Zeevou sends 720 days of updates in terms of availability & rates to channels. However, each OTA accepts updates on a different basis. Most of the OTAs accept up to 365 days of availability, but some OTAs like Expedia, Booking.com & Airbnb support 500 days of updates.
Import existing bookings → [Import Your Existing Bookings]
Block unavailable dates → [Block Unavailable Dates]
Note: When you connect to channels via API, we automatically import future bookings. You only need to manually import bookings arriving today or from channels that don’t support booking import via API.
If you are using Zeevou alongside another PMS or channel manager, you can keep your calendars in sync using iCal integrations.
Only use this option if you are not paying for the Channel Manager add-on, or you need to sync your calendar to a channel that we don’t have an API integration with. Do not use iCal for pulling your calendar from Airbnb, Booking.com, Vrbo, etc., if you have purchased the Channel Manager add-on in Zeevou. Your bookings from API-connected platforms can be imported once you finalise the mapping.
iCal is a calendar-based syncing method used in hospitality software to share availability between your PMS and third-party platforms such as OTAs or listing websites. By linking calendars via iCal, booked dates are blocked on connected systems to help prevent availability conflicts. However, iCal updates are typically pulled only a few times per day rather than in real time, which means availability changes are not instantly reflected across all channels.
Blocks dates in Zeevou based on bookings in other systems.
Listings → Select Unit Type or Unit
Pricing & Availability → iCal Links → Import Calendar
Click Proceed
Enter iCal source name, URL, and description (optional)
Click Import
Tip: Import at the Unit Type level to block across all units; Unit level blocks only that specific unit.
Blocks dates in other channels when you get Zeevou bookings.
Listings → Select Unit Type or Unit
Pricing & Availability → iCal Links → Copy iCal Link
Paste this link into your other platform
Note 1: iCal only updates the overall occupancy every 3-4 hours. Using iCal, you cannot push availability and pricing from Zeevou in real-time. Use this for channels without API integrations or when managing properties in multiple systems.
Note 2: If you use the ical of the unit type, it blocks all the bookings of all the units under a unit type. While the unit iCal blocks just the bookings of that specified unit. For example, if you have one listing on Airbnb with several units under that, you should use the unit type.
Note 3: Paste the copied link into the OTA/listing site/Google Calendar that you are trying to export the events to.
Instructions for VRBO: https://help.vrbo.com/articles/How-do-I-import-my-iCal-or-Google-calendar
