If you take bookings outside of Travelnest, like through Airbnb, Booking.com or your own website, it’s essential to keep your calendar up to date. Connecting your Travelnest calendar with other calendars helps avoid double bookings and makes managing availability much simpler.
This is ideal if:
You have your own listing on Airbnb or Booking.com and want those bookings to show in Travelnest.
You take direct bookings (e.g. through your own website) and need those reflected in Travelnest.
You want Travelnest bookings to show up in a personal or shared calendar.
Calendar connections can be one-way or two-way (also known as iCal or calendar sync), depending on your needs.
Start in your Travelnest calendar
- Existing users: From your Travelnest dashboard, go to the Calendar tab in the main navigation.
New users (not yet live): Go to Pricing and availability in your property setup, then find the Availability subsection.
If you manage multiple properties, calendar connections are done on a per-property basis. Select the property you want to connect at the top of the calendar page before clicking into Connect calendars. Repeat this process for each property you wish to connect.
Once you’re in the calendar view for the correct property, click the cog icon in the top-right corner, then select Connect calendars.
Choose your connection type
You’ll be offered two options:
Connect and sync your bookings with other sites
Useful if you list elsewhere (e.g. Airbnb or Booking.com) and want bookings to sync automatically with Travelnest both ways.Share Travelnest bookings one way to a calendar
Useful if you use a personal or shared calendar and want Travelnest bookings to show there automatically, one way only.
Option 1: Connect and sync with other sites
Use this to create a two-way connection between Travelnest and platforms like Airbnb or Booking.com.
Step 1: Share your Travelnest calendar
Copy your Travelnest calendar link.
Follow the guidance provided by your other platform (e.g. Airbnb or Booking.com) to connect a third-party calendar.
For help:
Step 2: Add the calendar link from the other platform to Travelnest
Paste the .ics calendar link from your other platform into Travelnest.
Optionally, add a nickname (e.g. "Airbnb - Main Flat") to help you manage multiple connections.
If no nickname is added, we’ll default to the domain of the calendar link.
Once both steps are completed, the connection will be enabled and Travelnest will start syncing bookings.
Option 2: Share Travelnest bookings one way
Use this if you want to show Travelnest bookings in a personal calendar (like Google Calendar or Outlook).
Copy the provided calendar link.
Paste it into your external calendar app using their "add external calendar" feature.
Refer to their support site for specific instructions.
Managing your calendar connections
From the Connect calendars page, you can view and manage all your connections.
Force sync: Click the ellipsis icon next to a calendar to manually trigger a sync. This is useful if you need an immediate sync and don't want to wait for the automatic process to take place.
Remove connection:
First, log into the external site and remove the Travelnest calendar.
Then, return to Travelnest and choose whether to keep or remove previously synced bookings.
If you remove synced bookings, those dates will become available again on Travelnest, which could lead to double bookings.
Fixing sync issues
If a calendar connection fails, we’ll mark it with a red dot and "Sync issue" label.
Click the ellipsis icon and select Fix sync issue.
You’ll see the date of the last successful sync.
Re-enter the original calendar link from the other site to revalidate it.
If you need help resolving sync issues, contact our Customer Support team.
Important: Cancellation policy
We reserve the right to charge a £160 + VAT cancellation fee per booking if a double booking arises due to unconnected or incorrectly synchronised calendars. To avoid this, always complete both steps of the connection process when syncing with external sites.
Frequently asked questions
Can I connect my Travelnest calendar to third-party tools like Guesty or Smoobu?
Yes, Travelnest supports connections with any platform that uses standard .ics calendar files. This means you can send your Travelnest calendar to, or receive booking data from, platforms like Guesty or Smoobu—if they support it.
However, this kind of setup can become technically complex. For example, if another platform (like Guesty) also pulls from or pushes to other calendars, data may not flow correctly through all systems. To avoid sync issues, we strongly recommend:
Keeping your calendar setup simple.
Using only one calendar connection into Travelnest.
Managing all your bookings via Travelnest where possible.
Please note: If calendar sync issues arise due to complex setups, Travelnest holds no liability. If double bookings occur due to third-party calendar configurations, cancellation fees may apply.
If I block a date on Airbnb, will it be blocked on Travelnest?
Yes. If your Airbnb calendar is connected to Travelnest, any date you block on Airbnb will also be blocked on your Travelnest calendar.
The same applies in reverse—if you block a date on Travelnest, it will sync and block the date on Airbnb.
This is also true for other supported platforms like Booking.com, as long as the calendars are properly connected.
What if I block a date on my personal calendar?
If you’ve connected your Travelnest calendar to a personal or shared calendar (like Google Calendar or Outlook), be cautious.
Any event or booking added to that external calendar will be read back into Travelnest as a blocked date. This means if you manually add something—intentionally or not—it could prevent a booking through Travelnest.
To avoid accidental blocks, we recommend using personal calendar connections only for viewing purposes, not editing. Always manage availability directly in Travelnest or through properly connected booking platforms.
Need help?
Our Customer Support team is here to assist you if you need help connecting calendars, resolving sync issues or understanding which option is right for you.
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