In addition to exporting an iCal feed at the location level, you can also create an iCal feed at the accommodation level. This feed contains the reservations for all rental units within a single accommodation. This method should only be used when an external system supports or requires an accommodation level iCal feed, such as an integration with Vekabo in het Groen.
Important: In most situations, you should use an iCal feed at the location level. For more information about location-level iCal synchronization, see our articles Import an iCal feed and Export an iCal feed.
Enable an accommodation-level iCal feed
Click Settings for the accommodation you want to configure.
Open the iCal synchronization tab and click Add calendar.
Configure the desired settings.
Click Save.
iCal feed settings
Calendar Name
Enter a recognizable name for the feed, such as the name of the external system.
End Date Correction
Use this option if the external system does not process the departure date correctly.
Reservation Names
Choose whether the guest's name should be included in the iCal feed.
Export Imported iCal Blocks
Enable this option only if it is required to prevent synchronization issues or duplicate availability blocks.
Active
Leave this option enabled to keep the feed available. Disable it only if you want to temporarily stop exporting the iCal feed.
Location mapping
When an accommodation-level iCal feed is imported into an external system, it may be necessary to map the individual rental units. The iCal feed includes a LOCATION attribute in every calendar event. The external system uses this value to match each reservation to the correct rental unit.
Example of an iCal event met het LOCATION-attribute:
BEGIN:VCALENDAR
PRODID:-//eluceo/ical//2.0/EN
VERSION:2.0
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:[email protected]
DTSTAMP:20220720T112045Z
SUMMARY:2021-0771
DTSTART:20220715
DTEND:20220722
LOCATION:52789
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR