How do I block/unblock dates on my calendar?

How do I manage unavailable dates?

Keeping your calendar up to date is essential to avoid double bookings and ensure guests can book your property without issues. Travelnest makes this easy by syncing your listings with all major booking platforms, including Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia, Vrbo, Holidu, and HomeToGo.

If you also take direct bookings via your own website, or maintain separate listings outside Travelnest (for example, directly on Airbnb or Vrbo), you’ll need to link those calendars to your Travelnest account.

For a full step-by-step guide, please see our article How to connect/sync a calendar to your Travelnest account.

How to manually block dates

You can block dates on your Travelnest calendar to show when your property is unavailable or already booked.

Steps to block dates

• Log in to your Travelnest account and select Calendar from the left-hand menu. If you have multiple properties, select the property you want to manage from the dropdown above the calendar:

• Click on the dates you wish to block. You can add a reason and notes if needed.
• Click Blocked, then Confirm to save:
  
  

The blocked dates will now appear on your calendar, so guests cannot book them.

To unblock dates:

• Select the blocked dates, click Available, then Confirm:

Blocking a large date range

If you need to block a large date range, Travelnest makes this simple:

• Scroll to Additional calendar features below your calendar and select Block a large date range
• Choose a Start date and an End date. Your calendar will display the total nights blocked
• Click Blocked, then Confirm to save

• To unblock the same date range, simply select those dates again, click Available, and then Confirm.

FAQ

What if I manually unblock dates that are synced from another calendar?

If you manually change synced events on your Travelnest calendar to Available, the sync will be deleted and those dates will appear as available in Travelnest. We do not recommend doing this. Instead, make any changes directly in your external calendar, as the synced event is linked to that calendar. This helps ensure you don’t accidentally delete an external booking sync.

Will the changes I make in Travelnest update on booking sites?

Yes – any updates you make in your Travelnest calendar will automatically appear on all booking sites where your property is listed. You can view and manage your channels in the Channels section from the left-hand menu:

What happens if I need to cancel a booking?

As outlined in our Terms and Conditions, we reserve the right to charge you a £160 (plus VAT) cancellation fee, per cancelled booking, where a double booking has arisen as a result of a failure to use iCal or block externally booked or unavailable dates manually. To avoid this, always connect your calendars with iCal and manually block unavailable dates.

For full instructions on cancelling a booking, please refer to our guide here.