double-Booking
If your property’s listed in multiple online traveling agencies (OTA) or vacation rental platforms, it can be a hassle to check on every single one of them just to make sure you haven’t double-booked anyone.
Many people plan for months for their vacation so giving them the best overall experience, from booking to checkout, is essential.
Check All Your Booked Dates at a Glance
With all your schedules in one place, you can easily see which months have the most and the least number of bookings. This information can help you come up with a good strategy to beat the slow seasons.
Since New York Rental By Owner offers affordable, flat-rate fees and gives you free rein on all of your listings, you’ll be able to conveniently adjust your prices and keep them competitive especially during the slow months.
Update Calendars Automatically
Manually updating calendars can be a chore to do. You have to be extra careful to make sure you enter the correct dates. When your calendars are synced with New York Rental By Owner, you don’t have to worry about these issues because your calendars will automatically update.
It’s Free!
You don’t have to pay for additional tools or applications to keep your calendars synced. New York Rental By Owner has a built-in feature to help you manage and monitor all your vacation rental bookings.