At Plum Guide, we use calendar links to synchronise calendars across various platforms.
This means importing calendar links from other platforms into Plum Guide and exporting your Plum Guide calendar link onto your other platforms.
Here we show you how to export your Plum Guide calendar link. All it requires is to copy and paste your unique Plum Guide calendar link onto every platform your listing is advertised on. You'll find the path to your calendar and the specific instructions for the most popular booking platforms below.
We also show you how to import calendar links from other platforms onto Plum Guide here
Where to find your Plum Guide calendar link
Before explaining how to export calendar link to other platforms, we're going to show you where to find it in your Plum Guide host account.
Go to your dashboard (you will have to log in first if you aren’t already)
In the top nav > Click Listings
Find the listing for which you wish to synch calendar > Click Edit home details
On the left-hand side menu > Click Calendar
Below the calendar > Click Export calendar
In the window that opens you will find the unique Plum Guide calendar link for this home, which you can copy and paste in the calendar import section of your other platforms
Where to paste my calendar link on Airbnb
To import a calendar, log in to your Airbnb account on a desktop computer or mobile device. This feature is not available using the Airbnb app.
Go to your dashboard > Listings and select a listing
Click Availability
Click Import Calendar found under Sync calendars
Copy the URL for your other, non-Airbnb calendar into the Calendar address field you need help finding the calendar address (URL), under How to find the calendar address, choose the type of calendar you’re importing to get more info
Name the calendar you’re about to import
Click Import Calendar
For detailed information visit Airbnb
Where to paste my calendar link on Vrbo
In your reservation calendar, click the Import/Export arrows icon
Click Import Calendar
Give the calendar a name
Select a colour to represent the calendar
In the URL field, paste the calendar address.
Change webcal:// to http:// in the URL
Select whether the calendar will block availability
Click Import Calendar
For detailed information visit Vrbo
Where to paste my calendar link on Booking.com
Log in to the extranet and click on the Calendar or Rates & Availability tab and then select Sync calendars. This will take you to your calendar sync overview page. You can also access the calendar sync overview page via your monthly calendar by clicking on Sync calendar under the calendar.
Click on Add calendar connection. Paste the link from the third-party calendar into the field, and then give the connection a name (e.g. if you’re connecting to Airbnb, you could call it ‘Airbnb’) and then click on Next step.
Copy your Booking.com iCal link by clicking on Copy link, and then paste it into the relevant field on your third-party calendar – for example on Airbnb’s calendar syncing page. Once you’ve done this, you can go back to your extranet and click Done.
You’ll now see this calendar in your overview of connections. It takes a while for us to finish setting up the connection, so you’ll see the status as Activating while the connection is being set up. Once your calendars are synchronised, the status will change to OK.
Every calendar you import will have the Sync now and Remove options. Clicking Sync now will automatically sync the imported calendar. Clicking Remove deletes the imported calendar and stops any syncing.
For detailed information visit Booking.com
It is important that you synchronise the calendars from every site on which you are advertising your property. You must both import calendar links from other platforms into Plum Guide, and export your Plum Guide calendar link onto your other platforms.
Cancellations due to inaccurate calendars may incur a cancellation fee.