Add Booking Channels

Overview

Book It Fast lets you sync bookings from popular platforms like Airbnb, Booking.com, and VRBO using iCal feeds. When you add a booking channel, your availability is automatically kept in sync — bookings made on one platform will block dates on the others, helping you avoid double bookings.

Before You Start

• You need at least one property set up in Book It Fast
• You need the iCal feed URL from your listing on Airbnb, Booking.com, or VRBO

How to Find Your iCal Feed URL

Airbnb

1. Log into your Airbnb host account
2. Go to your listing’s Calendar
3. Click Pricing and availability > Availability
4. Scroll to Connect calendars and copy the Export Calendar link

Booking.com

1. Log into your Booking.com Extranet (admin.booking.com)
2. Go to Rates & Availability > Sync calendars

Click on Add Calendar Connection

Enter the url from book it fast, and add a calendar name like “Book It Fast”

Copy the iCal export URL provided into the distributions area in Book It Fast to enable the two way sync.

VRBO

1. Log into your VRBO owner dashboard
2. Go to Calendar > Import/Export

Click on add new

Copy the Export calendar URL

Add the ical link from book it fast and then name it. We recommend doing a custom ical connection for this to prevent re-importing stayz bookings into vrbo. You can do this from the distributions page at the bottom of the page, exclude vrbo channels

Steps to Add a Booking Channel

1. In your Book It Fast admin panel, go to Property Settings > Distributions in the sidebar
2. Click the New distribution button at the top of the page
3. Select the Channel from the dropdown (Air BNB, Booking.com, or VRBO)
4. Enter the Channel property ID — this is your listing ID on the external platform
5. Select the Property you want to link this channel to
6. Paste the iCal feed URL you copied from the booking platform
7. Make sure the Active toggle is turned on
8. Click Create to save the distribution

Managing Your Channels

Once added, your channels appear in the Distributions list. From here you can:

• Sync Bookings — Click the Sync Bookings button at the top to manually trigger a sync across all channels
• View Bookings — See all bookings that have come through from a specific channel
• Check Cancellations — Review any cancellations from the channel
• Import Booking Data — Import historical booking data (useful for Booking.com CSV imports)

Tips

• Book It Fast automatically syncs your channels on a regular schedule, but you can always trigger a manual sync
• You can connect multiple channels to the same property — this is how you manage listings across multiple platforms
• If you need to temporarily disconnect a channel, toggle the Active switch off rather than deleting it
• You can filter the Distributions list by property using the filter options