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Hello
I am renting spaces by using different websites, like airbnb, wimdu, etc. I want to get my site running but i wonder how is it possible to automatically synchronise the calendars
Thanks in advance
Yazzou
Comments
Comment #1
TheoRichel CreditAttribution: TheoRichel commentedYes that is possible, but the Rooms-module has no function there. You need to make an RSS-like stream from your site to Airbnb etc, and such a stream can be made with the Views iCal module.
There is also the Date iCal module which is supposed to do the same thing, but this one gets his data from nodes and the Rooms bookings are not nodes, 'just' fields. Well the Views iCal module can access those fields.
The syntaxis for the stream has its own demands. You may want to consult the iCal-wiki for more info. Below is a copy of a small piece of what I send out:
On the Airbnb-site you are then supposed to type in the address of your stream. However: the Airbnb site has just disabled this facility or is developing it further. It may have to do with the fact that aggregating thousands of these rss-streams is a hell of a burdon for a site. The dutch bed and breakfast site however has the facility up and running. We are anyway still investigating this.
Comment #2
yazzou CreditAttribution: yazzou commentedOk thanks for your answer. The german bnb brought me only 2 guests in 2 years, compared to airbnb 500 guests in two years, i 'd rather find something compatible with airbnb.
Comment #3
yazzou CreditAttribution: yazzou commentedHello
I just wanted to know if you made any progress on this issue.
Thanks
Comment #4
TheoRichel CreditAttribution: TheoRichel commentedNo this is still a problem. The feed I make is accepted here and there (Outlook and AirBNB import and show the appointments, Google Calendar calls the import succesful, but shows no appointments) but the main problem is that the calendars are not updated. It is so far unclear whether Drupal causes this. It is very hard anyway to get any support on this.