How to work with ICAL

Here is how to set up your account, when working with ICAL links: Effortlessly set up your account for ICAL link management.

ICAL Link Setup Guide: Get Started Quickly

Start Working in Short-Term Rentals with Your Calendar Link

Hello! We're delighted to have you here.

It is possible to link your Rentals directly to us using an Ical connection.

In this article, we will explain how to set up your account for Ical.

First of all, you'll need to create your account:

2\. Choose one of our provider Provider.

3\. Fill in the required information;

Such as your name, email address, and desired password.

AND Indicate how many Rentals you will connect with us.

4\. Select your Plan:

To learn more about our different plans, please check out this article.

You will be send to Stripe to do the Payment:

You have the option to provide your payment information and indicate whether you are a company or an individual.
You can enter your VAT ID to exempt yourself from the applicable tax charges.
Additionally, if you possess a promotional code, you can apply it at this stage.

Once subscribed, how do I setup my Account?

Step by Step

1\. Create your Rentals.

Go to the Rentals Page
You will see that there are Rentals "To be filled", click on them to fill out the needed details.
There will by as many "To be filled" Rentals visible as you requested during the subscription of the account.
Fill out the name of the property and the sleeping capacity.
Indicate who the Rental Owner is.

Since you will not yet have created any Rental Owners with us, you will need to do so now.

So, click on "Create Owner" and fill out the requested details.

If needed, you can edit the details of all Rental Owners later by going to Settings > Rental Owners.

Fill out the country, currency, address and zip code of the Rental.
Click on "Create"

Great, you have now created your first Rental(s)!

Note: If you'd like to add more Rentals to your account, you can always do so by going to the Rentals Page and click on "+ Add Rentals" on the lower right side for your screen.

2\. Next, how to connect your Rental to the Booking Channels with iCal:

2.a) First, Create the list of your Booking Sources.

Create your Booking Sources by going to Settings > Booking Sources
Click on "Create Booking Source"

Fill out the name of the Source you will like to create and click on "create"
2.b) Next, link the Rentals to your Booking Channels.
Go to Rentals
Open a Rental
Go to "iCal Imports"
Click on "+ New iCal Import" on the lower right side of your screen

Give the Sync a name.
Fill out the ICAL URL that you retrieved from the Airbnb, Booking.com or any other Booking Channel you'd like to connect to with us.
Choose the Source to which you want to link this Sync.
Save it

You can import as many Syncs as you'd like, in case you want our team to receive the information of various channels.

Looking to Export the Ical information from platform to Booking Channels?

You can do so through the Export Sync option.

Go to iCal Exports and click on "+New iCal Export"

Give it a Name.
Choose which Bookings you would like to export through the iCal link (Bookings can be filtered by Booking Source)

Click on Create.

Now, copy the Export link and paste it in the desired Booking Channel- for the corresponding Rental/Listing.

You can create as many export links as you'd like and copy the links easily.

Done, you have now linked your Rental to your Booking Channel(s).

From now on, we will automatically block your Calendar for the dates received for every Booking shared by the external Channel(s) through their ICAL link.

It is important to note that iCal synchronisations are only made with Bookings that have future Check-ins, if you make modifications to Bookings that have already started, they will not be synchronised.

Apart from receiving external Bookings through the ICAL links, you can also create/edit Bookings/Blockings directly in platform for Rentals directly created on your Account.

Before doing so, it is important that you create your Fees with us to indicate what "extras" you can charge to your Guests aside from the Rental Price.

Examples of Fees: Cleaning Fee, Tourism Tax, Pet Fee, Late Check-in Fee, Welcome Package, Extra Linen Fee.

First, how do I create Fees?

Go to Settings > Fees
Click on "Add Fee"
Give it a name

Indicate what kind of Fee it is.
Indicate the value/rate
Click on "save"

Done, you can create as many Fees - with different values- as you'd like.

Note! It is possible manually edit the values of the Fees inside each Booking.

How do I create Bookings/Blockings directly in the platform?

You can create Bookings/Blockings from various sections on the platform:

Through the Bookings list (Occupied - Arrivals - Departures tabs)
By going to: Rentals > View a Rental > Calendar/Future/Past tabs.

From there, you will be able to create the Booking:

Click on "+ create"
Choose if you want to Block dates or Create a Booking

Block dates:

Choose the Dates
Optional: Add Notes
Click on "Save"

Create a Booking:

Choose an already existing Client/Guest in file or create a new Client/Guest
Indicate the Guest Amount
Indicate the Booking Source
Choose the Dates
Indicate the Rental Price
Optional: Add Fees, such as a Cleaning Fee, Tourism Tax, Welcome Package, etc. (These Fees need to have been set up on before hand in Settings > Fees)
Optional: Add a Damage Deposit amount
Optional: Add Notes

Click on "Save"

Done, you have created your first Booking/Blocking.

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Last modified: 05 September 2024