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Syncing Turno with Your Airbnb Calendar (via iCal)
Syncing Turno with Your Airbnb Calendar (via iCal)

How to export your bookings to your property on Turno using an Airbnb iCal link

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Updated over a week ago

⚠️ Turno is now an official Airbnb software partner! You can import your listings from Airbnb to Turno via API Integration instead of using iCals, which grants even more features for your Turno account. Read more about it in this article:

Connecting a booking calendar is an essential step that allows you to share cleaning dates with your cleaners on Turno. There are two ways to connect booking calendars to Turno: via an API integration or via an iCal.

Some platforms can only be connected via iCal, and others only via API. With Airbnb and Turno, both options are available, each serving a different use case. To learn more about this, read the following guide: Differences between syncing Turno with API Integrations and iCals.

🤔 The Basics: What is an iCal link?

iCal is a universal digital calendar format that allows scheduling information to be shared across platforms. In the context of Turno, it is a URL you add to your property to sync with the booking calendar for your listing, which contains reservation information from Airbnb and other rental platforms.

Here's an example of an Airbnb iCal link (the one shown below is invalid and serves only as a visual example):

https://www.airbnb.com/calendar/ical/00000000.ics?s=0a0000a0aa0a0a0a00aa000aaa0a0000

An iCal link from Airbnb will contain the words "iCal" and ".ics" on it. 📆

📑 Please note, to sync your bookings from Airbnb to Turno with an iCal link, it is necessary to export your iCal link from Airbnb. This link is not the page URL you see on your browser when viewing your booking schedule on Airbnb - it is a special link you can only get by exporting your calendar. The next section explains how to get this link.


🔗 Getting the iCal link for your listing

⚠️ Before we start, it's important to note the following: ⚠️

  • A calendar link can only be exported if your listing was active at least once;

  • You can only do this on a computer or mobile browser - it is currently not possible to export an iCal link from the Airbnb app.


Syncing your Calendar on a computer 💻

First, it will be necessary to be logged in to your Airbnb account.

Go to Calendar and select the listing calendar you wish to sync on Turno.

You should be able to find your Pricing and Availability settings on the menu at the rightmost portion of the screen:

Click on Availability and scroll down to Calendar sync, then click on Airbnb calendar export:

In the Export calendar window, click on the copy button to have the URL copied to your clipboard.

And done! You've successfully exported your iCal link. 🎉

✅ Now it is time to sync it with Turno. Click on the button below to go to your properties page on Turno:

You will be taken to the following screen, where you will be able to create a new property on the left or add a calendar link to one of your existing properties on the right:

👉 To add your calendar to an entirely new property, click the "New Property" button, and you will be prompted to add the details of your property before adding your calendar at the end.

👉 "Add Calendar" will take you to the settings page of the selected property. Navigate to the Calendars tab and select iCal/Others. Paste the link you copied on the Calendar Link field and then click "Add New Calendar".

📑 Note: The option to sync with Airbnb will take you to the Turno-Airbnb integration page, where it is not possible to add a calendar link

Congratulations, you're all set! 🤗


Syncing your Calendar on your phone 📱

First, it will be necessary to be logged in to your Airbnb account. Click on the button below to be redirected to your mobile browser and log in to your account:

Then, click on the Profile icon > Manage your listing:

Navigate to Menu and click on your Listings section > Pricing and Availability:

Scroll down the Pricing and Availability tab until you see the Calendar sync section:

Then, click on Export calendar and copy the iCal link from the popup window:

And done! You've successfully exported your iCal link. 🎉

✅ Now it's time to sync it with Turno. You'll also only be able to do this on your mobile browser. Click on the button below to be taken to your properties page:

You'll be taken to the following screen, where you'll be able to create a new property or add the calendar link to one of your existing properties:

👉 If you wish to add your calendar to an entirely new property, click "New Property", and you will be prompted to add your property's details before adding your calendar at the end.

👉 Clicking "Add Calendar" after selecting a property will take you to its settings. Navigate to the Calendars tab, select iCal/Others, and paste the calendar link.

📑 Note: The option to sync with Airbnb will take you to the Turno-Airbnb integration page, where it is not possible to add a calendar link.


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